Today was an amazing day. The ultrasound did not go as good as I would have hoped but we still managed to get some good pics of him. Pretty much the whole time he had his hands or feet in front of his face, then he flipped and his umbilical cord was right in front of his lil face. So like I said not the best but it was still amazing to see him. I think he looks like his daddy but we really wont be able to tell until he is in our arms.
We also have a dvd of the whole session that I will post later.
Here he was sticking his tongue out at us! The bubbles on the right is the umbilical cord.
Yes that is his foot right in front of his face, I guess he is flexible like his mommy!
And now he has his hand in front of his lil face.
And now the icing on the cake, he managed to get every body part in the picture. lol
Plus as a bonus he smiled at everyone. 
I think he is running out of room in my belly.
We will be seeing him very soon!!!
Today Ben and I have officially decided on a name for our son. It has definitely been a chore and probably one of the hardest decisions we have made together. Also we have decided that we are going to keep it a secret. I know there are people that want to know, but we have noticed that people have a lot of opinions when it comes to names and I don’t want anyone to influence our decision. It is only about 8 weeks until he will be here and quite honestly we never thought he would have a name by then.
Me and my new pregnancy best friend, the firm part not so much anymore!
So there has never been a doubt in my mind about breastfeeding, but that doesn’t mean I did not have questions and concerns. Ben and I attended a breastfeeding class at our hospital and I feel it was truly beneficial. I learned a lot of things I did not know and of course things I already did that were reassured for me. I don’t believe for one second that it is going to be easy, but I know if I stick with it then it will be an amazing thing. It is so funny to because they give you this doll to practice with, not the breasting feeding but the holding. Anyways so I was holding this doll and felt instantly attached to it, I did not want to put it down, it was no longer a doll it was a symbol of our child. All I keep thinking about was how amazing it is going to be to hold him, kiss him, love him, and feed him. Most of all I am looking forward to the bond I am going to build with my son and the fact that I am feeding him the best stuff money CAN’T buy.
The thing that I think I am most nervous about is doing it in front of everyone, including hospital strangers. Obviously I know they are professionals, but I have always been a little shy. My goal is to work on it and hopefully by that time I will feel comfortable in whipping out a breast in front of everyone, but we will see.
Designed with love by my wonderful hubby!
Today after we were doing registering we had to hoof it to make our first baby class. I really have to take a minute to talk about how wonderful my husband is. I have had a total of 8 baby appointments, and he has not missed a single one. I would understand if he had to, but I can see how important it is for him to be there for me and our baby. He is an amazing man and I know he is going to make an amazing father. I am such a lucky women. I love you babe and thank you for everything.
Ok so back to our class. Tonight our class was going to focus on the discomforts of pregnancy, warning signs, nutrition/exercise, breathing and relaxation. I found this class to be very informative. I learned a lot about different techniques and how important protein is for our baby. Ok so towards the end of the class we watched a video called, The Stages of Labor. Most of this video was pretty cut and dry. However though, there was this one part at the end that nobody was expecting…the delivery of the placenta, (reader discretion is advised.) Let me tell you, it all happened so fast that there was no way to turn away. I had no idea what to expect, I had always heard that delivering the placenta was easy, yeah maybe so but they don’t mention the details of it and how huge it is. It is crazy how squeamish everyone got, including me. Ben says we should be thanking that thing because it is what provides our baby with all the essentials he needs to grow. This is very true, so no matter how gross it is, I am thankful for it.