A Pleasant Surprise!

I can't believe seven weeks have passed since my last entry! I have a lot to catch up on!! On June 2nd I felt Baby Satcher move for the first time! It happened twice that day. Every day after that I kept anticipating for it to happen again. It's by far the most awesome experience of pregnancy. To begin with, it felt as though the baby was tapping me from the inside. Over the past few weeks those taps have turned into kicks, jabs, and even a summersault! Some days (and nights) it seems like my tummy has turned into a Baby Gym. I can't put into words how I feel right now. It is so amazing. Many Mommies I have spoken to say this what they miss the most of their pregnancies. I intend to cherish every movement possible, even those that happen at 2:00am!

Another new development is that I no longer look like the girl who needs to refrain from Dunkin Donuts but rather a newly pregnant mommy - to - be. Of course with that comes the uncomfortable feeling of wearing clothes. I purchased some really cute maternity clothes a few weeks ago. Most of them are now too small or uncomfortable. Bless my good friend, Heather, for letting me borrow a box of her maternity clothes. And bless Wes for giving up his lounge pants and soft t-shirts! We went on our annual beach vacation last week so I missed a week of stepping on the scales. I decided to wait until yesterday to weigh myself. I am seeing numbers now that I have never seen before. I am now thirteen pounds more than my pre-pregnancy weight. According to my pregnancy tracker iPhone app, I am right on target. I am addicted to that app. Every Monday morning it lets me know what to expect for the week, what things are to come, what things I should or shouldn't be doing, how big the baby should be, and what things the baby is experiencing. It's really a neat thing to download and I recommend every new mama do it! The one I have is by the author of "What To Expect When You Are Expecting". An example of this week says that I am 23 weeks and 2 days with a countdown of 16 weeks and 2 days. It also tells me the baby is about as big as an ear of corn (8.5 in, 1.5 lbs) from the top of it's head (crown) to it's bottom (rump). Hard to believe Baby Satcher is 8.5 inches plus the length of the legs however long those may be!

I had another ultrasound on June 13th. This was our official sex confirmation ultrasound and to take all the necessary measurements to ensure baby is growing as it should be. We had a big surprise that day!! Previously we had determined that we were having a little boy. We found out differently that Monday afternoon. We are in fact having a little girl!!!!! I had a brief lesson in anatomy and physiology that day. Apparently the reason they wait until you are about half way through your pregnancy to determine the gender of the baby is because girl genitalia can in fact be mistaken for a little boy. That is exactly what happened with us. We were happy either way but it was still a pleasant surprise. I now have doubts on the Chinese calendar (predicted a boy), the "ring" test (predicted a boy), and my dreams (again....boy!). Children are full of surprises even before they are born!! Wes and I are very excited and can't wait to meet our little girl. She's already on his side when it comes to music. One day while we were driving, he was blasting some loud rock music (I can't remember now what song or artist). I think my tummy turned into a dance floor for Baby Elly. Yep! We have a name (for now!). We have decided on Elise Janean Satcher or Elly for short. Of course our minds could change between now and then!

We were also given pictures from the ultrasound and a DVD where we can watch her moving and hear her heartbeat.







I think that about wraps everything up for now. At the next appointment I'm going to inquire about the 3D ultrasounds I've seen some people have. I used to think they were a little scary looking but I view them a little differently now :)