twenty weeks + five days

We had our 20 week ultrasound today and found a little anomaly in our precious little boy.  Apparantly he has a little (tiny really) hole in his heart where his ventricles haven't closed off completely.  Not something a mommy wants to hear.  However, they were unable to find any other abnormalities to indicate a chromosomal disorder (Down's Syndrome) or any other sort of syndrome.  This little hole is an isolated event, so that gives us great comfort.  According to our physician, more than likely, the hole will heal on its own while baby is in utero.  On the off chance that it doesn't, the baby will be given medicine after delivery (basically IB Profen) to close it off.  It is something we'll monitor, and I'll go in for an echocardiogram on baby's heart in 4 weeks.  This does mean that we need baby to stay in utero as long as we can make it so he can be good and big and strong. 

Otherwise, baby is right on track to be a little awesome boy.  His brain and spine measured perfectly and he is currently weighing in at 13 ounces!  I'll keep you updated on whatever we find out in the coming weeks, and if you want to say a little prayer that all turns out fine and dandy, we sure would appreciate it. 

And by the way, this baby looks just like Luke...

baby bedding

This is the new baby's bedding.  Like I said, I found it on clearance at Target.  It didn't come with a bumper, but it doesn't come with it online either.  Actually, the bumper is an extra $50, and that's almost as much as I paid for the 10 piece set.  I'm trying to think of some fun ideas for baby's room, especially something neat on the wall.  I've been looking at wall decals online, so maybe we'll end up doing something like that.  Also, I've found some super cute art on Etsy.com, so I might have to order something through that as well.  Surely by the time this baby comes, it will all be put together!

potty training

So Luke is back in diapers.  After the morning of Day 1, Luke decided to cut his two year old molars and proceeded to have some bowel movements that underwear just couldn't take care of.  So when he's feeling better and his body decides to cooperate, we'll try again.  The good news is is that now when he potties, he tells me.  The bad news is is that he potties on the floor while he's telling me - but hey, progress is progress, right?

19 weeks and counting

A couple of weekends ago, we packed Luke up and drove to Dallas to spend a little family weekend shopping and playing.  We were so lucky to be able to take my parents car and Luke was such a good car rider because of it!  It has a DVD player in the back and he just chilled in the back and watched TV.  I think we watched Toy Story 3 times!  We had a great time and spent some time at IKEA getting some things for the house, but we also made sure we did things Luke would love, too.

We went to the Dallas World Aquarium and it.was.packed.  Apparantly it was Spring Break and there was a really long line to get in, and then you were shoulder to shoulder with people once you did get in.  While we were packed in like sardines, somebody mentioned that the Exit stairs would lead downstairs to the aquarium, and you could bypass the rainforest part of the exhibit, so we bolted.  We knew Luke would much rather look at fish then have to fight to see anything else.

Luke was thrilled with seeing all the fish!

Ohhh!  Look!

And we saw a sloth!  It started at the bottom and took several minutes to climb to the top.

It definitely needed a manicure :)

And on another note, we are 19 weeks along in incubating this little boy.  We have our 20 week ultrasound next week and I can't wait to hear his heart beat and see his little body.  thebump.com says he's the size of a mango this week!  He still doesn't have a name, but we have a couple we like, just nothing set in stone.  I asked Luke this morning what we should name the baby, and today's response was 'ackorn'  (popcorn).  It's been train, elmo and ernie, so I guess he can't make a decision about it either :)  We started working on the baby's room and Chris installed new shelving and drawers in his closet so we could maximize the space in it - it turned out great!  I bought the crib bedding on clearance at Target and we've picked out paint colors.  Now I just need to get rid of some furniture to get the room painted and the room put together.

Other than that, not much has been going on.  I'm starting potty training with Luke tomorrow, so I'm excited and nervous about that.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it goes well and I have lots of fun things planned with Luke as prizes for 'going' in the potty. 

Wish us luck!

finding out

Yesterday afternoon, I had my 16 week OB/GYN appointment.  Chris came home a little early from work and we had decided to take Luke with us.  We want him to be involved so that he has a better understanding of how is world is changing.  In talking with our physician, she informed us that she's pregnant, too!  My heart stopped for a brief moment but she reassured me that the chances of me delivering first are far greater than her.  And if you know Luke's birth story, you'd understand why that made me twitch a little bit. 

Anyway, while we were talking about labs and screens and how we were both feeling, I told her I was really anxious to find out the sex of this baby.  Usually you don't find out until about 20 weeks, but she asked if we wanted to go see if we could sneak a peek and of course we said yes!  As she was warming up the ultrasound machine, she warned us that she wasn't going to tell us what she thought unless she was 100% sure.  We told her we knew it was a boy (come on, 7 generations of NO girls??  of course it's a boy!), but were holding out a little hope that it was a girl.  As she's scanning baby (who is all stretched out and comfy) she spots something and decides to step out of the room to see if she can find her sonographer.  Luckily, the sonographer was still there (she usually wouldn't be) and so she took over.  As she's scanning a picture comes on the screen and I immediately say, "It's a boy!" 

And sure enough, it's a BOY!  And let me tell you, this baby is not shy about showing off.  He was spread eagle and happy.  Luke was a totally different story.  When we went to find out the sex of our Luke, he had one hand covering his face and the other hand covering his 'turtle'. 

We are so thrilled, and everything so far looks good.  We'll have our 20 week ultrasound at the end of the month to measure baby and all that jazz.  We don't have any names picked out, but we know he's going to be an amazing addition to our family!