Update at 17 weeks

     Well I have been feeling great except for the usual stuffy nose and allergies.  I have been craving a few things but mostly mexican food...I think I could eat taco's everyday!  I am able to drink coffee and eat sweets again, able to make it through 4 or 5 hours of sleep before I need to use the restroom and have a lot of energy until about 4 in the afternoon.  Taking walks which seems so easy before is quite a struggle but I am managing to get some in, especially after I eat taco bell,  but at a much slower pace. 
     I have started to feel the baby kicking and moving, the last two days he has been active enough for me to feel him.  It was quite amazing once I realized what was going on.  Now I have chocolate milk at bedtime and wait to see if he moves enough so I can feel him...Such an amazing thing!
     Now it's time to start finding a name and getting the room ready.  I have been in a cleaning mode for last few weeks trying to get all my winter cleaning done early so that I can enjoy the holiday and also since it will probably be harder to move about.  I think that's about all the changes going on with me and the baby boy.
   Michael is doing great, he's such a help around here and is so excited to have a baby boy soon.

Ultrasound today!

Well we had our ultrasound today, my mom came with us and we had the doctor write it down for us and seal it in an envelope so we could open it with family...what a fun night that was there was waiting for people to arrive...excitement and anticipation...then opening the envelope, silence and IT'S A BOY!!!  Disbelief because I think we really believed it was a girl...We are so excited to know and now we can pick names and decorate...What an awesome gift God has given us!  Thank you Lord!