I give you Baby #2

And I thought I would do a little comparison because they look so similar! lol The ultrasound was great yesterday although the little peanut didn't want to really cooperate for Amy (the tech). He/she was just sitting there all bundled up in a little ball but it was actually quite cute. It was fun to see! Amy found out the sex (we weren't looking) and then sealed it in an envelope... which is actually in my purse right now. Want me to open it? Too bad. :)

We went to Charlotte over the weekend since Matt had a job interview (for his old job, lol) on Monday morning. We went to have dinner with some friends and then went to IKEA the next day. Neither of us had been to an IKEA before but I really like their stuff! It looks way better in person than it does online. So, while Matt was interviewing, I took Noah to get lunch in downtown Charlotte at Buffalo Wild Wings. I was so scared to take him by myself but he did really good.

Also, I forgot to give some additional stats from my appointment: heart rate was in the upper 130's/140's and Baby2 weighs approximately 8oz!

Chinese food.

Despite my unpleasant experience throwing back up the first half of my dinner last night, I went back for more, determined to enjoy it. Well, I did, darn it. Because I really wanted Chinese food and I was going to have it. So take that, stomach. Can't mess with this.

I also decided that I will officially say that yesterday was the first time I felt the baby move. I was feeling faint flutters in the last week or so but yesterday, it was obvious. So there you have it. Quickening has commenced.

Oh, and Noah pooped in the hotel bathtub yesterday, heh heh. We went to Lynchburg, VA for the weekend. Nothing special happened... Matt and his friend just went to an anti-child/baby wedding. Noah and I went to Macy's and ordered room service at the hotel.

sleep!

So this is never a consistent thing but I'm just excited to report that I didn't have to wake up for Noah at all this morning (he usually gets up somewhere between 2:30-5:30). The only time he woke up was around 9:30 when I was relaxing in bed with the laptop (sometimes I have to do something before I fall asleep if I'm not super tired) but I let Matt take care of him, since he usually takes care of Noah if he wakes up before he goes to bed but after I've gone to bed. Matt tried to get out of it though, claiming Halo as a legitimate excuse. Hah! That's a laugher.

footsteps.

Noah took his first unassisted steps yesterday! I was pretty much taken by surprise. He hasn't really been standing unassisted for long periods of time so when he randomly decided to try walking yesterday it was pretty unexpected!

So he gets pretty excited when he sees his reflection and he can see it in our fireplace so he took a few steps toward himself. That was the first time I saw him take more than one step before falling. So cute! And so weird! I can't believe he will be walking soon.

I'm also feeling some faint flutters in my belly here and there. Nothing strong or consistent but it seems Noah's little brother or sister is also trying to take some footsteps. I think I'm finally starting to show a little although no one else has really said anything besides Matt. It's getting pretty obvious to me but to strangers I probably just look like I need to do some ab exercises. Still waiting to hear the first "So when are you due?" Most people are too scared to ask that question but it does happen!

gastroenteritis.

We all had it yesterday... it was poopy (quite literally). I got a call from daycare at about 11:00 so we went to get the poor bebe and bring him home. I also felt not so great myself but I went back to work since I wasn't exhibiting any horrible symptoms (yet). Then it struck at about 1:19pm and I had to go hooommme. As soon as I got home, blehhhh, my french fries were peacin' out. That was the worst throw-up experience I've ever had.

Then I took a nap. And then felt like butt for the rest of the night. Luckily, I feel better today though!! And I'm actually eating real food for the first time in over 24 hours. It's a nice feeling. I like to feel almost normal again.

So I'm hoping we're all getting over this icky bug and we can resume our normal activities (well, not that they consist of much more than watching TV and running some errands... we lead very exciting lives).

cue 2nd tri.

So this morning sickness can end any day now! Are you listening to me child? It's time to behave. Please.

Chicken Fingers FAIL.

This is me at lunch:

And that didn't end well.