23 week check up complete!

Today was check up day. So far I've gained a whopping 7 lbs. And trust it's not from a lack of eating! I eat my regular calories (I don't keep track, but sticking to regular meals) and enjoy a few extras each day. For the last, oh two months, I've been living on Pizza Hut hot wings! Sean has decided that Quinn's going to refuse to eat unless we mix hot sauce in my milk first. I'm pretty sure she's sucking all the food right out of me. This could be a good thing, less weight to loose after she's born. However, I'm a little worried; I mean if she's consuming All her calories and mine, how big will she be!!!!! I'm excited to meet her, but have NO desire to deliver a 10 lbs baby.


Quinn's been pretty active lately too. I was pretty sure she was rearranging her space yesterday, making it more fung shway I suppose. There was some, what felt like; full body pushing out. The best way I can explain it is: it was like she used her hands and feet to push off my back, while arching her back and pushing out! She spent most of the day this way.I had one large, and painful; lump in my lower abdomen.

We learned at the Dr.today that she is no longer breech! She is rear up. Maybe that's what she was working on all day yesterday? Anyway we were able to get a second chance at a sonogram, thanks to our phenomenal sonographer, Diana! She is still on target for a May 18th due date and still a girl! I really didn't figure that would change, but it's nice to have that reaffirmed!

We also got some AMAZING news from my sister today, she is having a girl as well!!!!!! As if it wasn't exciting enough to be pregnant together. Then you add how close our due dates are, practically twins. NOW we find out they are both going to be girls!!!!!!! This is going to be a summer filled with fun and frills!!!!!!

23 week check up tomorrow!

Tomorrow I go to the Dr. for my 23 week check up (technically I'm not 23 weeks till Wednesday).  Sarah also has an appt tomorrow and hopefully we will find out what baby Capps is, I REALLY don't want to wait till Thursday, so cooperate little!  Baby Quinn needs to know if she's getting a boy cousin or girl!!!!!  I'm SO incredibly excited that our babies will be so close in age (approximately 2 wks apart!!!!!!).    It's also amazing how many of our friends are  or just had babies!  I can't wait for summer BBQs and play dates!

Snow Day with Our Fur Babies!

Today was my FIRST snow day! We had SO much fun playing in the snow, just wish daddy could have been here too! I couldn't get Bear to come in, she LOVES the snow. Stitch was CRACKING me up, he kept sticking his head in the snow, then when he'd look up his face was covered! He'd stand there for a minute and then shake his head something fierce, to get the snow off; as if he had NO idea it was going to be cold!.

21 wk pic

Well I've had some people asking for a pic of the belly and while it's not very big here it is! Can you believe we are just over half way there! In approximately 22 more weeks we will be meeting our little girl. I've said it a million times and will continue to say it: This is the coolest thing I will EVER do!!!!!!!

HELP! There's a Ninja Assassin Trapped in My Belly!

So, I'm sitting on the couch after dinner and Quinn starts going CrAzY! There were body parts flailing around in there. According to EVERYTHING I've read we shouldn't expect to be able to feel her from the outside of my belly until the end of February. However, there were quite a few times I KNOW I could. I had my left arm resting on my lower belly and I felt her hit it (as if she were saying "Hey up there, move it!). I am now quite convinced she is a ninja assassin princess trapped in my belly!

Baby Dickerson Lets Us in on the BIG Secret!!!!!!!

Sean took me to Chipotle for dinner before our second attempt. I made sure there was plenty of Verde salsa (their hot salsa) and even had some of his barbacoa (spicy beef). And just for a little extra help I drank a vanilla coke! I was determined to get this baby moving!!!! Luckily for us it worked!!!!! At approximately 6:50 pm on Thursday, December 23rd we were finally able to put a name behind "baby"! We are expecting a little baby girl, Quinn Sarah Dickerson!!!!!!

Stubborn Like HER Momma OR Doesn't Fight Fair like HIS Daddy?

Well we have one stubborn, but HEALTHY baby! We had our much anticipated 19th week check up yesterday and we have all 10 fingers and toes! Can you say BIG sigh of relief!!!!! Baby is breech and sitting on my bladder (they are not concerned about the breech part, plenty of time for baby to move) with legs against belly feet toward my bladder and umbilical cord in-between legs. We tried everything, except a headstand (I tried but no one would let me) to get this baby to move! Sean is more convinced than ever that it must be a girl (stubborn like me), however, I rebutted that baby is playing dirty just like HIS daddy. We have scheduled an appointment with Belly Image for tomorrow evening to try again. So, hopefully baby decides to let us in on its secret. Our sonographer said when we come back for our check up on January 18 th she'd take another peak, so we should at least have more pictures to share in January! If all goes well I will have gender updates for everyone Christmas Eve!