Obama Mama - 21 weeks

Half way there!!! I'm sure that the next 19 weeks or so are going to fly by. The baby continues to be very active and, so far, everything seems to be progressing as it should be. He moves around so much that we can see my stomach moving sometimes. I'm not really sure when this little guy sleeps but I love being able to feel him and know he's there.I feel like I get bigger daily and am starting to wonder how he's going to fit in there in 4 more months but it is just all very exciting.

My friend Kristen, who had a baby in September, has graciously loaned me a significant amount of maternity clothes. What a lifesaver!! No more squishing into old pants and pulling on my shirts. Thanks Kristen!

Yesterday was the big inauguration day!!! I went to the historic Paramount theater here in Seattle to watch with a couple of people from work and it was packed full of a TON of excited people. What a cool experience!!! Chase has been working nights this week so he got off of work in time to watch. He has been very busy as usual but still finds time to ski and golf on the weekends which has been nice for him.

My parents suprised me with a trip home for the weekend of Feb 21st and I am so excited! For the first time in my life I am REALLY homesick and it will be nice to get to go home and see my family even if it is just for a weekend. Then, that will probably be the last trip back until we bring back the little guy to show him off! Can't wait for that!

Hope everyone is doing well! We miss you all tons!!!

Stats for the week: Baby is about 3/4 lb and 10 1/2 inches long (I can't believe that he's going to eventually weigh 7ish lbs!!). My weight gain is about 5 lbs from the beginning. Both of us are healthy and happy!!

It's a Boy - 19 weeks

On Dec. 30th we went in and had an ultrasound that revealed that we are having a baby boy!!! We would have taken either but are VERY excited. Chase hasn't been able to quit smiling since. I think that we are going to have a very active little guy as I can feel him moving around now. His favorite time to start going crazy is right as I lie down to go to sleep so that tends to keep me up a bit but it's hard to complain when it is such a cool feeling. Last weekend we got the crib and the new dresser set up in his room and it is beautiful. It is still a little strange to see a crib in that room but somthing that I'm sure we'll get used to.

Chase is still working hard and loving his residency at Virginia Mason. He started his Burn rotation at Harborview yesterday so that should be interesting but at least it is only for 4 weeks.

I will try and update this every couple of weeks or so or anytime that something important happens. I think that it is just a good way to keep all of our out of state family and friends up to date on all of the exciting things that are happening. Love you all!

Stats for now: Baby should be about 6 inches from head to rump and weigh around 8 1/2 oz. He is starting to get hair and develop his senses (so I'll have to start watching my mouth). My weight gain so far is about 1.4 lbs but it sure looks/feels like more! Belly picture is a little dark but you get the idea.