22 Weeks

Lots of belly movement these days...Ken finally felt the little guy in the last 2 weeks : )...a little freaky he says, but very cool! Our little peanut is punching, kicking, and swimming all the time. With the exception of all the new little aches and pains, I am feeling great and can't believe it has already been 5 1/2 months. We've been working on names and starting on the nursery, so we'll keep everyone posted.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...

20 Weeks...It's a BOY!!!

So all of those predictions were wrong...that's right it's a boy! We couldn't be more excited, however, it is taking a bit of time to realize that the boys will now rule the majority in the family : ) Our ultrasound was amazing, our little guy was swimming around like crazy and seems to be quite flexible. Everything measured perfectly and he is very healthy so far...Mom loved to hear that.

I am feeling him move all the time now and can't stop eating...apparently this is a big growth spirt time. The belly definitely feels like it is growing. Maybe Dad will be able to feel some kicks soon.

More to come...we will be uploading his first portraits from the ultrasound asap...the requests have been flying in : )

19 weeks

Okay, so the biggest change this week is that Shelley is wearing a green shirt. Other than that...not much change. Oh, the verdict is still out, but we may have movement. I was in the back of the house and I heard a "EEEEIIIIIIEEEE" from the front of the house followed closely by a 'COME HERE!" Shelley is kind of holding the bottom left of her belly and says, "I got a poke!" Well, I felt and prodded and thumped the little rascal on it's head (or at least where I thought the head would be), but no other pokes followed. So, we don't know for sure, but it could quite well be that Little Baby McKee took it's first swings this week. Making it's presence known, so to speak.
More to come...

18 weeks+

Well, Shelley is just over 18 weeks now and we've got a first look at what will probably be a more common phenomenon: Bellimus Exposium, a condition more commonly known as exposed belly. While it is a condition sometimes found in middle aged males, particularly Chicago Bears fans, the condition is mostly limited to pregnant women as their pregnancy progresses beyond 18 weeks.

We're very excited...in 9 days we head in to get another look at little baby McKee. This time, hopefuly, to find out if it's a boy or girl. Big thanks to our friend, Dr. Sacher, who gave us the OBGYN solution to a foolproof way to ensure that the baby cooperates: eat chocolate before the ultrasound. Since this will be Shelley's first bite of chocolate since we found out that she was pregnant, she is counting down the days.
More to come!