20 Weeks

Well, this last week has been an eventful week! It started off with our big 100 day celebration at school on Monday and went all the way till our Valentines party on Friday! It was an exhausting week with my first graders, but well worth it :) They are all so sweet, I am very fortunate to have a great group of kids and parents this year.

Friday also marked the half way point in our pregnancy, 20 weeks! I can't believe how fast it is going, very exciting and a little bit scary all at the same time. Hopefully we find out about Nate's school soon so we can start planning the near future. Everyone at school said my belly has finally "popped", it's no longer just a food baby, it's here to stay for a little while :) All and all it's been exciting changes, I've gained about 9 pounds, but haven't really noticed it in too many places it shouldn't be...This week also marked an exciting turning point, I felt the little one kick:) It's not been as frequent as I would like, but everytime it happens I have to wake up Nate and share the good news with him, it's such an amazing feeling, I absolutely love it! Things are progressing along just as they should, we are very blessed with this pregnancy.

Also this week, we found out one of my first graders has a heart condition and is in intensive care unit at the hospital. Her heart has doubled in size...the doctors are hopeful that the medicine treatment will bring it back down to normal size, but at this point there are still a lot of unanswered questions. My assistant and I went to the hospital to visit and she was very excited and in good spirits. The kids are all very concerned about their friend and have writtten lots of get well notes and cards. I will be making a trip back to the hospital tomorrow to deliver her valentines, which I know will bring a smile to her face. Please keep De'Asia in your prayers.

Other than that, Nate and I have been celebrating Valentines Day all weekend, with movies, going out to dinner, making dinner, and lots of snuggle time :) I truly do have an amazing husband, that is going to make a wonderful Daddy! Hopefully soon we will be closer to home, so we can spend more time with those we love, we are thinking about you all and hope you have a great week! Happy Valentines Day :)

Anatomy Ultrasound

We had our ultrasound yesterday, and it was absolutely breath taking! Little Chucta is growing so fast. He/she is already 9 ounces and 6 inches long! It's amazing something so little is so developed...but no meat on the bones yet :)

Our ultrasound went great! The sonographer had a student in the room with us so she got to play around for about 10-15 minutes before we had our actual scan, so we got to see our little peanut for even longer than normal. Let me tell you what, Baby Chucta is  mover and a little bit camera shy. He/She kept putting her arm over her face and was very conservative with the legs crossed. Nate said she was such a lady already....if it's a girl that is..ha :) The sonographer looked at the brain, the spine, and all the inbetween parts and everything looked great. Due to the baby moving so much and then deciding to plop on his/her tummy she couldn't get a good view of the heart so on our next visit we get another ultrasound! We did see all four chambers though when the student was checking things out so that is good news. It about killed Nate at the end of our ultrasound when the tech said that she did in fact know the sex of the baby. She says usually if the patients don't want to find out she tries not to look, but she knows what to look for and must have saw something.

Next time we get more pictures since we only got one this time :) We are also so excited that my sister will be down here for the next one so she gets to be part of the experience as well, yay! We also are going to take our new video camera with us and tape the ultrasound screen for everyone back home...We only wish you all were closer! Especially my momma! I know she would love to come with us and see her grandbaby :) So here it is, the newest picture of Baby Chucta, only an upper body shot though since we are still waiting for his/her arrival to find out if it's a boy or a girl :) Enjoy and we love you all!