16 weeks!

Yesterday was my 16 week point! I've been feeling some movement for about a week now. It feels like a big goldfish swimming around, not really "kicks" yet. My belly is definitely growing. I seem to have really pooched out in the last few weeks!



I have two appointments next week, a regular OBGYN appointment and a Maternal/Fetal appointment. The Maternal/Fetal one will most likely consist of an ultrasound, so that will probably be the one Jeff makes it to. I am going to let them know that I am a bit nervous as I approach the 19 week point. I know I have mentioned it before, but I didn't even know I was in preterm labor last time, and I was contracting every 2 minutes. When you are only 19 weeks along, your uterus just isn't big enough to really feel those contractions. I may be paranoid, but I'm going to try to push for an at home contraction monitor. That way, if I am feeling crampy or nervous I can hook up to make sure all is well. I don't really see why they would care- I mean, all they do is write a script and see if insurance will pay. I could just tell them that if they don't let me, I'll just end up finding one on Craigslist anyway.

Last night, Tim and Maria came by with little Shelby. The boys did a great job of helping me clean up all of their little toys so Shelby couldn't find them and choke. They did a good job of sharing, and even when Asa made a block tower and Shelby knocked it down, Asa did a good job of sucking it up. It was an awsome learning experience... this baby thing will be a lot harder than they thought! At the end of the night, Asa colored a picture for Maria. When Shelby colored on it, the world just about came to an end. He teared up, be was upset, but in the end, he understood that she was a baby and didn't know any better. The lesson that they both took away from the night was when this baby comes, they are going to "close the door" and keep their stuff away!

I told them before bed that when the baby does come, and he or she is old enough to crawl, we will put a special baby gate on their room so the baby can not come in. Their room will be the big boy room. No babies allowed. This will not only give the boys a spot to work on things without fear of their destruction, but also help me solve the problem on what on earth to do with all these little tiny legos, marbles, and toy parts when the baby comes.

Plus, we all need a private space. That's why I have a lock on the bathroom door.