20 Week Preggo Photos

So it has been a little over a week since I have posted so bear with me while I try to catch back up where I left off....

Here we just left the ultrasound room and found out we are a having boy. I drank way too much before this ultrasound so by the time it was over I was quite frazzled to say the least, plus it is always emotional to see your baby inside your belly. I say emotional for lack of better explanation! When I saw him on the screen tears came to my eyes instantly...I have to add if it was a girl I know I still would have cried. The thought of this little miracle growing and thriving inside of me always brings me back to a place of udder thankfulness and complete respect for the human body. The only bad thing about my location here, is that you have to wait to find out if everything is ok with the baby until your next appointment. So here we go onto the weekend anticipating our next appointment on the 12th.

We had our appointment and the doctor said our son is healthy and looks great! He is stronger at this point than Addison was so it seems to me. His movements catch me off guard at times. He is starting to move more during the day, but he is definately active from 8-11pm and from 4-6am....just like Addison! So far I have gained 8 lbs and my blood pressure and everything else looks good. I have been having weak spells for a bit that have been quite concerning. She instructed me to eat every 1 to 2 hours to keep my blood sugar stable. That is more difficult than one would think! I just hope she knows what she is talking about and all is well. I worry....soooo much!

WE ARE HAVING A......BOY!!!

We found out today that we are having a BABY BOY! We are so excited and happy! Either way we just hope for a healthy baby, but this is a new and exciting adventure to have a SON...wow those words still seem so foreign to me, but I know we will get quite use to saying it before too long!
I asked the ultrasound tech not to tell us right away because I wanted to guess. As soon as she turned the screen around Paul and I both instantaneously saw that it definitely had a boy part and we at the same time said....'IT'S A BOY!"! She said yes it is! It was obvious at that moment we would be welcoming Baby Boy McNeely into the world here in a few months! The pics are very grainy so I apologize for that. The top left pic shows his boy part right above the letter Y, if you look closely you can see his two legs, the second one on the top right show his feet indian style, then the bottom left is his hand balled up into a fist, and then the profile of his body. He would not show us his face... :(
However, we are extremely happy, excited, anxious, thrilled, etc, etc....to met our baby boy! Thanks to everyone for all of the well wishes and the support. I got on the 12th to make sure 'HE' is healthy.
This is to our son.....Baby Boy we are soooo excited to have you in our lives, we love you so much already and we are half way (at least!) to holding you in our arms! YAY!

Random

Loves to give the puppies treats! They are so gentle with her.

Love the toboggan! She looks like Paul right here I think!

I FINALLY got her some new earrings...pink hearts! LOVE IT! Girls are fun!

New chair.

Girl or Boy?!?!?!

You ask why such a neutral background...well, since tomorrow is the day we are SUPPOSE to find out if we are having a boy or a girl I thought it was appropriate for the occasion! I cannot believe I am halfway there to having another baby! This time pregnancy is FLYING by!!!! I will TRY to post tomorrow afternoon/evening so stay tuned!!!!! We are very excited!!!

Last Pic of 2009

We didn't even make it to watch the ball drop! LOL! We went to sleep around 11:30pm! I guess that is a sign that we are getting old...or maybe being parents just wares us out...oh, and being pregnant makes one a little tired also! ;)

Bringing in 2010

This was the ONLY pic I got of the girls and I should say the LAST one of the year of them both.

Addison and Candice...so cute!!! I LOVE Candice's sparkly shirt!

Tammy and I.....

Candice and I...we have gotten so lucky to make such wonderful friends wherever we go. I am SO thankful for these two girls!!!

Xmas Tree Box

We had to take down our Christmas stuff a little earlier than we normally do because we are having our tile in our whole house redone which equals HUGE DUSTY MESS! So we went ahead and took down all the Christmas stuff. Addison had so much fun in the Christmas tree box I had to snap a few pics!

Jibber Jabber

As I was cleaning the kitchen she was hanging out on the floor just talking up a storm, now what she was saying I am not quite sure!

Christmas Dog Bones

My mom got me some cookie cutters and one of them was a little dog bone perfect size for Addison's little hands so I thought it would be cute to make the dogs some homemade bones for Christmas. Addison had so much fun as you can tell! She is quite the cookie cutter!

16 Months Old

This post is a little behind! But our baby girl turned 16 months old on the 21st and boy she sure is growing up right in front of our eyes. She constantly has new words. A few off the top of my head... puppy, done, bites,bubble bath, doggy....there are lots that I am sure that I am missing. She loves to check out EVERYTHING still! We just love her so much!

Relaxing

Opening her gifts from MeMa. She has gotten quite good at opening gifts I have to say!

Relaxin'!

Happy girl

She loves her wagon. I can't wait until it is warm enough to take her out in it.

Loving her cash register from Baby Alexis.

She knows if you touch its belly it will do something. Alley is even interested!

Toys, toys, toys

Paul makes monkey or gorilla bread on Christmas morning...this year he made gorilla bread. So sticky and yummy!

White Christmas

When we woke up Christmas morning this is what we saw outside and it was still snowing BIG flurries most of the day. Unfortunately we didn't have any accumulation,but it sure made it Christmasy!

Playing with her kitchen for the first time. Somehow she knew exactly what to do.

I hope this helps Paul keep up with his keys..it is a key finder!

She loves to tear the paper into little pieces!