The Best Time

My friend Eleisha was right: this is the best part of the pregnancy. I'm over the morning sickness (thank goodness), and the baby has started moving around. A LOT. He's kicking me right now. He's gotten really good at kicking me, especially in the bladder, but when someone else puts a hand there, he stops. It's like he knows...Kirk has really wanted to be able to feel him kick, but hasn't yet. A couple of days ago, I was sitting on the couch and he started kicking, so I put my hand there and sure enough I could feel it. So I thought, "If he's kicking me THIS hard, I wonder if I can see it?" So I looked down, and my stomach was jumping like Mexican jelly beans. I made Kirk come watch, and after about 5 minutes my stomach jumped about an inch! Kirk said, "Now I saw that!!" How fun! It's still so hard to imagine that I have a tiny life growing inside of me. It is such a miracle.

We finally got the crib put together, which didn't take near as long as we thought it would. The dresser and rocker are out of the box, but the dresser has like a thousand pieces. That one will take a while. I'll post pictures later when everything is done!

It's a BOY!

At our visit on Monday, we first went into the ultrasound room. Joi proceeded to do the ultrasound, and right away said, "There it is...it's a boy!" Kirk was grinning from ear to ear! I think I might have cried a little. What am I going to do with a little boy?!?!? He was very cooperative in showing that he was in fact a boy, but that's about it. He wouldn't show his face, but we got a cute foot shot and were reassured that his little heart has four chambers and is beating normally. He weighed in at 15 ounces. I then got weighed (7 more pounds) and saw the doctor. Everything with me is okay! I think I'm finally starting to look pregnant, not just fat. Afterwards, Kirk said, "I'm not gonna lie, I was hoping for a boy." We went to Babies R Us to look at bedding, but nothing jumped out at us. I'm thinking of fire trucks or John Deere, but probably fire trucks...

19 Weeks and Counting...and Naming

Okay, so I've grown a little more in the belly the past few weeks! People are finally starting to notice that I'm pregnant. I'm feeling pretty good, just tired a lot. That energetic period hasn't hit me yet. We've been thinking of names, and we've finally come to some agreements. Not that I absolutely love love love them, but I guess I can live with them. For a girl, we have chosen Myla Rose (which I do love) and for a boy, Skeet Roland (or Skeet Something, but this is still under discussion; Kirk insists that this is the name). We will have an ultrasound on May 18th, and hopefully baby will cooperate enough so that we can see if it is a boy or girl!