Fun in TX

We had a nice, quick trip to Texas for John's grandpa's funeral. It was a nice service and it was good to see his family. We had a blast hanging out at Aunt Karen and Uncle Truman's house. They are convinced we are having a boy! We'll see!!! John felt the baby move for the first time on Thursday (Dec. 22) and on Friday morning (Dec. 23) the baby actually woke me up from sleeping!! I had managed to turn onto my stomach, since I've always been a stomach sleeper. Well, Baby didn't have enough room and popped me to move over! It was crazy. It was fun to show off my little "bump" to the Texas Burch Family. :)

cute baby picture!

Isn't our baby just the cutest little thing you've ever seen??!! Sucking his/her thumb takes practice!! During the ultrasound the baby kept hitting his/her head over and over before it finally found it's mouth!!

When we went for our ultrasound, I was full to the brim with water. Then the nurse told me that I didn't drink enough!! Because of that, she had to push more on my stomach than normal. It made me a little sore, but it was worth it because we got to see our little baby!! What a crazy thing, that little person inside of me. It is more real now that I have seen the baby moving around. It sure was cute!! Every time the technician tried to get a measurement of some bones or parts, baby kept moving and wiggling all over the place. She said that our baby is above average on the "activity scale" which doesn't suprise me!! Look at its mom!! haha Anyways, it was very cool to see and she said that everything looked good, so that's good. I can't wait to hold this little peanut in May! We are really getting excited now!!! :)

getting excited

We're going for our ultrasound on Wednesday the 14th. I am so excited to see this little peanut up close. We are not going to find out the sex of the baby, though. We just want to wait. This is the one of the greatest surprises God could ever give us and I just want to wait until he/she is born!!

My belly is starting to really pop out. Courtney even mentioned it at church, so I know it's noticable to others! It's crazy. I can't believe I'm about 1/2 way done with this pregnancy. It's really amazing that I have this little person growing inside of me. What a miracle. I am so blessed!!!!