22 Weeks!

U/S UPDATE!

Wednesday was our appointment for another u/s at the hospital in Bangor (about 35 miles north/east) from our house.  We left with an hour to get there and I was pretty sure it was by the airport.  Welp, I was wrong.  Good thing I brought the GPS.  We ended up being about 10 minutes late because we were completely lost and it was pouring rain.  I was very glad they didn't cancel our appointment. 
We headed straight back to our room.  The rooms were so nice and looked like a typical hospital room with bathroom and everything in it.  The lady doing our u/s was awesome!  Her name was Stacy.  She was so nice to Jaycee and talking to her.  It ended up being about an hour long.  Our little baby was being shy again so I had to go empty my bladder in hopes to shift the baby.  It worked and again 3 lines....IT'S A GIRL!  I still don't see how they can find it, but I trust her.  Stacy was very confident in everything.  All the measurements looked great and no worries.  She asked why our dr. office made us come up to Bangor for another u/s and we voiced our frustrations about the whole thing.  Even she thought it was rediculous.  If I were to have another "Maine" baby, I def know where I wouldn't be going again.  I even told Craig we could switch and start going up to Bangor, but we decided to just stay where we are.  We really like Dr. Bradfield & Dr. Stein but just wish their NP and other ppl in the office weren't so incompetant.  Makes us feel unsure and not trusting of what they say.  I was told by Susan to go to get an u/s for a "2nd opinion".  Then told my a front desk lady Cathy to get another u/s because "the baby is measuring small and need to see all the bowels".  Then Stacy up in Bangor said the reason they were told is "to find the exact due date"  So we were told 3 different things!  FRUSTRATING!  The only reason I didn't mind is because I wanted to verify it's a girl, u/s are so fun anyway, and it'll all go towards my deductible anyway.  Dr. Stein even told us that this late in the pregnancy it's really hard to pin point the exact due date right now because it can be off up to a couple weeks.  Best time is at your 8 week appointment.  We've been told Dec 16 (by a nurse), Dec. 17 (by Susan), Dec 25 (by the Cathy lady who said it got pushed back), and now the new u/s says Dec. 22.  So pretty much goes to show you can't pinpoint.  Let's just say I'll probably be desperate and with my mom & dad coming in town, I'm thinking around the single digits of December.  We'll see though.  It was still a fun ultrasound and the best part I think was when we took 4D pictures, Jaycee looked up at the TV and said "scary"  We were laughing so hard.  Jaycee is so fun to talk to about this pregnancy even though she probably doesn't fully understand. 

This week I did so good at my weight goals.  I feel like I'm gaining too much weight so I'm trying to slow down the weight gain.  I've made goals of going on 2 mile walks 3-4 days a week, doing my exercises everyday and to limit my sugar intake.  I got on the scale this morning and only gained .6 pounds from last week.  That's great news!  So I'm gonna keep up my walking.  I love it though because I get out of the house and get some fresh air. 

It looks like we're still set on a list of 8 names and I love all of them.  Depending on the day they vary on which is my favorite, but I'm sure this is the list I'm bringing:
Avery May, Hadley May, Kassidy May, Kolbee May, Makall May, Madelynn May, Raegan May, Sawyer May

I've officially got the whole bedroom ready too.  I may have too much time on my hands!  The only thing left is to make a wood letter with her initial to put on her dresser and make a few decorations for the wall.  I even got all the clothes in the drawers from newborn-6 months (that's all I have room for and don't want to get too much out because we probably won't be here when she's 9 months and it'll get packed up anyway).

  For having such a small room to work with I still love the way it looks.  I can't wait to put my brand-new baby in the crib!  And even better is I get another girl!  I am so excited!  Since I did move the curtains into the baby room, Jaycee's room is getting a makeover at the moment with some new curtains and couple other things.  I'll post pics when it's done. 

I guess the only thing I have to complain about with my pregnancy right now is just the dreaded heartburn & indigestion.  I get it everyday!  I wish I knew what was causing it, but I'm just glad I have tums to help out.

Cravings?  I was craving snicker doodle cookies the other day so we made some.  And I'm always loving cereal; mostly honey shredded wheat.  Yummy! 

18 more weeks!