Another Belly View Sonogram at 30 Weeks

We enjoyed another wonderful belly viewing at Belly View in McAllen.  Tyler had his hands and feet in front of his face almost the entire time (very stubborn), but it was wonderful to see him anyway.  Can't wait to see him in person!  The rest of the sonogram videos and pictures are here: Sonogram at 30 Weeks

 

Here is Little Tyler at 30 Weeks gestation.  He's grown so much!

 

Here's his face!  It just lights up our day!

 

And here is his face from the side!  Isn't he adorable?

Waiting for Tyler...

Had a photo shoot last night in honor of my growing Baby Bump!  We are 29 weeks along now and counting down the days until our Little Bundle Gets here!  For more pictures: Photo Shoot at 29 Weeks

Baby's name and Belly

He is getting so big!

Waiting for Baby!

I love you, Tyler!

Just 2 months away!

I love you!

Thanks to my sister, Lori, for the photo shoot!

29 weeks and counting!

I'm Bumpalicious!

Watching my body change has been my favorite part of the pregnancy process.  I have loved seeing the baby grow in both the sonograms and in the mirror.  I will miss resting my hand on my belly and daydreaming about finally having Tyler in my arms.  Kevin loves My Bump, too!

On the left: Pre-Pregnancy by 1 month, August 2010.  Right: 23 weeks.

Top view of The Bump in the truck at 24 weeks.

From Left to Right: 22 weeks, 24 weeks and 25 weeks.

I have also love the time we spend preparing for the baby.  Putting together our crib and stroller, buying baby clothes, making space... I would do it all over and over again if I didn't have to go to work every day! 

Daddy reading Dr. Seuss to Baby!

Kevin had a fondness of cows when he was a baby, so in honor of that... Blueberry's First Moo!  It even has a little tail in back!

Maybe Tyler will be a Soccer Player?

The beginning of the second trimester is wonderful for many mommies-to-be...  Mainly because the worst prego symptoms disappear, and that is also when you can first start to feel the baby's movements.  For me though, it was a bit different.  I haven't had any of the horrible symptoms so it felt pretty normal around that time and unfortunately, I wasn't able to feel the baby moving.  But now, at 26 weeks, I am finally able to feel him!  AND IT FEELS AMAZING!  We laid down for a nap this evening and even Kevin could feel him kick when he put his hands on The Belly!  We are so lucky to have this life!

Daddy-to-Be feeling The Blueberry kick for the first time, at 26 weeks.

Watching The Blueberry Grow

Our first few sonogram visits were amazing.  Hearing our son's heartbeat and watching him move around inside my tummy was life changing.  We will never forget those first few months.  As The Belly progressed, our sonograms got better and better! 

Here is a clip from Belly View in McAllen, TX.  This is a black and white image of Our Love moving around inside Mommy's tummy.

One of my favorites, here is the clip of him in his "boxer pose," with his hands up by his face.  Towards the end of the clip you can see his knee up by his elbow and the rest of his leg and foot!  Amazing!

This is Tyler's side profile... I think he has my nose!  We love you, Tyler!  We can't wait to meet you!

The Big Move

We immediately knew we needed to push forward with a wedding. I wanted to share my last name with my new family. I wanted Kevin and Blueberry's last name (Valencia) before the Blueberry arrived! We talked about the Whens and Wheres and decided the beginning months of 2011 would be best and we would get married in Texas. But I also wanted to visit my family soon... and two trips to Texas would be too expensive... and having the baby without my mom near would be so hard... so Kevin and I decided that we would make Texas our home!

Kevin posing with our "Welcome Home" poster!

Thanks to our nieces and nephews: Andy, Alex, Melynn and Loren, along with my sister, Lori for the signs!  We missed you, too!

Blueberry Surprise!

We found out we were expecting (a baby that is!) on September 29th, 2010 and we couldn't have been happier! I was a few days "late..." 6 days to be precise... and on that Friday morning we talked about whether we should wait a few more days or go ahead and take The Test. We decided we would take the test after work, just before date night. I took the test and... nothing... oh well... I threw it into the bathroom trash and started changing for our night out. We were quiet, trying to be numb to the disappointment we felt. After a few silent minutes Kevin asked, "Wouldn't it be funny if we went out to dinner, came back, and the test was positive?!?!" I told him that if checking the test again would make him feel better, then he should check it... and he did... And what-do-ya-know! POSITIVE! We celebrated at Outback Stake House and wondered if our lives would be Pink or Blue...

It turns out our lives will be BLUE! Before we found out that our Little Boy would be a Little Boy, we called him Blueberry, because that was about how big he was when we started this Adventure. In honor of his budding life, we started a baby book, written and illustrated by Mommy and Daddy called: The Blueberry Adventures.

When we finally were scheduled for our first sonogram visit, we were jumping out of our skin with excitement. Our Little Blueberry was the best surprise we could have ever hoped for and we wanted to see his cute little Blueberry body!



Here he is at 10 weeks along... Just a little Blueberry Jellybean! We couldn't believe our eyes! We had created life! Because we found out we were expecting so early in the pregnancy, it has made the pregnancy very long, and we have enjoyed every second of it!