Leaving on a jet plane

Jeremy and I are leaving for Kansas City on Friday morning to take a vacation to Florida for Spring Break. Since I am a teacher and have a whole week off we thought it would be a good idea to use our vouchers from our wedding/honeymoon that were going to expire in July (I can't fly that late in my pregnancy).

Our flight leaves at 6:00am and we arrive in Tampa at 1:00 on Friday. We will be staying at the Hyatt Place near the airport which we are super excited about (Thanks Grant)!! Jeremy and I will be gone 4 nights and will arrive back in Springfield on Tuesday evening. Our plans include eating at lots of nice restaurants, lounging at the pool, going to the beach, possibly meeting up with some friends, and watching a Spring Training Yankees vs. Tigers game (GO CARDS).

We are very excited for some rest and relaxation away from Springfield. It will be the last vacation that we have together before Hudson arrives. I have a feeling once he gets here we may not be traveling for a little while. I hope all of you that have Spring Breaks enjoy your time off as well.

I will still try to make my weekly pregnancy post on Friday once we make it to Florida. I can't believe that I am going to be 21 weeks this Friday. I am loving every minute of feeling Hudson move!!

Introducing our baby boy

Hudson Ray Elliott

Full body with hand

Foot

Our boy

His parts

It's a............

Boy!!!!


During the ultrasound, we were able to see our son's arms and legs, organs, and heartbeat. It was a very neat thing to see how much he had grown from our last ultrasound.

His heartbeat was at 149 which is within the normal range(120-180). He weighed 12 ounces which is a little more than average but I am thinking that we may be a week ahead of schedule. At our very first appointment Jeremy and I thought from our dates that we were 8 weeks pregnant but our doctor said our baby measured 6 weeks so I am trying not to stress about his weight. I've also been told that each baby's weight can fluctuate from anothers.

He was moving his arms and legs during the ultrasound and even swallowed a HUGE gulp of amniotic fluid that we got to watch him swallow. It was crazy to see his whole body move while he digested the fluid. It was also very neat to see his heart. You could see all four chambers of his little heart beating and moving.

We asked the technician that did our ultrasound if everything looked good. She said it did to her but the doctor would look over it and send my doctor the report of all
of the measurements and pictures. We know that God is watching over our baby and that we will be blessed with the most precious and beautiful baby ever. We just pray that he is healthy!

We saw his four limbs, his face, nose, mouth even tongue when he swallowed, spine, kidneys, stomach, heart, and his male parts. He wasn't shy and the tech was able to get a good view more than once of his parts.

We are so excited to be able to call him by name and know that we are having a baby boy in just about 20 weeks. I didn't care either way what we were having but deep down Jeremy wanted a boy (what Dad doesn't want a boy). I am so happy that he is getting what he wanted. He is going to be such a wonderful father to our son.

Here is a picture after our appointment on Friday morning.

Week 20 Photo

20 weeks.......Our cantaloupe

I am 20 weeks and 1 day pregnant today. I am halfway there. It is crazy how fast the time has flown by. I am loving every minute of being pregnant and having this sweet baby inside of me (now that the sickness is gone). I wanted to update yesterday but was too excited that I didn't make time for it. ha! I am feeling wonderful. Our baby has been kicking alot more the past few days. I can tell that the baby's movements are getting harder and stronger. The baby usually moves more at night before I go to sleep or first thing in the morning. I am continually feeling like I have more energy which is such a great feeling. I am able to eat anything and my weird cravings are subsiding a bit. We went to the doctor yesterday and had our ultrasound. We know what we are having but I wanted to make a separate post for that!! It was neat to get to see our baby's size, shape, movements, arms, legs, and heartbeat.

For 20 weeks, our baby is around 6.5 inches long from head to bottom or 10 inches long from head to toe (about size of a banana)and weighs around 10.6 ounces. Genitals are fully formed therefore an ultrasound can detect the gender of the baby. The baby is swallowing more with each day. This is very good practice for their digestive system.

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 20 weeks 1 days
Total Weight Gain/Loss: unsure.....last appt was +4
Maternity Clothes: Just a few tops but wearing all of my pants still.
Best Moment this week: Having our ultrasound and finding out the sex of our baby
Gender: We know but look for next post
Movement: Yes becoming more regular each week. Jeremy felt baby for the first time on Tuesday night.
Food Craving: anything sounds good most of the time
What I miss: Sleeping through the night without having to get up to use the restroom.
Sleep: It's becoming more difficult to become comfortable but still sleeping sound.
What I am looking forward to: Buying baby stuff
Belly Button: In
Symptoms: Lots more energy, some ligament pain, itchy and dry skin
Note: Enjoying talking to our baby and being able to call our baby by name

A few more days

Well just a few more days......3 days to be exact until we get to see our baby again on ultrasound. We will also be finding out the gender of our baby at this appointment. We are VERY excited to know what we are having. We will post Friday and let you all know if we will be buying pink or blue for Baby Elliott!

Week 19 Photo