It's a BOY!!!!!!!!

Well, we are very excited to share (not that most of you don't already know) that we are having a BOY!!! We had our ultrasound Friday (10/16/09) and it was very conclusive that this baby is a boy. You can see the pics below. We are SO thankful and SO blessed that this little guy looks completely healthy, all his measurements were right on. Well, besides his feet which the tech said are very large!!!! Typically at 20 weeks they should measure 2.5 cm and his are 3.5 cm. Not exactly sure what that means, lets just hope it doesn't mean he is going to be a big baby! Haha. Corey's parents and sister were able to join us for the ultrasound which was really neat. And we had lots of family and friends anxiously awaiting the big news. Before my appointment was even over I think I had 3 missed calls and a text from my sister (Jori) stating "Hey Sis! I want to know so badly! Hurry it up! Get that gel off your belly:) Call me first. I"ll put it on speaker". Haha! We are SO thankful for everyone's support and for so many people who already love this little guy, he is so blessed!!! I think I only let one tear slip during the ultrasound, I am just so amazed at the miracle of this little life and so thankful that God has so greatly blessed us!! Now I just can't wait to meet this him....half way there, 19 more weeks to wait.

Right click to enlarge. I especially love the bottom left picture of his profile. I could just look at that cute little face all day! :)

Corey is also very excited about having a boy! Not that he/we wouldn't have loved a little girl, but I know he's already thinking about playing ball in the back yard with this little guy!!! What a GREAT dad he will be. Not only is he excited about doing all those great dad-son things, but more so I know he is so committed to raising this boy to be a man of God! What more could I ask, hope, or pray for!

19 weeks

I had my 19 week MD appointment last week Thursday and all went well. We heard the baby's heartbeat (140 BPM) and the doctor said the baby was a feisty one! He also asked if we are finding out the sex (which we are on Friday....) and he said that he was going to predict what the baby is. It's kinda funny....he said a former patient's husband is a computer programmer so he came up w/ a formula for predicting the baby's sex(Age of mother at conception + month of conception, then do serial subtractions starting with the #9, if the ending number is odd it's a boy and if it's even or zero it's a girl). Anyways, he predicted a boy!! He also wrote it in the chart to make it official and wanted us to make sure we tell the ultrasound tech his prediction (they have bets going on how frequently he is right). So, guess we'll let you know friday whether we're having a feisty boy or a sweet girl! :) haha

Not too much else to update here. I'm pretty sure I've been feeling the baby move. I thought for sure I'd be able to tell but the movements are just very vague...almost like a slight muscle contraction or something along those lines. It has been occurring a little more frequently now though.

17 weeks

Here's an updated picture...still at the awkward stage of feeling like I don't look completely pregnant yet(well, at least to those who don't know I am pregnant). Oh well! I am starting to not fit into any of my pants/shorts, thankfully I wear scrubs to work. No other big updates, still 2 more weeks till my next MD appointment. I think I am finally over the morning sickness though which is a huge blessing! That was definitely not fun. Now the only time I feel sick is when I gag from brushing my teeth! Gotta love it!


Baby Kug is now about 5 ounces and 5 inches from head to bottom. What I don't understand is how this little baby can only weigh 5 ounces and how I could have already gained..well, lets just say a LOT more than 5 ounces!

The World's Best Husband!

There are so many things I love about Corey....I could probably write a book. I am so thankful for such a wonderful husband who is soon-to-be an AMAZING dad!!!

Emails like this put a smile on my face throughout the day.

"You are loved KK (and baby too)!!

CK"

Savvy Sale

This past weekend Corey and I went to the Savvy Sale, "a children's consignment event and boutique". We weren't able to go until the tail end of the sale so I wasn't sure if it would be worth it or if it would be really picked over. However, it was the 1/2 price sale so I figured we'd give it a shot. When we arrived (after waiting to get in the doors) you would never have known it was the end of the sale there was SO much stuff left. Because we don't know the sex yet, that obviously limited what we were able to buy.....but nonetheless we found some good deals. Here's what we found.


We ended up getting all this for only $45!!!! We got a baby seat, exersaucer, some books, and few toys!


Baby seat that vibrates/plays music/lights up....only $5.


Exersaucer....practically brand new only $15!


This was Corey's pick of the day! haha If you touch the cow's nose it "moooos" and plays music and vibrates! I told Corey it will probably scare the baby...but we've been having fun with it!

I sterilized and washed everything, so now we just need to start finding room to store all the baby gear. I also just saw on the website that the next Sale is in February so hopefully we can make it to that one too!!!

15 Week MD Appointment

Well....not too much new to report from my doctor appointment at 15 weeks. But, I guess that is a good thing, right? This practice (called Southwest Women's Care) has 6 physicians and whoever is on call is the one who delivers the baby. So at each appointment I will see different doctors. Anyways, we met the doctor and heard the heartbeat and everything is still going well. It was short and sweet! I scheduled my next appointment for a month out and also scheduled my ultrasound for 20 weeks!!! So, on October 16 we will be able to find out the sex! Yeah!!! We are so excited!!

Here's some fun facts about baby @ 15 weeks (per BabyCenter.com).

• Measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple)
  
• His/Her legs are growing longer than his/her arms now, and he/she can move all of his/her joints and limbs
• Although his/her eyelides are fused shut he/she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, he/she is likely to move away from the beam.

And, yes, I must add that Corey has put the last point to the test! :)

Guess, that's about all for the pregnancy news. I was going to post a 15 week picture, but really I look no different than at 14 weeks. I'll wait one more week!

14 weeks and counting....

Well, today I am 14 weeks pregnant. The first trimester has gone pretty quickly. I am finally starting to get over the morning sickness as well. I still have days I don't feel great, but overall I am starting to feel better! Otherwise, no big updates.

14 weeks