It's a BOY!!!!

We are having a healthy baby BOY!! 



The ultrasound was amazing!!  I was surprised of how thorough the exam of the baby's anatomy was!  We got to see his brain, eyes, nose, mouth/pallet, kidneys, belly button, bladder, 4 heart chambers to include the blood flow in and out of the heart that was color coated, fibula/tibula, radius/ulna, 10 fingers, 10 toes, a beautiful face, and a wave!  He was very active and the nurse was terrific in getting several pictures and measurements she needed. We have video and audio of the appt. talking us through the anatomy as well as telling us boy or girl!  We are very thankful to have the memories and the footage!  He weighs 15 oz. and the heart rate was 141. 

 I didn't sleep well for a few nights prior to our 20 week appt.  I guess I was really anxious to see the baby on the ultrasound and also gave deep thought into not finding out at all.  Yes, its true, even after we sent the aunts and uncles color coated cards to open upon finding out.  Then one morning I was tired of going back and forth about it, so I just said we are finding out as I originally planned. Still feeling little flutters, waiting for the "big" ones!!  Though very active this morning (2/25), flutters are getting more pronounced and often.

Time has just flown by the first half of pregnancy!!  It is very exciting to be 20 weeks along.  I continue to "try" to wear the maternity pants and still have one pair of pre-pregnancy jeans.  I have been substitute teaching a couple days a week and even fit into one my teaching outfits last week!  It was a hounds-tooth print dress- see pic on 19 weeks!

We have begun construction in the house that have been on our "to do list" of a few years.  March consists of trim/drywall repair and new paint!  We are also looking forward to a new bathroom upstairs.  Once we get our storage shed this spring we look forward to starting the nursery in April-May!