20 week ultrasound

leg and foot up over the head...impressive!!!

profile of face - looks like he/she is blowing a bubble

2 legs and feet getting ready to kick

arm and fist

foot

spine

arm over the face

2 fists

3d with 2 arms and umbilical cord on left

another 3d face shot

had our 20 week ultrasound today...the one where they check all the organs, brain, heart, bones, spine, etc for any problems. thankfully, everything looks perfect. our little one is quite flexible, too. almost the whole time, he/she had it's right leg up over the head touching the nose. it was hilarious!! we got to see the little mouth sucking and got some 3d shots, which were kind of creepy looking. my baby looks like a skinny old man right now :) well, he/she does only weigh 11 ounces. they could tell what it is, but of course, didn't share that info with us. above are just a few of the 65 pictures that were taken :)

i haven't gained any weight yet, which they weren't real happy about :( i was surprised since i've been eating lots better and throwing up less the last few weeks. so, they gave me the guilt trip and even had me talk to the nutritionist to see how we could intentionally add additional calories every day. the key is to snack, snack, snack and eat whatever comes my way...i'm happy to oblige!!! i'm getting a great start on that tonight when we go out to eat mexican with some friends. they said the baby is right on target for weight so he/she is fine, but they don't want me to get depleted nutritionally. i told them i knew very well how that feels from my last pregnancy and it's not fun!! so, i'm off to snack.....

caroline's quote of the day

(touching daddy's chest)

caroline: daddy has small ones!
daddy: yes...what does mommy have?
caroline: mommy has really big ones!

**haven't heard that much in my life so i'll take it :)

musings from a pregnant woman

caroline, 5 months old

i haven't uploaded pictures to my computer since christmas so i have nothing new to add photo wise to the blog. hence, the pix of caroline when she was 5 months old. i love this picture! it brings back so many memories. it also makes me so excited about the little one coming in july. i can't wait to see what he/she looks like. like me, like john...a combo this time. i've always wanted at least one brown eyed baby (love john's brown eyes)...will i get one? time will tell!

on a totally different note and definitely not as sweet, i have become a "throwing up" expert through the past 3 or so years. there are many tricks of the trade so i thought i'd share a few....you are warned, this could make you nauseous :)

* i make it to the toilet almost every single time, which is impressive considering how fast it can come on
* on the few occasions i haven't made it, i have successfully avoided soiling anything by throwing up in my hands and the grossest of all, in my mouth (happened this very morning...didn't want to get throw up on my new carpet in my closet)
* have thrown up successfully in the car in a very small cup and bowl. they both traveled with me everywhere for a while
* my daughter ignores me now when an episode hits...just asks if i feel better when i emerge from the bathroom
* no little remedies work for me....not saltine crackers, not bland food, not ginger, not ANYTHING! so, i just eat what i want, enjoy it and know it could come back up...green tea this am :)
* i have learned that i can still eat whatever i have thrown up...eventaully (not my actual throw up mind you, but the food itself in its original form)
* the following foods are really gross to throw up...tortilla chips. strawberries, anything with ginger, chick-fil-a salads, bacon, ramen noodles and many, many other things :)
* last, but not least, all the nausea and vomiting in the world could never possibly outweigh the joy, blessing and miracle of growing a human being created by our loving God in my tummy :)

update on the ring......

i found it!!! praise the Lord. i woke caroline up from her nap, threw her in the car and retraced all our steps. after searching several parking lots and stores and leaving my name and #, i was very discouraged. my face and eyes were red and teary. we got to our last stop, publix. i looked where we parked and didn't see anything. i started to head inside and literally looked down and saw it lying in a puddle. completely untouched. it was there for at least 3 + hours. how amazing is God!!!!???!!! at every store, caroline kept telling anyone she saw, "my mommy lost her ring" with a really sad face :) on the way home, she kept singing "we found mommy's ring, we found mommy's ring".

please pray!!!!

please, please pray!!! i realized a little while ago that my diamond wedding ring was not on my finger. my band is, but not my diamond. it gets loose when i'm cold and apparently it slipped off. the problem is i ran a bunch of errands earlier and it could be in 3 different stores, parking lots, etc...i am completely devastated and can't stop crying. i know it is a material possession and there are much bigger problems, but it means the world to me. please, please pray that it will turn up in our house, car or that someone who finds it elsewhere will be compelled to turn it in to one of the stores i was in today. thank you!