Halfway!

20 weeks and halfway to meeting our baby girl! I've been feeling really great this month with lots of energy and a crazy hunger that developed this last week. It took 19 weeks of dairy and red meat making me sick before I finally craved a cheeseburger. The doctor said my body would mostly crave what it needed so we gave it a shot and yummm! This last week I've been wanting to eat basically all the time. This probably contributes to the bump I finally have to show off! Slowly but surely, Ellie is making her presence known.

We've only known that we'd be having a girl for about a week and already it's a whirlwind of excitement---nursery colors, clothes, crib, etc. We figured we'd go ahead and get registered for little Elizabeth and boy was it fun! It felt like we were getting married all over again---picking out towels and bedding and cute decorations. Since Steve is still adjusting to bows and frills and neither of us know much about what kind of anything is best for a little one, I decided to take my sister-in-law Lauren with me to register. Her son, our beautiful nephew, is only 9 months old so she just went through all of it and was a HUGE help! For anyone needing to make a baby registry, I highly recommend the advice or accompaniment of a recent new mom to help you! After getting the registry mostly complete, Steve and I made a trip to the store to pick out the biggies---crib, stroller, car seat, swing, high chair---and I of course had to show him all the adorable items I'd picked out for our little girl. He asked lots of questions, actually looked at the different swaddlers I'd picked and gave the stroller a test-drive. He's going to be such a great dad (and wrapped around Elizabeth's tiny finger).

With so much adorable baby gear, we couldn't resist buying our little girl her first gifts (since finding out) from her mom and dad!

Mom wanted her to have some of the most precious boots ever!

And her dad wanted to get her something to wear right away!

Growing up, my own dad has always called me his little princess so hearing Steve's excitement for his own little princess to be born naturally melts my heart. 

I can't wait to see what the coming months have in store for us :)

How far along: 20 weeks

Baby size: banana

Current Weight: 133 lbs (9 lbs gain)

Maternity clothes? - still buttoning my jeans but feel that it's short-lived

Sleep? - less anxious but not great

Best moment: finding out we're having a baby GIRL!

Miss anything: caesar salad

Movement? yes! such an amazing reminder there's a baby growing and moving

Anything makes you queasy or sick: only took 19 weeks to eat red meat and dairy without being sick

Showing yet? - five months later, I officially have a bump!

Gender: GIRL

Labor signs: no

Wedding rings on/off? -  on

Mood: super excited about our baby girl

Looking forward to: shopping now that we know the gender