Oh Boy oh BOY!

Ok the cats out of the bag with that title...we're having another little boy! This pregnancy has been so much different that it just figured it would have to be a girl. But according to this picture it seems rather obvious. Don't you think? (Little feet on the left, butt cheeks on the right, "MALE" typed right above the confirming parts...in case you don't see it.)

At my last appointment my midwife heard Peanut's tale of being the surprise boy and they rushed me to the other room for a pre-20 week ultrasound.  I love these ladies. That makes today's, true 20 weeker, at the radiologist, a big giant verification and a health check. Ha ha. I am actually quite sure they are not wrong. Three trained docs have looked at these pics and verified we will not have a magical appearance by a little lady come December. This ultrasound was about 100 time better than with Peanut. It was longer, more thorough and there were way better machines. They even gave me a DVD of the proceedings for free this time. Hallelujah!

Here's a picture update from week 18. This is the most recent belly shot I've got. This little guy is a mover and shaker! I've been feeling lots of big movement since week 16. I learned that in the second trimester that baby's aren't big enough yet for you to feel their kicking so what you are feeling is the baby flipping and tumbling around in your tummy. This guy's a real acrobat! Especially around my bed time. Rob couldn't feel Peanut until about week 25 last time. Not so here. Good job!

Good Parenting

I thought I would share this little video. Oh how clever little Peanut has become. He also found my loose powder bronzer this week and in the two minutes it took me to track him down, had opened it, dumped it and foot printed it through the carpet. No picture on that one as my temper rose a couple notches and I was not thinking of the camera. He went straight down for his nap, much earlier than usual and I got to scrubbing. Oh bother.

Garden

You know good things are happening when the garden starts to sprout. Yipee! We are growing a garden. We only have room for an itty bitty teeny tiny one but it sure makes me relish the spring and summer time. I have herbs sprouting in my window sill, and I'm imagining the tomatoes, peppers, rhubarb and green onions that are taking root in the back yard.  There maybe some strawberries and blueberries added to a pot and trellis here very soon. I can't wait!

What would you grow with a 10x10 foot back yard? As soon as we build a deck I'll add potted plants to the mix. Look out 2013!

And just a quick observation. The folks here in Maryland don't seem to have much yard, as the majority of us suburban dwellers live in town homes, but goodness gracious do these people take their yards seriously!  Are we up to snuff? I'm working on it. We have our push mower (yes the old fashioned kind with no motor...I will get a pic of Rob the next time we use it...I'm imagining a much bigger yard one day and maybe using that as thinking/punishment time for unruly teenagers?), two hoses, and some clippers to keep the place spic and span. I still think I need to kick it up a notch I 'll see what I can do.