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Oh BOY!

Well, it seems that I negelected to update on 17 weeks. So much has been going on these last two weeks, other than the growing belly, I feel like I am still at 16 weeks! But, indeed, I am not. My 17th week of pregnancy was not too exciting other than a doctor's appointment with a specialist. My family has a history of blood clots and a clotting disorder- lucky me, I have the trait. For this reason, my doctor wanted a second opinion on a treatment method since he didn't know much about this trait. Well the appointment couldn't have gone better! The doctor was amazing and thorough and said I needed to be monitored during pregnancy and delivery, but otherwise I should have a happy and healthy pregnancy. I literally couldn't stop smiling all day. Then he let me hear Connor's heartbeat. Strong and steady in the 150's.

Oh, so if you haven't figured out- WE ARE HAVING A BOY! Kyle was feeling pretty upset that he wouldn't have been at the appointment to find out the health of the baby and whether it was a boy or girl. So we went to a place in Gulf Shores almost 2 weeks ago to find out. It turns out we are having a little boy. He was awesome- moving like crazy (probably due to the coke and candy I ate before to ensure him moving around), he then settled in for a nap. We barely could control our excitement. See, we had a boys name picked out since we found out we were pregnant. The girls name was HARD! So Connor Derrick Reese will be coming into the world in July (or August-depending on if he is late). Anyways, we controlled the excitement long enough to send some snail mail to the grandparents. We sent a cute letter and a reese's cup package wrapped in "It's A Boy" ribbon. Finally on Friday they got it!


Belly @ 18 weeks
Connor 16.5 weeks!
Well, other than that exciting piece of news, we don't have much else to update on. Our next appoinment is on the 5 March with the OB. Just a routine check-up. Then the anatomy scan coming up soon. Then it's getting on a plane and flying back to Maryland for a week with the families and the Baby Shower!! I couldn't be more excited to come home and see everyone- I am sure people won't "miss" me when I walk by. It seems that the belly is growing! It's been 2 weeks since Kyle has seen me, I am anxious to see if he thinks it has gotten bigger?! Well here is the updated pictures of Connor and myself. Until next week- have an awesome one!

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