12 weeks, maternity clothes

I made it to 12 weeks! Some people consider this the end of the first trimester, but technically it's 13 weeks and 3 days. I'm going to say 13 weeks.Time is still flying by, and a lot is happening in the next couple of months. I have my first trimester screening next Tuesday, where they will measure the baby and do a few tests. The best part is that Chris and I get to see the baby for a while when they do the ultrasound. I hope I get some good pictures to share with everyone.

I have another appointment (that should be less eventful) 2 weeks after the ultrasound, and I'm going to schedule my BIG GENDER REVEALING ULTRASOUND (can you tell I'm excited?) 2-3 weeks after that. Every time I think about the moment when we find out if we're having a boy or a girl, I cry. Like right now, I just can't help it. It makes me so happy, it's like the next step in meeting Baby T. We can start picking out a name and my family and I can finally commence the world's biggest baby shopping spree.

To clear things up, I am not waiting to find out the gender so I know if I need pink or blue clothes, I'm not really into the whole pink and blue thing. I'm sure that some things will skew in that direction, but I prefer more neutral designs. This being said, I just feel like I'll have a better idea of what I like when I know for sure. I'm also VERY excited about decorating the nursery. My grandma has graciously offered to make the bedset herself, all I have to do is pick out some fabrics that I like. I love everything my grandma makes and means so much to me for her to make something for the baby. Chris wants to help me pick out baby things, I just hope I don't completely overwhelm him.

Update on maternity clothes- Chris took me to Old Navy last Saturday and I finally bought some! Why didn't I do this earlier? I bought some low rise jeans (with a stretchy band around the waist), a couple of really cute skirts that Chris insisted that I needed (and I love them), and a few shirts. I've never been more comfortable in my life. They're like pajama jeans, it's amazing. I was going to wait a few weeks to get a few more things, but my friend Heather (who has the most adorable 8 month old you've ever seen, and also has a pretty good blog) sent me a coupon to oldnavy.com... Good thing I got paid today! I'm picking up a pair of capris, a pair of skinny maternity jeans (don't worry, I tried them on at the store and they work) and some more shirts. I'm in maternity clothing heaven today.

Lastly, I don't know that I've quite "popped," but I feel like I'm 5 times bigger than I was last week. What do you think?