Top Ten Things I Love About Being Pregnant!

I haven't done a good job at posting about my pregnancy which is sad because it's my first pregnancy and I should be better at documenting things so I don't forget later. But this pregnancy has felt like an emotional roller coaster with the different complications I have had and I haven't been in the mood to post about it. So- I decided to make a list of my favorite parts of being pregnant! In no particular order, my top ten reasons for loving being pregnant:

• Having an excuse for my larger-than-it-should-be belly.
• Feeling my baby move! I felt our little guy move for the first time around 19 weeks and a few weeks later Travis was able to feel him too! He is constantly moving! I am afraid he will be just like his Dad in that way-- always on the go!
• Sunday dinners from Travis's mom! A few complications started a new tradition- a yummy home-cooked meal every Sunday with the Burtons. Who could ask for more?
• Seeing people's reactions to the name we have picked out. I am pretty sure my Grandpa still thinks we are teasing, but we are completely serious!
• The amount of people who are praying for our little guy makes me feel very humble! It is amazing the amount of prayers that have been said for little Hank and we couldn't be more grateful for them!
• Reading "Your Pregnancy Week by Week" and following the growth of our baby. He is getting so big! He is over 3 pounds now!
• Having an even better excuse to go to the chiropractor regularly and have my back and neck adujusted! Not that I need more of an excuse, but it is always nice to have another reason to go!
• Seeing the ultrasound pictures of him! My doctor is an amazing doctor and we get an ultrasound close to every appointment which is just so fun!
• Eating my favorite ice cream and not feeling guilty about it! For any chocolate lovers out there, you have got to try Death By Chocolate Ice Cream. Oh my is it yummy! It is Kroger brand and quite cheap- especially if you catch it on sale!
• Talking with Travis about our future family and knowing that we are so close to adding our first child to our family! We love him so much already and can't wait to meet him!

Here are a couple of the ultrasounds we have gotten. Hopefully you will be able to tell what you are looking at...

This is the ultrasound we got around 20 weeks. He is looking to the left so you can see his profile and you can see his little hand up by his nose.


This is the latest ultrasound we got at 30 weeks. He is getting sooooo big! He is looking to the right in this one with his arm covering his chin.

We are just so grateful for our little guy and are enjoying the last bit of time we have with just the two of us until our lives change for good in a few months! Yay! We can't wait!

We are having a.....

I know posts without pictures are kinda lame... but I haven't posted in forever and we have some really exciting news! Most everyone knows we are expecting a baby! (Woohoo!) The due date is Christmas Eve which has its pros and cons. But--- yesterday we found out the gender of the baby! We are having a little baby boy! We are very excited-- especially Travis! Now we have to decide on a name. We have had a girl name picked out since we were married, but boys have been harder. Lately the names we have agreed on are Hank and Porter, but we are leaning toward Hank because Porter is so popular right now. What do you think of Hank? Most people don't seem to like it much... Maybe we will start a new baby name trend... probably not.