19 Weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along:  19 weeks
Size of baby:  Baby Herrman is the size of a large mango (too bad I'm allergic to these!)
Total Weight Gain:  about 7 pounds
Maternity Clothes:  None yet, unless you count my Bella Band (being modeled above) that I can't live without now!

Gender:  We are finding out on Monday!!!

Sleep:  For the past month I've struggled with sleeping.  It has been hard for me to adjust to having to sleep on my side.  Lately I've discovered I can get comfortable if I surround myself with pillows.

What I miss: Iced mochas from McDonalds and steamy hot baths (it's all worth it though!)

Cravings:  Potatoes in any form and anything with lots of cheese.  I also crave fruit.

Symptoms: I think the nausea has finally left completely. Besides heartburn and frequent bathroom breaks, I don't really have any major symptoms to report.

Best Moment This Week:  Feeling the baby move more and more!

We are so excited to find out on Monday if this little baby is a boy or a girl.  I haven't really had any strong feelings one way or another about what it is.  We will be so excited either way!  It will be really nice to be able to start planning the nursery and buying some cute boy or girl clothes! 

Speaking of baby clothes, here are the outfits that Eric and I picked out a year and a half ago.  We bought them after our first visit with our fertility specialist in Wichita.  We both picked out one outfit for a boy and a girl (the ones I picked out are on the right).  I can't wait to find out which outfits our first little baby will get to wear!

What do you think the baby is?  Boy or Girl?  Tell us your guess using the poll at the top of the page!

Hebrews 2:2
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Christmas Recap, Belly Pics and MOVEMENT?!?!

Well, it looks like Christmas has come and gone.  Eric and I had a nice time celebrating the holiday with our families back home in Great Bend and Holyrood.  For the past three years, Christmas has been a bittersweet time for the two of us.  We have dealt with an ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage and, of course, infertility during the past three Christmas seasons.  It was wonderful this year to have the joy in knowing that we are pregnant!  We are so incredibly thankful for that.  I also found myself thinking a lot about those that continue to struggle with infertility or have experienced any type of loss as I know the Holidays can be very a very difficult time of year for them.

We are very much looking forward to next years Christmas, when (God willing) we will be able to enjoy it with our little baby.  This year though, we had a great time celebrating Baby H's first Christmas in utero!  He/she managed to return home with quite the load of loot!  Here is a picture of what Baby H received from mommy, daddy, friends and family...

And on to the belly pics...

 

15 Weeks!

 16 Weeks!

18 Weeks!

Due to the busyness of the Holidays, we didn't get a 17 week photo snapped.  But I don't think you missed much.  In fact, the pictures make it appear that my belly shrunk a little over the Holidays, but I know that isn't the case!  I'm still not sure that I am looking pregnant.  I think I look more like I got a little carried away with the Christmas goodies...which I may have!  :)

And I think I have been feeling the baby move!  It starting several weeks ago and felt like a sharp tingling sensation in my lower abdomen.  Now, it feels more like little thumps.  It's really hard to decifer all the little things I'm feeling in my tummy.  I'm sure some of what I feel is just (ahem...) gas or even hunger pangs but I'm almost certain that alot of it is the baby swimming around!  That is very exciting!

Other exciting news... we have scheduled our 20 week sonogram!  It will be first thing in the morning on January 17th!  The anticipation is killing me!  We can't wait to find out if we are having a little boy or girl, or as my mom says, a William or a Jane, since that is what we have chosen for middle names.  Either way, we will let you guys know what we find out! :)

One more thing, please say a prayer for my grandma, Geraldine Crow.  She had heart surgery last month and has been recovering in the hospital since then.  She has been in and out of the ICU, but I think she is slowing getting better.  Still, it will be a long road to recovery for her and your prayers would be greatly appreciated.

Psalm 118:24  

This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.