Here they are, the first ultrasound and belly pictures! This ultrasound picture was taken at about 14 1/2 weeks along, baby is progressing normally, may even be slightly bigger than normal at this stage. (Kyle was a large baby, so keep your fingers crossed for me!) Everything looked great at ultrasound, all of the baby's systems are progressing normally. We got to see it's little heart beating and it was moving quite a bit on the ultasound, though I have not yet felt any movement... soon though hopefully!!
This week marks the beginning of our 18th week. I feel huge already, but I had only gained about three pounds as of my last doctor's appointment two weeks ago. Our 20 week ultasound is coming up fast... Kyle is still not budging on not finding out the sex of the little one... sorry grandmas!!! The 20 week ultasound will look intensely at the baby, measuring all the bones and organs to make sure that we are progressing as planned. In the next couple of weeks I should start to feel movement, and Kyle is looking forward to being able to hear the baby's heartbeat at home with his stethoscope... then we won't have to wait so long in between!
Even though we will not find out the sex of the baby, we do already have names picked out. I am either carrying sweet little Madeline Rae, or Lane Willard. We are so excited and can't wait to find out!
The nursery is coming along nicely, Kyle calls it "The Winnie-the-Pooh Memorial". In the next few weeks we will be able to put together the crib & rocking chair and I will post some pictures.
Mom and baby are doing well, I am starting to get sore feet and an aching back, but I am not complaining (at least I try not to most of the time!). We are so very grateful for how easy this pregnancy has been and thank our lucky stars for all of our blessings this far.
Love you all!! Kyle, Ashley & Baby
