20 weeks (1 Month Late...)

We kept forgetting to get a 20 week belly shot. This is the best picture I could come up with to post. Ellie actually took this picture!!!

I had my 20 week OB check on Aug. 14th. All is well. The baby's heartrate was at 150 bpm. I weighed in at what I thought was 158 but my Dr. said I've only gained 8 lbs since my 1st visit in May which would put me at 156 lbs. I can't believe I've only gained 8 lbs. I must have gained a bunch before my 1st OB visit. It just doesn't make any sense. But I'll go with it. We talked about my anxiety about my due date. Dr. Gerber said she can induce me at 39 weeks with no reason to induce if I seem ready. That didn't help me much. Seven days early puts me at Dec. 23rd. I really want to have this baby a few days before X-mas, at the latest. I'd rather he have a b-day before than after X-mas. I will also have family in town and off work for 2 weeks around X-mas that can be AWESOME help with Elle, Carter and the Little Bit. Then Dr. Gerber looked at me and said, "But we can come up with a reason" and then smiled. I love my Dr. She's sooooo AWESOME!!! So we're looking at a induction date of Dec. 21st or 22nd. She said if all goes well with my delivery and everyone is healthy I can go home the next day. Which is also what I was hoping for!!! So I'm feeling MUCH better about it all!!!

We got a bunch of baby things to borrow from my step-sister, Katie, last week. She totally hooked us up! We got a big swing, a Boppy, a Bumpo seat with tray, a bottle warmer, baby toys, and 2 baby gym mats. I know I'm forgetting something. She'll also have a Jumperoo and Exercsaucer for us when we're ready for them. She gave me a ton of maternity clothes to borrow too. I'm very excited about that! A girl feels MUCH better when she has some spiffy new clothes to wear! Thanks Katie!!! Then our neice, Amie, is going to hook us up with tons of stuff too. We've gotten a breast pump and some sleepers and onsies from her so far. We're going to her place on Monday (Aug. 24th) to pick up some more clothes she has for us that her twin boys have outgrown. We're truely blessed to have such awesome family to help us out!!! Makes it MUCH easier on the wallet!!!

Dave felt the baby kick for the 1st time last night, Aug. 19th. The kicks are still not strong enough for Elle to feel him yet. Can't wait until she can!

I'M A BOY

The verdict is in!!! It's a boy!!! I had my level 2 ultrasound today and everything went great! The baby looks great without any signs of problems at all. He weighs about 9 oz right now. His feet and legs are EXACTLY where I thought they were, on the lower left side. Our perinatologist shows him as a due date of Jan. 4th but we're sticking with the Dec. 30th due date. He said it would not hurt to induce him at 37 or 38 weeks so we'll see if we can talk Dr. Gerber into that and have him before X-mas! We have no name picked out yet. We need to get to work on that!

There's the proof! There's a tiny, white, cursor hand pointing to his "peenee woo". I was not paying attention very well when the ultra sound tech started. Dave saw "it" right away and said, "It's a boy!" The U/S tech said, "That is most definitely a boy!" I couldn't believe it. I was wrong for the 1st time out of 4 pregnancies! Dave, Mom, Dad and Tyler all guessed boy. Early on I thought he was a boy but I think I talked myself out of it by thinking girl thoughts and then I was SURE it was a girl. I just kept laughing. Too funny!

This is a 3D picture that is not very clear. He has both his arms up over his face. We told Ellie and Carter that he is already playing peek-a-boo with them!

This is another 3D shot in which you can see his face and he has 1 arm up by his head.

This is a nice profile shot with Baby's mouth closed. The white blurb above his eye is his right fist.

This is another profile shot with his mouth open.