It's a Boy!!!

We had our 16 week sneak-peek and it's a boy! We are SHOCKED!! We were so sure that it was a girl that we had prepared ourselves for that, but we are so excited!!! The ultra sound technician is absolutely positive that it's a boy. Jon just knew that at the 12 week ultra sound he saw "boy parts" and the lady just laughed. But today she told us that she had written a note in her chart that she thought it was a boy then. And they were both right! I've included a few pictures so you can see for yourselves. The baby was going crazy moving around all over the place but she got some really good shots. You should have seen us in the room. Jon's going crazy in the room and the baby is going crazy on the screen. It was hilarious!! Just like daddy already. ;) I didn't think a boy would be as fun to shop for but I ran by the mall today after the appointment and somehow ended up buying 4 or 5 little outfits! :) I'll have to try to control myself!!!

Everything looked good and HE and mommy are measuring just right! We go in a month for our 20 week growth & development ultrasound. That's the big one and they said it should take about an hour so please continue to pray that everything is ok. I also asked about the swine flu shot and they recommended that I get it. I'm still not sure about it but I hate to go against my doctor's wishes as well so please just pray for wisdom for Jon and I that we can make the right decision.

15 Weeks

I just realized earlier that tomorrow I'll be 16 weeks so I had to have Jon take a picture today of my belly at 15 weeks...the time is flying by!! It's not a very good picture because it was taken with his phone. We're currently shopping around for a new camera but until then the phone will have to do! No interesting pregnancy news to report...praise the Lord I'm still feeling great!! But Tuesday is a big day. We go for our 16 week sneak-peek! I hope baby is cooperative and we will get to find out if it's a he or she. We both think it's a girl but we'll be thrilled with either. As long as it's healthy we could care less! :) Stay tuned for a post on Tuesday!!

14 Weeks

Well, since I'll be 15 weeks tomorrow, I thought I'd better post a 14 week blog/picture. Mommy and baby continue to do well. We spent most of last week at the beach with the grandmommy-to-be. We had such a nice time visiting, relaxing, eating and shopping!! :) Daddy stayed back in Murray for football. We did get a few things for baby but there's not much to buy when you don't know the sex of the baby yet. It makes me wonder how anyone doesn't find out what they're having. I couldn't stand it!! Speaking of which...we find out in a week and 2 days. We are so excited. Right now everything is perfectly normal and uneventful in our world. Baby is continuing to grow which means that mommy's bump is getting bigger. I'm starting to actually resemble a pregnant lady instead of just someone who ate too much for lunch! :) Here is a pic of my belly at 14 weeks. Please keep us in your prayers...we're so blessed that things have gone well so far. Please pray for continued good health for me and the baby.

Hello 2nd Trimester!!

Well, praise the Lord for the second trimester of pregnancy. All the books say that this is the golden period of pregnancy and even though I'm just two days into it...I have to say I agree. Even though I haven't been sick or had any weird cravings (yet!) so far during my pregnancy, I have been so tired I can barely keep my eyes open by the time school is over. Of course it could be the kids too...but I have no doubt that the little person inside of me is to share some of the blame! :) BUT...the past few days I've had so much more energy that I can actually come home and do things instead of dropping down on the couch. However, I still plan on using the "growing a person is hard work!" to get out of doing dinner. We'll see how long that lasts...

Anyway, here's a another picture of the baby (at our 6 week appointment) and one of my belly from last week (12 weeks). I think it's safe to say it's gotten bigger since then, but I guess that's a good thing!

Well, after 5 1/2 years of marital bliss we are expanding our family! Baby Bell is due to make his/her arrival on or before April 12!! We are so excited about our new baby and can't believe how much we love him/her already!! I'm 12 weeks 6 days along and so far everything looks great! We've had 2 ultrasounds so far and they all say baby is healthy and doing GREAT! At our 12 week ultrasound we had some testing done to check the fluid at the base of the baby's skull. Thicker fluid can sometimes be an indicator of a genetic disorder, but our baby's fluid was just where it should be so we're thankful for that. We'll have more in-depth testing done at our 16 week ultrasound...and we'll also get a sneak-peek at whether baby is a he or she!! :) We can't believe we get to find out so early! Our 16 week ultrasound is October 27th so we're counting down the days!!

So far baby has been very kind to mommy...no morning sickness, just very tired, but I'll take that any day! Let's hope the rest of the pregnancy continues to be as uneventful!! Please continue to check the blog for updates on baby. I'm not promising to update daily but I'll at least shoot for weekly until we have more exciting things to post...like pics of the baby. I'm hoping the blog can keep everyone up-to-date on what's going on in our world of pregnancy. And I'm sure everyone will want to check back more frequently once baby is actually here for all the cute pics of him/her. Please keep baby and mommy (and daddy!) in your prayers and that we have a healthy and safe pregnancy.