30 weeks!?!?

We can't believe we have only 10 weeks (give or take a few days) until we meet our baby! As you may know Josh and I love the TV show Chuck. Kiera's nickname in utero was baby Bartowski after the main character - Charles Bartowski played by Zachary Levi. This little baby is baby Ryder after Flynn Ryder, played by Zachary Levi in Tangled :-)

In the past 30 weeks we have seen our little one 2 times and heard baby R's heartbeat numerous times :-) The 12 week ultrasound little baby's heartbeat was 157 bpm. During the 20 week ultrasound the heartbeat was 144 bpm. The little one didn't want to have a profile picture taken and wasn't very active, it might have been nap time!

At our 26 week appointment we saw that our baby was a little feisty! When Dr. Beard placed the heartbeat monitor wand (technical term) on my belly there was an instant punch or kick at the wand, my entire belly moved! Baby R really enjoys the ride as mommy moves throughout the day. The most movement I feel is in the evening when I have a few moments to kick up my feet.

The first trimester brought some naseousness and tiredness, 2nd trimester was fabulous and the 3rd trimester has brought the return of tiredness, heart burn, a healthy appetite and if you are cold in a room probably not a good idea to ask me if it feels cold :-) I am also getting very used to having my blood drawn as an Endocrinologist is trying to get my T4 Free and TSH levels, just right. We might get there by the last month ;-) I am really thankful that I still feel great walking, doing yoga and running around with Kiera, just at a little slower pace.

We are eagerly anticipating becoming a family of four and seeing if we will have a little girl or boy. Big sister, Kiera, really thinks the baby is a little sister.

20 weeks

30 weeks