Over half way there!!!!

I have been really bad about updating this blog so I am posting a lot into a couple of posts to get everyone up to speed.

It seems like this pregnancy is flying by so fast, but as everyone keeps telling me that the last month will take forever.  I consider myself lucky on how easy I have had it so far.  I have had no morning sickness, no heartburn, no major cravings besides ice cream and not too much weight gain.  It wasn't until a couple of weeks ago that this pregnancy started feeling more like I have a baby in there.  I have been feeling her kick (good kicks, not the fluttering feeling) for the past week.  My belly is now getting bigger and the back pain has started to kick in. Oh and my brain is completely gone and I can hardly talk most of the time, just ask Ryan.

I had my normal OB appointment last Thursday and she said everything is good.  I had gained 4 pounds since the last appointment.  I was a little surprised because Ava has a sweet tooth and she wants ice cream everyday and for lunch she wants In N Out or Culvers.  She is very picky...haha.  Maybe it is just my excuse to eat that kind of food all the time!!!  Let's just say that drumsticks are one of my favorites right now.  I go back in another 4 weeks and do the whole 5 minute appointment again.  It always makes me feel better to hear Ava's heartbeat at the appointments.

So far, little Miss Ava is a very healthy girl and so is her mama.  We just hope and pray that we stay this way and the pregnancy continues to be as perfect as it has been.  Only 4 more short months until we get to meet Ava!!!  Below is a belly picture of me at 21 1/2 weeks.

We are having a sweet little girl!!!!!

Time finally came to find out the gender of our little baby.  I have anxiously been waiting and this whole time, I had a feeling we were having a little boy.  My parents flew out here to be with me on the very special ultrasound.  It was so great to have them here and for them to see their little grandbaby. 

My appointment was on July 8th in the morning and I absolutely love Sherri, the ultrasound lady.  She explained everything and checked out our baby to make sure everything checked out good.  She made us wait until the end to find out and then we had to guess. Finally, she pushed around on my tummy to get the baby in position to find out.  The baby is in position and I was guessing a girl, but Sherri wasn't saying anything.  Finally, the words came out of her mouth.."you are right..it's a girl."  She wanted to be sure so she was looking at all angles.  I think I was in shock because ultimately that is what we wanted, but would have been super escatic either way.  So I get my sweet baby girl and I cannot wait to meet her.  She is very healthy and weighed in at 12 oz with a heartbeat of 143.  At the appointment, I was exactly 20 weeks and 3 days.

This is the best profile picture of Little Miss Ava, still working on her middle name.  Most of the appointment, she kept her hands by her face so it was hard to get a good profile.  She is already stubborn like her mama and daddy.