22 Weeks!

Hi baby boy!

We are 22 weeks this week and feel great! This is the time that most women say they could stay pregnant forever.... I hear that will change in a few short weeks as we grow together. You are continuing to develop all kinds of things this week... liver, pancreas and brain are biggies this week. You could weigh at least a pound! I have had a lot more energy the past few days... except for this morning and I'm not sure why. I have felt you move a lot lately. It is so cool :). DeeDee (my mom's grandmother name for now) and I went to Martin's this weekend and bought you LOTS of cute clothes for this summer and next summer. Your daddy thinks they are a little girly (because they are smocked) but I assured him that there's a time and a place for smocked outfits in a little boy's life. I don't know if he bought it or not. You will be super cute in everything we put on you. I "bought big" because your friend David is growing a lot faster than expected. I would rather your clothes be a little big than too little and you never get to wear them!

The talk this week has been about baby names!! Everyone has some ideas... we are finally happy with a couple.

Aunt Rachel joked that your name should be Goliath because your best friend will be David. We had a lot of fun playing with that one, "David and Goliath... come in for dinner! David... I told you to stop throwing rocks at Golli! I know he's bigger than you but you can't throw stuff at him!"

Our friend Allen has always called you Dexter... which I actually love the name but "Dexter Morgan" is a character on a show we watch who is a serial killer... kinda ruins the name for us :)

Your daddy still wants your middle name to be Elway. I think I'm ok with it now. I've heard it so much and paired it with so many other names that it's starting to sound right.

Right now we like.... drum roll please....
Hudson
Spencer
Wallace

Yes this is a very short list. This is way harder than I ever imagined it could be!

Hope you like your name :)
Love,
Mom

Good News

I ate chicken twice in the last 24 hours and have not thrown up!!  Both meals were shredded very small so it might be a texture issue. Last night, we went to Granna's to eat her amazing chicken casserole, rice, green beans,  and corn. It was delicious!!! Today I was able to eat chicken salad from downtown deli and felt fine... full but fine! YAY!!!

Presents!!

You got a super sweet gift from Uncle Jon Jon in the mail today!!!

9 piece set of sweetness...
2 onsies, 1 footies, 1 sleeper, 2 bibs, booties, hat, and blanket

These are some seriously tiny booties and I can't wait to see
your fat feet fill them up!

21 Weeks!

Hi baby BOY! Your daddy and I are still flying high from our last doctor's appointment! We are so excited to be blessed with a little boy. I think our personalities are perfect to raise a boy!

Our newest purchase for you is this precious onesie:

Your daddy loves video games. In some of the games you get ranked as you go along. This onesie says that you are a Level One Human. Strength: 3, Intelligence: 6, Wisdom: 3, Dexterity: 3, Constitution: 4, Charisma: 18, Armor Class: 6, Hit Points: 2, Experience: 0. I personally think your Hit Points should be higher than 2 because you are moving like crazy!

We are also buying you a house on Thursday!!! Yes we will live there too but really from now on everything is for you right?

You are around the size of a banana this week and you are beginning to swallow!! I'm such a proud mama already :). You still won't let me eat chicken and that is VERY hard to do! It's been about 6 weeks since I could eat chicken without losing it. I'm not sure what it is about the chicken... it smells good, looks good and even tastes good but that first bite does it every single time. I'm still pretty tearful at small things and I can tell that I get easily aggravated. The emotions go away almost as quickly as they came.

Ultrasound Pictures!

20 Weeks!

We are half-way today baby!! Your daddy and I got to spend the day together shopping and running errands to prepare for you. Originally, I had the day off so that we could close on our house but that didn't happen as planned. We will be closing on the 24th instead. I'm so glad we got to spend the whole day together. These days are so precious to me as we prepare for you to change our lives forever. We talk a lot about what your name will be and we both try very hard to consider each other's choices carefully.... but... we are two very different people and that makes it pretty hard to agree on something so very huge. We've pretty much decided that I'll pick your first name and your daddy will pick your middle name.

I am feeling you move a lot more and I LOVE IT!! I can't wait till your daddy and everyone else can feel you too! I haven't remembered to bring the ultrasound pictures home from work to scan them and post them. I will try to do that tomorrow. Sometimes I feel like you are eating my brain. I can't remember the simplest things lately!! During the ultrasound, they said you probably weighed in around 11 ounces! That's huge. You're probably the size of a small cantaloupe.

We found the perfect chair for
your nursery at Pottery Barn Kids

We've been discussing the design of your nursery a lot too. We've narrowed down to two options.

1. Neutral walls with blue and green argyle bedding...

2. Blue and green walls (maybe polka dots, stripes or even diamonds) and white bedding with blue/green piping.

This is your furniture.

Now just to buy the house to put all of this stuff in and start decorating!!!!!

It's a boy!!

We had our doctor's appointment today. Both sets of grandparents got to come and see you being stubborn little bean and find out that we can finally call you a HE instead of IT or other random things like fruit.

You crossed your ankles every time she moved the wand to check for boy parts. You covered your face with both hands when she wiggled it around to get you to move. You were VERY active but just not in the right position at first. She let us go see the doctor and told me to eat some crackers and juice to get you in the right spot. We talked to Dr. Cooper about the blood work. She said that it came back great and we are in a very low risk category for birth defects and some diseases. My weight gain/lack of is normal right now.

Finally we got to go back in and see you again. You were a little more cooperative this time... just enough to know that you are a boy! All of your measurements looked great as well and you probably weigh around 11 ounces.

Your daddy and I are so excited to finally know and make more plans like names and paint colors. Little boy, you have a great family waiting patiently to love all over you. Take your time in there :)

I will post the ultrasound pictures tomorrow. They weren't very clear so we will definitely be doing the 4D ultrasound as soon as we can :)

19 Weeks!

This is a HUGE week!!!! In 2 short days, we will know if you are a boy or a girl! I told your daddy last night that I have been waiting all my life for this... to know what my first child will be. This is so surreal. I can't wait till I can feel you more often. I find myself doubting that this is really happening. I know I will feel so much relief when I see your sweet face on the screen and hear that crazy fast heartbeat of yours.

You are the size of a large tomato this week and have gained 2 ounces since last week! Your brain is developing and organizing it's sensory system this week. I'm praying that this week goes especially well for your development. I work with so many kids with sensory problems and worry about your development every day. Whoever you are and whatever your differences are, I will love you and take care of you always.

18 Weeks!

Hi baby bean :) In nine short days we will know if you are a girl or a boy. Right now, your Daddy and I are the only ones who think you are a girl. Everyone around us says that you are a boy.

I really think I felt you kick yesterday. I was sitting at a lunch staff meeting and it felt like someone thumped me from the inside just one time. I kept waiting for it to happen again but it didn't. I can't wait to feel you move again!

This week you are the size of a sweet potato and weigh around 6.7 ounces! You are getting so big and strong. Your bones are beginning to harden... including the bones in your inner ear, which will help you hear sounds in my body like my heartbeat and stomach growling.

Of course there are still things I worry about. This week, I'm a little concerned about my weight gain... actually, lack of weight gain. Not that I want to gain weight but I feel like that's what I'm supposed to be doing right now. I've lost 6 pounds since I found out about you and my nausea/vomiting really wasn't bad enough to justify that kind of weight loss. I do feel full a lot faster than normal just from the weight of you. I can really feel a difference in my body with you in it :)