Half Way There!

So yesterday was my 20 week belly birthday. I started off the morning with lots of celebrating kicks from the baby. It seemed that every time I laid down he just went at it. Hubby even got to feel him a few time so that was fun.

20 Week Updates
*I STILL HAVE MORNING SICKNESS
*My back pain is increasing
*My round ligament pains are increasing
*I’m feeling the baby move on a daily basis
*I can still comfortably sleep on my stomach
*I have purchased a few maternity clothes but I am still able to fit into a couple of regular jeans (usually with the help of a pony tail holder) and about half of my shirts
*Frequent urination has returned with a vengeance
*Husband says I walk really slow
*I’ve experience a few leg cramps
*It's rather uncomfortable to bend or lean over.

I thought I would show some pictures from when I first found out I was pregnant.
Here is our BFP (big fat positive) from the morning we found out we were expecting (I was 11 DPO [days past ovulation]).


And here is a picture of me to compare to the above belly picture. I was 3 weeks and 5 days in this picture.


Here are some random pregnancy stats I've been collecting.
4 weeks .... 20 weeks
Weight: 112 .... 120
Belly: 30" .... 33.5"
Basically all measurements not on my torso have stayed the same. Even though I've only gained 3.5" on my belly it feels like much, much more.
Even though I am 20 weeks the baby is measuring about 21 weeks. He's probably about 7" long from head-butt and weight 10-11 oz.

Baby's First Kick

On October 11 (18 weeks 1 day) I was cuddling (spooning) michael and started to feel the first tiney little kicks. I pushed my belly up against Michael's bum and let the little guy kick daddy's butt! There was one that was an unmistakable kick, however, I haven't felt them that intense since. I found out at my ultrasound that my placenta is at the front of my belly and suspect that is what is cushioning his blows. I can't wait until he starts to move more!!!

Spina Bifida Scare

Last week a got a call from the genetic counselor informing me that some of our blood work showed an increased risk for spina bifida, 1/310 to be exact. We weren't too worried because we know there are a lot of false positives however, we did pray a lot for strenth to except and be able to handle anything that might be special with our little boy. Because I had a positive test they scheduled an ultrasound. I went in today for my ultrasound and everything looked great! It was determind to be a false positive. Despite being on schedule for his first three ultrasounds he is now measuring 6 days ahead. He is about 10 oz and 6.5 inches long.

I am grateful to God that we have been blessed with this healthy baby and we pray that he will continue to grow and flurish!

It's a....

BOY! It has officially been confirmed that we're having a boy! We're yet to decide on a name but we're really excited. I had a little gender disappointment at first because I had invisioned a little girl but a few days later I feel much better and I couldn't be more excited for a mini-Michael.

We went on Tuesday (16+2) and paid $25 to have a private technician do the gender ultrasound. Not my favorite tech and and she did write 'BLOY' on the picture instead of boy but I was just so excited to have it confirmed I really didn't care. The pictures aren't the best but I am sure he's a boy because I saw the plumbing before she even pointed it out.