Miss Ella Jeanne

Jill had to go back to work today, so i am now watching Ella on Tuesdays! Today was a great day...and it was wonderful to be able to snuggle with her and not have to share her with anyone! :)
Macie had a rude awakening, but quickly got use to her. For some reason she thought she needed to bark at her for awhile...even though she has been around her many times! I'm not sure what was up with that. Having Ella here will for sure help Macie get use to having a baby around by the time our little one arrives.
Today Ella and I made some banana bread :), folded some laundry, changed the sheet on the bed, and of course Ella found some time to snuggle up with Macie! :) (don't worry brad...i was sitting right next to them the whole time!)
We can't wait to see you again next week! :)

chicken legs??

So i guess this is what we get for laughing at how silly Ella's long legs are :) We just got back from our doctors appt and they had the "summary" from our ultrasound. Our doctor was laughing when she came in, and couldn't wait to show it to us. She showed us the percentile for the baby's head and belly...both were in the 50%ish rank...then she showed us the legs...and they are in the 97%!!! yes that is a 9 and a 7... haha...I just thought i would share this silly tid bit with you. Maybe that would also explain why sometimes i complain about the kicks hurting me...those dang legs are so long! :)

PINK....or.....BLUE???

Pink of blue...do you wish you knew?! Well...we do have some news for you. We are having a.....surprise :) We have decided NOT to find out what we are having. We just got back from our ultrasound and everything looked good. We could see all the little bones, organs, parts of the brain, heart beating strong etc... It was pretty amazing to see how much he/she has grown since we last got to see him/her 12 weeks ago!
The heart rate was at 141...and my due date was showing a few days earlier...April 6. We can't wait to meet this little one! I will post some of my ultrasound pictures soon.

Quote of the day...

So...I was complaining how my lower "abs" hurt like i did a bunch of sit ups...and i of course know it's my stomach stretching it way out. So... Jake keeps telling me to put lotion on my stomach :) haha I finally asked him if he was worried about me getting stretch marks or something and he laughs and said, "Honey 90% of people probably get them...and if you do I will still love you."
It's a good thing he told me that because i wasn't sure :)

Suggestions Please...

Ok....so I thought i should at least look at when they are having the good ol' pregnancy classes at the hospital. I noticed they have two options. I can't remember what some of you did...so please let me know what you liked best!! :)

Option A: You can go for 1 day....8-5 and have it over with.

Option B: You can go 1 night a week for 5 weeks.

Jake isn't going to like either option so....:) Let me know what you liked best.

Baby is growing...

I had another doctors appt today. (18 1/2 weeks) There really is no exciting news to share...except that everything "looks"/sounds great. The heart rate decreased this time again (she didn't tell me the heart rate though.) She predicts a boy based on the "old wives tale" of heart rate=gender. Honestly, would the Wiersema boys produce anything BUT boys....hopefully someday mine does haha :) I always find it so funny how excited my doctor acts when she measures the growth of my uterus. She always has this huge smile and is like "it's all the way up to here!" haha...i guess she is just happy to see that the baby is actually growing inside this belly of mine.
We have our ultrasound in 2 weeks....you'll have to check back to see what we are having... :)

Many people have been asking me to put up "belly pictures". Some of you were able to be pregnant in the summer so you had nice tan bellies...I on the other hand am pregnant in the fall/winter, so my belly is anything but tan. You will not be seeing bare belly pictures of me online. However, here is a picture of me today....17 1/2 weeks. We go to the doctor again next week, so hopefully we get another great report! Our ultrasound is only 2 1/2 weeks away...we can't wait to see our little peanut again! Last time it didn't look like a baby, so this time it will be much more fun!
On the upside things have been going great- I'm feeling great (besides having a cold, that i have a feeling with be with me throughout the winter), and i'm not as tired either.
Jake has begun on the upstairs again, a few months of hard work and it should be ready for the baby. :) It will be fun to be able to set up the crib and put all the little baby things up there (not that i have anything yet...but hey we have lots of time).