Baby B #2 - 20 Week Ultrasound, Doctor Appointment and Belly Pictures

20 Weeks ~ 

I'm 20 weeks and halfway through this pregnancy.  It's amazing how fast it's going.  I still feel great, but definitely feel tired a lot.  My belly is huge!  People can't believe I have 5 more months to go.  We have been going back and forth on names.  I like Cayden, Liam and Camden.  Craig likes Liam and Camden and Julia likes Eli.  We are 99% set on the name Liam.  We both think it sounds very strong and love it.  

I felt him move on the inside around 18.5 weeks and it was so much fun.  I really missed that feeling after Grayson was born and very happy to feel it again.  I can't wait to feel him move from the outside and for Daddy and Grayson to feel it too.  I've gained 8.5 pounds so far.

Doctor Appointment ~

The doctor appointment went really well.  I was 20 weeks and 1 day and measuring 20 weeks and 5 days so just a little big.  He weighs 13 ounces and is in the 55th percentile.  His heart rate was 142.  The 20 week ultrasound was very long as they measure every part of the baby.  My doctor said everything looks great and next time they will start measuring my belly from the outside.

1st Picture ~ 20 weeks with Grayson

2nd Picture ~ 20 weeks with Baby #2

Here's what BabyCenter says about 20 weeks:

Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — about the size of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)  He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).

Easter (late celebration)

We celebrated Easter a little late this year because we were in Cancun on the actual holiday.  We had Easter breakfast at home with the entire family (Daddy, Mommy, Grayson, Oma, Julia and Ethan) and hung out during the day.  The Easter bunny brought Grayson a LeapFrog LeadPad 2, candy, books, cars, planes and ABC flashcards.  Oma gave him a cute Easter bunny bag of goodies that included books, coloring books, crayons, candy, LeapFrog Reader with books, duck body puff and a bubble dispenser with bubbles.  Julia and Ethan both got candy, gift cards and money from the Easter bunny and Grandma.  That night we all went to dinner at Big Bowl that ended with a delicious chocolate cake.  

  We did an Easter egg hunt and colored eggs on April 20th.   It was a little messy, but Grayson loved it.  He also loved the Easter egg hunt, especially since he reads about it in his book, Llama Llama Easter Egg.  He had a blast looking for eggs and kept asking for more.  The eggs were filled with chocolate kisses and jelly belly jelly beans, but the chocolate kisses were definitely his favorite.    

Grayson ~ 19 Months

~ 19 Months ~

 

Grayson is 19 months old.  Wow!  Only 4 months until he is 2.  He is wearing size 24 month clothes, but his 24 month shorts are too big.  His newest obsessions are helping me with the laundry, playing with water in the sink, helping me cook, throwing sticks and stones down the water drain at the park and going down the big slides.  He has started playing by himself a little more, which is so nice especially with his new brother coming soon.  When you ask him what is inside mommy's belly he says BABY!  It's so cute, but I know he doesn't understand what that really means.  We know he is going to be such a great big brother.  Hopefully he will adjust well and love his new little brother.  

New Activities...

Lil Kickers ~ He started soccer with his BFF Gabe and they love it.  His favorite part is that he gets to see Gabe.  It is so sweet.  The practice is a little chaotic as Grayson likes to run around and does not always listen very well.  They do activities like red light green light, build towers with cones and dribble the soccer ball.  I'm so excited he is playing soccer and hopefully he will love it as much I as did.  I have always wanted to be a soccer momma. :)

Big slides ~ Grayson loves going down the big slides at the park.  He could spend all day there.  I was a little nervous at first, but he wasn't at all and did great.

Little Beans Cafe ~ We love coming here because they combine food with playtime.  They have so much for little kids to play with from old fashioned cash registers to fire trucks with hoses.  We met our Bubbles friend Lauren and her son Devin and they were all over the place.  There is so much for them to do and see.

Logan's 1st Birthday ~ We went to Logan's 1st birthday party which was a football jersey theme.  Grayson wore his Bears jersey and looked so cute!  He had fun running around with all the kids.  We wished we lived closer to Christine (Tine as we call her - my college best friend) and her adorable kids Casey and Logan.

His new words...

messy, stop, ewww, dizzy, come on, why (only repeated it, has not started asking "why"), boo boo, heavy, more ice, more popcorn (more of whatever he wants), thank you, slippery, sleepy, stop, help you (uses this to ask you to help him), this, soccer ball, football, baseball and basketball

He has started to form sentences such as "more popcorn please" and "come on, Daddy".