Cody's Baptism & Our Baby Shower!

18 Weeks:  (5/22/11) "Baby's now the size of a sweet potato!  Baby's become amazingly mobile (compared to you, at least), passing the hours yawning, hiccupping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking, and swallowing. And baby is finally big enough that you'll soon be able to feel his movements."

UPDATE:  Our trip to San Jose was short, but sweet. :)  It started off a little rocky with our flight being delayed, but we arrived safely at 11pm and headed straight for In-N-Out! MMM!!! I'd been craving it for so long and since we don't have them in CO, I couldn't wait!

On Saturday morning (5/21), we headed to Sabrina and Matt's house to see our little Cody before his baptism! We had ordered him a personalized fire truck ride-on toy for his baptism present and couldn't wait for him to see it! He has awhile until he can ride it by himself, but he looked SO cute sitting on it with a little help from his mommy. :)

        

Kevin and I were worried that he wouldn't remember us and not want us to hold him, but luckily he did just fine.  He loved being up high when his Uncle Kevin held him, and he was pretty much in love with me the whole trip! It made me melt!!! He was such a happy little guy and did such an awesome job the entire weekend. <3

Cody's baptism was held at St. Christopher's, where both Kevin and Sabrina went to school! It was a beautiful church and we were all very excited to be there.  Especially Kevin and I since we were his Godparents! The only downside is that the baptism landed right in the middle of Cody's naptime, so he was asleep pretty much the whole time! It was really sweet, until it was his turn to get baptised and the priest POURED 3 cups of water on his little head. He was NOT happy! :(  It was a pretty startling way to be woken up. Poor little guy! But he calmed down fast and did great!

               

BABY SHOWER:  Our baby shower was on Sunday, 5/22 at Sabrina and Matt's house. :)  It was a beautiful day!  Matt and Jorge were the cooks and we had some delicious bbq'd burgers and hot dogs on Matt's new grill! Everyone wanted to bring food, so we had a table full of fruit, deviled eggs, chips, 7 layer dip, home made baked beans, potato salad and spinach artichoke dip! mmm! Sabrina also bought us a beautiful chocolate buttermilk cake with raspberry filling and chocolate buttercream frosting! It was AMAZING! We loved chatting with everyone and catching up! Unfortunately, we didn't have enough time to open up presents at the party since we had to leave for the airport at 3:45pm, but we had so much fun opening up everything while we packed our luggage!

   

  

17 Weeks

17 Weeks: (5/15/11) "Baby's now the size of an onion!Baby's skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone, and fat is finally accumulating around it. His umbilical cord is getting thicker and stronger, and those little fingers and toes now feature one-of-a-kind prints."

UPDATE:  Not much news this week. After last weeks big announcment, this week was pretty boring. :)  We were really looking forward to our San Jose trip the next weekend for Cody's baptism and our baby shower! Work has been going by really SLOW lately.  I can't wait until my last day of work on June 10th! :)

1st Mother's Day and IT'S A BOY!!!

16 Weeks: (5/8/11) "Baby's now the size of an avocado! Watch what you say...tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean he can now pick up your voice. A few more minuscule changes: Eyebrows, lashes, and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming."

UPDATE: This has been a very exciting week! I celebrated my first Mother's Day on Sunday with some very fun presents from Kevin, followed by an AMAZING brunch at Jay's Bistro w/ my Dad and Kevin! They enjoyed unlimited mamosas, but I stuck to plain ol' OJ.  The food was SO good, and the restaurant was beautiful. :)  We followed brunch with a beautiful hike near the Poudre River.  Bailey had a great time cooling off in the spring, and we all enjoyed the fresh air! It was a perfect Mother's Day, even though it was an emotional one without my mom.  I know she was watching over us though!

    



          

 

 

                 

 

 

ULTRASOUND:  What a week this has been! We had our 16 week doctor's appointment on Monday, 5/9 and heard the baby's heartbeat again. :)  We also talked to the doctor about the possibility of finding out the sex of the baby early by doing our ultrasound soon.  We are leaving for Cody's baptism on 5/20 and decided to have our baby shower on that Sunday since we'll already be in San Jose, so we really wanted to be able to register ASAP.  The doctor told us that the hospital wouldn't do an ultrasound before 20 weeks. :(  I was really bummed, so I found a 3D/4D private ultrasound center and called them for more information.  They told me that they would be able to determine the sex at 16 weeks, so we made an appointment for the following day!!!!

That morning, my dad, Kevin, and I headed over for the big "reveal", and I was both nervous and excited to finally find out if we were having a little "Isabella" or "Logan". :)  To be completely honest, I really wanted the baby to be a girl.  I was excited for the name Isabella Rose because of the use of my mom's name in it.  I was CERTAIN we were having a girl.  Almost to the point that I wanted to go ahead and register for frilly little pink dresses and bows.  Well...I'm glad I didn't, because we soon found out that my little "Isabella" was a BOY!

I was in shock at first, but after a few minutes of seeing our little Logan dancing around, and kicking my bladder (he was breach), I fell in love.  He looked like a little person!  We saw his heart pumping fast, his fingers and toes, and his beautiful profile.  It now felt SO real!  I knew that this baby was a blessing and that we were the luckiest parents in the world!  I hope Logan doesn't get upset that I wanted him to be a girl for awhile! :)