22 week appointment

Yesterday, I had my 22 week appointment. It was just a basic, routine appointment: weight, blood pressure, listen to baby's heartbeat. Blood pressure was the lowest it's ever been (90 over 52), and weight was highest it's ever been (I think I'll keep that number to myself ;))!


Here are this week's bump photos:

That's right: I've gained another five pounds- sheesh! I like to blame it on Mills being a chubby baby, but supposedly, she's just a single pounder right about now. Greg was shocked, though, when I compared Millie to a Subway footlong. I still don't think he believes she's already that long. 

Anyway, I'm fine with the weight gain but am starting to realize that it's time to get more active. Being pregnant and putting on weight is making me tired and sluggish, and I'd like to be in shape enough to deliver this baby in July. I've gone on occasional walks, but I guess that's not enough... More walking and less sitting around for me I suppose! Bailey and Greg will benefit from this change, too :)


Now, here are a few of the cute outfits I got at the sale in Marietta the other week:

 sweet summer outfits!

 cause every baby needs shoes, right? ;)

 Greg requested I look for Braves outfits, and he was very excited that I brought these home. He says Mills will be the coolest baby ever. She might look like a boy on game days, but that's alright :)

Baby gear/21 weeks

At the end of last week, I added to our collection of baby equipment by purchasing a crib mattress, a few baby clothes, and a Graco snap-and-go style stroller to fit the infant carseat my brother and his wife loaned us! Greg's mom also supplied us with a bouncy, vibrating seat and lots of adorable baby girl clothes she couldn't turn her back on :) I'll have to add some photos of these things (especially the clothes) later, but until then, I do have a photo of my 21.2 week belly. I'm only showing the "normal" photo this time and not one where I'm sticking my stomach out because it's deceiving! My stomach doesn't naturally actually stick out as much as I can make it, so I don't look like that daily. Anyway, here's the bump!:

20 weeks: baby name and questionnaire

Mills' rhyme:
Will she love sports or all things frilly?
Sure don't matter; we love our sweet Millie!

Millie Joan Imboden <3
"Mills"

Behind the name: Millie is a name Greg and I have both liked for years but not one I'd ever really thought about naming a kid until Greg decided he loved the name Mills. I didn't want our daughter's formal name to be Mills, so we had to think of a name that could have it as a nickname, and Millie popped back into our heads. On the way home from our ultrasound, we quickly decided that we liked Millie. Done. I told him I wanted to have my grandma's name in there, too, and bam! Millie Joan. Piece of cake. Greg liked the one syllable middle name and the cute, cool nickname Mills, so he was pretty excited. I wrote and signed her name, nickname, and initials that night and decided I wouldn't change my mind either, and we told our moms soon after.

Millie: (among other meanings found on the internet) gentle strength
Joan: God is gracious


Questionnaire

How far along? 20 weeks

Total weight gain? well, at least 10 lbs as of Feb 23...

Maternity clothes? I've managed to get by with wearing belly bands over my the waists of my regular pants, but it's not comfy, so that won't be lasting much longer!

Stretch marks? no

Sleep: sleeping well and at decent hours: usually about 930p-630a when I sub and 1030p-830a otherwise. took a three hour the other day too-- always nice :)

Best moment this week: spending time with a lot of my family in Knoxville and announcing baby's name to everyone!

Miss Anything? energy!! I have zero, which doesn't quite suit the elementary school atmosphere

Movement: lots! I think after being told where she was at our ultrasound, her movements became a lot more obvious to me. I feel them throughout the day, and Greg and I have both been able to see my stomach move with Mills as she rolls around.

Food cravings: I don't really crave anything any more than I did when I wasn't pregnant. I've gone through pizza, Chinese chicken and broccoli, and now pbj phases though. And cereal is finally back on my list of staple foods after not consuming milk for two months!

Anything making you queasy or sick: cleaning out the fridge last week...old guacamole- ick!

Gender: she's a girl!

Labor Signs: four and a half more months, please.

Symptoms: exhaustion

Belly Button in or out? in

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy!

Looking forward to: heading to Marietta tomorrow, seeing some of Greg's fam, and hitting up a huge consignment sale of nice baby stuff! also, spring! i love this warmer weather

19 wk bump and crib!

I'll do a longer post tomorrow with my 20 week bump photo but wanted to go ahead and post the pics from last week!

  

Mom and Paul got us a crib, and we put it together today, so here are a few pictures of that, too:

Really, I put it together, and Greg followed me and tightened the screws with a power screw driver :) We love the finished product: