19 weeks and ultrasound pics!

It's been a wonderful few days for baby POPCORN!  His/her daddies drove down Thursday evening so that they could be here Friday morning for the anatomy scan. Typically this is where parents find out gender, but these parents didn't want to know yet so we all looked away. It was wonderful spending time with them, as always, but the ultrasound was the highlight!  POPCORN is measuring perfectly at about 10 ounces and looks healthy. He/she is absolutely adorable!

As a surrogate it's almost like being a 3rd wheel in the ultrasound room, but it is also so wonderful to see the parents to be getting so excited about their baby. Lots of "oh wows" and smiles!  I just got to sit back and enjoy it all!

Look at that precious little face. 

Aren't the feet just so cute too?

On Saturday we turned 19 weeks. Excuse the picture quality, my husband and son were out of town on a Cub Scout camping trip so I had to prop it up and use a timer. As you can tell from the pic, I'm carrying this baby really low. Opposite of my other pregnancies. I wonder if that means it will get more uncomfortable towards the end, I sure hope not. 

My kids are getting excited about my belly growing, especially my 5 year old. He is always rubbing my belly and giving the baby kisses and saying hi. He is such a sweetie. In case anyone is worried, he is very clear and okay with the fact that the baby is not ours. He knows the baby will go home with his/her daddies.

That's how he sat while we cuddled and watched a movie last night. 

I'm still feeling good except for being so exhausted!  It never feels like I get enough sleep. Also, last week I got horrible headaches. Pretty sure it was due to the weather, but sucks to not be able to take my normal meds for it. Hopefully the headaches don't return. 

I've been craving chocolate and subs. Subs are a little difficult since I can't eat cold deli meat, so I've been loving steak and cheese. Craving one right now and it's only 9am!  The chocolate is probably due to the daddies bringing chocolate from England and Switzerland. It's all so delicious!!

The daddies were loving the baby belly!  Wait until they see it grow and grow!!  Since they want to remain anonymous on the blog, this is the best I can do for pics, but you get the idea!  Two excited daddies!!

I almost forgot to talk about the doula that we hired!  We met her for lunch after the ultrasound and she is wonderful.  My original reason for hiring a doula, Simone that will be there to support me during labor and delivery, was because I don't  want to be alone. We are hopefully the daddies will make it for the birth of their baby, but being 5 hours away, there is no guarantee. My husband is hoping to make it also, but with 3 little ones at home that isn't guaranteed either. Amanda will be there no matter what and that is comforting to me!  I also hope she can help me do it without an epidural, or at least give me a better chance.  She was super nice and was able to answer all of our questions, and I look forward to working with her!!

18 weeks!!

I know I haven't been so good about writing blog entries, but luckily this has been a boring pregnancy so there isn't much to write. In the surrogacy world, and well any world, we LOVE boring pregnancies!  

I've been enjoying feeling the little guy, or girl, for the last two weeks. Sometimes I try to sit still just to feel it!  Typically most movement is still felt super low when I'm sitting in the car or relaxing on the couch. I was hoping it could be felt from the outside when we see the daddies next, but that's not quite happening yet. 

Since I missed a 17 week post, here is my belly pic!

It's been a busy two weeks. We went on a little trip to the beach when my parents were visiting. My boys favorite part was the battleship, going up and down all of the ladders and chasing them while pregnant wasn't the easiest!  Luckily my awesome hubby could help keep up with them. 

That week went fast since we were ways for a few days and then had my parents visiting. On to 18 weeks!

This is a big week because we have an ultrasound on Friday and the daddies are coming into town for it!  We are excited to see them and to see little POPCORN on the screen. Normally this would be when parents find out the gender of their baby, but the daddies have decided to wait until birth so we will all have to look away. Such a new experience for me!  Personally, I'm team pink!  Can't wait to find out in 22 weeks. 

As far as the pregnancy goes, I'm still feeling good except the exhaustion. Some evenings it's a real struggle to make dinner. I'm way more tired in the second trimester than I was in the first, which is not how it's supposed to be!  Other than that, I still don't feel pregnant a lot of the time. Hoping it keeps up!