{ 1/2 Way & Hopped Up on Vitamin C and Hand Sanitizer! }

Wow!  What is up with this cold and flu season!?  It’s unreal!  I’m finally coming off of a 3 week terrible cold/sinus infection!  Being pregnant and not being able to take NyQuil is just not fair! But, so glad I’m finally starting to come around and get my energy back! 

On Monday baby and I had our 20 week check up.  Things were measuring appropriately (according to the doctor – cuz I feel huge!) and he was happy with everything.  Totally weight gain so far = 14 lbs… only 21 more pounds to go (insert eye roll here!). :) No doubt this little man is going to come out rolly-poley!  Doctor Taylor had me get a vaccine this week for tetanus and whopping cough to ensure that baby doesn't get anything when he’s born.  Turns out though, that I had a reaction to the shot.  Was up that entire night with a fever and felt terrible.  On top of that, I've been having some bad back pain that makes it impossible to get comfortable in bed.  My fantastic hubby took care of his crying-baby-of-a-wife that night though and got me nursed back to health :).  Even brought me a blueberry muffin shake from synergy for lunch the next day as I lay on the couch waiting for my fever to take a hike! Love my mister and can’t wait to see how over protective he is with our baby boy!

Trying to relieve my back pain has been a little more of a challenge.  I went and got a massage yesterday hoping that would help.  Seems to have relaxed me a little bit but I’m still a little sore.  I know the shift in weight in my body has a major part in all of it, but it’s frustrating when I can’t just stretch it or work it out and feel better.  So, maybe more massages are in my future :) too bad! Here's a goofy picture of my belly from last weekend --- feels weird to lay flat on my back and then feel this little bump! Still amazes me that there is a child the size of a banana in that lump! 

Ok, enough of my aches and pains and complaints!  Now on to the good stuff!  We had our 20 week ultrasound appointment yesterday as well.  Here’s a picture of my Mister as he patiently waits to see some more pictures of his son.

The appointment lasted a lot longer than I thought it would, but you can never get enough of seeing your little nugget!  It’s unreal the clarity and the growth of this kid in just a few short weeks from our gender reveal appointment.  The ultrasound tech had a tough time catching the mini-mister because he was not about to hold still for her!  He moved and did somersault after somersault making it a little difficult for her to get her pictures.  She even said “He must be bored of this!” and first thing that crosses my mind “Just like his father!” – funny story about when Brandon and I first started “flirting” – he’d get in my car and could not stop fidgeting with EVERYTHING!  Drove me crazy! And now to this day he still had a very hard time sitting still and I have a feeling this little man is going to be very similar to daddy in that way! This little guy was not shy about showing off his “boy-hood” either! The ultrasound tech was laughing at how many times she was able to see the “goods”.  All in all, the appointment went well, and I’m measuring about 3 days ahead of my due date.   Here are some photos from the appointment.

Face

Foot

Hand

My proud little "boy" :)

The giraffe scare charades still live on as well.  Mister thinks he’s “king” but believe me… I will get him.. and get him.. and get him.  Doesn't take much to amuse a pregnant woman! Ha!

Have a great week everyone!  Here’s to a great, easy, healthy 2^nd half of pregnancy and to many more blogs!