Thursday, May 15, 2008

24 Weeks and 2 Days

Here I am...24 weeks and counting (not 26 like I said last night...oops!). It doesn't seem like I look much bigger than the pictures a few weeks ago, but I feel bigger, and I feel it everywhere now. I am lucky to feel baby moving, and to have the amazing ultrasound pics from recently, because it's easy to get discouraged at your rounding face and plumping arms and legs...after all that hard work to lose it!! But, no matter what the outcome, I know little ????? will be worth it.


Wondering what the ?????'s are?? Wondering if I used as many ? as there are letters in his name? Well, you'll just have to wait...this is one thing I promised Eric I would keep secret, and I am determined to keep my word to him. But, yes we do have a first name, and we agree, and it was easy! So let's hope we don't change our minds!
Baby is moving all the time, and I love to feel him. When Eric is patient enough, he can feel him too...but he's rarely patient...I always thought that was MY character flaw! I got an e-mail today that if Eric is patient, and we are both very quiet (yikes!), he can put his ear to my belly and listen for baby's heart beat...how cool. I'll let you know if it works!
Coming Soon: A preview of baby's room!

6 comments:

bodaat said...

You look absolutely beautiful!

Carrie said...

Jason? Aiden? Avery? There are very few names with 5 letters ... if you really are using the correct number of ? marks :) Joshua's name was easy for us to pick ... but #2 was SO HARD! Didn't decide until 4 weeks before he was born!!!

Eric, Ann and... said...

5 ?'s may--or may not--have indicated ithe number of letters in baby boy Maring's name. We're going to have to keep you guessing...sorry!

Kevin and Rachel said...

You look so cute, Ann! I love your cute little baby bump. I can totally sympathize (or is it empathize?) with you about feeling so big after working so hard to get it all off. I too have watched myself round out everywhere over the past months and feel huge. But as others have told me, it is all worth it in the end. And what you accomplished once, you'll be able to accomplish again! Now that you know you can actually do it, it won't seem so daunting. Maybe that's something we can do together! :)

Rachel

P.S. Good job keeping the secret! ... And good luck! We didn't last so long. :p

Carrie said...

By the way ... you could totally rejoin the small group since you're having a boy :) It's apparently a boys only group! And I tried to get a Ben/Joshie duet but Ben claimed he didn't know the words???!! I know ... weak excuse!!! We miss you guys!

Eric, Ann and... said...

Not know the words to "Rain, Rain Go Away!" you're right, that is a lame excuse!! Tell him we demand it, and we don't demand much :)
Who's gonna try for a girl next???