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Halfway there!

It's hard to believe that I am already 20 weeks and halfway there! My uterus has moved up to my bellybutton and I am definitely starting to show more now. I wore my first maternity shirt last week (that I bought in Texas). So much fun!

I'm already so excited for our precious child. Walter and I went crib/baby's room shopping this past weekend and found exactly what we wanted. :) It was so much fun. This coming Thursday is our ultrasound. Woohoo! Finally. We have been planning to find out the sex of the baby, but now we're thinking about waiting. Why? I realize that the way we want to decorate the room and the bedding we found are all gender neutral (not a pink person myself, so that was out of the picture for a girl's room). Who knows? Well see what we decide come Thursday morning.

Now, I'm starting to figure out childbirth classes. My friend introduced me to the Bradley Method -- an approach to natural childbirth. I am looking to start taking classes using that method. The class meets for 12 weeks and starts the end of August, so Walter and I need to decide soon.

Still need to buy a body pillow. Considering my pregnancy brain has KILLED my memory, we'll see if I ever make it to the store (thank goodness for Amazon)! I can't even remember to buy presents for people -- I've always been bad about it, but now it is REALLY bad. I'm surprised my lack of memory hasn't driven Walter insane yet. :)

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