i am turning into a beached whale...

the rogers family at bay beach.

ultrasound!

everything went awesome at the ultrasound! i wasn't uncomfortable having to pee (for once), and the tech was very nice. everything is normal and healthy with the baby and it's looking GREAT! baby weighs 11 ounces, which is on the high end of normal, and is measuring a couple of days ahead in most ways. it moved around a LOT, which caused some problems for the tech, but it all worked out. it was sucking its thumb at one point, too. :)

and yes, we now know the sex. the tech isn't positive, but is reasonably sure. and no, we're not telling you. so ha ha. :) i'll upload the ultrasound pictures a little later.

test results...

...got the results back from the quad screen test. it tests for down's syndrome, spina bifida, and some other stuff that i don't really remember. but anyway, i don't need to know because the baby's just fine. woohoo! a fine baby! now we have the ultrasound and then the rest of the pregnancy will be gravy. :)

woo!

i got my way! my ultrasound is scheduled for monday! i can't believe that in only 5 days we'll find out what we're having! exclamation points!!

belly!

at 17 weeks 2 days. just so you know, that's NOT EVEN HALFWAY.

observation

you know what's really dumb? maternity shirts that don't stretch. why would anyone buy or even make these? ok, so you buy a shirt. it's cute, it fits. a month later, does it still fit? NO! because your belly's gotten bigger, but the shirt can't handle it. it makes no sense. so, only buy maternity shirts in cotton knit. stretchy stretch.