YEP, I'm Making THAT Announcement

Well friends, put on your excited faces...

Patrick and I are excited to announce that we are expecting a little baby boy, due December 19th!!!

Here is my 12 week picture...just a little peanut then :)

And again last week at my 20 week appointment. And yes, we did find out what it is, obviously! You can see in this pic, it's a profile of the left side of his head. He's holding his right arm up by his face, and you can see his little eyes, nose and mouth :)
 

 So I'm almost 21 weeks right now, and feeling ok...the beginning was ok, but right around week 8 it got bad...lots of nausea, lots of vomiting, no appetite and I felt like a big ol' blob. I did a whole lot of nothing almost every evening and weekend, and it was a miracle I was able to get any work done. I am still sick about once a week or every 2 weeks, and have to take anti-nausea meds about 3 days a week still.

Some things I've learned about pregnancy...morning sickness is not just limited to the mornings! Mine was worst in the evenings, getting really bad around 4 p.m. I actually had to carry a barf bucket in my vehicle with me, since I have a 25 minute drive home. I didn't ever have to use it though, thank goodness. I lost about 6 pounds in the first trimester, and have only gained 3 lbs back...so technically I'm still down 3 lbs. I don't know about you, but I'm pretty freaking excited that being halfway done, I still haven't gained any weight! I can even still button my regular pants, but have to unbutton them when I sit down because it gets too tight.

What helps with that I suppose, is that I feel like so far I have the opposite problem as a lot of pregnant women do...no food sounds good. I haven't had any cravings really...but sometimes only tangy foods sound good-like stuff with A1 sauce, ketchup, or salsa. I think that's because in the beginning all I ate for 2 months solid was bland food like crackers and toast. Yuck yuck yuck. Most of the time though, my tummy is pretty particular about what it does and does not want. Which has led to me still eating a normal amount of calories, therefore not gaining a ton of weight. Doctor said our weight gain goal was anywhere from 11-20 lbs. I'm definitely ok with that.

As far as it being a boy...Patrick said from the beginning that he wanted a little boy. What man doesn't!?! I thought for SURE I was going to be having a girl because well, I have 2 sisters, my mom has 2 sisters, my sister has a little girl, and well, there's just lots of girls in my family. But we beat the odds I guess! haha! I was ok either way, and so was Patrick. We just want a healthy baby, and so far, all of the tests have come back normal and we're looking good!

As far as names go...we're going to be THOSE people, and not announce the name until the little man is born :) His last name will be Hackley...that's about all you'll get :) But no, we don't have it picked out yet..just a couple of front-runners so far.

So, YAY! There it is!!!