20 Week Belly

There it is...my belly at 20 weeks pregnant! Slowly getting bigger!!

20 Week Ultrasound

Today we went to the doctor for our 20 week ultrasound (even though I THOUGHT I was only 19 weeks along). Our baby boy is already measuring to be a tall baby and he is already 11.5oz! This means that I'm further along than originally thought and my new due date is July 18th!! The technician said everything looks perfectly healthy (brain, spine, fingers, toes, stomach, mouth, bladder, heart, etc.) and that he has very long arms and legs just like his Daddy!! It is amazing to see him squirming around inside my tummy and I am becoming more and more excited to meet him! I posted almost all of the ultrasound pictures below!

His hands were up by his face most of the time today.

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 Hard to tell, but these are both of his arms.

 He is just so cute!!

 It looks like his fingers are in his mouth.

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 And again.

 Look at that hand!

 Most definitely a boy...no question about it!

There are all five fingers!!

So happy to find out he is a perfect little baby (such a blessing)!! And I am so thrilled to find out that I am actually 20 weeks along (halfway)!! One half down, one to go!

Little Kicker

"It's like I ate a meatball sandwich, and now the meatball sandwich is kicking me."

~Baby Mama

Last night I was just sitting on the couch when right below my belly button it felt like something flicked me from the inside out. A few seconds later it happened again. It took me by surprise because usually I just ignore any tummy grumblings, but this was definitely not indigestion. I finally texted my mom to see if what I was feeling could be my baby boy, sure enough she said it most likely was! So exciting because I truly didn't think I would feel him kick for at least another week! Feeling him move around is a little bit surreal. I am amazed at how my body is creating a little life inside of me and now that little life is kicking his mommy! :)

18 Weeks

I cannot believe I am already 18 weeks pregnant! I definitely look 18 weeks pregnant, but it still blows my mind just how quickly time flies! We have been keeping busy preparing for our baby boy and I can't wait for him to be here! We decided on a name, but we are going to keep it a surprise! Now I can finally finish his nursery - hang pictures, have mom do his bedding, hang curtains, paint letters for his name, etc.  We are officially done buying all of the big things so that feels good and now I get to buy the cute little outfits. I'm pretty sure I already own every single Utah Jazz onesie/outfit that has ever been made and I have also found a MILLION good deals at ROSS (5 Nike onesies for $7.99) and DI (10 NEW outfits for $20...it just takes some serious looking to find them). My mom has made quite a few purchases as well...she already got him little socks, church shoes, a Halloween costume and a bunch of other stuff she won't tell me about. He will be one spoiled baby!

The last few days I have been REALLY sick with a nasty head cold AND the pukes...my lucky weekend. It is only hard because I can't really take any medication so everything just hangs around longer. I even had to miss two days of work! Thankfully, I have an incredible husband who takes such good care of me and puts up with my whining/complaining. I guess I should just count my blessings because the rest of my pregnancy has been bliss!

Next week we go to the doctor for the big 20 week ultrasound (even though I'll only be 19 weeks). I can't wait to see my little boy moving around and hear his heartbeat (it always makes me breathe easier). Hopefully everything will be perfect! Updates to come!

16 Weeks

I am 16 weeks pregnant and definitely starting to show! I feel huge, but I know that I am only going to get bigger...before I know it I won't be able to see my toes!

Ignore the laundry room in the background...



It's A...

BOY!

I am 15 weeks along and we decided to go to the Fetal Photo Studio...I just couldn't wait! We also decided to keep it a surprise for both of our families and it was worth it! Baby boy is healthy and very sleepy! I had lots of orange juice and sugar in my system in hopes that he would be moving around during the ultrasound...not the case. He was sound asleep for the first few minutes so they made me poke around on my stomach to get him to wake up. It worked! We are SO excited and can't wait for him to be here! Now the task of coming up with a name...heaven help us!

This next picture is my personal FAVORITE! His profile:

And the frontal view of his face...so cute already!

I also had my doctor's appointment yesterday and I am still doing healthy as well. Still very low blood pressure like my mommy and I gained almost a pound. Baby Boy is also healthy, heart rate was at 162 bpm! My next appointment will be at the end of February and that will also be my next ultrasound! I can't wait to see our little boy again!

Updates

Well I am 13 weeks pregnant now and still feeling great! I finally have my energy back and can manage to stay up past 8:00pm every night! Food finally sounds good again too! I wasn't sick, but for some reason NOTHING ever sounded good to eat. I am so glad those days are over!

My belly has started to poke out a bit and it is making this feel even more real! None of my pants fit, except sweats of course, so it isn't always fun to get dressed in the morning.

We are so excited to find out if our munchkin is a he or a she! Only a couple of weeks and I'll finally be able to buy clothes! Most everyone still maintains that we are having a girl including Bradly so I hope no one is disappointed if it ends up being a boy! I constantly dream about our baby and it is always a girl in my dream...but I credit that to the fact that EVERYONE talks about it being a girl. As long as he/she comes out healthy with 10 fingers and 10 toes then I will be perfectly happy!!

As far as names go, it is a given what we would name a little girl, but that is all we are going to say. We will be keeping the name we decide on a secret until we actually name the baby!

Today the baby's dresser/changing table will be delivered and once that is put together we will only have a few things to finish up in the nursery. It feels so good knowing that I'll be able to check that off my list!

I think that is it for now. I need to post a picture of my little belly, but that will be later!

Baby Stuff

Today I had my next doctor's appointment. It went great! He said I am still perfectly healthy and the baby's heartbeat sounds great (179 BPM)! I have lost 3 pounds in the last 4 weeks so he told me I am not allowed to lose another pound and that I should be gaining weight! I can't wait for the first week in February because we will finally be able to find out what we are having!!

Over the weekend we really got a lot done! I wasn't joking when I said that I am not very patient and wouldn't wait long to decorate a nursery! We decided that we would go neutral with the nursery so it would last through more than one baby so Classic Winnie The Pooh it is! I can't wait to get all the stuffed animals in place and the pictures on the wall! Yesterday I went shopping with my mom for the crib bedding fabric! I can't wait for it to be all done, it will be so cute!! We also purchased the crib and dresser/changing table yesterday and they should both arrive next week!

Brad's G&G Bowles purchased a big comfy chair awhile back, but decided that they didn't love it so we were the lucky grandchildren to get the chair! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it and can't wait to rock our little baby to sleep every night!!

I am so excited to post pictures of the finished nursery!!!!!!!

Exactly!

Why I keep a baby blog:

"If you are going to spend nine months making a miracle, you might as well document it!"

9 Weeks

9 weeks pregnant as of Sunday! I love that I haven't really been sick - I just get nauseous if I don't eat. Here are a few things I could do without:

1. Peeing every hour on the hour (sometimes more)

2. Not having any energy! I could sleep 20 hours a day and not feel guilty about it.

3. Feeling bloated

4. Mood swings (Oh I feel so bad for Bradly)

Besides that, pregnancy thus far has been bliss! I am already counting down until the day we get to find out if our bean is a girl or a boy! Everyone, and I mean everyone, has guessed a girl. My nephew, Payton, told my mom to take his old stocking (with Tow Mater on it) and make it into my baby's stocking. They are both so confident that I am having a girl that they put a little pink bow on Mater's head. So cute!

Hopefully the next 6 weeks fly...I doubt it, but a girl can hope!