I'm back!

Okay, let's try this again!

Welcome family and friends, I did not really share this blog with many people before because I was not confident that I would stick with it...aaand I didn't. But now I have a wonderful excuse of a growing belly and a the excitement of a little one on the way to keep things interesting. I cannot promise that I will update a lot, but we'll see how it goes.

Now that I have BIGGER (literally) and better things to post about...without further ado, a belly pic:

18 weeks

Please excuse the ninja outfit, but it was the best way to show the belly. It is growing steadily now, what fits one week does not necessarily the next.

There is a very squirmy baby in there, I feel him many times a day now thumping around or doing what feels like cartwheels. Enjoy that space in there little one, because soon it's going to get tight!

For those that don't know, the last appointment the doctor did a quick (and unexpected on my end) ultrasound to check the heartbeat. The screen was not very good but it was fun to get a quick peek and he said the heartbeat looked great. Afterwards he said he had a guess at the sex, and I begged him to tell me! He teased me and said that he didn't want to be wrong and then we would be mad at him. Just as I was saying "fiiiine!" he said "but I think it's a boy"...wooooohoooo! I would have been just as excited with a girl, but I know how badly Ira is hoping for a boy (less to worry about I guess). We will know for sure at the big anatomy ultrasound that is scheduled for my birthday - Sept. 2 - yippee! We are so excited for that day to get here. Can't wait to get new pics of the babe. Speaking of which, next post I will try to get the 8 week and 12 week ultrasound pics up.