Last Night

I've been feeling the baby kicking more and more, and they have been getting a lot stronger. Last night the kicks were pretty strong so I told Chris to put his hand on my belly and see if he could feel it. There was a really strong kick and Chris felt the baby for the first time! He jumped back and said, "Whoa! That was crazy!" With a tear in his eyes. He said he was half excited and half freaked out. It was really neat for both of us, praise the Lord for this amazing life he's given us!

3D Picture of Baby's face 8/17/07, 19 weeks pregnant

When the doctor saw this picture she said that it looked like the baby had a little butt chin like Chris! I was so excited and hope she is right!

Baby's legs 8/17/07

This one is also funny because this is how I sleep with my feet crossed and bent in. The poor little one seems to be pigeon toed like Mama. We were laughing because the baby was incorporating the way we both sleep. It's definitely our baby!

Left: Baby's profile with hand on head. Right: Baby's hand 8/17/07

This one is really funny, and our favorite, because this is how Chris sleeps with one hand on his face.

18 weeks pregnant

Here's the first belly picture we've taken. I'm getting bigger every day it seems! This last week (from 18 weeks on) I started feeling the baby moving! At first I wasn't sure if what I was feeling was the baby, but a few days into it I was sure it was. It feels kind of like a gas bubble, but different because it's in different places. Now it's starting to feel more like kicks than just subtle grazes. At one minute I'll feel a few kicks on one side of my tummy, than a few minutes later I will feel one on the other side. We definitely have a mover, just like Daddy!
I've been getting more energy lately and haven't felt sick for a while now, praise the Lord! Food almost always sounds good, I love to eat! Everything seems to be going really well. It is such a blessing to carry life inside me, so amazing!

17 weeks 5 days baby picture

On August 7th we got to have an ultra sound and got a more recent picture of the baby! Chris has gone with me to every appointment so far which has been so great. At this appointment we weren't expecting to get an ultra sound, so we were really excited. As you all may know, we aren't going to find out what the baby's gender is until he or she is born. So, Chris made sure our doctor knew that as we were having the ultra sound. In the middle of the ultra sound our doctor said, "Oh I know what you're having!" I wanted to know so badly and kept begging Chris the rest of the appointment, but he didn't give in. I pouted for a little while, but I got over it. It was so neat to see our little one so much bigger than the last time. The part that was the best was seeing the little face looking up at us. We saw the eyes and little nose, the heart beating and all the movements (he or she is an active one). I have another appointment on this Friday the 17th for all the measurements of baby so I will post more pictures from that ultrasound when I get them.