A stretch and a yawn. 

You can see the umbilical cord next to the penis.

Looks like he has Eric's finger toes 

Hello Mom and Dad 

Look at that long leg! 

Little boy is smiling at us 

The bump dressed up for its first black tie event 

Twenty-one Weeks

WE'RE HAVING A BOY!!!!!!!!!!!

We had our 21 week ultrasound yesterday and found out that we are having a little boy. I am so excited! I can't wait to meet the little guy. I had a gut feeling all along that I was having a boy but most other people thought girl. I guess you have to go with mother's intuition. It was so exciting to see the ultrasound and see his wiener (hee hee). I asked the technician if she was 100% positive and she looked at him through a couple different angles and said "yup, I'm 100% positive that it's a boy". More importantly, everything looks good and healthy. They did a thorough exam of his brain, heart, spine, and internal organs. They also took a look at the placenta to make sure that it was fine. We got a couple good pictures of his face and limbs. He wasn't moving too much so we didn't get any good profile shots.

We head out to San Francisco tomorrow for Erin's shower. I am so excited to see my family and have them meet the "bump". So far this pregnancy has been really wonderful and I love seeing my stomach expand.

I hope Tuna doesn't mind sharing his room, the soon to be nursery. 

My first child, Tuna 

Twenty Weeks

I am now officially 5 months pregnant and half way through my pregnancy. So far everything has gone really smoothly. My only complaints at this point are a couple of stomach aches and waking up in the middle of the night with Charlie Horses (calf muscle cramps). But if those are my only problems, I'll take them!

My nails are so strong and growing unbelievably fast! I trim them at least once a week. Too bad I don't like having long nails.... My hair also seems to be growing quicker and is a little bit thicker. That is because my body isn't shedding as much hair as it normally does. The only down side to this is that once I give birth, my body will release the extra hair it has been holding onto and I will feel like I am going bald!

I can now see little Peanut moving when I am lying down. It is really neat and kind of reminds of the movie Alien when the alien is about to pop out of the stomach. Eric can feel Peanut too when he puts his hand on my stomach! I can't wait for everyone to experience it!

We bought our changing table and glider chair this weekend. We are very happy that we didn't put it off any longer because they are both going to take about 4 months to receive. We should be getting our crib in in the next week or so. Now we just need to get rid of the guest bed. Does any one need a pratically brand new queen bed and mattress?

I'm getting a belly and I love it!! 

Our new crib bedding :o) 

Nineteen Weeks

My baby went to its first concert the other night. We went to go see U2 and I could feel the baby "dancing" inside of me. I think it will come out singing "Sunday Bloody Sunday". I'm not sure how much of the concert it actually heard because the noises inside my body are equal to listening to two vacuums running at the same time. But I'd like to think that it was able to experience Bono.

I have been feeling a lot of movement lately. It is so much fun feeling it wiggle and kick inside my stomach. Everyday it gets stronger and stronger so I feel more and more.

I can't wait until I can stop calling it and "it". So maybe for now I will call it...Peanut! Ha! I like it. So from now until two weeks from now, "it" is now "peanut".

I got my crib bedding yesterday. It is so cute. It is a safari theme and matches my already yellow room really well. It's not sex specific at all so hopefully I can use it for the next kid too.

Eighteen Weeks

I felt a couple little flutters in my belly the last couple of days!!! The first time I felt it I was sitting in bed knitting (a baby blanket, of course) and watching tv. Then I felt it again the next day while I was at the movies on Sunday. I haven't felt it since but I guess it is normal not to feel it everyday in the beginning. The baby is most active when I am not so I would probably be feeling it the most in the middle of the night. The feeling is very strange and it almost tickles. The best I can describe it is as a flutter or a very minor muscle twitch.

My belly is getting rounder by the day. After a full plate of spaghetti I look like I am six months pregnant. I wonder if other women's bellies get progressively larger through out the day as mine does. I will have to ask some of my pregnant friends that.

Along with my growing belly I am feeling weird aches and pains I have never felt. I'm sure it has to do with the fact that my organs are slowing being displaced and pushed aside. Lately I have been getting up THREE times in the middle of the night to pee!!! AHHH! I believe that this is my body's way of preparing me for middle of the night feedings.

I have had to temporarily give up yoga. I have been getting low back pain after my classes and have decided to err on the side of cautiousness. I am really bummed because I love it so much and I know that it is really good for me. I am looking in to alternatives now like doing private lessons to see if I can avoid aggravating my back. But for now I am sticking to the boring old elliptical and treadmill. Thank God it will be getting warm enough to go for walks outside.

At this point the baby can hear my voice and loud outside noises. I try to sing to it a lot. I know I can't carry a tune to save my life, but it doesn't know that yet. Ha ha. My favorite songs to sing lately have been Guns n' Roses and Dolly Parton. I guess I am a little bit country and a little bit rock n' roll.