It's a BOY!

We had our big ultrasound yesterday and we found out we are expecting another beautiful boy!
His name will be Bennett. I'm even more anxious to meet him now.

There were some "abnormalities" in his ultrasound. What they told me was that there was some shadowing or a hypoceic (i'm spelling this wrong) of his pelvis area. Likely an issue with his bowels, kidneys, or something else. OR it is nothing at all. The nurse tried to reassure me that because he was so active during the ultrasound, that the moment the U/S Tech took the picture that he moved just enough to cause a shadow. But I dont want to get my hopes up, but I'm trying to worry too much either. We know absolutely nothing right now expcept for what they told me. So we go in for another ultrasound next month when we get home from vacation, and if we need to , we move on to a specialist in Toledo as that is where the best care for him would be.

Other than that bit of unsettling news, things are going great with the pregnancy. Ben is quite the little mover and shaker. I feel him more and more each day. It was neat to see him so active during the ultrasound! Cooper was at the appointment, but he still doesnt understand. He does like to hear the heartbeat though. I went through all of his old clothes today and sorted out what we can use during the summer/fall. I asked Cooper if he wanted to share his clothes with his brother and he said "yah mom, I can share" I thought that was nice of him :D
I ordered some more diapers for him. But I dont want to go overboard b/c if there are issues that will require surgery or anything after he is born, he will probably be in the hospital for a while.

My plan tomorrow is to go to some of the furniture shops around here (there are a lot!) Most of them have a used/discontiuned section so I am going to look for a changing table and a small dresser. We have limited space right now for the babys stuff since it will be a few years before we get our master bedroom finished upstairs. So the babys things will be in our room and Coopers room. and everywhere inbetween!

Our vacation is coming up in a few weeks! I'm looking forward to it so much. We will be headed down to TN with Bills family. His sister and her husband are coming up from FL. The only thing I am not looking forward to is the drive!

yikes, tornados!!

We had a tornado warning yesterday! Fun...We had rain for about 20 or so hours, and then some crazy wind. But no damage thank goodness! Bill was out running the roads, so I called him to come home b/c I didnt know if we needed to secure anything .
We did have a few nice days before this though. Some nice warm weather, almost 70 degrees! But the sun wasnt really out, I miss the sun! We have lots of flowers starting to come up, the ones in the picture are blooming! I'm not sure what they are though, so I'm going to have to do some googling to find out!
I am just over 17 weeks now. Feeling blah most days. I have about 4-5 good hours during the day though. It is just morning and night that doesnt seem to agree with me! And my scale has a dead battery so I can no longer obsess about my weight gain. It is a blessing in disguise. I decided that I need to start thinking positivly about all the weight i've put on. I am working on accepting that this is what my body does when I am pregnant. I wont be like this forever, and in the end, we'll have a new baby to love as a result!
I am feeling the baby move! I feel flutters throughout the day, nothing strong. I cant feel it from the outside yet, I cant wait for that so Bill and Cooper can feel the baby too!



I went grocery shopping on saturday night by myself, so Bill and Coop played outside. They were outside for almost 2 hours! Bill was doing some yard work, and then they went to the park across the street. We all are so anxious for nice weather! I know Coop and I would both benefit with getting some outside time during the day. Cant wait!

Spring is in the air!

Today is a beautiful day! I really hope the weather stays nice. We have snow yesterday, and as much as I like snow, I'm officially over it!

Bill returned home safely after being gone for a week. He had to take some classes down state for work. That is the longest we have been away from each other! It was a little hard, probably wouldnt have been so bad if I wasnt pregnant and was feeling well. I originally planned to stay in MI for the week so I wouldnt have to be alone, but I ended up having a Drs appointment in the middle of the week. So that was a bummer. But my mom and sister came to visit me for a few days to keep me company, and I am very grateful for that. My sister went with me to my appt and got to hear the heartbeat. And we scheduled our big ultrasound for March 24th! Only 3 more weeks to go before we find out if we are having a girl or a boy! Bill says boy, I say girl. I have absolutely no gut feeling, I wish I did. I felt like I knew right away that Cooper was a boy when I was pregnant with him. But no clue this time around.
As far as how the pregnancy is going, I'm already wishing it was August! I have been getting sick the past few weeks, I was hoping I wouldnt, but I should have known better. Maybe I should think positively though, it might help me not gain so much weight this month, my Dr scolded me about my weight gain. So I am trying to keep an eye on what I eat.

Cooper is getting quite the vocabulary. He is such a smart boy. It is so neat watching him grow.
We are still going to our Read, Rhyme, and Romp class at the library, but suddenly Cooper is the shy kid! He is normally social, depending on the situation I think, but he warms up very quickly to people. But the past few weeks at class, he has not participated much, and clings to me. I'm not sure what is going on, but hopefully he does better in the next few weeks.

Bill is off doing some target shooting today. I think after a week holed up in a hotel, he was anxious to get outside and do something. I dont mind, I sent him off with a grocery list so he has a to-do list to take care of too :D