18 week ultrasound & a nice suprise!

We have a very healthly baby GIRL!!!! And had a great doctor's appointment today. We got to enjoy seeing our baby moving all around while they looked closely at each sweet little body part. The ultrasound tech was wonderful in taking the time to explain to us what everything was. She weighs 9 oz and is measuring right on track. My cervix still looks great. We are thrilled that the baby is healthy and is a little girl. Now we must decide on a name. We are pretty sure that the middle name is going to be Elizabeth but are not set on a first name yet. We have plenty of time to figure it all out. I can't wait to start feeling her move! The doctor said it should be any day now. The picture of me is from today before we went to the doctor. And all the other pictures are the baby of course. We never really got a great profile shot because she always either had her arm or hand in front of her face. I love the picture of her legs!

Oh, I just can't wait!!

6 weeks

8 weeks

10 weeks

12 weeks

I thought I would share these pictures because we think it amazing to see how much the baby grows in just two weeks . We just can't wait to see the baby again at our 18 week check-up Thursday 1/29. As many of you already know at my 15 week check-up they we were not able to tell the sex of the baby even though at 12 weeks it looked like a boy. So much so the lady doing my ultrasound said she was 80% to 90% sure it was a boy. We should be able to tell for sure this week! Everything is going great! I have started feeling better and really have no complaints. We feel very blessed and are so thankful for a healthy pregnancy. Of course I will update everything again on Thursday!!

Valentin Lopez V

Baby Alen is here and we couldn't be more thrilled! He was born 12/27/2008, weighed 7lbs 7 ounces, was 19" long and has a head full of dark hair! Mom and baby are both doing great. As you can tell his big sister and Uncle BB were in love at first sight!

Also everything went great with my cerclage on Monday and have not had any problems since. I actually have felt great but am still trying to continue to take it easy as much as I can. We are very thankful that the pregnancy is going so well!

What a great Christmas gift!

Today I went for a check up before I have my cerclage on Monday and we got a great Christmas gift! While the lady was doing the ultrasound she ask me if I wanted to know what I was having and of course I said yes. I had not expected this since I am only 12 weeks along but had heard that you can tell earlier with boys than girls and as you can see we are definitely having a little boy! It was a little bitter sweet because BJ wasn't there to share my excitement but I did call him first chance I got. We couldn't be more thankful for a healthy baby and so excited about his arrival in late June or early July! As you may can tell by the blog name we are going to name him Clark but are not set on a middle name yet. We do have a few picked out and I think I will let BJ make the final decision.