20 Weeks - The Big Reveal!

Without further delay:

And we couldn't be more thrilled! We both sort of wanted a girl (okay we both reallllly wanted a girl) and Jared even seemed to know somehow - he was adamant that Baby was a she since the 9 week ultrasound! Superpowers. Hope those get passed down to Baby.

This past week has been great, and I have zero complaints! My belly has grown and people are starting to smile at me when I pass them, which is always nice. My ultrasound obviously went very well as we found out what we are having, and SHE is very healthy and active! I've also started to feel movement, which does not feel the way I had expected! It feels like she's pushing up against my abdomen from the inside and sometimes it feels like she's doing flips in there! I feel like a dryer filled with tumbling clothes, which sounds weird but I can't find another way of explaining it. 

I've begun cleaning out what used to be our guest room (which let's face it, it's a junk room) to convert it to my little baby girl's room. I found this picture of a nursery: 

and would really like to mimic a few pieces. I realize this is a boy's room however there are many ways to "girly" it up, such as changing the colour of the leaves on the tree or paper lanterns. I've already discovered that the colourful drawers and chocolate brown shelving unit come from Ikea and will cost about $130 (win!) and my absolutely wonderful parents are buying a crib similar to this one anyway. The wall decals can be bought on Etsy:

like this and a million other designs, which is awesome. I may try to paint them myself, rather than buy decals but we'll see how creative I'm feeling when I'm the size of a house! I will probably also buy the paper lanterns at Party City, and the rest I'm going to just let happen as it happens. 

After learning we are having a girl it's all starting to feel so real! It's really happening! 

How far along?: 20 weeks

Baby is the size of a: Banana
Total weight gain/loss: 15 lbs
The Bump: Looking pregnant now!
Symptoms: None (really!)
Food Cravings/Aversions: Cravings: Oodles and oodles of orange juice with ice, and meat which I've started to eat for the first time in 18 years - I think it may stick! No Aversions.
Sleep: Figured out the sleeping situation (I was only sleeping on a part of my hip putting pressure on the rest. Now I lie flat on the hip and sleep very well.)

Weddings Rings On or Off: On, not really puffy yet

Exercise: Walking mostly, and I keep forgetting to exercise more. Honestly. My brain is broken.
Any Names Picked Out Yet: A couple but we have some more fighting discussing to do.
Gender: Girl!!! And she's cute!!
Movement: Pressure which I guess is Baby pushing against me, becoming more frequent
Maternity Clothes: Mostly maternity clothes now. I still need good jeans and a hoodie.
Labor Signs: None
What I miss: Still missing a nice glass of red wine, but I'm appreciating the break too - it's nice to know I don't NEED it.
Best Moment of the Week: Finding out about baby girl!
What I’m excited about/looking forward to: More regular movement and picking some names