Soo.... funny story! I was going to post a new blog after my doctor's appointment, which was rescheduled from last week for this Tuesday, but I got a call from them in the morning that she had to go to an emergency surgery... and so unfortunately I had to reschedule again! They wanted to see me before I went on vacation (I leave this weekend for Disneyland!) but had no available appointments that I could make because of work, so we arranged for me to see the nurse midwife for this appointment, which I did today. She was really nice, and everything looks great. She said my blood pressure is perfect, my labs are perfect, the baby's heartbeat is perfect, I'm measuring right on... so everything looks good! :)

Here is what's going on at 19 weeks:

Baby's sensory development is exploding! Her brain is designating specialized areas for taste, vision, hearing, smell, and touch. Some research even suggests that she may be able to hear my voice now! She is about the size of a large heirloom tomato. Her kidneys are continuing to make urine and the hair on her scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on her skin, which prevents it from pickling in the amniotic fluid.

I think I'm starting to feel some of baby's movements, which is very exciting! It's so hard to tell for sure, it's such a soft little fluttery sensation... I really look forward to the day that Kyle can feel it too!

I'm leaving on Sunday with the Halls (and Lindsey, future Hall!) to go to Disneyland! We're super excited! Kyle can't come until Wednesday morning unfortunately, because of school... but we'll save a lot of the fun stuff for him! We're going to hit up Disneyland, California Adventure, Universal Studios, and downtown Hollywood... I'm really excited to have a vacation from work, I haven't had more than a day or two off since my honeymoon over a year ago. It was definitely time for a vacation! I won't be able to participate in a lot of the rides and stuff, but I know I will have a blast no matter what... and my first day back at work I get to have my screening ultrasound! So that's something to look forward to. That's the one where we look at the heart, spine, brain, fluid, limbs... no, you do not go to your ultrasound just to find out your baby's gender, even though that's what many of my patients tell me. Got to make sure it has all it's parts! :)

For some reason I can't get pictures to upload today, but I'll try again tomorrow before I leave... and I will definitely have lots of pictures when I come back!