22 weeks

We're celebrating 22 weeks! According to babycenter.com, our little guy now weighs about a pound (that's it?) and is about 11 inches long (similar to a spaghetti squash). And as the baby grows, so do I. I may have to part ways with my bella band, the lovely piece of stretchy fabric that has allowed me to wear my jeans and some pants/skirts, until recently. It's just not cutting it anymore. I'm enjoying a prenatal pilates class and my new discovery - decaf skinny vanilla lattes at Starbucks! I know, I'm late to the party. But it doesn't matter. It's my little piece of heaven in a cup. Yum!

Here are some belly photos.

Half-way there...20 weeks!

I don't think that 20 weeks is a significant milestone in pregnancy...except that it's the halfway point. Woohoo! I feel very fortunate thus far - I've been feeling great and enjoying this experience.

Now at week 20, the butterfly flutters have turned into actual movement. According to babycenter.com, he's about the length of a banana and 10 1/2 ounces, so the flips and bumps are still pretty faint - but every now and again the movement makes me laugh. I wonder what he's doing in there? I think he likes Jelly Bellies, conference calls, 2 Pac Shakur and news radio. Okay, maybe I can't know these things specifically, but so far I've noticed his movements during my commute (morning and evening), around lunchtime and after dinner/before bed.

And for the official documentation, week 20 photos.

Our growing boy!

A couple of weeks ago, we had our 18 week ultra sound. It was amazing to see how much our little guy had grown from the peanut he was at week 8 (first image) to something that resembles an actual human baby (second image)!





It was also at this appointment that we found out Baby Beck was a BOY! See for yourselves...

Tummy photos

Lucky for me, most of my friends have kids, which means they have wonderful advice (and hand-me-downs!). I've been encouraged to document my growing belly and while this is fun for me and Beck, I'm not really sure of the blog balance between "ahhh, how cute" and "oooh, didn't need to see that." So, I guess I'll give this a whirl. In these early weeks, it seems okay to show a little skin. We'll see how I'm feeling about this at week 30. Here we have 12, 16 and 18 weeks.

We're having a boy!

Beck and I found out last week - without question - that we're having a boy. We have no idea what this means just yet, but we can't wait for all that's in store! I'll post some ultra sound pics as soon as I get them scanned.

We're having a baby...and starting a blog

We've enjoyed following our friend's blogs over the last few years, and often joked that if we started a blog, what would we write about? And who would read it? So, we decided to have a baby. We hope you enjoy our blog!