22 weeks

Well, when we found out at the ultrasound a few weeks ago that Poppy is a girl, I was honestly so ecstatic that I forgot to share it with the blogging world. For that, I apologize, although I'm sure many of you have heard about it since. It was true when I said I didn't care what the gender was, but I knew I'd at least like to have one girl, someday. Boys are wonderful but I want that bond like I have with my mom, the bestfriends bond that I'm not sure can happen with a boy-even though my brother and mom are very close.
I'd like to post some pregnancy/belly pictures on here for those of you who would like them. Really, truly I would. But they're ugly. I mean, really ugly. I'm ok with looking fat... just part of the package. But the haggard, badly postured appearance really gets to me. It's surprising how much your posture suffers when your organs are out of alignment and your lower back is developing an odd curve. Let's just say the effect in photographs isn't cute.
Poppy, however, is looking mighty adorable, as evidenced from her ultrasound pictures. While I've been able to email the pics, I have not yet been able to upload them to blogger. Hopefully I will stumble upon how to do this soon, because Poppy is a real looker. My favorite pics of her are the ones where she appears to be looking directly into the camera, teeth bared, and a slightly demonic expression on her (somewhat alien, but still adorable) face. Hilarious.
PS: You can see Poppy's organs, including her brain, and it looks big. Just FYI. I think she's already working out problems in there.
One point of sadness: I have not felt Poppy move yet. It's about that time to be feeling her. Granted, in the ultrasound, her movements were quite fluid and graceful, so it's no surprise I don't feel a lot of rough kicking and punching. But graceful as she is, I should still feel her bubbling away down there. At least, according to my super reliable Pregnancy for Dummies book. Well, I'll keep you updated on that front, I suppose.
I'll leave you with this: pretty Poppy is about 1 pound, the size of a spaghetti squash, and her pancreas is rapidly forming. She's also starting to appear more like a tiny newborn than a tiny alien. Although the alien Poppy is really cute too.
xo
A

20 weeks today! Halfway there, good work Poppy!