ITS A BOY!!!!

We went on Monday to have our 20 week ultrasound and my guess was right! Its a boy! I am so excited!! its cool because "he" will be the first grandson on John's side of the family. I can't wait to start buying little baby clothes and toys now that I know its a boy! I finally installed the software for John's scanner so this update also has photos from this weeks ultrasound & from the first one in August. Baby Riddell has really done some growing since then! He is moving around like crazy this week, I can't wait till John can feel him too :)

fun & silly stuff :)

What your baby's up to at 20 weeks
Over the last four weeks, your baby has grown an incredible amount, and has just about quadrupled his weight. He's big enough that you should be feeling "fluttering" or "quickening" quite regularly now. In fact, from his movements you may be able to tell if your baby is awake or asleep. Your baby is anywhere from 25 - 28 cm or 6.5 inches long and weighs 285-300 grams or 10-11 ounces.

Your baby has started to practice breathing motions, even though his lungs are not yet mature enough to breathe enough air to allow him to survive outside your body. Lanugo (the fine hair) covers your baby's whole body, and hair on the scalp is beginning to grow. Your baby's ears are fully functional now and he enjoys the sound of uterine noise. All the organs and structures of your baby are formed and your baby is now entering a period of simple growth. And you may be getting ready to be a grandma already: If your baby is a girl, her uterus is beginning to develop!

Flutters!

Last night and this morning I definitely felt baby moving around! It feels like a light tapping..its awesome! I can't wait till he/she gets bigger so I can feel some good strong kicks (even if they keep me awake at night). I can feel the movements right now, it seems to happen the most when i am sitting down in front of the computer :). This is so exciting and only 3 1/2 more days till we find out if its a boy or a girl!!!!!!

belly popped!

couple pics from us camping..finally showing!

almost 1/2 way there!

hey everybody,
we're having a baby!!!!!
i'll make the intro short and just say that i never thought i would create a blog...ever....but when i found out about a friends blog about her pregnancy i thought it would be a cool alternative to mass e-mailing everyone. My other alternative was to post info and pics on myspace.com but then i realized that a) not everyone i know on there needs to know details of my life, and b) some people wouldnt be able to access it w/o an account. this is way easier and i can just update it when i have time.

so here i am close to the second half of "our" pregnancy to start posting some stuff online for friends and family I don't get to see or talk to everyday so they can be a part of this crazy experience too!
john & i are both really excited about having a baby and can't wait to find out if its a boy or a girl on sept. 22nd!!!
on monday i will be 19 weeks and i am hoping to start feeling some kicks pretty soon!