Our little boy!

Wow! I can't believe that today has already come and gone! I spent weeks counting down the days and now its already over!

For those who don't know I had my big ultrasound today! I kept waking up randomly throughout the night because I was just so excited and poor Andy didn't go to bed until almost 6 in the morning! I woke up and got him to come to bed but I think he would've been okay staying up.

So our appointment was at 10:15 am and we invited Andy's mom to come. I thought she would enjoy getting to see her grandbaby up on the screen and we could all experience seeing this little man for the first time!

So I went in by myself first because the u/s tech wanted to get all the official shots out of the way for the doctor. She pointed the screen away so I couldn't see anything but I'm glad because I wanted to be able to see our baby with Andy there. When she got all of her shots done and finished inspecting she went back out and got Andy and his mom.

Finally she turned the screen our way and we all got to look and see little baby Kirk! It was probably the coolest thing to date! Finally getting to see whats actually going on in there! That there is a baby in there! Watching him move around! WOW!

First the u/s tech went over everything she had taken pictures of and started from the head. She went over everything and she pointed out the eyes and ears and mouth, worked her way and talked about the neck. When she got to the chest she pointed out the baby's heart and we could see all the chambers just beating away! She pointed out the stomach and kidneys and bladder. Also showed us the spine and his little butt.

I personally was dying of anticipation of her going over the nether regions to tell us if he was a boy or girl. When she finally did she showed just a quick shot and said based on everything she saw that she was 80% sure that he was a boy!

I'd like to think that that is very good odds and she never tells anyone 100% because even still you just don't ever know but she did say from everything she saw that they were boy parts not girl. So there wasn't a problem with him hiding it she just couldn't show us a clear shot because of how he was positioned.

She then moved on and showed us his little legs and feet just moving around. We got a cd with pictures and actual videos of Wilson which is what one of the videos is of.

We couldn't get a very good face shot with the 4d stuff because Wilson's head was basically smooshing against the womb. Personally I find the 4d stuff a bit creepy! And since Wilson was being a bit stubborn all the 4d shots don't look very detailed.

I don't mind because I know 20 weeks is still pretty early to really see definite features and what not.

So all in all based on everything the u/s and doctor could see Wilson is coming along perfectly!
They guesstimate his weight to be 12 ounces and our due date is basically spot on. He was perfect sized everywhere and the largest part of his body was his head. Which if you've seen Andy's head that sounds about right too!

All my measurements were right on target too. I measured spot on where I should be and my weight gain for all 5 months is a total of 8 pounds.

Our doctor was really great and gave us a A+ for this check up.

Andy and I both just really thought we were going to have a boy, hence why we had a name for a boy already picked out and we even called him Baby Wilson even before we knew he was a boy. We are beyond thrilled to now know that we are having a son! Of course healthy is the most important thing but we really wanted to have a boy first. So it's really great to know that our son is healthy and that we are having what we hoped for.

Another 5 months to go!!

Counting down the days!

Most people are counting down the days until Christmas. Andy and I are counting down the days until the 30th which is when our big ultrasound is scheduled. We get to finally see whats going on in there. Make sure everything is going well with Baby Kirk. (Lets hope everything is okay) and hopefully find out the gender!
Andy has a calendar at work that he has been x-ing off the days until the 30th. I thought I was the only one who was going crazy over the waiting but apparently my husband is better at not coming off so crazy about it :)

This weekend was a busy weekend. Our good friends Ross and Carla had an awesome 10 year anniversary party. We were the last ones to show up (stupid work) but we wanted to celebrate their 10 years together even if it was for a short amount of time. We really look up to Ross and Carla. They have an amazing love for one another and it really shows with their amazing family. I constantly joke about how I want to kidnap their adorable kids. All around they are just great people and we feel very lucky to call them our friends.

Saturday we woke up to see snow! Yay... kinda. haha. It looked pretty until the afternoon when it started turning into slush. Andy and I braved the crowds and got our christmas shopping done. Just small presents nothing too crazy but it sure was crowded! When we were done we were pretty exhausted so we relaxed when we got home.

Sunday we woke up to go to Church with Andy's family. When service was over we had to rush to get a couple things because we planned to throw Hannah a baby shower at 2 pm.
We also had a lot of the Kirk family over before the shower so it was great getting to see everyone and wish them a Merry Christmas.

Hannah had a great baby shower and it was so great to see everyone come out and be excited for her and Aaron. I personally loved seeing all the baby clothes. I love little girl clothes they are always just so darn cute! Kristie, our cousin did a wonderful job on Hannah's baby shower cake. It really was just so cute! After playing games and opening presents we got some pictures of Hannah with her baby shower cake.

Afterwards Amy, (our cousin) Hannah (our sister in law) and myself took a group pregnancy shot. Its so fun to see us all in our different weeks of pregnancy!

Introducing Lily Rene Young

On tuesday morning our very good friends, Kris and Amber, started the process of labor and at 8:09 pm, Amber gave birth to their sweet little daughter Lily!
She weighed 7 pounds and 7 ounces and measured at 20 and a half inches long! Since Amber had to be induced we thought she would weigh more so we were suprised to see she did not come out over 8 pounds.
We were waiting at home to see if the happy parents would rather us wait or go to the hospital but they told us to come over. So we threw on some clothes and grabbed some food and headed over there.
When we got there the happy grandparents were there and had been there a while and left a little after we got there.
Even with all of us in the room there, Lily was just sleeping away all bundled up in her little blanket.
While we were there we got to share in Lily's first bath and I have to say it was probably the cutest thing ever!!
She was not happy being moved out of her warm blanket and put into a tub when it was drafty in the room. But once the nurse covered her up with warm wash rags she immediately stopped crying. Anytime the nurse moved her arm or leg she would cry for a couple seconds while the nurse washed off the afterbirth and then immediately stop when the nurse would stop.
We got it on video but I don't think we will be sharing that since that is Kris and Amber's video.

We can't wait to see more of Lily!

Brrr!!

19 days left until Christmas! But more importantly 24 days left until the big ultrasound! We weren't able to get our ultrasound scheduled before Christmas but we got the week after. I'm just happy I don't have to wait until January. I'm already going crazy enough as it is.
Andy and I are pretty convinced we are going to have a boy. That doesn't mean we won't be happy if baby Kirk is a girl, but we are definitely Team Blue. I do so want to have a girl, but I love the idea of having a boy first and then having a girl. Having that big older protective brother! Whether or not it turns out that way is a totally different story.
Yesterday Andy and I braved walmart and did our grocery shopping. It was completely packed in walmart. I apparently was very close to getting a beating from my husband for taking like 5 minutes trying to pick thank you cards. It might have been a little longer than that but it was pretty ridiculous. In my defense I had to weigh the options/prices/designs and pick the ones I liked the best out.
Bought some stuff to make some homemade fudge and peppermint bark but I forgot to buy the chocolate for the peppermint bark! OOPS! I'll have to pick some up later I guess.
After that we went with Kris and Amber to the Minnetrista Light Festival. It was pretty cold out but we were able to walk around look at the christmas decorations in the houses and get some hot apple cider! YUM.

I tried taking a picture on my camera and you can see the lights but it definitely looked more romantic than this. Still we had a great time even though we couldn't feel our faces. Next up making new years plans! This will be our last big New Years before baby Kirk comes into our lives so we really want to try to do something really fun this year. Hopefully we can get something planned!