Week 17

So week 17 was FULL.  We had a blizzard at the end of week 16 which allowed me a day off of work due to the nearly 4-5 feet snow drifts we experienced.  My grandmother passed away on Friday of last week, which was difficult, but also a relief.  She had been suffering for such a long time, its nice to know she is finally at peace.  The funeral and visitation allowed us to see a lot of family we haven't seen in a while and we even babysat our niece Gianna for a few hours while Jim and Ang had dinner with some of their friends who live in GR. 

Saturday was Gianna's first birthday party...she looked SUPER cute!  She's almost walking and saying "oooh" to almost everything these days.  So precious!

I have an appointment on Monday with my midwife and am excited to make our ultrasound appointment at which we will find out the sex!  Should be in the next 2-3 weeks!  I am beyond excited!!!  My belly is starting to pop out a tad and I think this might be the first week I gain a little weight!  I was starting to think maybe it wasn't a baby in there after all..just some bad Chinese food or something.  This week the baby is the size of a large sweet onion!