Jackson at 20 weeks

Here is a photo of our cute little boy at 20 weeks. He is 1 pound already and is perfectly healthy! This ultrasound was so different then the one at 17 weeks, at 17 weeks we went and they were basically looking for the gender then at this ultrasound which was at our Dr. office, was way more thorough. They were looking at all of his organs and overall development to make sure they are developing right. We loved hearing that everything was just how it should be. Our Dr. who we LOVE told us that women who have a "normal" ultrasound at 20 weeks have less then a 1% chance of having a baby with any sort of defects.

Oh, we also got a VERY clear shot confirming that he is a boy. We were not doubting he was a boy after our last ultrasound but it was good to get a nice clear shot, I don't mind the conformation at all. :-) While we are excited to meet our little Jack man, I am enjoying having him inside me for now. :-)

I hope you all got to enjoy the AMAZING sunshine today! 

Here is a photo of our little stud.

Halfway there...

Well, our little man is officially halfway cooked, we are pretty excited. I am just now starting to get a little baby belly, I can feel him move every so often, and am feeling really good. 

We have not officially set a name yet but are as close as you can get. We both like the names Jackson and Owen, but are leaning more toward Jackson. I have always loved "Jack" and Marty thinks the name Jackson Welch sounds like a good baseball player name. :-) Don't be surprised if that's his name. The ONLY reason we have not set the name yet is because of me, I have this fear that we are going to set it and 2 weeks later I will hate it. But we have already called him "baby Jack" several times. I am weird, I know. His middle name will be Paul after Marty's late father.

I have not really had any weird cravings. The most consistent cravings I have had is for fresh fruit, and salads. Like really good chef salads, yum. Makes me want to eat one RIGHT NOW. The most recent craving has been Lemonade. I have never really preferred lemonade but randomly the other day I had to have it, so we were grocery shopping and picked up some simply lemonade. AMAZING. So I have started combining my fresh fruit and lemonade cravings and have had Strawberry or Raspberry lemonade smoothies several times this week. (Mainly strawberry though)

We have our official 20 week ultrasound on Wednesday. The one we had 3 weeks ago was done at this place a friend told us about called Fetal Fotos. We got to have a video made, see our little man and find out what we were having sooner. :-) So we are excited to see how he has changed in the past few weeks. I know I feel like he has grown quite a bit!

We will, of course, put up pictures Wednesday after our ultrasound. 

I hope all of you Mothers have a fabulous Mothers day tomorrow!

A worthwhile cause...

Hey All,

I have recently reconnected with a friend of mine from JR High and through catching up have been touched by the story of her oldest daughter, Mary. 

When Mary was between 12 and 15 months old she was behind on her shots so they took the advice of their doctor, and decided to catch her up. Basically, Mary was given too many shots at once, and in Rachel's words, "A week later the lights went out." Mary stopped talking and just kind of went blank. Mary hasn't been medically diagnosed with Autism spectrum disorder yet but has an educational analysis of it. I am posting a link to Mary's chipin page where you can read her story, what they are doing for treatment, and you can donate to help Rachel's family with the expenses. I encourage you to take a look at the page if you get a chance because it will give you a much better idea of what this family is dealing then I can give. 

Rachel has another daughter, Leah, and is due to have baby #3 in early August. 

http://rescuemary.chipin.com/marys-rescue-fund

Pictures of our little man

IT'S A BOY!!

We had an ultrasound today and found out we are going to have a little boy!! We are surprised but excited. Everyone except Anna's Dad and our friend Carol thought we were having a girl.

We have another ultrasound on May 14th, the one we had today is one we went and had done for fun and because this place makes a fun video, we got to pick the music, and we got to find out a little earlier what we were having. It was hard to get a super clear shot because he had is legs crossed really well but the ultrasound tech was still positive that he was in fact a boy. Maybe we will get a clearer shot at the ultrasound in May?

We will post pictures as soon as we get them scanned. Probably tomorrow, I am TIRED today!

Loves

Snow in April!?!?

Yesterday Marty, our friend Eric, and I went to a youth ministry seminar in Beaverton. We were sitting in the sanctuary of the church it was at, and the speaker was closing in prayer. When he was done he looked up and says, "It's snowing and it's so beautiful!"  It wasn't just snowing a little bit, it was all over the cars and parking lot and was really coming down. Most people got really excited but I was thinking, "What the heck??"

After the seminar we were going to go to a Softball tournament that Rachael, my friend Jami's daughter was playing in so we called as we were leaving and at that point the tournament was still going, so we drove over to the PCC Rock Creek Campus and right as we get there they cancel the tournament. We were laughing about the whole thing because it was so ironic that a softball tourney was being cancelled because of snow in the middle of April. I played softball for 9 years and this NEVER happened! Anyway, right as we get back on to HWY 26 to head home the sun came back out and it went from 36 degrees to about 40 degrees. What is going on in Oregon!? Kind of funny, but weird.

Anyway, Our ultrasound is Wednesday the 23rd, not Monday the 21st. It got changed so wanted to let you all know why you wouldn't hear what we were having on Monday. :-) We are so excited and can't wait to know if we are having a boy or girl! You will hear from us again in a few days! 

Enjoy the CRAZY weather!

Boy or girl!?!?

Not a lot to update on right now. We have a Dr appointment on Thursday then we are having an ultrasound on Monday the 19th. Hopefully we will be able to find out if we will be having a little boy or girl.. Any guesses??

I have had SO MANY dreams about having a girl, it's kind of weird. I don't necessarily believe that is what we are having but am curious if my vibes, dreams, etc. mean anything. I have not had any boy dreams, early on I had a dream that I was having twin boys but ultrasound ruled out the possibility of two...

I am feeling really good, finally. I crave salad and fresh fruit all the time!! I think we have a health nut growing inside of me. The way pregnancy has changed my taste in food is still so crazy to me. I have always been a meat and potatoes girl, but the last 6 weeks or so, I can't eat red meat, it makes me sick. I am hoping this passes, BBQ season is here and it will be sad if I can't have a good steak or homemade hamburger!

We will post ultrasound photos and let you all know what we are having AS SOON AS WE CAN!! Were excited!!

Love to all!