We are half way there

Ok. so I didn't want to make any updates till we made it to this mile marker appointment. Today was our 20 week ultrasound so now I can update all that has been going on since my last post. On the positive side, headaches and all nausea are a thing of the past now. I feel great and have gotten my energy back. In the past two week my baby belly has POPPED! I went from being able to wear my own pants one day to no chance at all of fitting into them the next day. So I now have to contend with the frustration of maternity pants which are the most frustrating pants to wear in the world. Every two steps I am having to pull them back up and I hate them! Why has no one invented pregnancy suspenders???? When I get bigger they won't be so saggy but getting bigger is not something I want to rush so for now I just have to make it work. Also over the past two week another exciting change, I can feel little girl moving now! You can't feel her from the outside yet but boy can I feel her from the inside. She is a little wiggle worm. I am a constant worrier so having her little movements is very reassuring everyday. Right now she is a night owl, mostly active when I am going to bed but I feel her a little throughout the day too. A&A came into town last night since our ultrasound was at 8 this morning, and stayed the night in a hotel nearby. The kids and I met them for dinner. I picked somewhere that I thought wouldn't take long so we could go back to my house do some Christmas activities but that backfired as our food took an hour to come out and the manager eventually comped the whole meal due to how long we waited. But we still came back to our house afterwards and we exchanged presents. Pete even made it home in time to see the last present opened and hang out with them for a bit too. My daughter designed a build-a-bear for the new baby with a sound recorder to capture the babies heartbeat. She and I also made an ornament for them and I bought the baby a new dress, which I thought was just beautiful and I am so glad A&A liked it. They were very generous with their presents, getting toys for both my kids and a present for Pete and I. I wasn't expecting anything for us but it was very nice and I can't wait to use it (restaurant gift card). Bryan got a build and take apart construction truck, which was perfect for him, and Eliza got the game Mouse Trap. She was not excited at first and with kids they don't know how to mask disappointment but once A&A got on the floor with her and started putting the contraption together, it is now the most popular toy in the house. In fact, as I am writing this Eliza and Bryan are playing it right now. They played after lunch till nap time and got up and started again. So all in all a very successful gift exchange. This morning Bryan went with me to the doctor's appointment where A&A met us. Little girl is getting so big! You can see so much detail in the ultrasound now. We got to see her in 3D with her little squished face. She started waking up towards the end so we got to see her moving around too. All very neat! I am so happy things are going so well. She seems to be happy in her temporary home and I hope that the second half of her stay is as easy and uneventful as the first half. After meeting with the doctor after the ultrasound and confirming everything is perfect we made our appointment for the 24 week appointment and plan to see each other again at the 28 week appointment where we will do a tour of the hospital and get registered. So now back to my little family and getting all the last minute details before Christmas squared away.