Latest Ultrasound

Well, it looks like we may not make it to the due date. Jayden is measuring 4 lbs 10 oz already which is more than 2 weeks ahead of what he should be. (Which explains the heavy feeling).

Here's a shot of him facing the camera. Looks like he's sleeping on his side (not to mention that it looks like once again he may have his hand in front of his mouth trying to suck his thumb). And he's already looking like he'll be a chunk.

But baby chub is cute! ;)

Wish us luck!

Starting to Seem Real!

Well, we're approaching Week 27 of the pregnancy on Saturday. It's hard to believe we've made it this far. This week we started on the nursery. We put the crib together and yesterday we painted the base coats for the nursery. We still have to put up the chair rail, but painting was a major thing on the to-do list that we can cross off. We wanted to get it done early enough so that the paint smell will air out by the time baby gets here.

Speaking of baby, it looks like we've settled on a name. As of right now, his name will be Jayden Wyatt. Jayden (the original spelling is Jadon) means "grateful child" or "God has heard us". Both seem to fit the situation. Wyatt means "strength of a warrior" which also seems appropriate since he's had to fight to get here. Nothing is final until he pops out and we're sure the name still fits, but so far, it feels more and more right. If Jayden doesn't fit, we can always call him Wyatt. But again, nothing's set in stone until he gets here. :)

Oops...forgot

Forgot to mention that he's still trying to suck his thumb! Looks like we have a habit on our hands! :) It's crazy to see the skeletal images coming through! Little freaky looking, but way cool to live in a time of technology where you can start to meet the little one before it even comes out.

IT'S A BOY!!!!!

After almost 22 weeks of charts and blood work and ultrasounds, we finally found out that it's a boy! That's pretty much what we suspected. The poor ultrasound tech! He has not cooperated with this particular one, Trudy, at MUSC. Last time he was rolling all over the place so she couldn't get the measurement she needed. This time we had a morning appointment and he apparently did not want to wake up. The first 20 minutes he was curled up in a ball with his arms tucked under his legs. She tried to get the pictures of the kidneys, stomach, head & heart while in that position. But she needed other views of his heart to see the 4 chambers. After another 20 minutes of giggling the wand on Kelli's belly and making her turn back and forth on her sides, he finally loosened his grip and started to unfold...but only a little. It wasn't until the end when Trudy was trying to get a final shot of something she needed to measure that he finally "opened up" and let us know what he was. Maybe this is a good sign that he'll like to sleep in! :) One can hope, right?

Half Way There!

Tomorrow marks the 1/2 way point...20 weeks! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We rented a doppler monitor so that we can hear the heartbeat and try to get a recording every Sunday morning. So far the heartbeat remains in the 160's, right where it should be. Less than 2 weeks now for our next ultrasound where we should be able to find out gender. We're excited! So far, all is well and we couldn't be more thrilled!