Growing

I had a doctor's appointment today, everything is going great. Doc estimates his length about 12 inches and weight a little over a pound. We don't have any pictures of him this time, but his heartbeat sounded great and I can feel him moving around very frequently now, especially when it's time for bed. Dennis even got to see my belly move and feel him for the first time last week!!

I got these little pj's today, they were too cute to pass up, so I thought I'd share, it's fun getting baby stuff!

On another family note, my mom is back in the hospital due to some brain swelling. I don't know all the details at the moment, but she could use your prayers, as could my sister and I as we deal with the turmoil that is my stepdad.

I found this little mechanic hat last week and thought it was too cute! It's sitting on the little quilt that I pieced together quite a while ago, I had someone quilt it for me, turned out very cute, so thought I'd share with you.


Baby boy is definitely growing, I can tell when he moves, there's no doubt when it's him now.
We've been working on a few names, so far the ones we like best are Dennis (probably go by middle name so I won't go insane), Patrick, and Cooper. A few others we liked were Evan, Case, or Mason. Dennis is really getting into the names, we've been having a lot of fun! Right now, I just call him "Baby Boy". Let me know your favorites or any new ones!


Other than baby, there is not a lot of news at the moment. I have not started my director qualification just yet, still getting there, but it will happen soon. I don't have any good garden pics yet, but hopefully the rain will subside long enough for my roses to put on a show again. Dennis has been staying really busy with his business, this is the busy season for him. The latest news on my mom is that she will be finishing up her treatments next week and she is doing as good as can be expected, and getting the use of her right side back so we're happy about that.

That's all the news I have for now- Happy Mother's Day!!!

It's a Boy!!

We went to our 20 week ultrasound and check up today. We are having a boy! It's great to finally find out. Everything checked out good and he's very active. Now we can work on names and shopping for baby things!

(if you click on the picture, you can get a better look- the bottom left has arrows so you can tell it's definitely a boy)

We're at week 17! Everything is going great! I got to hear the heartbeat for the first time today, it was so cool!

The baby has been very active, I've been feeling it move for a couple weeks, it's getting more noticeable now. Little "bean" was a wiggle-worm during the ultrasound, but too shy to tell the sex. We'll have to wait until the in-depth ultrasound on May 1st.

The top picture is the back, a little "mooner"-hehehe. The bottom one is the front (laying sideways) with head on the right, you can kind of make out a little face and arms. Baby was moving too much to get the shots of the arms and legs stretched out and the silhouette, but I did get to see it on the screen.

Updates

I'm at 15 weeks now, my next appointment is April 9th and maybe we will find out if we're having a boy or girl! I have a weird feeling it's a boy, but I could be wrong. I've been feeling pretty good, just have to rest when I need it and I've figured out I can't go quite as hard as I'm used to, I have to take a break.
We went on our maiden camping voyage last weekend in our camper, it was really fun! It's not like we really rough it with heat and air and a bathroom. It makes a nice, inexpensive getaway! I didn't take any pictures to post, maybe next time.

My mom has started her chemotherapy, it's a brand new kind in pill form, and the doctor sounds like her prognosis is good to get through it just fine. She will be doing radiation at the same time. I'm not sure how long all this will take, just as long as it works is the main thing.

Lucky 13

We're at week 13 now! I had a doctor's appointment today, everything is looking good and Dennis got to see our baby on "camera", too!

In this pic, our little one is looking straight at us and almost waving. I'm getting bigger around the middle now and will probably actually look like I'm pregnant in a few weeks instead of just fat. This is definitely an interesting experience, there is nothing else like it, I'm positive!

On another note, my mom is at home doing some rehab and when she is healed from surgery, she will start treatments. She is suprisingly taking everything rather well, so I'm really thankful that she's not worrying herself sick like she usually does. It probably has to do with the pain medication, but she is just taking it one day at a time.

Family

It's week 12 for baby and me, things are going good and I'm actually looking forward to going to the doc next Tuesday to be sure everything is going great.

Papaw is home from the hospital now and doing good, just has to take it easy for a couple of weeks. We found out my mom has cancer, as soon as her head heals from her surgery, she will begin radiation and whatever other treatment that she needs. She just has to stay at the hospital until she's cleared to start her treatments, so we've been sure to visit often and make her a little more comfortable. Never thought, I'd have to help my mom shave her legs, but whatever makes her feel a little better.