Half-way There!

Believe it or not, but I am officially half-way through this pregnancy! It is amazing how much faster this pregnancy is going compared to being pregnant the first time. I think I am much more distracted by chasing Ady around, so time seems to be passing much faster.  We find out next Monday if the baby is a girl or a boy! What is your guess? Scott seems to be convinced that it is another girl, and I had a dream that it is a boy. I guess we shall all just have to wait and see. I am so excited to find out, though! Here is a random information buzz about our growing baby at 20 weeks! Enjoy! (no that is not a picture of our baby- it is someone else's baby at 20 weeks. Look how clear the features are! Wow!)

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 10 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 his 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's body 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!

We had such a lovely Easter weekend up in Loveland this year. It was nice to visit our old home church in Greeley and visit with some "old" friends. We had a nice Easter dinner with Scott's family and some church friends at Bill and Tricia's house in Loveland. It was a gorgeous sunny day, so we spent much time outside enjoying the beautiful lake and some gorgeous blue sky.

Here are some pictures from our special weekend celebrating the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus! He is risen!

Our Easter hats!

My sweet family. Notice that Ady and her babydoll have the same dress. They were darling!

Ady was so sleepy, and she just snuggled in tighter and tighter to her daddy!

so cute:)

Aunt Sarah and Uncle Jeffy

I hope that you were able to get out and enjoy the holiday weekend with your family. I'll keep you posted on how the ultrasound goes next week, and on anything that we find out regarding the gender. Hmmm... will the nursery be pink or blue?

I am so excited!!