20 weeks today 10/20/10

All is well...Thank God. Baby True is getting big..and so is mama. Daddy is working and keeping us active by taking us for walks with the dogs. I am also pulling out some work-out DVD's when I get home in the evenings. Helps ease back tension and I sleep better. 

I am exactly halfway through my pregnancy today (tomorrow will begin the second half....crazy!):


You're at the halfway mark — congratulations! Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (The way your baby is measured changes now.) He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (although some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).

More pics to come soon. Z is working nights for the next few weeks. I should get some new pics this weekend and will post. Hope all is well with you too! Lots of love. 

18 weeks pics...growing...AND first kick 10/6/10

CAN YOU TELL I HAVE A COLD? WAS NOT FEELING TOO GOOD, BUT BABY MUST HAVE KNOWN BECAUSE I FELT THE FIRST REAL "KICK" THIS DAY 10/6/10. MADE ME FEEL MUCH BETTER.

18 weeks today! It's a .........BOY!!!

Head to rump, your baby is about 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a bell pepper) and he weighs almost 7 ounces. He's busy flexing his arms and legs — movements that you'll start noticing more and more in the weeks ahead. His blood vessels are visible through his thin skin, and his ears are now in their final position, although they're still standing out from his head a bit. A protective covering of myelin is beginning to form around his nerves, a process that will continue for a year after he's born. If you're having a girl, her uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If you're having a boy, his genitals are noticeable now, but he may hide them from you during an ultrasound.

Well, our little pumpkin was not shy. We had an ultrasound a little earlier than we expected (Monday 10/4) and after we determined that the baby was measuring normal and appears perfectly healthy (which was our main concern) we were asked if we wanted to know the gender. I looked up at Zach (who was glued to the monitor) and he excitely said "Yes!". The sono lady went down to the area in question and right there between little crossed legs was his pee pee! We are so excited. Zach could not stop staring at the pics we got to take home. The smile on his face is one memory that I will always carry with me. He had that same smile the morning I told him I was pregnant.

I never fully understood until now how much we really didn't care whether we we having a boy or a girl. I always felt that it was going to be a boy, but when we got a scare from some quirky blood work, it rattles your world and you feel so vunerable. To see that sweet baby and know they are healthy, that is the blessing I am holding onto. We are very grateful and becoming more and more humbled every day.