The baby will be 26 weeks on Monday and it feels like things are picking up. Fourteen weeks suddenly doesn't feel like all that long, but that's what we have left.
Ally continues to feel well, which is great. We had a doctors appointment last Monday for a regular check up. We heard the baby's heartbeat which is always cool and Ally had her blood taken to check for gestational diabetes (everything normal). (A quick word about hearing baby's heartbeats. Is there anything cooler than hearing that sound? I know I'm not the first one to have this thought, but the first time I heard the sound of our baby's heart, mine melt. Of course I still like to hear it from time to time as it provides that reassurance that everything is OK.)
Fun story. Ally has a baby shower coming up so we went into Baby's R Us to register for the event. They handed us a little scanner and set us loose to pick out the items we needed. IT WAS AWFUL!! It turns out that if you've never had a child, you have know idea what is necessary to care for one. On the surface is seem easy, right? A crib, a stroller, some bottles and diapers, and perhaps a swing or bouncer. What I didn't realize is that there are 1000000000 types of each item, and when you've never had to think about baby gear, you have no idea what brands/design/etc are best. We scanned one item, Ally cried, and we left...like I said, awful. We've been busy doing research since, and will be better prepared next time.
