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21 Weeks – Baby Gear and Boy or Girl?!?

Posted on by Sarah Marshall

I really don’t anticipate doing weekly pregnancy updates but I just so happened to have stuff to share again this week so here it is…

21 weeks today and Baby is the size of a pomegranate or carrot depending which baby site you’re on. Last week I mentioned looking forward to feeling more regular movement and there was a definite increase this weekend. At one point, Baby even jabbed at Brooke who had her leg on my lap while we were lazing around watching TV.  Brooke didn’t feel it but thought it was funny that “Our Baby” (I love when she says that) was trying to kick her.  We’ll see what she thinks about it in a year or so!

This weekend we also did a little baby shopping!!  Babies R Us has a semi-annual trade-in event where you can trade in certain baby items for a 25% discount on new.  So we grabbed our old spare convertible car seat and bouncy seat and turned them in.  In exchange, we ordered the crib:

Solutions by Kids R Us Curved Crib – Cherry

and bought the car seat:

Chicco KeyFit 30 Infant Car Seat – Elm

The other excitement this week is that we will be having an ultrasound this week and though we opted to keep it a surprise with Brooke, we’ll be finding out the gender this time!! All 3 of us will be there to find out the big news together and I think I’m just excited to see Brooke’s reaction to seeing the Baby on the screen as I am to find out if we’re having a boy or girl!

I want to share the fun and excitement so I’m hosting a little game/giveaway!! Make a guess as to whether we are having a BOY or a GIRL and you’ll be entered to win a $5 Amazon gift code!

Leave a comment with your guess for 1 entry.
If you want another entry, go to my ExpectNet game and guess on other baby stats. After you enter your guesses there, leave me another comment letting me know.

Comments must be made by 11:59pm Eastern on Wednesday, February 13th to be eligible.  Be sure to follow Tired Mommy Tales on Facebook and/or Twitter to find out when I annouce the winner!

Halfway There!!

Posted on by Sarah Marshall

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I’ve made it to the halfway point – 20 weeks pregnant today!!

According to TheBump and BabyCenter, Baby is approximately the size of a banana. Every once in a great while I feel Baby fluttering around in there. I’m definitely looking forward to when I start feeling those movements a little more regularly.

I’m feeling much better than I was 3-4 weeks ago. The second trimester energy you always hear about is evading me but I’m okay with that if I can at least function and not go through my days in a haze of feeling yucky. I also seem to feeling the round ligament pains much more this time than I remember with Brooke. I’ve realized I need to get out of my chair at work and walk around a little bit because I’m very stiff if I’ve sat too long.

I’ve been wearing materntiy clothes for awhile..mostly cuz’ I can. I was still wearing regular pants at my 12 week checkup and my midwife was impressed. It was then that I allowed myself to start bringing out the elastic waistbands. I do need to invest in a few more pieces because my while my current maternity wardrobe was great for a fall baby in Houston, it doesn’t work so well for a early summer baby in a place where we actually get snow.

We are looking forward to our “big” ultrasound next week…on Valentine’s Day!! This time around we will be finding out the gender in advance. Brooke is coming along and she is super excited to know if she’s getting a brother or sister. Daddy’s super excited to know what we’re going to do with the boxes of girl’s clothes in the guestroom closet.

What about you?? Any guesses on what Baby Marshall will be??