Beef! It's what's for dinner!

Those of you who know me well, know that I do NOT eat red meat.  I can barely eat chicken (unless it is cooked like jerky), but I know I need the protein so I force myself to eat it.  If I could, I would totally be a vegetarian pre-pregnancy.  Well, the other day we went to the Compton's for dinner and every one was eating steak while I had my jerky chicken.  For some reason the steak looked delicious....so I tried ONE bite of Mark's and it was sooo good! WEIRD beyond weird!  So I had a little more, everyone was shocked-even me!  So the next night for dinner at our house we had flank steak too, and I ate it! Again it was so tasty! I only felt bad for the cow once, but then I thought if I don't eat it, then this cow died for no reason, so I carried on.  After I ate it, I felt like I had an epiphany:  I was like a normal person eating meat! It was the first time in YEARS that I have not dissected and inspected every bite of meat.  Moooove over meat eaters, I am now on your team and it feels kind of good. 

NAMES? No BIG deal, it's not like the kid is going to have to live with this name for the REST OF THEIR LIFE!!!  I know children are not comparable to any animals or pets.  But let me tell you, naming a child is WAAAAY harder than naming your dog!  

With that being said, Mark and I are struggling to come up with names for this little guy. We have a secret list started, but just barely started....

According to my nephew, Caden (who is three), its a no brainer that we should name our son Nemo!  He's so passionate about it, he made up a song for our baby Nemo!  I told him that we MIGHT have to think about that one.... in the meantime enjoy his special song! Pretty cute!

20 Weeks, baby is the size of a small cantaloupe
HALFWAY THERE!

             

19 Weeks: 

On the way to the appointment I asked Mark if he was nervous to find out what we are having. His response was no--we know we are having either a boy or a girl. It's not like they are going to tell us we having a baby squirrel!  I on the other hand was very anxious-sweaty palms and all! 

We found out little Baby Austin is a BOY!!!  I really can't believe it! I thought we were having a boy, but to hear we really are having a BOY is so exciting!  We had our ultrasound and got to see all the little parts and pieces that make up baby Austin. Towards the end of the ultrasound we got to find out what baby A was, I kinda blacked out.  I know that I was just overcome with emotions and started to cry and I have no idea what Mark did.  I remember saying throughout the remainder of the appointment, "What are we going to name him?" The ultra sound tech told us that he had wide feet, (we all know I love my husband, but he has not so pretty feet) which means that baby boy has Mark's feet.  Two things I've prayed for was that baby gets my feet, and Mark's eyes.  Hopefully, since he has his feet, he also gets Mark's big blue eyes!  Knowing the gender of the baby made me feel so much more connected to him and made him seem more 'real'. I know he has always been real, but now he is not just a baby, he is a baby boy, my baby boy! :)

We also have a picture that shows he's a boy....but I thought better of posting it.  But there is no mistake...it's a boy!  We get to go back in 4 weeks because he was 'stubborn' quote from the ultra sound tech, to get some pictures they weren't able to get! Yay!


 After the appointment we started calling family right away to tell them the exciting news! Then, Mark and I went to Babies-R-Us and we each picked out one boy outfit! It was so fun to imagine our little guy wearing these itty-bitty clothes!  

TODAY @ 2:00 we have our appointment to find out what baby A is! CrAzY...yep, crazy to find out who's in there, this waiting is making me crazy, and crazy excited! Why is it that time is NOT moving today? This is taking FOR-EV-ER. (Sandlot, anyone?). 


Funny thing, Mark and I (okay, they were my ideas, Mark was just nice enough to go along) had all of these elaborate ideas on how we were going find out.  Putting pink or blue helium balloons in a box and then opening it up and have them float out, buying a boy or girl outfit and then having the ultrasound tech put the correct one in a box that we open later, having a picnic and finding out there with birds chirping and children laughing in the background, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!  Now that today is THE day- we've decided to just find out there in the room! No big production, just have them tell us! Lame, right? 


The whole purpose of finding out later, was so that Mark and I could embrace each other and dance around frolicking in love and excitement for our little baby.  INSTEAD- I will be confined to the bed with goop on my belly, while Mark sits on a small little stool and we awkwardly (but happily) find out the if baby A is a boy or a girl!


Oh, the SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME!  But guess what? You will have to wait even longer to find out! So there-ha! 


Any guesses??