Thank you!

Thanks to everyone for the emails and posts about where to get good maternity clothes! I've got some stuff coming in the mail, so hopefully my closet will expand next week. Its taking me way too long to figure out what to wear in the morning. :) Couple of you suggested the bella band and I've just ordered it from Mimi Maternity - I would love to keep wearing my regular suits for a little while longer. This has all happened so fast! Now I see why people say to enjoy it while you can because, before you know it, baby is here!

16 Week Check-up

I had my 16-week check-up today. Nothing exciting to report - although it is wonderful to hear the baby's heartbeat and know he is okay! Ellis came with me this time so he could hear it too. Unfortunately, the doctor I saw this time was much more hurried than Dr. Risinger. She was in and out of the room in the blink of an eye, and we heard the heartbeat for like 5 seconds. Oh well. Baby still doing good though - heartrate in the 130s!

Next appointment is the big one! August 17 at 1:00pm - we get the next ultrasound and find out the sex of the baby! :)

HELLO Belly!

Or should I say "HELLO Baby"? Its official - I am definitely showing now. I'm still a little bit shocked by how fast it happened (and worried about stretch marks because it happened quickly). It was only about a week ago that I just had a little pudge that made me more self-conscious than anything else. I could still fit in my own clothes and just looked like I'd had a really big cheeseburger lunch or something. As for weight gain, I had not gained any weight since I became preganant. (I actually lost some weight because I had the great pleasure of dealing with a stomach flu when I was only about 5 weeks pregnant.)

But in just the last week, I've grown a belly and gained 4 pounds! I bought some maternity clothes from gap.com before our vacation because none of my shorts fit anymore and, I must say, it was so liberating to wear comfy, stretchy clothes that just let my belly hang out there all week long. (Maybe Baby Farr was so happy to have some more room to breathe that he took a big stretch and took this past week to grow! :) )

As if I needed any confirmation that I really "look pregnant" now -- Jennifer, Julie and I were at the grocery store over vacation and the girl bagging the groceries looked at me and said "so do you know what you are having"? After getting over my surprise, I replied "I don't know yet, but I think I'm having a boy." I was initially embarrassed about it - but am now really excited that I finally look pregnant!

I've changed enough that now I have NO idea what I'm going to wear to work tomorrow. The idea of putting on those restricting pants and skirts does not appeal to me. As most of you know, I work in a law firm that is pretty formal in work attire. I usually wear suits everday - and sometimes wear pants and sweater-sets. I dread the thought of trying to squeeze into any of those clothes. Unfortuantley, I've found it really difficult to find good work maternity clothes. Gap.com has great stuff and cheap prices - but they are all out of my size in the trouser pants they carry!! :( So - if anyone has thoughts on other great websites I can order some work clothes from (or a store you know of in town that is worth looking at for maternity clothes)- please let me know! My wardrobe (and growing baby) will thank you!!

Vacation in Beaufort, SC

We had a much-needed, wonderful vacation this past week in Beaufort, SC. Thank you SO much to Josh and Julie for inviting all of us to come down for the week. Ellis and I had lots of fun playing with the boys - Alex and Charlie. It's a little wierd thinking that, this time next year, he and I will have about a 6-month-old baby!