Ticker: Timeline of Due Date

I just noticed my other tickers weren't showing up anymore, so here is one you can see!

Ultrasound Pictures

Wow, it has been a while since I've posted on here! We had some issues with the computer and had to get it fixed so now I finally have the pictures from our ultrasound ready to go...

In this picture he has his legs crossed... He refused to show us he was a boy at first!


Here are the boy parts at last:


And here is one of him looking at you, with the circular white parts in the middle being his hands. It looks like he is laying on his side...


I'll try to get another picture of me on here pretty soon, too. I have gotten quite a bit bigger since the last one I posted :)

It's a...

BOY!!! We had our ultrasound and everything looked really good they said. No problems that they could see. We got to see the 4 chambers of the heart, the stomach, the bladder, the umbilical cord, and his um... you know... :)

Yep, it will be Elvin Bryce Lockett. We are calling him Bryce though. There is a lot of meaning behind his name for Shawn's side of the family. Elvin is his dad's middle name, Bryce was his Mamaw's maiden name, and E.B.L. are his grandfather's initials. Good thing I like the name Bryce! Anyway, after we found out we went to Target and registered for some bigger stuff finally! But right now we have 3 different strollers and a couple of carseats on there cause Shawn went crazy with the scanner... I have to go back and clean it up a little online so that people will actually know what we want! That's all for now...

Ready for the Ultrasound already!!

Well we only have 2 days to wait but it seems like it'll never get here! We get our big ultrasound Thursday the 28th... Life is crazy lately, I'm finishing up the school semester with 2 papers, 2 presentations and finals in the next couple weeks, and Shawn is still working long hours at FedEx... He is going to have the afternoon off Thursday though, so he will either be jumping up and down (meaning boy) or fainting (meaning girl). We'll see:)

First Kick!

Well it was April 8, 2005 when I for sure felt the baby kicking for the first time. I was in my "Hispanic Culture through the 18th Century" class and we were watching a movie... A really boring movie at that! But anyway, it was pretty cool. I think that I might have felt it before but was never really sure til then, and it happened several times in a row, on the left lower part of my belly. I have found that he/she is pretty active right when I lay down at night so now it is taking longer to fall asleep but it's nice having some way to know that everything is going alright. So far Shawn hasn't been able to feel it from the outside, but hopefully soon:)

Also, we found out a while back that our good couple friends Mike & Becca are expecting their first baby on November 14th! So that is 3 months exactly from my due date.

We're moving!

We found out today that we get to move! I have been wanting to move closer to everything, and it is an answered prayer! We are still going to be in an apartment, but don't have to sign a new lease or worry about subleasing cause the new place is owned by the same company as the old place. And it is only 5 minutes from Shawn's work (right now we are about 15-20 minutes away). Not that big a deal, but it will make it so much easier to run and get something real quick, cause its closer to a grocery store, Blockbuster, etc. And right down the road from church too:) Plus about 5 minutes from my doctor and the hospital where we'll be having the baby... I'm excited about it! Shawn picked one of the apartments today, I haven't actually been by there yet. He said it is a good location, only thing is it's second floor again... Anyway, should be interesting since I normally help move all the big stuff. I'll still do a lot but last time I tried to help him put something heavy in the truck it felt like I was stretching a little too far or something! More later...

Another Dr's appt...

Well today I had another doctor's appointment. I met Shawn for lunch before the appointment at 1:30 and since he was having a slow day at work he decided to come along:) It was nice to have company, but the appointment was pretty short... The heartbeat was 145 this time and the doc got Shawn to feel where the top of my uterus was at the level of my belly button. Right where it is supposed to be at 20 weeks I guess. I did find out that I've only gained 7 pounds the whole time, and only 1 lb since my appointment 4 weeks ago! The doctor said that anything under 10 pounds at 20 weeks is considered good, so I guess I'm on track. While we were listening to the heartbeat the baby kicked, but I haven't felt anything yet. He could tell by the sound on the doppler he was using to hear the heartbeat:) I should be feeling him/her move anytime now. Supposedly before 22 weeks anyway. Our big ultrasound is scheduled for April 28 at 2pm, I can't wait!

Pictures:)

Ok, so I finally figured out how to put pics directly into posts. Here is a picture I finally took today of my belly... This was taken at 19weeks 5 days.




And here is the ultrasound from 8 weeks 4 days...

Ultrasound Pic in my profile...

Well I finally got a chance to post the ultrasound pic from 8 weeks now that I am 19 weeks! Anyway, you can click on show complete profile or here is the link: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/zzmarcie/USpaint.jpg

Hopefully we'll have another in about 6 weeks to tell whether it is a boy or a girl:)

~Marcie

3rd doctor's appointment

Well I had another quick visit to the doctor this afternoon, got to hear the heartbeat at 148:) That is the slowest its been so far... Other than that I had gained 4 pounds since the last appointment which they said was fine. And I found out I will most likely get to find out whether the baby's a boy or girl on April 28th! That will be at 24 weeks, so by that time as long as he/she is cooperating we should be able to tell!! Other than that we finally broke down and bought a pair of maternity pants, the kind that fits under your belly, so it fits pretty well right now, and I still don't have a need for maternity shirts! One thing I have to start doing is making sure I get enough protein, cause I really don't eat much meat at all lately. The doc said 4-6 ounces every day. They checked my iron today and it was 13 point something, whatever that means. They said they don't like to see it below 11. That's about all I think. Til next time!