38 Weeks

Comparison at 16 weeks, 20 weeks, 28 weeks and 38 weeks

Baby Shower!

A few pictures from my baby shower this weekend.  My sister, Melissa, planned it and did SUCH an awesome job.  We feel very blessed.  This is one very loved and very spoiled baby already!

Melissa and me

Dan and me

Dan, me and my dad

Decorating onesies and bibs for the little guy!

  

Candy bar favors -- "Nothing's SWEETER than a baby!"

Presents -- Spoiled baby!

Cameron, Ali, me, Karen and Jo

Christmas 2011 - 28 Weeks

28 Weeks on Christmas!

Dan and Me

Prom Pose / Bump Pic :)

With my sister ("Aunt Melissa")

Fun with cousin Polyanna gifts -- With Dan and my brother ("Uncle Jimmy")

Hope everyone had a very merry Christmas!

It's crazy to think how different (and fun!) next year's Christmas will be for us!

28 Weeks

For comparison, here are side-by-side pics from 16 weeks, 20.5 weeks, and 28 weeks.  I can't believe I thought I was big at 16 and 20.5 weeks!

(Apparently I really like striped shirts...)

It's a . . .

We are excited to announce that Baby Gyves is a boy!  We had our 20 week anatomy/growth ultrasound last week.  Most importantly, we learned that everything looks great from a developmental/medical perspective ("textbook" they said) which is a huge relief.  They also asked if we wanted to know the gender and instead of finding out during the appointment we had the tech put it in an envelope for us to open on our own later.  We were glad that we had decided to find out, though, because both of us left the appointment pretty sure we knew the answer.  Our suspicions were confirmed later that night when we opened the envelope!  (It turns out that, given the ultrasound technology these days, it would be pretty hard NOT to find out unless you just didn't watch the ultrasound at all -- and that would be no fun at all because it's pretty awesome!)  Anyway, we were very excited to find out that we will be welcoming a little boy in March.  It makes things even more exciting and real!  I started buying adorable little boy outfits almost immediately but I'm going to *try* to exercise more restraint over the next few months.  Seriously, though, how cute are these:

We also just wanted to thank everyone for your congratulations and well wishes about our news.  We are really excited and it means a lot to us that so many people are excited for us!  Thanks again!

20.5 Weeks

20 Week Ultrasound