Week 20 - HALF WAY POINT!

So we are at the half way point! Woo Hoo! We get to see Evan again this coming Friday. They saw a little white area in his heart which could either be just really dense muscle (which is fine) or calcification (which is ok, but could be an early marker for some things) but his/my blood work came back negative for the triple marker, so we aren't too worried about it, but will be good to know for sure and find out if we do need to see a cardiologist for our little man. He has been moving like CRAZY! It is so neat to see him moving around - he moves a lot more than Jamie did. Another active kid! :-)

Week 19

So my pictures are off now, I keep procrastinating so I'm 19.5 weeks. Oh well, you get the idea. :-)

I can see Evan kicking from the outside now which I always enjoyed with Jamie. It is so wild! He stretches a lot which is not very comfy but hey, I'm not the one stuck in a bag, so more power to him if he feels like stretching a bit.

Jamie is being SO sweet about Evan: giving my belly kisses, talking to him, and wanting to read her Big Sister books at bed time and talk about all the things she will do to help him when he is here.

So because I'll probably be induced a week early since Jamie was so hard to get out, we are past the half way point - YAY!!! We are looking forward to meeting our little boy.

Week 18

I am REALLY starting to feel Evan move around now. My mom was able to feel him on Monday. Jamie is sweet and will talk to Evan - she always says "Hey Evan, wacha doin' in there?" and wants to tickle him (via my belly). The blood work for birth defects came back negative which is always good to know. My hip has been hurting me some (sciatic nerve I think) but the nausea is gone!!! But now I have heartburn... which is MUCH better than being sick, so I will take it.

Week 17 - It's a BOY!

Hello World! I'm Evan Maddox Partin!

We were so excited to find out that we are having a boy this January! One of each - we are very lucky. I can't wait to see how Jamie is as a big sister. I'm also anxious to see what Even will look like. His profile is the same in his US as Jamie's was, so I wonder if he will have her little button nose? So exciting!

Week 16

Not much new going on. But I DID finally figure out how to convince Jamie to let me give her Pig Tails.... I called them Pirate Tails. The girls loves pirates, so I figured I'd give it a shot and asked her if she wanted Pirate Tails and she yelled "YES!" and viola! Pig Tails that she is happy to wear.

Jamie wanted to help daddy cut the grass.

And here is week 16 Belly Shot.

I'm starting to feel the baby move more now; I feel flutters a lot. I gained back the pound I lost so I'm at 3 total now. I still have bouts of morning sickness, but they are less frequent and less severe. I'm living in my new maternity shorts because they are so comfy!!!! Might as well get my moneys worth, right? We are very excited about Monday. I hope the baby cooperates and we find out boy or girl!