Whoo! That IS a baby in there!

For the last few days, Vance has been very "mobile". Most of the time he only moves around when I am sitting still or laying down. Actually, as I sit here and type this, he is kicking around. There are times I wonder if he has the hick-ups. It's an awesome feeling to feel him move around. Chris was laying next to me last night and I asked him to lay his hand on my tummy. He hadn't felt anything yet. I was determined that he would if he'd just be patient. Sure enough! One big kick (or something) and Chris felt it. It was a neat experience.

My weekend was full of activity. I ended up playing softball with Chris's team on Sunday. I had a great time. I love running and being active. It felt great! Until I fell. Twice. I was running the bases and my feet got out from underneath me, and boom, I was in the dirt. No worries, I wasn't hurt. Vance wasn't hurt. I scraped my knee up a little, that's all. It's been a bit stiff to walk on. But on the bright side, It's kept me from sleeping on my stomach. For those of you that don't know. That's been an issue for me. I am a horrible stomach sleeper. And it's not a good position to sleep in when you are pregnant. So since my knee is skinned up, I've been sleeping on my side. YAY!

The only picture I'll leave you with today, it one of my pretty pretty knee.

5 months

Monday marked my 20 week/5 month goal. I'm half way there. So even though I am 5 months I still have 5 more to go! I can only pray that I am blessed with another 5 months of sick-free pregnancy. I have done quite well with all this. Things are still very new to me and I feel 'weird' at times but overall I have been happy and healthy. My Dr. appt showed that I've gained 15 pounds since May. I'm hoping for only another 10-15 at the very most. If I gain 30 pounds total, that puts me at 190 lbs. That to me is a bit scary. I try not to think about it too much. I know that as long as it is good pounds and not fat pounds, both Vance and I should be fine, lol. So anyways... here is my '20 weeks' picture!

It's a....

BOY!!!!

Chris and I are having a boy! There's no question. We've finally decided on a name too, Vance Keaton Beaty. We're both very excited. This was Chris's dream come true, lol. Below are some pictures of the sonogram. We don't have a very good head shot but there is a VERY good picture of his 'boy parts'. Tee Hee!

Finally, an update!

It's been a busy 3 weeks. First of all, I lost my camera. Luckily today I found it. So I will try and get everything in and include a picture.

First news on the baby, we have a date for the sonogram. Chris and I, hopefully, will find out if it's a girl or boy on Aug 20th. YAY! We're both real excited. I'm pretty anxious. Everything else is going well. I've been feeling much better. I've had a lot more energy. I even went for a short jog on Sunday morning. Luckily I brought Sage (one of our dogs) with me and she slowed me down. I tend to push myself sometimes too hard. During pregnancy, that isn't something you should do. But this was a healthy run.

On a side note, for those of you that don't know, we are going to loose Sage soon. Sage has Lymphoma. They've given her about 3 months to live. But as of this week, we're pretty sure we don't have that much. She has tumors on her throat and they are growing quickly. She is still eating well. We will try to keep her comfortable for as long as possible.

So anyways, something happier... CHRIS AND I ARE MOVING! We've found a 2 bedroom house for rent. It's about 10 blocks from my grooming shop, so it's very convenient. We get to move in Sept 1st. I'm so excited about this house. We'll finally have the room for the baby we need. We've had a hard time finding a house because of our dogs. But we are allowed to have them at this new house. And with is being so close to the shop, we can probably keep a few there when needed. This has truley been an answer to prayer.

So! On with the pregnancy. ( I told you there's been a lot going on) I'm now in my 18th week. All the books say that he/she's about 5 1/2 inches long, "about the size of a large onion". I still haven't felt any movement. But I know it's coming. Here's my 18 week picture.