First Blog

So, I'm blogging. I have to thank Tiffany for inspiring me to do this. Not that she gave verbal inspiration, but I love how she's making a written record of her pregnancy. I hope to share this one day with Peanut. Thanks!

I'm also afraid I'm going to stink at this blogging thing. I'm a talker, so it might take a while to get used to writing all this down instead of just saying it. Oh well.

Today is March 5th. Yesterday we had our 20 week ultrasound at which we found out that Peanut is a boy!!! People kept asking what we wanted, which was silly, because we were going to get whatever God gave us. However, I kept having dreams about baby boys, so maybe that was my subconscious letting me know what was up. He's still on track to be arriving July 20th-ish. He's even above average size, since he's in the 69th percentile for his age. No wonder I feel like I'm a bit bigger than average. HE'S bigger than average!

We also got to tell family the big news last night. Most were very excited. A few (my sisters) were hoping to add to the plethora of girls in our family. But not this time ladies... not this time.

Since I'm starting this a few months after we got pregnant, there's other things I can mention...

I have felt him kick a few times. Mostly, I just feel flutters of movement. However, the first time ever, I was trying to get comfortable lying in bed on my side and there was a little kick (or punch) on the opposite side of my stomach, like, "Hey, keep still Mommy!"

Also, even though the morning sickness is pretty much over, he still lets me know when we need more food/energy. If I get too hungry, I get pretty sick, again his way of saying, "Hungry!"

I think the cutest thing so far has been his last ultrasound. At one point, we could see his little lips moving, and I felt so amazed and humbled. This little guy was going to come home with me one day. Utterly amazing.