20 Weeks!!! Half-way there!!!

Well...i'm finally showing! My jeans are just now starting to get a little uncomfortable! I guess i'm at that weird stage where I look like i've been gaining weight instead of people thinking that i'm pregnant! I have to make sure to tell everyone that i'm pregnant and not just eating extra cookies and ice cream! haha! Here are some pictures of my baby bump! I took some awhile ago with my bare belly showing at 12 weeks and 16 weeks, but I wasn't really showing at all and my parents told me that the pictures were inappropriate! So here are my G-rated pictures!! haha!!

• PS...The Lakers are amazing!!! Wow...I about had a heart attack during their 20-point comeback in the 3rd and 4th quarter last night against Game 1 vs. the Spurs! What a great time to be a Laker fan!!!

• PPS...David Archuleta got juked last night on American Idol...He did so much better than David Cook on Tuesday and should have won. Sean and I were very disappointed...but oh well...he'll get a record for sure with a voice like his. That song he sang with One Republic???? WOW!!! AMAZING!!!

Ultrasound!

We had our ultrasound on Thursday to see how my low-lying placenta was doing. It turns out that the placenta has moved up with the uterus...just as we had hoped it would! Yeay!!! It isn't low-lying anymore and it's pretty safe to say that our precautions have been lifted! The doctor did say that there was one problem...he's never seen anything like it before...Our baby seems to be growing an amazingly large third leg!!! I guess the little boy in my tummy takes after his daddy! Haha! Just kidding! But yes...we are having a BOY! And our little guy wasn't camera shy at all...his legs were spread eagle and we could see his little pecker perfectly clear. Without any hesitation, the ultrasound tech was like "Oh...it's a BOY!" Sean was practically jumping off the walls in excitement! I mean, isn't it every guy's dream to have a little son? I'll post the pics of the ultrasound as soon as we scan them.

Pregnancy Survey

About Me

Name?: Monica

Age?: 25

Height?: 5’7

Pre-pregnancy weight?: 138

About The Father

Name?: Sean

Age?: 24

Height?: 6’2

Are you still together?: Of course…we’re married!

About Your Pregnancy

Is this your first pregnancy?: Yes

When did you find out you were pregnant?: February 1st (but didn’t tell everyone until February 22…it felt like forever!)

Was it planned?: Yes…we started trying in January and got prego that month!

What was your first reaction?: Excited!

Who was with you when you found out?: Sean…he was asleep in bed

Who was the first person you told?: Shannon (Sean’s sister)…she swore she would keep it a secret...and she did!

How did your parents react?: They were surprised and couldn’t believe they were going to be grandparents!

How far along are you?: Almost 19 weeks

What was your first symptom?: REALLY sore breasts

What is your due date?: October 8, 2008

Do you know the sex of the baby?: Not yet…hopefully we find out this Friday!

If so, what is it?:

Have you picked out names?: Pretty sure for a boy, some ideas for a girl

If so, what are they?: Evan Parker, not sure about the girl…maybe Kaylee, Kailyn, Taylor, I like Brielle (it’s kinda different!), but Sean hates it!

How much weight have you gained?: about 8 pounds…yikes!

Do you have stretch marks?: Not on my belly yet, but a few light ones on the side of my thighs…yuck!

Have you felt the baby move?: YES…it was sooo cool! Very light taps

Have you heard the heartbeat?: Yes…160 bpm both checkups

About the birth

Will you keep the baby?: ummm…yeah!

Home or hospital birth?: Hospital for sure

Natural or medicated birth?: Stab me in the back with that needle, baby! I’d like to try natural, but I don’t know if I could make it…

Who will be in the delivery room with you?: Sean, Mom, and Dad…to video and take pictures

Will you breastfeed?: Yes…and pump so Sean can help out too!

Do you think you'll need a c-section?: Hope not

Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time?: Probably!

What's the first thing you might say to him/her?: I Love You!

Would you let someone videotape the birth?: Yes! I want my dad to do it!

Are you excited about the birth or scared? So excited!

Early Mother's Day Present!

Tonight I went to Sean's brother's house for a family get-together where we cooked fish for dinner and watched a movie. As we were sitting there on the couch watching "Dan in Real Life," our baby decided to give me an early Mother's Day gift! He/She kicked me!!!! I felt a very light tap on the lower right side of my belly followed by another one shortly after! I told my sister-in-laws and they said "yup, that's the baby!!!!" I sat there very still and the baby actually continued to kick me for about a half hour...and I could feel it! So neat! I was so excited because I'm 18 1/2 weeks already and I was getting a little anxious to feel something in there. I thought it was cute that our little one wanted to let me know that they were there for Mother's Day! I really feel like a mom now!!! :-)

Portillo's!

From left to right: Trevor (Brittani's boyfriend), Brittani (cousin), Rob, Amy, Me, Sean

Last Friday, Sean and I went to Portillo's (a Chicago style hotdog hamburger joint in Buena Park) with my fam and some of the extended fam. It was a blast! Our good friends Amy and Rob met us there and we had fun all night! It was great to spend some time with them since they are moving to AZ in a couple weeks...SAD!!! We ate, then we went shopping at Kohl's (they were having a huge sale...i bought my first pair of Maternity pants...how exciting!), then we went back to my parents' house and played games. The best game was called the Mexican Name Game...what a RIOT!!!