Thinking back...

I was reading some of my old posts on here and as I was looking at the one about our anniversary trip it got me thinking. Looking at the picture of the two of us on Lombard Street I thought...who knew that two weeks later I would be pregnant?

Growing families

As I've posted before, Paul's sister had a little boy, Benjamin, back in November. Here are photos of their announcement. (Unfortunately, my copier/scanner/printer is no longer working, so I had to take pictures of it!)


Also, a congratulations goes out to our friends (and matchmakers), John and Andrea Nestvold, on the birth of their second son, Carter! He was born today weighing 8 lbs and 20 inches long.

Week 21

Baby gulps down several ounces of amniotic fluid every day, both for hydration and nutrition and to practice swallowing and digesting. And, these days, those taste buds actually work! Studies show that after birth, babies are most interested in tastes they've already experienced through amniotic fluid. Meaning, think about what you want your future child to eat as you prepare your own lunch.

We know what you are!!

**I'm sorry that I didn't post this last night, but Paul and I went out to dinner to celebrate and then went shopping.**

We had our 20 week ultrasound yesterday to check the baby's health and sex. Within 5 seconds of starting the ultrasound, our technician said, "I have a secret!" in a sing song voice. But does she tell us? No! She continues with measuring the baby, placenta, and such. We were able to see the heart (which still amazes me to see beating) and stomach, as well as head, arms and legs.

The technician kept shaking my stomach trying to get the baby to move because it was laying on it's side! Once she arrived at the legs she showed us this...

WE'RE HAVING A BOY!!

My intuition was right! (It's a good thing Paul and I only focused on boy names!) We ended the appointment with views of his face and profile.

The technician said our baby boy looks healthy and weighs about 14 oz. That's less than the amount of turkey sandwich meat we buy each week! It was great to see our baby moving around so much and feeling him punch me at the same time that I'm seeing him do it!

We called our families on the way home to tell them the news. For some reason, I got home faster than Paul, and when he arrived he had this in his arms...

I do believe that I am married to the most thoughtful man out there! We also chose our baby's name from the few that we had. We've chosen Evan Daniel as our son's name. Paul and I both like the name Evan and Daniel is Paul's brother's name. As I mentioned earlier in the post, we went out to dinner at Florencia in Ahwatukee for dinner. Afterwards, we stopped at Babies 'R Us to look around and purchase a few things. Paul's favorite part was trying out the gliders while I went to the bathroom! We bought two onesies and baby clothes hangers.

Paul and I are so excited to be having this little boy! I have someone to spoil and Paul has someone to rough-house with! But now we BOTH have someone additional to LOVE! June can't come fast enough!

How far along are you??

Ok. I get confused by this every time. In order for me to understand it myself, I've added this handy chart on the blog to figure it out. When someone asks me how far along I am my answer is stated in weeks. But what people really want to know is the number of months you are! So here is a reference tool for all of us...

Apparently I'm five months pregnant. I thought I was four.

HALFWAY! Week 20

It has arrived upon us! We've reached the midpoint of this pregnancy! As I look at the "fruits" to come, I can't imagine that little baby inside of me being as large as it is. Only six more days until our ultrasound!

Baby's digestive system is busy creating meconium (a tarry black substance made of swallowed amniotic fluid, digestive secretion and dead cells), which will fill the first diaper after birth. And, speaking of the diaper situation... baby's genitals are now fully formed!

As of right now, I'm not afraid of labor. I'm more afraid of cleaning a diaper and baby butt covered in meconium!

To be determined...

...on Jan. 28th! That's when we get to find out the sex of our baby, if he/she is willing to cooperate.