ICE! 2012

Yesterday was a great day! We started the morning by heading to base for my 20 week ultrasound, even though yesterday marked 19 weeks of pregnancy. 

I was excited to see McKenna via ultrasound, but the down side of it all, is that for this ultrasound you have to come in with a full bladder. As a pregnant woman that always has to know where the restrooms are, this wasn't going to be fun. Luckily, it wasn't too bad until I got into the ultrasound room and the nurse said she would check my cervix (that's why they need a full bladder) take some pictures of it, then I could head to the restroom. Down side to this, is that when she looked, she said my bladder was full, but she still wanted me to wait a few more minutes and then she would be back to take pictures of my cervix. Those few minutes seemed like forever! I never had to use the restroom so badly. But once I was able to use the restroom, it was nice to relax and see McKenna moving around like crazy inside me. But like McKaila, McKenna didn't like to stay in one place for to long so the nurse could get the right measurements. So, we were probably in the room for a lot longer because of it, but I didn't mind seeing my little girl on the screen jabbing where ever the ultrasound wand was. 

Courtney and McKaila were able to join me in the room once she was done taking all the right measurements. I loved seeing McKaila pointing at the screen and saying "baby" She said it so much, that the nurse was nice enough to even print McKaila out a picture of her little sister, which made McKaila very happy. McKenna is a busy and healthy baby. According to the ultrasound, McKenna weighs about 11 ounces right now and measuring close to 20 weeks. They said that they won't change my due date, but I'm sure that McKenna will be showing her face before the due date!

Later in the day, it was off to ICE! Last year we also went to ICE! 2011 and had so much fun, so we knew we had to go again this year. Yes, it's very cold, but it really doesn't seem to bad once you have all your layers on along with the blue coats that they hand out for everyone. McKaila loved every bit of it and I think if she had it her way, she would have stayed in there forever! She really enjoyed looking at Puss in Boots and the baby Shreks. 

McKaila watching how ICE! was made

McKaila, Daddy, Shrek, and Donkey

Fiona and the Shrek babies

Puss in Boots

She loves Puss in Boots

Oh Christmas Tree

The Polnicky Family

McKaila loves her new Buzz and Donkey

We had so much fun going back to ICE! this year. Hopefully we can travel to see it again at another Gaylord Hotel next year since we'll be in Mississippi.