And we have....a healthy baby BOY!

We went in to have my 20 week ultrasound today (I'll be 20 weeks on Friday). The tech was super nice and looked for the gender right away! There's no mistaking it, the kid is definitely a boy! He measured right at 20 weeks and everything looks great!!

This picture is pretty self-explanatory! :)


He was pretty set in the same spot the whole time. He must have been pretty comfortable because the tech was even shaking my belly to get him to move and he would just flip back to the same position. :)


I already think he's pretty cute!

He kept wiggling his toes at us, which is why the picture is blurry. :)

Checking in

Just thought I'd check in. I'm not sure if anyone is actually reading this, though.

Things have been pretty quiet around here. Tony's been having academic team competitions lately, so that and normal school stuff take up a lot of time. Work's going well for both of us.

I had to have a tooth worked on this week (having a crown put on). It took a while for the numbing to work (they had to use extra on me), and my mouth still hurts, but at least I can have hot/cold foods on that side without pain!

The pregnancy is going well. I'm 17 1/2 weeks now. Definitely showing; my wardrobe is getting smaller and smaller. I'll have to break down and go shopping for maternity tops sometime soon. Luckily, I wear scrubs to work and don't have to have the dress clothes some people do. My next appointment is in 2 weeks! I'll get the 'Big' ultrasound! And, yes, we will be finding out the gender of the baby (LB cooperating, of course!). It will be a surprise if we find out in January or June. The only difference is that now it'll be a surprise that we can then plan and prepare for. And for those of you who know me well, you know how I like to prepare and plan!!

New Videos

Here area a couple of videos I took to let everyone see how big the baby has gotten at Christmas! (Just in case you were wondering, the videos are all on a loop. These actually play twice- the ultrasound machine only captures a few seconds at a time.)




The baby always seems to have the hiccups!




The baby seems to be grabbing at his/her feet here. I think it's amazing that you can see the little fingers!

A New Year!

Happy New Year to everyone! I haven't updated in a little while, with the holidays and everything going on!

My family came for Christmas, even though they almost didn't make it! It was great to see everyone! We ate a lot, played games (our favorite family pastime!), and had a nice time relaxing. The cats got almost used to my parent's dog being here the night before they left. Typical for felines. :)

I had my 16 week doctor's visit this week (I'll be 16 weeks tomorrow!). Everything was good. I've gained more weight- not fair being weighed with holiday weight AND pregnancy weight!! We got to hear LB's heartbeat with the Doppler again, wonderful at 146 beats per minute. Everything is going really well. My belly is really poking out now, there's no hiding it! I'm hungry ALL the time, so I'm trying really hard to eat healthy snacks! We go back the end of January for the anatomy ultrasound! And YES, we will be finding out the sex! (as long as the baby cooperates!)

We've bought a few things for the baby, nothing much, yet. We're waiting to find out the gender to really get going on the nursery! We have ideas, but the colors have yet to be finalized.

We didn't do much for New Year's. Stayed home, at snack foods, watched a movie, and then I fell asleep! I can't seem to stay awake that late anymore! Now we're lounging around, and Tony is grading some tests.

I'll try to post some pictures later today!

Have a great start to the new year!