Sugar and Spice and Everthing Nice...

... that's what little girls are made of.

Today we viewed the second trimester comprehensive sonogram where we found out that Baby Groen is a going to be a little girl. She immediately let us know that we were cutting into nap time by letting out a huge yawn. Everything appears to be normal and right where it should be. Ten toes (wiggling), ten fingers, healthy beating heart, skeletal and all organs, and fluids are normal as well. Click on the images below to check out the sonogram pictures!

Prenatal Yoga

This morning Lisette and 'Baby Groen' had their first prenatal yoga class. Their instructor studied in India but also has a great sense of humor. The class is small, only three other women and Lisette is the first due by four weeks.

Farewell to Morning Sickness!

This week morning sickness is finally a thing of the past. Hooray!! I have managed to regain my appetite back full force including some weird cravings such as Kimchi, BBQ Potato Chips, Celery Sticks w/ Cottage Cheese, and now I want a huge plate of nachos from Heroes and some spicy chicken wings. Fortunately, the cravings have not escalated to pork with pudding yet.

This week may be the last week I can get away with wearing my pre-pregnancy pants to work. They don't seem to want to stay up on my belly anymore. I'm counting down the weeks until Spring already (9 weeks), the maternity cloths appear to be much more feminine and cute for warmer weather. I bought a tunic cover-up for this summer on the boat, I don't want to be mistaken for a beached whale by the local fishermen.

16 Weeks and Groen

Not much action going on with baby Groen recently. Lisette had another doctor check up this week. They listened to the baby heart beat which was beating strong, loud, and clear at about 150 bpm which is very normal for 15 weeks. Now that the all day sickness has subsided and the morning sickness is tolerable, Lisette is beginning to to feel more energetic with a heartier appetite. She got on the scale and is now back to her initial pre-pregnancy weight and should be gradually gaining weight from here on out now.

Be sure to check back on February 3rd! We will be viewing a comprehensive sonogram which should determine the sex of the baby and a new sonogram picture will be posted.