A Delivering Journey

Since I'm being induced at 38 weeks, 19 weeks marked the halfway point!  Don't let the purple or blue fool you. I just like those colors 😬 How far along:  Just over 19 weeks (although baby is measuring 3 days ahead, so closer to 20wks right now) Baby's Size: About 5.9" long, 10oz - about the size of a mango or heirloom tomato. Heartbeat:  It was 144bpm today Gender:  It's a surprise! Weight gain: about  2lbs Maternity clothes:  A few things here and there. I'm actually wearing my first maternity shirt today. I haven't needed them because of my natural preference for flowy clothes. Randy used to joke that if I was showing too much before we announced I was pregnant no one would guess. I have gotten a couple maternity pants (LOVE) but I'm mostly just wearing the kind that have the stretchy triangles instead of the full belly panel jeans. I can still wear some of my old jeans, but I have to put a separate belly band on them and

Time has finally slowed down just a bit - praise the Lord! Thanksgiving through the new year was insane for us! 16 weeks! The week of Thanksgiving, we had a major dinner for Randy's work, then we saw our little nugget again (picture from that appointment in last post), told our families, publicly announced the news, spent Thanksgiving day with his family, then my mom & stepdad came up to spend the weekend with us. The following week, we had a Christmas party/dinner for Randy's work on Monday night, and Tuesday I left to see my dad & stepmom in Kentucky through Friday. The next Monday, Randy flew to India for 2 weeks for work, and I was home with the furry children. Finally, he came back for a week and life seemed somewhat calm. That Thursday, we had another ultrasound and a few more genetic tests - all of which came back perfectly normal! part of Randy's Christmas present :) Friday we drove down to see my family for Christmas, and drove off Dec 26th fo