Half way there! 20 weeks update - eeeek!

I'm at the half way point - can't believe it! I had a little freak out on Brandon the other night:  "We only have 20 weeks left and we don't even have an Emergency 72 hour kit for the baby yet!"  lol.  I'm ok now. I hear that sometimes new Mom's do things like this. It was late, I was hungry, tired ... my Mom brain took over.

Nonetheless little Hunter is starting to move around more and Brandon still hasn't been able to catch him yet. Pretty soon he should be really squirmin though. When we had the ultrasound it was so fun to watch him wiggle and we actually saw him swallow too! It was the coolest thing. The midwife even admitted she has yet to see that. I am also finally showing enough for people to realize I am pregnant! I love my little bump. ;)

I am really getting into baby crafts and setting up the nursery lately! I started making some shoe boxes wrapped in fabric so I have extra 'prettier' storage to put under the crib, I will post pics of those later. I even bought some buttons so I can make a button elephant canvas to hang in replace of the Dr. Pepper one Brandon has on the wall. If you haven't heard, we are making Brandon's old man cave the baby's new room. Some things they can share, but the caffeinated beverage obsession merchandise has to go. We will find a new special spot in the closet to hang those and that weird Batman Joker face. Love you Sugars! :D

One thing I really need to do is find a dresser to put all our millions of handy down mansy clothes a friend gave us! Aren't they adorable? They are in almost mint condition. She gave us about five bags stuffed full! Little Hunter is going to be quite the stud.

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How far along? 20 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: + 15 pounds
Pants fit? Nope... *sigh* none of my old favorite jeans fit.
Maternity clothes? Definitely in maternity clothes
Sleep? Not sleeping well at all! My body goes numb on my right and left side, especially my right side. I am trying to use pillows to help - but so far nothing works. Even broke out the air mattress - that helps a little!
Pregnancy symptoms: Heart burn now and then and I can't sit for too long because it hurts my back. But other than that - I am feeling wonderful!
Best moment this week: Getting to shop for baby boy clothes and talk about our new baby Hunter!
Miss Anything? Sleeping with out kinks everywhere and I miss sleeping on my tummy.
Movement: Yes! It is so weird - like little blurbs and butterflies in there. It's kind of uncomfortable.
Food cravings: Hot cocoa, mozzarella sticks and slurpee's still. Really am loving the ice cream lately too.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Some sodas, bacon, fried chicken, pizza rolls
Have you started to show yet: Yes! There definitely is a bump
Gender prediction: I was RIGHT! It is a baby Hunter
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and very silly lately.
Looking forward to: Brandon being able to feel the baby move.
Stretch marks? No, but I am starting to feel a bit dry and stretched.
Wedding rings on or off? On - no issue there.
Labor Signs: Nope - better not!
Belly Button in or out? It is *barely* an innie - it looks really goofy. It makes me laugh.
Last Doctor Visit Update: I had a check up with the Midwife (Julie Swift) and we got to hear the baby's heart beat (152) again. <3 She told me to watch out for my heart burn getting worse and to take Tums instead of Rolaids. 

The BIG reveal: Baby is a ... !

Today was the big baby reveal! We decided to do a little 'Baby Reveal' party so we could be surprised with our family when we found out if the baby was a KayLee or a Hunter. :) It was so much fun and we are so happy we decided to find out the gender with everyone.

We went to the doctor yesterday to get the ultrasound and got to see our sweet little darling for the first time! It was the best thing ever. We even got a nice view of the baby swallowing! It was just adorable. I couldn't look away. Anyway - when it came time to check out the baby bum parts, we looked away so we could be surprised. The Ultrasound Technician so very sweetly sealed the marked photos of the baby gender parts in an envelope so we couldn't peek. :)

This morning (about three hours before family came over) we decided to let Brandon peek so he could make the cake. If anyone had to know, we decided it would be fun for him to be the first and to surprise me! So the trick to a reveal cake is to hid colored frosting in the middle of the cake either revealing 'blue' for a boy or 'pink' for a girl. Then when I go to slice it - I will find out about the gender in the frosting! So here are the pictures of the event:

We needed full bellies before the big surprise! We were hungry and there was so much yummy food! Here are a few of the ravenous family members getting their BBQ on.

I did up a 'Cravings Table' so everyone could enjoy all my favorite things with me. I have to say I was a happy camper. Here's what the sign read:

My cravings are a little boring, but I could eat (or drink for that matter) anything off this list over and over again! Oh and watermelon too. As you can see the Mozzarella sticks were pretty much gone in no time. MMmmm! And I know, I know water is boring and a given, but I really crave it all the time. I carry a little bottle with me everywhere and if I don't have it, I have withdrawals. You should see all the drinking glasses we wash a day. sheesh.

Before we sliced the cake we played a game to see if the 'old wives tales' would reveal the gender to us. I guess we will have to find out :) The survey says I should be having a boy.

We also took a vote on what other people would like to name the baby. The paper didn't survive a Trenton, but they were all very creative: Bell Rockstar Shellhart, Audrie Shellhart (hmmm, I wonder who wrote that one) Frankie Shellhart.... Anymore ideas to add? lol.

We divided up into teams. 'TEAM girl' wore pink bow pins to show their support to a baby KayLee and 'TEAM boy' wore blue mustaches to show their support for a Hunter.

 

Team Boy

 

Team girl

So who won then?

It's a baby BOY!! I have been growing a little baby Hunter all this time. Mother knows best - you just know when you know, ok? :) And we couldn't be happier.