Fat Man Squeeze

That's the "Fat Man's Squeeze". Who you think we got through first, Me or AnnaMaria? Well I ll give you the clue......UMMPPFFTH , OHHH MAN ! , *Holding Your Breath!, and Think Skinny ! See Answer Below!

Well, We actually made it through!

**No one got harmed in the making of these pictures**

The Rock City Trip

This is our trip to Rock City in Chattanooga, TN. It was amazing walking through the maze of rock gardens that were created by one family in the early 1900s before it was donated to the public. We got to see many different types of rock formations and styles of gardens containing waterfalls, a rock bridge, pathways into slits of the rocks and some beautiful views. It was an interesting and worthwhile trip. In the next blog, I will show you the most funny and interesting part of rock city that we got to experience which is called the "Fat Man's Squeeze".

The Adventures of the Beer Belly !

It's finally here!!!!!! To all those people who are asking here I am at 26 weeks. Many people tell me that I'm a little small but whatever I'm happy. But just think I'll get bigger and bigger yeah! heh I say that now right. Well in other events the baby is kicking now off and on. It felt weird at first and now that I think back was probably kicking for a little while but I couldn't really tell. It felt like a big gas bubble but it wasn't gas. Sorry that's the best way I can explain it. The first major kick was recognized on a most auspicious day, my dad's birthday. What a gift eh? I thought so =) I had been trying to get Chris to feel it and that finally happened Aug 11th when we went to visit his mom in NC. When I put his hand on my belly and the baby kicked I had asked him "you feel that?" he was like "that was your stomach". I chuckled and said no that was the baby, he was surprised and said "interesting". The next step I'm trying to take with him is actually seeing the baby move. Though he does have an uncanny knack of being able to tell where the baby's head is by feeling, where I (as of right now) normally have to wait until she kicks to get it right. The baby mainly moves and kicks when I've been sitting or laying down for a little while and when I eat. Gonna be a food lover that one. I've been staying busy at work so he also kicks at the wrong times right on my bladder! ugh that sooo doesn't feel good. I've been practicing all the supposedly good ways to sleep, lift, etc since I first learn I was pregnant so it would go smoothly when I actually needed to do it. Nope still not smooth heh but I tried right. The girls at work joke that I'm already doing the pregnancy walk.

The Ultrasound of Little "A"

Finally, the video of our Secret baby in AnnaMaria's "Beer Belly" has arrived but unfortunately the video got cut off short. I will post the lost portion of the video on the next post in a week or so. If you can figure it out whether Little "A" is a boy or a girl but i didn't get it right on the first time til the specialist told me the true sex life of the baby. You can tell that I'm a Newbie Daddy To Be ! If you know the answer, Don't tell AnnaMaria because she doesn't want to know til baby arrival. Enjoy!

The Long Waiting Post !!

Today, we went to see the baby doctor and got the ultrasound of the baby. It was a very exciting moment to see our baby in AnnaMaria's "Beer Belly" :) The Specialist even recorded two minutes worth of video. AnnaMaria kept looking away when the specialist was trying to determine the sex of the baby. I took a peek trying to figure out what sex the baby is but guessed wrong. It was so fascinating to see all the parts of the baby like the arms , legs, head and spine. Even the heart pumping and the stomach shows. WOW ! We are very excited and cant wait to have this baby. The coolest part is you can see the baby's feet moving when the ultrasound person move around AnnaMaria's tummy with a little pressure. On one part of the ultrasound it looks like it's tapping it's feet to the rhythm of the heart and the tech said it was holding it's foot in the beginning.
The Doctor say the baby's organs and body is perfectly normal and healthy. I think the doctor said the baby is about 12 ounces right now in a growth span of 20 1/2 weeks.
I know what the baby's sex is because I want to know so i can start designing the baby's room and the room will be locked next week. AnnaMaria doesn't want to know the baby's sex and she will not allow to be in the baby's room until the birth arrives. I'm so excited to bring all my creative mind to create the baby's room.
The video of the ultrasound will be coming up on the next post because I have to give the VHS to my co-worker so he can transfer the video into the DVD and then i will download to the computer and Upload into this blogger. Give me a week or sooner. I ll give ya a mass email of video coming up.
Sorry for the long wait post because I was in the middle of peak season for garden and now it is finally over after the 4th of July. So I promise to keep this blogger updated more frequently.

Names Names Names

A lot of you has asked if we thought of any names. I would say we're past that point b/c we thought of those when we were in the final stages of dating heh at least drafts of the name. We had a little disagreement on the boy's name but we finally ended up compromising. I wanted Austin Alexander and he wanted a Bradley so we decided if it was a boy he would be Alexander Bradley. The girl's name we decided on Autumn then had a problem with her middle name couldn't decide. Chris liked Marie but that's too common (at least for me). I was taking suggestions from a lot of different people and I liked Veronica from my mom but it didn't sound right so I believe Chris' mom said Victoria and I liked that. Still a little dispute but Chris said that if we have a girl we'll ask her at birth which name she likes and that will be the decision. LOL Crazy, but I'm saying we're sticking with Victoria. Either way we having a little A.

2nd Dr. appt

Well we had our 2nd dr appt. this past mon and it went really fast. It might have lasted maybe 10 mins. I keep planning for longer but that won't come just yet. That one is at/near 20 weeks where we get another pic ultrasound. During that time we can see if the baby would be a boy or girl. I personally dont want to know until birth at least for my 1st but Chris and others want to so a little disagreement there heh. This dr. appt just checked my weight and blood pressure and heard the baby's heartbeat. My weight dropped a little b/c i lost my appetite for a couple of weeks. Don't get me wrong i was still eating but forcing food and not as much. I've gradually gotten my appetite back and eating now. The baby's heartbeat was faster than before, it went up to 181 bpm. It was freaky for a little bit b/c I didn't think it was supposed to be that high but she said that's normal. We'll see what it will be at the next appt in a month.