24 Weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 24 weeks

Size of baby: Size of a papaya. Between 10.5 and 11.8 inches and 12.7 to 20.8 ounces.  (My ticker has the same info for this week.)

Maternity Clothes: Transitioning over to maternity clothes.  Loving them!

Gender: Bouncing baby BOY!

Movement: We've had a few days lately when he hasn't moved around as much, and I HATE that!  It makes me so anxious.  I guess even a little fella has to rest sometimes though. :-)

What I miss: Feeling him move on his sleepy days. :-)  I can't say I really miss much of anything pre-pregnancy.

Sleep: Getting up once or twice to go to the bathroom.  Sometimes I wake up at about 4:30 or 5 and am really not sleepy.  Guess my body is getting used for less sleep!

Symptoms: Lots of zits and heartburn once in a while.

Cravings: Chocolate milk and orange sherbet.  Not together.

Best Moment this week: Enjoying feeling and watching Bean bounce around. :-)

What I am looking forward to: our 3D/4D ultrasound next month.  And the first baby shower!

23 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 23 weeks

Size of baby: Size of a papaya. Between 10.5 and 11.8 inches and 12.7 to 20.8 ounces.

Maternity Clothes: Still using my bella band with some jeans. I went shopping for some maternity clothes this week though, and they are soooooo comfy!

Gender: Bouncing baby BOY!

Movement: A lot!  He has his active times: on the way to school in the morning after my daily glass of OJ, during my guided reading groups, in the afternoon when I get home, and in the evening when I'm settled in on the couch.  I love it every time!

What I miss: Maybe just clear skin a little bit. :-)

Sleep: Just getting up once still.

Symptoms: Lots of zits and heartburn once in a while.

Cravings: Chocolate milk this week.

Best Moment this week: Enjoying feeling and watching Bean bounce around. :-)

What I am looking forward to: scheduling our 3D ultrasound this week

It's a ..............

Last Saturday was our big party to share if our Bean is a boy or a girl.  Steve and I ran to Fayetteville that morning to pick up our cake and we very pleased with how it turned out!



We got back home right before everyone else arrived (my parents and grandparents actually beat us).  There was a bit of debate about whether we should eat first or have dessert first.  The cake won. :-)  Steve did the honors and cut into the cake, revealing the color..........

BLUE!!!!

Our little Bean is a boy!  His name is Steven James Welch III, but we will call him Trey.  There were a few surprised faces, but of course, everyone was very excited.  I think Joey was relieved that he'll be getting a new nephew!

We spent the rest of the afternoon eating a lot of yummy barbecue and visiting.  Thank you to all the family and friends who came by to help celebrate our special day!

The Monday after, I took my kids blue cupcakes to share the news with them.  I had a bit of a communication break down with the Walmart bakery though in the color of the frosting.  I explained that I wanted cupcakes with blue frosting because we had just found out our baby is a boy.  In my head, I'm picturing baby blue, but the lady didn't ask, and I didn't specify.  When I picked them up Sunday evening, WOW!  They were blue!  After the kids ate them, their mouths were stained blue, so of course, I had to snap a quick picture. :-) 

Since then, I've gotten a variety of books and a very lovely diaper cake from my students.  They are so sweet!