A 6 MONTH BABY AND A 6 MONTH BELLY!
So, it's been quite a long time since I've updated this blog... and so much has happened since my last post!
Our 20 weeks appointment was the first sonogram we had since our very first one at 7 weeks when Sprout looked like a gummy bear! It was so amazing to see our little sprout actually looking like a baby! Sprout was very still and cooperative with the sono tech when she was looking at Sprout's brain, heart, stomach, kidneys and spine. Everything looked great... 4 chamber heart with working valves, two seperate kidneys and an intact spine with no signs of spina bifida. However, Sprout was very shy when it came to showing off his/her parts! Sprout was sitting on his butt and would not move despite the sono tech giggling my belly and me moving from side to side! The sono tech told us that she didn't see a "spout" so that Sprout was most likely a girl. It was hard to not get super excited, since there was a good chance that Sprout could still be a boy. But of course, we had to share our good news... and I had to go out and buy some adorable girly outfits (with bows of course!) for Maddison Katharine (aka Maddie or Maddie Kate). The rest of the OB visit was uneventful, gained a couple pounds which is good and I am on track in terms of weight gain. Maddie started moving around alot and I can feel her moving all of the time now... especially after I eat something and when I am going to bed. Mike always tries to feel her move, but when he puts his hand on my belly she stops moving... it's like she knows he's there! He finally got to feel her a couple nights ago which was so exciting for him!
We had our first baby shower on April 11th. Aunt Vicky and Uncle Matt were in town for our friend Heather's wedding so Vicky thought it would be fun to throw a shower for our Baylor friends while they were all in town celebrating Heather's big day. Maddie loves Aunt Vicky so much... she even kicked Aunt Vicky's hand before anyone elses! The shower was at an adorable tea room in downtown Plano. Sarah, Erin, Aunt Larissa, Aunt Lissa, Aunt Vicky, Uncle Matt, Lauren and Mike celebrated with us. Uncle Matt dominated in the games... he was almost perfect in estimating how large my tummy is and he won "funniest" picture of Maddison. Erin won the prize for "cutest" picture of Maddie. Maddie got a lot of adorable girly outfits and Vicky got her some classic books and little rattles and toys.
Mike painted Maddie's room a light green color and we refinished a glider that the Vogelaar's gave us. Mike bought me a sewing machine and I had so much fun sewing new cushions for the glider. I am hoping to make sewing my new hobby and maybe one day I'll be as good as Gigi (my mom). Maddie's room has all of her furniture set up already... we have a crib, dresser that will be a changing table for the first couple of months, a glider, book case and my American girl doll chest that Mike painted. Mom is coming in the middle of May to help me make curtains and Maddie's bedding.
our 24 week (6 month) appointment was today and we were anxiously awaiting it since we were going to see if Maddie Kate would be cooperative and show her girly parts (probably the only time EVER we will want her to spread her legs!). I also had a piece of cobbler that I made a couple nights ago right before we left so that she would be energized and move around for us! Well, the cobbler worked and she was very active! The sono tech said "congratulations, baby is definitely a girl!" Mike and I were so excited... and relieved that we don't have to return all of the girly clothes we bought for her! The sono tech took some measurements of her thigh bones and the circumferance of her head and told us that Maddie weighs about 1lb and 5 ounces. She should be gaining about 5 ounces a week. I am still hoping for a 6 or 7 lb baby...she better not take after her dad (he was 10lb!). She does have her dad and my dad's "beak" noses... which i hope she grows in to! The OB appointment went well... gained 4lb, which is right on schedule. I had some glucose in my urine, which may have been the cobbler... but I am getting my glucose tolerance test at our next appointment on May 19th. Hopefully I don't have gestational diabetes. We'll find out in a month...
We've got a fun couple of weeks/months ahead of us... two showers in May, Gigi coming for a visit to help make Maddison's room look amazing, visiting gigi and poppy for the Fields' family reunion... and then a long hot Texas summer!
Love yall!
Katy and Maddison
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