It's a BOY!

It’s a BOY! 

On Monday, Oct. 25^th we went to our ultrasound!   With a full bladder, I endured a 30 minute prodding session.  David got to watch it all and at the end, she turned the screen and gave us both a guided tour of our little prince.  We saw his heart beat, his eyes (well, the “spots” where they are), his fingers, toes, kidneys, nose, chin, profile, bones, umbilical cord and the “man-proof!”  When she announced that it was a boy, my heart fluttered with joy (as did David’s)!  We would have been thrilled either way, but how fun to have a baby boy…and as David says “Well, at least there will be someone in the family to carry on the Karnes name.” 

Speaking of fluttering…I felt our baby boy move for the first time during the ultrasound!  She had to prod him to get him to move so she could measure his spine and I think he had one of his biggest movements because I most definitely felt him!  How fun!  I have felt him move a couple times since…and love it! 

I love being pregnant and finally being able to dream of our baby with more specifics – like what HE will look like, what HE will be like, if HE will play sports, etc.  It feels more real now…and the belly is definitely a pregnant belly now…not just a few extra lbs.  I love it!  Although, the hips are rounding out almost as nicely as the belly (oh well!).  My mom and I made an agreement back in the August that by my cousin Rae’s wedding on November 13, I would gain 10lbs and she would lose 10.  Well, I went to the gym today and have hit the 10lb mile marker.  I started this journey at 118 and am now 128.8 (okay, no woman will ever round up when it comes to her weight….even when she’s pregnant!)  I feel and look like I’ve gained way more than 10!  I do love these changes though and seeing my belly grow because it means that my BABY BOY is GROWING and with each week, he is that much closer to being in my arms! 

I am 19 weeks ….almost half way done!  WOW!  I feel like it’s going pretty quickly, but David can just hardly stand it – it’s going so slowly for him.  He wants his SON out and in his arms!

 18 weeks

 18 Weeks Ultrasound

1.  Upper left = Kbabe's "manhood" (notice the arrow.  He is sitting indian-style.  You can also see his left femur bone pretty clearly!)

2.  Upper right = precious profile

3.  Lower left = hand (four fingers shown - the 5th is tucked in - she assured us there are five though)

4. Lower right = Little foot!

17.5 Weeks

The last week (or so) has been full of belly aches; lots of inner stretching and pulling going on. I was a little concerned about these, but then read that it’s normal because all the ligaments and muscles do lots of spreading and stretching this month. I feel like I’m finally starting to look pregnant these days. This was confirmed when a few students at school this week said “Miss, I don’t mean no disrespect, but are you pregnant?” I am officially wearing maternity pants (needing buy some more asap!). The nausea has past (well, mostly...it flares up once and awhile, especially if I stay up past my bed time). Although, I’m still waiting for the 2nd trimester energy boost I have heard so much about! I am so very tired these days, almost more so than the 1st trimester. The past week I went to bed at 8p.m. most nights and then around 1:30 at school I got sooo very sleepy. I’m just trying to listen to my body (and baby) and get the rest I need. It’s true, every woman’s pregnancy is different. Even with all the changes and challenges, I do love being pregnant. Only 8 more days until we find out if we’re having a boy or girl and we cannot wait!!!!!! Our appointment is at 1p.m. on October 25. I took the rest of the day off work so we can celebrate, make some phone calls, and go on a date. We haven’t really come up with names, so we can’t wait to start thinking of some. However, we are probably going to wait until we have the baby to share the name....we’ll see  I have a check-up doctor appointment tomorrow and am looking forward to more good news. On that note, time to finish grading papers and off to SLEEP for me! Thanks for your prayers and love!