20 Weeks

We are half way there! It is hard to believe that we will be meeting our sweet little baby in only 5 more months. It seems so short and it seems forever long! I should back up and say that I have made a few posts that just never made it on here. Our official due date is October 18th. Finding out we were pregnant was so exciting. Gavin was really excited but he agreed to wait until we were 3 months along before we shared the big news. He lasted 6 days before he told his parents and 8 days before he told mine! I loved how excited (could I use that word any more?) he was but it made it so hard to keep it a secret from everybody else in the meantime. I ended up sharing the news with my brother and his fiance after we were only 2 months along because they were trying to schedule their wedding only a few weeks after our due date. I got to tell my sister in person right at 14 weeks and that was really exciting for me. Our friends and family have been really supportive and I am so thankful for all of the prayers.

The baby started kicking last week and I can feel it all the time! It is the craziest feeling! We had our full anatomy check and the baby is growing perfectly at this point and I could not be happier. I told Gavin from the very beginning that I did not want to find out if the baby was going to be a boy or a girl until we get to meet our baby in person. Gav was not happy with this. He was also all but refusing to talk about baby names and kept saying "I can't pick out a name unless I know what we are having." So we made the agreement that we could find out the sex of the baby and he would have to start participating in the naming process. So, yesterday we found out that we are having a baby boy! We had both been very sure that we were going to be having a girl from the very beginning, but neither of us cared either way. I think that we were both surprised to hear the news. I think that it has taken me a little longer to get used to the idea that we are having a boy because I was really sure that we would have a girl. I keep thinking about all of the fun things that we are going to get to do with him. I am praying that everything about this boy is exactly like Gavin (And I know that this means that I will have a really hyper toddler... it will be so much fun)! I really can't wait for October to get here! 

But back to discussing this baby's name... We have nothing! Really, nothing. I don't think that we really like the same names at this point. I like family names and he likes names that no one else has. I know that we will find something perfect though, and I am not in any hurry. 

In other big news, we are being transferred to Atlanta. Gavin is to start working no later than July 1st so that means that we have about 2 to 3 weeks to pack up our lives and head south to stay with Gavin's parents. It is really bittersweet news. I was pretty sure that we would not be getting transfered and I was focusing on having the baby here in Las Vegas. I guess I am learning that since getting pregnant, my intuitions have been seriously wrong. I think that the news started out as more bitter because we are in love with the life that we have out here. We have seriously had the time of our lives and a million great adventures together and with wonderful friends. The more I think about it, the more I realize that being home with our families as we are starting our own family is important to us. We really are blessed with the opportunity to come home and start this chapter with our families. Wow... I am just trying not to think about all of the wonderful, God-sent friends that we have in our lives and the packing and cleaning that are going to have to get done. I am focusing on all of the amazing friends and family that we have back home that we will get to say way more often! 

I think that that is all of the news that I have to share right now. I will add some pictures once I download them. 

Missing anything? Sleeping on my stomach or back. I am not suppose to, but I still wake up on my back sometimes. Well, I am doing my best! 

Movement? Yes, lots!

Cravings? SUGAR! I wasn't much of a sugar person before I got pregnant but I crave it all the time now. I also miss coffee... so bad! And sushi! Basically anything that I am not suppose to have it what I am wanting right now!

Anything making you sick? No, thankfully!

Gender: Boy!

Symptoms: I have had some round ligament pain (the ligament that holds the uterus in place), but only on the right side. If I sleep with pillows propped just right then I am able to get comfortable. 

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Looking forward to: Finding the perfect name and starting to buy our sweet boy some cute things (You know, like overalls and a wedding outfit for his uncle's wedding!).