Baby, oh Baby!

So, I'm sure the whole world knows now, that Nicholas and I are expecting a BOY!!  We are so excited!  We both get the idea that he will be born before Christmas, even though that almost never happens with first babies.  I just hope he's not late!!  Nick was a BIG BOY when he was born, and I'd really like a little one!  LOL.

When the ultrasound first started, our little guy had his legs crossed, and the technician was trying to move him so his legs would uncross.  Well, that just irritated the baby and he started moving his arms around a lot.  He looked like he was dancing!  I started giggling, because it was SO funny, and his legs flew open!  Then it was very obvious that I am carrying a boy.  Seeing him move around like that was the cutest thing I have ever seen.  Toward the end of the ultrasound, when they were checking for things like a nasal bone, and other birth defects that I was born with, the baby was getting irritated, and moved around even more.  It felt like he was trying to punch and kick the ultrasound wand.  He really does not like to be disturbed!  I feel him kick me whenever there is something pressing on where he is.  He kicks me when I get jostled.  And when I laugh really hard, I can feel him doing flips.  I think he likes it when I laugh.  It's so fun getting to know him already!  I really wasn't expecting that.

One thing that is pretty funny, is the dog!  She's become very protective of me.  She doesn't like it when people touch or hug me.  She tries to interrupt unless it's someone she knows, and then she sits and stares them down.  Nick plays this game where he pats me and I say, "OW!" Then Princess jumps in front of his hands and nibbles on his fingers.  She's always done this, but now she gets right in front of my tummy instead of my face.  Before, she would jump all over, and come right back to my face to "protect" me, but now she stays right in front of the baby.  I really don't think she's going to be too jealous of the little guy.  She's super good with kids, especially babies, and already she's being protective.

My morning sickness is back, and I've been throwing up at least once a day.  I was just thinking last night, "Wow!  I made it without throwing up today!" when I got SO SICK!  I had to run to the bathroom.  I wonder if that's normal?

Also, I'm still not showing at all.  When I stand up, my tummy is completely flat!  Someone asked me with sympathy all over their face if I'd miscarried again.  I said, happily, "No, and it's a boy!"  No one can believe that I'm so far along (almost 21 weeks!) and not showing at all.  They either ask if my due date is wrong, or if I'm even still pregnant.  One lady I know was so shocked to hear that after the ultrasound the due date wasn't wrong, she asked me if I was SURE three times!  I was worried that the little guy wasn't growing or developing correctly, but he is.  So, now, it's just really fun to smile and tell people, "I'm 21 weeks!" and watch their jaws drop when they look at my tummy.

So, as far as little Nick's health goes, he doesn't show any signs of birth defects.  I guess he can thank his daddy for having such healthy genes!  Hopefully he will be born as healthy as we think, and he won't have any of the more tricky things to see.  I do have a good feeling about his health though.  I think back to when I was younger, and didn't want to "curse" my kids with my DNA, and had decided that I should adopt or use someone else's eggs.  I'm so grateful for the increase in faith that gave me the courage to have my very own children, faulty DNA and all.  I love being pregnant (even though my body hates it), and I can't imagine not being able to feel so close to my child before he's even born.  The Lord has truly blessed me.  Isn't it amazing how great life can get?  And then when I'm sitting there, marveling at how many wonderful things I have in my life, the Spirit tells me that it's only going to get better!  My next thought is always, "How?  It's so wonderful now!"