18 and 20 weeks...halfway!!

Well, we are halfway there this weeks and super excited!! We found out we are having a little boy when I was 18 weeks and have since given the little guy a name...Lucas Benjamin. We love it! We went on our first registration attempt at Target last week and you should have seen us...we were soooo lost. I would like to try to breastfeed and all the handy dandy stuff that goes with it is a little overwhelming! You really should have seen Ben try to do it!

A little more fascinating fun would be the fact that I felt the little one kicking today! I was leaned over my desk and felt hm on my side. I even put my hand there and felt the little thumps! The doc said the reason it took me a little while to feel anything was based on the position of the placenta, but that it would be soon...and today was the day! It was wonderful...can't wait to have Ben feel it!

Its a Boy!

18 weeks

18 weeks! Popping out...

9-16 weeks (pics every other week)

Ben aka Daddy

That night I told Ben-We went out to eat and I pulled out the bib and laid it beside him, told him in 9 months we'll have a friend to join!

The proof!

There they are-Jan 15th-only 3 1/2 weeks. Barely visible...look close!

What's going on in there, down there??

OH and BTW...for all those who we have told we were not going to find out the sex, well we have changed our minds! We have to know at this point, it's just too much pressure on me and Ben. I mean pink, blue, baseballs, flowers, t ball, ballet, nail painting or booger wiping-these are important to know, to mentally set ourselves up. We have an appoinment on April 27th at 11 to see the little one's "little one", it will interesting as everyone I've talked to says girl, except my friend Maria and Ben. Ben said there hasn't been a girl born on his mother's side of the family in 56 years...we'll see if we break the cycle. Chinese calendar says girl as well. As far as the old wives tales, who knows......as I crave sweets, salty, spicy, pretty much everything edible at this point, who knows! Although my top two favs is cereal and pepperoncinis, sometimes in the same meal. YUM!

I'm celebrating today because today has been the first day in 10 weeks I am negative symptom free. Nausea raided my body for 7 weeks, exhaustion for about the same-well that still hits-but not often, and headaches for 2 weeks. None today....IN LOVE!

Going to try to get a few pics on here we've taken of the protrusion of bellyness. We've done every two weeks, will do that as soon as I can.