20 weeks!

20 weeks have seem to flown by! i am feeling our little one move about and it is so amazing - crazy too!

i am still on cloud 9 when i look at her ultrasound photos. amazing how she went from a flickering heartbeat at 5/6 weeks, to a little person with a shape now!

i have started a few hidden registries, and i have picked out fabrics and colors for her nursery (with ryans approval of course!)

i am also in the process of re-painting an old wicker toy chest that was in my room as a little girl! it will be fun to have in her room!!

42" around, according to a tape measure at work today (the first grade room i work in, is learning to measure things with rulers and tape measures!)

with love,

kristen, ryan, little nugget and brigsby

Our Nugget is a ...

GIRL!

Every single one of the predictions and old wives tales, and calendars were correct!

She was not shy in sharing either:

She also gave us a high-five:

And gave us a beautiful profile shot:

It was the most amazing thing, to lay and watch her move around for an hour. She measures right where she should - and is very active!! She barely stopped moving throughout the entire ultrasound!!

more to come :)

with love,
kristen, ryan, little nugget & brigsby

as promised, 19 week photo

only 2 more full days until we know if our little nugget is a boy, or a girl!

with love,

kristen, ryan, little nugget and brigsby

19 weeks and one more "test"

my cousin asked if we did the ring test...nope! so tonight we did. here is what it entails:

Take a pin, needle, or wedding ring and attach it to a thread or strand of hair. Hold the dangling item over mom to be's belly while she is lying down. If the needle or wedding ring swings in a strong circular motion, you will be having a girl. If it moves in a to and fro motion like a pendulum, you will be having a boy.

well...we got circles, clear circles.
prediction: girl

it has been fun trying these out. it will be neat to see if they hold true, or if we are part of what makes these "just for fun" (either way, we know they are just for fun though!)

and 19 weeks today! and big step - the fridge no longer seems to be a trigger for gagging! i think ryan is pretty proud of me for that one :)

my 19 week photo will be up tomorrow!

with love,

kristen, ryan, little nugget and brigsby

what the tales and charts say ...

i have said all along, i dont care what the nugget is, boy or girl, that i would be thrilled as long as s/he is healthy. however, it is still fun to test the tales and charts out - and by next friday we will be able to see if they are true! so here goes:

1. Chinese Lunar Calendar:
moms age = 26
month of conception = july
chart predicts: girl

2. Mayan Gender Prediction
You add the mothers age at conception, plus the year of conception. If it is an even number, it's a girl. If it is odd, it's a boy.
26 + 2010 = 2036 (even)
prediction: girl

3. Heart Rate
One says if your baby's heart rate is:

over 140 = girl
under 140 = boy
Nugget has been between 147 and 153

heart rate predicts: girl

Now how serious am I taking this? I am not. I think it is fun to see what all the tests say, well in this case, see that they all say girl. However, how sweet the surprise of nugget being a boy!

Either way, I continue to pray for a healthy nugget and I continue to grow that much more excited for 11/26 when we get to see the nugget again and find out what s/he is!

Ryan will admit, he wants a boy first, and then a girl. But healthy most of all!

Do you have any other tests/charts/old wives tales to share?

with love,

kristen, ryan, little nugget and brigsby

18 weeks already!

we received our quad testing results - everything is in the normal range - hurray! i was not too worried about it to be honest. but it is nice to know everything is negative/normal.

we also set up our anatomy/20 week scan for black Friday! we are SO excited to find out if nugget is a little boy or a little girl!!

feeling great. i bought a few new maternity items - 2 sweaters, 2 cotton shirts, some maternity tanks (my layering tanks are getting too short now!) and another pair of maternity jeans! 

now i just need to wait until most of it arrives in the mail!

i have also realized how much i HATE strangers touching my belly. people i know - i will forgive you. strangers, i want to punch you. i *almost* put my hand on the girls belly (no she wasnt pregnant) and start rubbing it like she did mine - but i was trying to be nice. next time i might not be so nice.

people are starting to take team blue/pink sides on me. most are saying blue. i guess we will see what happens next Friday!

xoxo

kristen, ryan, nugget and brigsby

17 weeks

well, sunday was 17 weeks. but life has been busy!

I just had my blood drawn for the quad screening. And...

We scheduled our 20 week appointment for 11/26. i will be 2 day short of 20 weeks but being ryan and i both work in schools - we did not want to have to take a half day off of work. we are trying to save them up for closer to nuggets arrival! I feel like we are going to be getting the best black friday deal out there this year!

nugget has me at 40" around now - holy crap!

and with a 3 pound weight gain - i dont think too bad, and my Dr. is happy with it!

with love,

kristen, ryan, brigsby and little nugget!

16 week photo

xoxo

kristen and nugget

147 ...

the nugget is healthy - the last drs appointment on 10/28, we heard a very strong heartbeat of 147 bpm! it was so nice to sit with ryan and listen to our little nugget's heartbeat. 

our next appointment will be the "big" ultrasound/anatomy scan where we will find out the sex of the little nugget! people keep asking if i want a boy or girl - i honestly do not care. i am just so excited to see nugget again!

short and sweet. once i get my 16 week photo uploaded i will post that :)

xoxo

kristen