Exciting Times!

As we march onward into our 31st week things are definitely getting more exciting! Katelyn is somersaulting around and practicing tau kwon do on a regular basis. Tim and I both really enjoy feeling and watching her move. I do have to say though that sometimes she gets a little carried away and kind of freaks us out with all her movement…Especially the time she was “playing the drums” on mommy’s tummy or the other time she was swimming all over the place for what seemed like hours! That was a strange sensation, both to feel and to watch!!! But an active baby ensures us that she is building muscle and growing by leaps and bounds!

31 weeks pregnant - Can you believe I'm going to get even bigger???!!

The doctors are keeping me on a close watch these days because, for some reason, my blood pressure has been elevated the past several weeks. They did all kinds of lab work and stress tests last week that came back just fine (a stress test is when they hook a monitor up to my belly that measures the baby's heartbeat for about 20 minutes and makes sure she isn't experiencing any sort of stress - so far she hasn't!). But they still want me to come in twice a week for these stress tests until my blood pressure evens out. It will be kind of a pain, but you can never be too careful and we do get to hear Katelyn’s heart beating away!! It’s always fun and reassuring to hear the little pitter patter pitter patter! She has a very strong heartbeat, usually in the 150s.

As part of the “close watch” we had a third ultrasound on Tuesday so the doctor could measure Katelyn to ensure she was growing adequately...and, SHE IS!! The doc said she is “well nourished” weighing in at 3 pounds 14 ounces, about a week ahead of schedule, and we are on our way to having an 8-pounder!! OMG!!! That’s our girl!! We also asked the ultrasound technician to double check that she was indeed a little girl…she got a reeeeeeal good close up shot, so there is absolutely no doubt that Katelyn is a girl! You hear that Nana?!!! We’re not going to have to rearrange those cute hand painted letters to spell “Kyle” or “Nate”!

Here's Katelyn at 31 weeks (that's her little head on the right)

As the weeks pass by Tim and I are getting more and more excited and anxious about meeting our little girl! I think every morning Tim wakes up and says into my belly, “Goooooooood moooooooorning Katelyn, I can’t wait to meet you!” What will she look like? Will she get Tim’s beautiful two-toned blue eyes or dimples or will she get Lindsey’s “butt chin” and super blonde hair? Will she be mild mannered or wild and crazy? Will she get Tim’s dry sense of humor or Lindsey’s cooky goofy sense of humor? It’s fun to think about all the ways she could turn out!!

Butt chin or Dimples?...TBD!

In just a matter of weeks though we’ll know for sure if Katelyn's got a butt chin or dimples :)