What a night!

Dear Sweet Baby Boy,
Boy, what a night we had! When your daddy got home from a long day of work, I told him we had a busy day of running errands, and that I maybe overdid it because I wasn't feeling so good. He asked me when I had last felt you kick, and because I was so busy I couldn't remember. So, he brought us home dinner (he knows you love In-N-Out) and we rested on the couch for the rest of the night. Because you are such an active baby, especially after dinner, he was hoping to feel you kick and know that you had gotten the nutrition you needed after a long day. You must have been as tired as I was and decided you were just going to lie still and rest. Well you know what happened next... we went to bed, and daddy couldn't concentrate on his homework because you still hadn't you moved a bit. He followed us upstairs, sat next to us on the bed, and put his hand over mommy's belly for the next 45 minutes, talking to you and waiting patiently for you to move. I knew that you were sleeping peaceful like you should, but daddy was getting more worried by the minute. He finally decided to call the hopsital at 11:30pm to speak with the doctor on call to tell them how concerned he was for the two of us. He even put me on the phone to talk to the doctor (I'm sure you heard). All I wanted to do was go to sleep, so while daddy got back on the phone I begged you to just kick a little so that we could put his worries to rest. So, THANK YOU for waking up in the middle of your sound sleep and kicking daddy's hand, letting him know that you were perfectly fine. I knew everything was ok, we just have to remember to let daddy know sometimes. I hope you got a good night's sleep by the time we were left at peace at midnight! I was pretty tired today, but am going to take you to bed early tonight to get some extra rest.

Daddy may be a little extra watchful sometimes, but it's because he loves you so much! As do I.
Hugs and Kisses,
Mommy

Belly Progression

We have been documenting the baby's growth by taking a picture of my belly every week. We started at 15 weeks and have been amazed at the changes. I didn't know if I wanted to post these pictures because some people might not want to see my bare belly. But Jeff and I have enjoyed them, and thought we would share. :)

See pictures below!

Belly Progression Pictures

Update

Family members are telling me I haven't updated them in a while on here. I try to "blog" Saturday or Sunday while I'm home resting. For those of you who don't know, I work full-time with children, ages 4-14, with autism. My job is extremely fun and rewarding, but the familes take a lot out of me. By the time I get home on the weeknights, I use my last bit energy to make dinner (and dessert) and go to bed. So, your best bet is to check for updates on the weekends!

Whether I'm blogging or not, this baby just keeps growing! We just had our 6 month appointment, and he is as happy and healthy as ever. Jeff and I LOVE going to the monthly check-ups. It's so fun to hear his heatbeat and get new homework assignments. This time our doctor gave us a fetal movement monitoring assignment. I should feel him move 10 times in 1 hour. This won't be hard because he is a very active baby. We should have a good report card of his kick counts for the doctor at our next visit. Only 3 more appointments to go!

He's growing!

I LOVE this weeks baby size! At 22 weeks, he is now the size of a 1 lb. bag of coffee beans! Not long ago was he just the size of 1 single, little coffee bean. It brings me back to Christmas Eve when we announced our pregnancy to our familes, giving them each a wrapped up coffee bean. Click here to watch the video again!

21 weeks, 5 days

Ok, so more belly pictures have been requested, specifically of me not Jeff. :) These were taken last night before Jeff and I went out for a date. I love the picture with Divot in the background - he is never more than 5 feet away from us when we're home, as you can see. I haven't posted many pictures, because there's not much to show yet. Hopefully all the food I've been eating is a good sign that this little baby will be having a growth spurt soon!

I Love Food!

I can't get enough food lately! Within a 2 hour span tonight I had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich as a pre-dinner snack, then fried rice and miso soup for dinner, then half a watermelon, then Reese's Pieces, then a lemon bar (I made them Sunday to fulfill a craving) then more watermelon... and I still want to eat more! I've decided to write and laugh about it, instead of eating any more tonight. :)

I never knew I could be this hungry! We have our weekly grocery list going on the fridge which started out with essentials like milk and soap, but now the list has just gotten laughable... I should rename it "Katrina's Cravings!" Or should I say baby's cravings. Here's a tiny example of the list: cheetos, chips and dip, marshmallow spread (a fluffernutter sounds yummy lately), another watermelon (I've gone through 2 in 2 days!), sour cream, cherrios, etc. And I'd probably eat all of these together for lunch!

I have to say, I have the best husband in the world. He keeps me full and happy, feeling beautiul and loved. If anyone knows how to get a hold of a 3-tier wedding cake with buttercream frosting, let me know... that sounds pretty good lately too. :)

Now for a Name

We're not telling! Well, that was the original plan that seems to have gone out the window.

Jeff and I had made a list of girl and boy names. There were 10 girls names, none of which we were that crazy about, and then on the other side we had 1 boy name. We had the boy name chosen before we were even pregnant, for some reason we just loved it and it was an easy choice. Girls names seem to be a lot harder. We liked a few but they were all "too popular" for our taste. Everyone was convinced that we were having a girl (see earlier blog regarding "Ring Test") which left us in more turmoil over the name selection. We thought, if only it was a boy, we'd be set with the 1 name we had on our list. Sure enough God gifted us with a little boy, and we're very excited about his name!

Now, I still didn't want to share the name with anyone - we had a plan to keep it a surprise until the baby was born. As soon as Jeff found out he was having a son, he couldn't wait to tell everyone! And his excitement grew to the point where he couldn't hold back on telling everyone the name as well. We happened to compromise with just telling our families, and that's it. We'll see if he can hold it in a few more months.

So, if you're a lucky one who knows the name, you get to feel very special! You also hold the responsibility of keeping it to yourself. For those of you who have yet to find out, hang tight. You only have a few more months to wait and be surprised, or you may just run in to Jeff, the most excited daddy-to-be, who will most likely tell you his little boy's name... and tell you not to tell me that you know! :)

We found out!

We just had our 20 week ultrasound and now know what we're having! Is it a boy or a girl?

Scroll down to find out... :)

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We are so excited and love telling everyone that we are going to have a little boy.

Jeff says he's going to be a great golfer. :)

My new favorite thing

My new favorite thing... slushies! I make mine in the blender with crushed ice, powdered juice mix, and a squeeze of fresh lemon. Yum! They taste even better when served in a cute glass. This slushie happens to be raspberry lemonade.