Week 18 - Things I appreciate this week

I feel like this is the first time in this pregnancy that I have started to enjoy this long process. A few things have contributed to this and I thought I would share them with you.

First of all ... Feeling our little boy move several times a day has been the biggest joy to me. He makes me laugh at random times of the day with his antics and it encourages me to talk to him often and engage in his life even at this early early stage. I love how he is already a part of my daily life. I think I would miss him so much if anything happened now... Gosh I love this baby.

I love how Isaac comes how every day, he kisses me and then touches my belly and asks how baby is today. I wish he could feel him move though. I am sure isaac would feel connected more if he felt this little guy kicking his hand. I have felt him with my own hand already so I know Isaac is able to, but we never seem to get the timing right for Isaac to feel him. Baby always stops kicking with I call Isaac over. :)

I also have really appreciated some small kindnesses that random people have been extending to me. At my last appt. my midwife helped me get up from the bed by supporting my back ... I had never thought about it before, but it really helps! I just appreciated that someone really knows how much weaker I am now that I am pregnant.

Also, at choir practice, two folks that I don't know well offered a seat to me and encouraged me to sit whenever I need to ... This was very meaningful because there were very few seats and half of the folks there had to stay standing.

Lastly, I really appreciated that a random stranger asked me if I was having a boy if girl. :) This was the first time anyone that didn't know me acknowledged my pregnancy. This made me happy because I must not look fat anymore. My belly officially looks pregnant. Yay!!!

Some other cute pics

Week 7

Week 9

I visited my sister when she was having her baby and we were pregnant together for 1 week. :)

Week 11

Week 14

Week 17

17 Weeks - Its a BOY!!!

16 Weeks - Frequently Asked Questions

Have you been sick? - No, just tired. But now that I am in my second trimester I am feeling much more energetic.

When are you due? - August 18th

Do you know what the gender is? - Yes, it is a boy. We could tell a little bit at the 11 week ultrasound that he had boy parts, but the 15/16 week ultrasound confirmed it without a doubt. :)

Do you have a name picked out? - No, we only had a girl name picked out and we can't agree on boy names. I have a feeling we will wait to see his face before we decide.

Are you having twins? - I'm just kidding!!! No one has asked me that .... yet. :) I am showing, but most people don't notice.

15 Weeks - Ultrasound

Here is our little Kiddo!!!

Here he is waving his hand at us and scratching his head. The Ultrasound tech was able to count all the fingers on his hands and told us that an open hand is a very good sign for a healthy baby. Apparently, Down-syndrome babies have closed hands most of  the time.

He moved around a lot!

 You can see his back bone in this picture! It was so neat to see.

Listening to his heartbeat ...

His Little Foot!

We measured his body at a little less than 4 inches from head to butt.

Then came the 3D pics .... I think these would look better when the baby is older, but we didn't know that at the time. He is pretty much curled up next to the Placenta most of the time. He laid against it like it was his pillow and we couldn't poke him enough to get him to move. Silly boy. :)

The best part of this week was seeing our baby come alive. :) This ultrasound lasted almost 30 minutes and our baby was so active during that time. Also, that was the first day I ever felt him move and now I feel him almost every day and often several times a day. He feels my life with laughter now as he kicks me and flips around inside of me. I love him so much. I can't wait for the 20 week ultrasound so I can watch him again. Thank you, Lord, for this precious life.