BIG BABY NEWS! I'm halfway there!

WEEK 20: If you haven't checked out the blog or haven't heard the news yet, I'm expecting! Husband William and I are planning to welcome our little baby boy into the world on 12/11/11. We love our little cutie!

This week we hit the halfway point in our pregnancy, and William, my parents, and I met with the ultrasound specialist at Dr. Bradford's office for a big 20 week ultrasound to confirm the sex and look at baby's anatomy! We even got a little 3-D image sneak peak!

Belly jelly for the ultrasound

Four chambers of the heart

Baby's spine

Itty bitty foot

Baby's hand

Profile shot

Baby face in 3D

At 20 weeks, my checklist includes:
-registering for breastfeeding classes
-registering for childbirth classes
-choosing a pediatrician
-and scheduling a hospital tour

I may have put the crib before the baby, but I already bought the crib set online, Bananafish's Bailey print. It's so soft and cute. Good thing we guessed right and it's a boy!

Last of all I want to thank my mystery co-worker at Live 5 News, who left these baby gumdrop pacifiers on my desk! I feel like I've asked EVERYONE and NO ONE will tell me who! Thank you anyway co-worker! My boy loves pink and purple! ;)

YAY! It's a bouncing baby... what!?

Week 19: Does your belly hang low? Does it wobble to and fro? YES! I've gained a whopping 16 lbs!! My baby is waaaaay low in my belly, and I feel him kick, tumble and move all the time! We go next week for the 20 week anatomy screening, and finally Dr. Bradford will confirm boy or girl.

Thankfully I'm not always hungry like I was during the first trimester. Nausea is gone. Headaches mostly gone. But I feel like all the extra weight is hurting my back and legs and giving me a mild case of sciatica. OUCH! Anyone have a good prenatal massage therapist?

I had a great time at Krista's baby shower the other weekend, where I debuted my super cute fruit baby carriage. She got this awesome navy microfiber Vera Bradley diaper bag from her sister Trista. I'm definitely copying her. Hint hint to my sisters, it's on my amazon.com universal registry already! Love it!

Also look at all the belly bumps! we are all expecting babies each month from July until February (minus the month of November) I hope the non-preggos at the party didn't drink the water after us... but who knows, I think someone did! ;)

Have you ever heard of Morph Thing? It's this silly website where William and I morphed our faces together, and the program predicted what our baby would look like...

Haha, I'm not sure our morph babies resemble either of us very much!? We shall soon know for sure, but you can place your bets now! Wikki = boy or girl?

Wikki beats!

Woosh Woosh Woosh! Wikki is now 17 weeks old and has a heart beat in the 150 bpm range!

He/she has already received a number of gifts from his/her loving Aunties! What a lucky baby!
A penguin onesie and booty socks from Auntie Kaye and Adrienne, "I love my Auntie" bibs and a baby penguin and daddy figurine from Auntie Christina, and another onesie from Auntie Elizabeth and Grandma Suzy!

Mommy is growing bigger and bigger! I've already gained 15 pounds... YIKES! I hope that's not too much for 17 weeks...

Anyway I'm super excited to celebrate my friend Krista's baby shower this weekend. She's having a baby boy named Sullivan in late September! I made a super cute watermelon stroller fruit basket! It was pretty easy to make after watching this youtube link.

Krista and Darren Driggers (with baby Sullivan bump)

Watermelon stroller fruit basket!