The Big Reveal

This has been a much anticipated announcement! Bryan and I are not good at surprises and waiting 21 1/2 weeks to find out what we are having was torture, seriously it was torturous!  But, the day has finally come, we can now stop calling the baby 'it' and we can finally say "our baby BOY"! Now the registering, shopping, and nursery accessory colors can all be picked out. We cannot wait for April to come so we can finally meet our little baby BOY.  He was very cooperative for the first couple shots of the sonogram, but after that he was not liking the experience and would not flip over so we could get a good picture of his face or his heart, so in order to get all the measurements we get to have another sonogram in January.  The measurements we were able to get show he is healthy, his heartbeat is 144, he weighs 1 pound, I have gained 6 pounds,  and I am within 1 day of my original due date.

This photo is not the best quality since it is a picture with my cell phone, but it is very clear this is no doubt a boy! :)

Master Time

Saturday was the endpoint of my education and thankfully for being a week before Christmas the weather was perfect for the graduation ceremony that took place at Baker University's main campus in Baldwin City, KS. The graduates were led into the auditorium by bag pipers who even were wearing kilts.  They were the highlight of the graduation and by far made this the best one I have been involved in yet.  Although, the speakers were a little boring they did not talk for long. The graduation was the end point to my education, I have finished my graduate degree and now have a Masters in Conflict Management and Dispute Resolution through Baker University. I have walked the stage, received my diploma, and have pictures to prove it.  Now, what is next?  Well, baby Morris will make a grand appearance in late April, I will take 12-16 weeks off of work, and then join the working world again full-time.  Hopefully, I can see the value of this education payoff after I return from maternity leave.  We shall see! Thanks to my family and most of all my wonderful husband who supported me through these tough 18 months of school work!

Tis the season at 20 Weeks

Today marks our baby's 20th week!  As mentioned in earlier posts the baby has been on the move all day long every day, so much so that Bryan was able to feel the movement at the beginning of week 19. The only bad side effect that bothers me on a daily basis is the heartburn, cured by milk, which I do not like but I have managed to choke it down.  I started drinking coffee in the mornings again, at the advice of my doctor since I was starting to have throbbing headaches, and the small amount of coffee has so far taken care of that problem.  On a daily basis, I am getting told "I can't even tell you are pregnant!"I enjoy hearing that, I figure I will only hear that for a couple more weeks so enjoy it while I can. I'm still fitting into normal clothing and have not needed maternity clothing yet. So far so good at 5 months!
Today we also met with our daycare provider. We only need part-time and she is willing to do it for part-time pricing.  So, that is a big check off our baby check-list and one less thing to worry about!
And, tis the season for Holiday Parties. All of ours were in one weekend, so at least we got them all out of he way in one weekend.  Friday after work, the unit I work in at the District Attorney's Office went to Houlihans for dinner and a gift exchange.  Then, Saturday I had my office Christmas Party, which this year I decided to go since four of the ladies in our office are retiring and this was going to be the last Party with some wonderful ladies.  Jack Stack Catered the party so there was good food and at least 50 people, which was a pretty good turn out.  I was of course the designated driver and got to enjoy water while everyone else was drinking it up.  After the office party two of my coworkers and myself went to The Other Place to go to Bryan's 24 hour Fitness Party.  It was a long night, by the time I got home after driving everyone home it was 2:30am. Needless to say, I feel hungover today although I had only water to drink all night!
Only a little while longer and we finally will know if we have a Boy or a Girl!

Kung Fu Baby

Baby Morris has been on the move for a couple weeks now, it seems like now it is moving around all day long. It is the strangest feeling.   I cannot really pin point a specific time of day that it becomes active, because literally it is all the time....more often when I am sitting or right after I have eaten.  Since I am not really showing yet, Bryan was not convinced that I was really feeling the baby move.  However, tonight Baby Morris proved him wrong.  When I had just gotten to bed, the baby was moving all around and I was able to feel one of the kicks/punches on the outside.  Bryan came into the room and after about five minutes he was finally able to feel our baby for the very first time!

19 weeks and counting

Today I am 19 weeks pregnant.  This pregnancy so far has been pretty uneventful/easy.  I have had no  morning sickness or any other bad symptoms.  Really all that has bothered me is my sometimes dry eyes, heartburn, occasional headaches,  and I have had no cravings yet.  So far, at our four month check-up I had only gained two pounds and I am still fitting into pre-pregnancy clothing.  The good news is that around week sixteen I started feeling the baby move and this week it is constantly on the move.  I think I can almost feel it from the outside moving, so it should not long for Bryan to start feeling the movements too.  I have been having very weird dreams and an article that I just read said that the gender of your kid/baby in your dreams is usually what the baby's gender really is.  We will see if that assumption is correct in a couple weeks! At Thanksgiving we were offered a crib from Kay and Bryan which we of course accepted.  The crib was my godson's and his sisters, now it is being passed down to our baby, which seems now has become a pattern/tradition since Ashley and I used the crib that Kay and Bryan's children used as well.