20w3d... IT'S A BOY!!!!!!

IT'S A BOY!!! We are so incredibly excited. It was very cool to see him in both 2-D and 3-D.


This is a picture of our little one's face. Look at that cute little nose!


Here is what we call the paparazzi picture. He has his hands right up in front of his face as if to say, "Don't take my picture!".


Here is another picture where you can see the body profile. You can see the head, the arm, the ribs, and the legs.

We are absolutely in love with our little, beautiful baby boy!!!

20w1d... Over halfway there...

I had my doubts along the way that we would make it as far as we have, but we are here. On Wednesday we will get to see our little one again, and hopefully find out if it is a boy or a girl. Not that it matters what we are having, but we are incredibly excited just to see the baby again.

Well Bri and I have had a wonderful long Memorial Day weekend. On Friday we went to the mall, and I got a pedicure, which was heavenly. I have needed that all winter, and now that it is flip-flop season I really needed it. Then Brian and I went to see "Baby Mama", it was hysterical! We loved it. After the movie Brian and I went and registered at Babies'R'Us! We loved walking around the store picking items that would be perfect for our baby. It was really wonderful. We has also started another registry at another very popular specialty store local to us called "Great Beginnings"(www.greatbeginningsonline.com). Between these two registries we feel that we have covered all of the basics that our little one needs, although considering we are new if any of you know of something that we are missing, let us know.

On Saturday, Brian and I went to a local sci-fi convention. It was a first for us, but we really had a great time with some of our friends from work. On Sunday, we set up our brand new grill, and Brian made us some wonderful burgers and corn. Today we went and bought ourself some outdoor furniture. We actually feel like we are enjoying our backyard for the first time again.

I hope all of you have enjoyed your Memorial Day weekend!

18w6d... Busy week!

Thursday was a big day...

Bri and I had a great OB appointment. Our little one has a great heartbeat, somewhere in the 140s. The baby kept moving away as soon as the doppler got even close to it, it was cute. We LOVED the OB we saw this visit! She is very young, probably no older than Brian, but incredibly knowledgeable and very kind. We would really like her to deliver our little one... I guess we will just have to wait and see who is on call that day. Two more weeks till we find out if it is a boy or girl!

Second big news... As some of you know I have been growing out my hair to donate it to a breast cancer charity (Beautiful Lengths) for a couple years now. The back story for those who don't know, I have wanted to donate my hair for some time, but never got around to doing it. Well almost a couple years ago I decided to grow my hair longer. Around New Years 2007, I decided that my resolution would be to grow it out long enough to donate it. Well as you all know a lot has happened in those last two years, and I have gotten close to cutting it many times, but never managed to convince myself to do it. Well thursday I decided it was time to cut it. I have a completely new look, and I LOVE it. I managed to get three pony tails out of the hair that was cut off. Two of them were over 12 inches long, and one of them was 8 inches long. I had Brian come and document the whole thing in pictures, so enjoy!

18w2d... Belly Pics

Ok, so since I have had a million people asking for them, I asked Bri to take a belly pic of me on Mother's Day. So right before bed, we shot this little number.

Well I can't say I feel like I am showing to anyone other than myself and Brian, but I suppose I am. I just feel like I look big, but I think its time to admit it, I am pregnant. I have started wearing maternity clothes almost exclusively. I have a great friend who lent me a bunch of outfits which should help get me through at least some of this pregnancy.

On my first Mother's Day :-) Brian made it incredibly memorable for me... thank you sweetie! Brian took me out for breakfast, and cooked a big dinner for my entire family. well at breakfast, the diner was handing out flowers to all of the Mom's that came through. Well without saying anything, they handed me a rose saying it was for the Mom-to-be. I could have jumped up and down and kissed the VERY greek old man. I am showing!!!

Well I seem to have gained a little weight back from the 8+ lbs. that I lost in the first trimester. I think I have gained 4lbs, which would still put me down 4 lbs.

Well, we have an OB appointment on Thursday morning, I'll update more after that.

In the mean time.... HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!!!

17 weeks!!!

We bought a crib yesterday!!! It is beautiful, picture below.

Here is also a picture of our bedding. We have had it for a LONG time, since our first miscarriage.





We can't believe how big this little one has gotten...
From BabyCenter:
Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and he's around 5 inches long. The umbilical cord, his lifeline to the placenta, is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby can move his joints, and his skeleton — until now, rubbery cartilage — is starting to harden into bone. Some of it will remain cartilage for years after he's born. A newborn's skeleton has 300 parts (a combination of bone and cartilage). As your child grows, some of these parts harden and fuse together. By the time your baby reaches adulthood, he'll have just 206 bones.

16w4d... Lots of Updates

Updates... Updates... so MANY updates...

1) I passed the glucose test! I will have to re-take the test between 24-28 weeks, but for now... I passed!

2) I felt the baby!!! It started last week where I felt little flutters right above my pubic bone. Then over the last week, I have felt little pinches/flutters really low in my abdomen. There is nothing else that it could be. It is amazing knowing that I am feeling our little one moving around in there.

3) I think the morning sickness is 90% gone. All I have left is feeling nauseous when I don't eat soon enough, and early in the morning. Luckily I haven't thrown up in over a week.

4) My online "sister" from a trouble trying to conceive message board found out she was pregnant last week!!! I have been saying a little prayer for her, and keeping everything crossed till she can go to her ultrasound in mid-May. Congrats again sweetie!!!

We are so excited... We are planning on ordering our crib this weekend, since there is a 14-16 week delivery time. We are starting to design our nursery... if only I could decide what to paint the walls. Any ideas, let me know!

Oh, and one more update, I accepted a big promotion at work, I am now the Deputy lead of all of the Data Analysts. It means I am working a lot harder, and it will probably only be a temporary thing till I go on maternity leave in October. Its only the first week, so I haven't decided if I am crazy or excited yet. I have to say that it would be a lot easier if I hadn't been pregnant during this promotion, but I am strong, and really good at my job, so I'll make it!!!