Ultrasound!

We just had an ultrasound this morning and found out everything is great with our little guy! That's right... we're having a boy ;) Travis and I are so excited and I feel such a huge amount of happiness. It was so neat to be able to see everything and watch him move around. The ultrasound tech said that he is measuring large and he weighs 1 pound already!

The above picture is of him looking right at us. I asked where a picture was of his boy parts and the tech said that they can no longer give out pictures of the genitals!?!?! I was a little disappointed, but it was pretty obvious that he's a boy.

I immediatley felt a connection to him once I saw him on the monitor. It is such a satisfying feeling to see something you created. He already looks so beautiful! Well we are so thrilled and I wanted to hold him so badly when I saw him. Travis already looked like a proud dad- we are so thankful.

Well I am now anxiously waiting the day for him to be here. I'm over half way now- 20 weeks and 4 days- and I am enjoying every minute. I am excited now for all the other things that come with preparing for a baby: picking out his name, organizing his room and getting ready!

Pregnancy Update!

Well here it is... the first official photo! I'm now 18 1/2 weeks along and am finally starting to feel pregnant. It's fun not being able to button your pants- and I now have a lot of maternity clothes to wear thanks to a great mother-in-law, sister, Mom and Husband!

We went to a doctor's appointment yesterday and everything is growing as it should. We heard the heartbeat and it was pretty fast, 155 bpm. As the old wives' tale goes, that could mean it's a girl! We'll have to wait until December 29th- that's when our ultra sound is scheduled. I am anxiously awaiting that day to be able to see the creature growing inside of me and make sure that he/she is growing well and healthy. It will also be exciting if we can see the sex of the baby because I'm already having ideas of what to do with the room! I know I am not quite halfway done yet with the pregnancy, but I am so excited to have a baby to play with and take care of. I feel very ready and lucky to be able to go through this experience ;)

Well I hope everyone has a great Christmas holiday- I'm looking forward to spending it with a lot of family and friends and I can't wait to be with Landen as he opens all of his presents!