18 weeks preggo with our baby BOY!

 

It's a boy! I feel like a lot of baby related excitement has happened over the last 2 weeks. We found out at our ultrasound that the baby is a little boy! We are overjoyed! The gender reveal party was perfect. We had a blast and so did everyone else! Team blue was the winner! It was a beautiful day so we were able to have the party outside. Almost everyone came that we invited. I think we counted 36 guests. We are definitely blessed with awesome family and friends! Everyone is super excited that we are having a boy. We have decided to stick with Brody Ross as his name. I think it has the perfect little jingle. "BRODY!!!! Come here!!" Doesn't that sound good?! We think so!

G-pa, Nana, Mommy,Daddy, Mamaw, Gammy, and Pappy

The Reveal! BOY!

Team BLUE!

Team PINK!

      Over the past week or so I have been feeling little "rumbles" that are pretty consistent. I think they are the baby. I haven't felt a hard "kick" yet but I am pretty sure the little flutters belong to our little man. They are in almost the same spot on my belly every time. They are on the left side near my belly button. It looked like he was going to have long legs on the ultrasound so it could be him!

     We purchased our first baby item over the weekend. I found a Mamaroo for sale on craigslist and we got it for only $100! It looks brand new. We are super excited. Brody is going to love it!


     This weekend is our "Baby Moon" to Niagra Falls. We are leaving on Friday and will be back sometime Monday. I can't wait to get away and relax by the falls. We are going to get a couples massage too! John R. and Katrina are going with us. We are going to have a great time! I will post pics later!

Here are my 18 week pictures. =)

How far along are you? 18 weeks  

This week our baby can: Yawn, hiccup, and hear!
 New Developments: Finger and toe prints!

How big is Baby? Size of a sweet potato. 5.6 inches long (not counting legs!) and weighs about 6.5 oz.

Weight Gain? I haven't weighed in 2 weeks. Oops! I'd say 10-12 lbs.

 Gender? BOY!

Maternity Clothes? Always maternity pants! I can still fit in my normal shirts.

Stretch Marks? No, I am using Aveeno moisturizing lotion to hopefully prevent them. Dixie also got me some body butter that I like to use on my belly.
 

Sleep? I've been waking up and tossing and turning.

Symptoms at 16 weeks?

• Hungry all the time!
• Bigger bump!
• Not sleeping the whole night without waking

Movement? Flutters! ( I think!)

Food Cravings?  Still Wendy's French fries and coke! 

Labor Signs? nope

Belly Button in or out? inny

What I am looking forward to? Our babymoon and next Dr. appt. on May 13th!

Best moment of the week? The best moment since the last time I wrote was the reveal party and feeling baby flutters. =)

16 weeks! He or She?!!

I am 16 weeks today! We have had a big week! My doctor appointment and ultrasound was yesterday and we know what the baby is!! I am not going to put it on here until Saturday after our reveal party! But we are really excited! Today by belly feels huge! It could be due to the fact that I ate way to much at dinner. Oopsie. =) So far I've gained about 10 lbs. I can partly blame the weight gain to my weekly Wendy's pitstops. It would be much easier to resist the craving if I didn't drive by Wendy's on my way home from work! Not to mention I am always starving when I leave. Speaking of work, I don't think I said the last time I wrote that I was offered the job to stay at Brookhaven. Ofcourse I am extremely excited! Another bit of good news is that Nana and G-pa (or Grampy or whatever the baby makes up for Dad!) are going to get an apartment to baby sit for us! Yay. THANK YOU!!!!!!!! We couldn't be happier that our little baby will get to spend the day with its grandparents. Now we just have to find an apartment that isn't outrageous. I feel like I am on house hunters!!

The dr. appt. went well yesterday. The baby's heartbeat was 150 bpm this time. The doctor said that it will gradually decrease each time until it reaches its steady number. So far we really like the doctor. Dr. Craig Herring. He's very laid back and relaxed. I feel like a nice calming Dr. is great to have when you're having your first baby! There are two other doctors at Women's Healthcare but we haven't met them yet. I am hoping to get at least one appt. with each of them in the future just in case they are the one who delivers the baby. The 3 doctors share the "call" so I could have any of them.

The ultrasound was way more exciting than the actual Dr. appt.! We got to see the baby in my tummy! It was so cool to see an actual baby instead of a little nugget like my 8 week u/s. We were able to see its legs, arms, head, bladder, and of course its gender! I am really excited for the gender reveal party coming up on Saturday. We are going to share with everyone if its a boy or a girl. The party is at John Randall and Katrina's house. We bought all of the pink and blue stuff yesterday and tonight I made some signs and other crafty things for decorations. =)) 

I will update and post pictures from the party next week.

Here are my most recent pics!

How far along are you? 16 weeks 

How big is Baby? Size of an avocado. 4-5 inches, 3-5 oz.

Weight Gain? about 10 lbs

 Gender? We know but it's still a secret!!

Maternity Clothes? Always maternity pants! I can still fit in my normal shirts.

Stretch Marks? No, I am using Aveeno moisturizing lotion to hopefully prevent them.
 

Sleep? I've been sleeping pretty good this week.

Symptoms at 16 weeks?

• Hungry all the time!
• Bigger bump!
• gas

Movement? Not yet! Hopefully soon!

Food Cravings?  Still Wendy's French fries and coke! 

Labor Signs? nope

Belly Button in or out? inny

What I am looking forward to?The gender reveal party!

Best moment of the week? The best moment this week was seeing the baby at my ultrasound and finding out the gender! Yay!

14 weeks, 2 days! Second Trimester!!

I am officially in the second trimester now! Big things are happening! For instance, hair color and self tanner! This makes me happy, happy, happy! Oh, AND the last big thing is that my bump is sprouting out nicely as each day passes. I haven't woken up to and WOAH BELLY yet, but I think it's getting close. This week I have noticed a little lower back aching and restless nights. I am still sleeping but I am waking up more often to readjust and get comfortable again. I'm sure the worst is yet to come. Jacob suggested that we buy the big pregnancy pillow but it is so huge. I think I will try him as my body pillow for a while. (Wonder how he will like that?!) 

I think I am still a little shocked that we are going to see (hopefully) the gender of the baby in less than 2 weeks. I am so excited! I am nervous the whole full bladder thing while they prob around on me! Little lemon better not be stubborn! Speaking of lemons, that's the size of the baby this week. He/she can now make more fluid movements instead of jerks. It's also developing the roof of it's mouth and growing a coating of hair to keep it warm. (how cute!). I read somewhere that this week is when it can start sucking its thumb! Baby Long is already amazing me!

Here are our 14 week pictures followed by the survey =)

How far along are you? 14 weeks 2 days

How big is Baby? Size of a lemon 3 inches long

Weight Gain? I didn't weigh myself for this one. Oopsie!

 Gender? Not sure yet, we find out on April 14th!

Maternity Clothes? Yes yes. Regular clothes are slowly getting too tight. 

Stretch Marks? No, I am using Aveeno moisturizing lotion to hopefully prevent them.
 

Sleep? I've been waking up more often to toss and turn.

Symptoms at 12/13 weeks?

• Hungry all the time!
• Lower back aches

Movement? Not yet! Gas tries to trick me.

Food Cravings? Wendy's French fries and coke! 
I've been going for milkshakes this week too!

Labor Signs? nope

Belly Button in or out? inny

What I am looking forward to? Finding out the baby's gender!!

Best moment of the week? The best moment this week was getting the big stuff sold that was in the baby's room. Now we just have little things to move out and it's crib ready!