Hudson Allen Johns

We found out today that we are bringing into the world a little boy. We are both very excited! I think Cody is excited that he will now have a hunting buddy for several years to come. I just can't wait to see him in his first camo. (Which I'm sure will be in his first months of life!) Today was a day we will both definitely remember.

From the title you may guess the name that we have decided on. In February we will all have a chance to meet Hudson Allen Johns. We both decided on this name together. We knew from the beginning if it was a boy we would be naming his middle name after Cody's father, Derrick Allen. So we started by thinking of names that went well with Allen. We liked place names and wanted to choose something unique. So that is where we came up with Hudson Allen.

Everything measured up perfectly today! In the sonogram the head was measured and several organs were noted and measured. Baby Hudson has all of his organs in the correct places and they are all the correct size. He weighed in today at 9 ounces. The nurse practitioner said that all of his measurements are at the correct sizes for 19 weeks.
This is one of the pictures from today's ultrasound. In this picture Hudson is facing us. You can see his two eyes and a little ear at the top. You can also see what the sonogrammer referred to as his big "buddha" belly. You can see his arm and little fingers. It almost looks like he's knocking. I would post other pictures today but Mr. Hudson was a little bit stubborn. He was head down in my uterus and didn't want to be anywhere else. The sonogrammer tried pushing on my stomach and turning me every which way but he did not want to be photogenic today. I warned him that he better get used to it because he will be smiling for many pictures to come!

Because of the way he was turned we were able to get a good look at his bottom. Which means we could clearly see his boy parts! So there is no doubt that we are having a little boy.

We also got in a little shopping today (kind of). We started our first registry at Babies R Us. We made a few big decisions on some items and waited on a lot too! Registering for our wedding was SO much easier. We knew the tools we needed to cook and prepare our house. There is so much unknown with preparing for a first baby! The possibilities of things to register for are endless! You can go to Babies R US to see what we have so far. Just be sure to type my last name first. (I made this mistake and thought nothing we scanned today showed up!) Also we live in McKinney, TX. Some people just refer to us as Dallas! Have fun looking :)

The next appointment will not be quite as exciting as today but it is set for October 29th.

18 weeks and counting!

Not kids! I'm not sure Cody and I have agreed on an exact number of children but I know our number won't go that high! And I think she's actually up to almost 19 (one on the way!). I'm speaking of the Duggars in case you don't watch TLC not stop like me. There documentary is called 18 kids and counting.

Here is the 18 week belly pic...

The latest news is that I have gained weight! I never thought I would be so excited to say those words. I lost quite a bit of weight in the beginning (due to getting sick, not feeling like eating, and a few less happy hours I'm sure!) and up until about a week ago I have had a hard time gaining it back. And at this point in my pregnancy I should be gaining about a pound a week. The doctor told me some people's body's just take time to catch up. So mine finally has!

Other news...Cody and I spent the day looking for baby furniture. We are both kind of planners and want the nursery ready in plenty of time. So after a quite a few different places I think we have found the one. This is a set we found at Stacey Furniture here in Allen. The baby store there is called Ohh Baby! Which I thought was too cute. Here is a picture of the furniture, although in person it looks more dark brown.
Now we just have until September 29th to know if it is for sure a boy or girl and we can start looking for all the fun bedding and decorations to go with the furniture.

16 weeks

Here is the belly picture for this week. Interesting one! I took it two days late (due to vacation!) but it looks to me like I'm a little smaller than last week. Could be that it's the morning and I've only had some cereal so far. I am getting ready to have a morning snack as I am still pretty hungry throughout the day! Baby is a growing!

Other news...Cody and I took a trip to my parents land this weekend in Burnet, TX. So they were able to see us and some of the changes. My mom also got me some cute shirts :) Don't want to start stretching out the ones I have. We also took a trip to Lampassas to visit more family. We saw my aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins. My cousin Kim just had a baby in April and so we looked through all of her things and she passed down a lot of good things for me to use!

Next doctor appointment is scheduled for September 29 at 1:00. I'm sure several of you will be receiving phone calls that day because we will get to find out the sex of the baby. I can't wait! It's also just exciting to be able to see the baby again.

Embarrassing Moments...Even for Teachers!

The first week of school is the time of year when everyone is nervous. They think of all the "what ifs?" But teachers shouldn't ever worry about being embarrassed. Well it happened to me! This past Wednesday I was walking about 70 first graders out to the buses to be dismissed. I was walking backwards so I could keep track of all the students. Little did I know there would be a huge box of books in the hallway. And you can guess what happened next...Yup! I ran into it, tripped, and fell on my behind! Luckily I teach first grade so they were all too scared to laugh at me. After I got over the embarrassment I started to wonder if the baby was okay. So being a precautions first time mom I called my doctor.

The nurse had me come in just to check and make sure everything was okay. I saw the physician assistant and she listened to the heartbeat and felt around on my tummy. She said the baby was in the right place, heart beating, and perfect! So all it turned out to be was just an embarrassing moment for a teacher.

A funny story to go along...I called Cody to let him know what had happened. I started the conversation by saying, "It's not a really big deal but..." And a husband's first instinct he thought I wrecked my new car! Luckily that wasn't the case.

So what this all means is...when the physician assistant saw me on Wednesday she went ahead and counted that as my 16 week appointment. So my next visit will be my 20 week sonogram!!! The one we are all waiting for. This is the sonogram where they should be able to tell the sex of the baby. I am calling tomorrow to schedule this appointment but it should be sometime in the first week of October. I will let everyone know when I have a date for sure.

15 weeks

14 Weeks

Today marks 14 weeks on the calendar! Here is the weekly belly picture for week 14.

We are now officially in the second trimester. This is supposed to be the "honeymoon" phase of the pregnancy. No more nausea, risk of miscarriage almost gone, beginning to "show", etc. So far so good! I actually started feeling better at about 10 weeks or so. But I will say that the pregnancy hunger is finally here. I haven't had a huge appetite until now. Now it seems like I eat and two hours later I'm hungry again! I think I'm just going to have to really work on eating several small meals a day. This way I don't gain too much weight. Many people say "I'm eating for two!" And trust me as hungry as I feel it does seems that I could definitely eat for another person, but I'm only supposed to have an extra 300 calories a day so I still have to eat well for the baby.

Other than the hunger changes not much else is going on. Belly is still growing a little each week and I have now gained two pounds. This is a good thing because up until this point I have only been losing weight. I went to a maternity store for the first time this week. My dad was in town visiting and took me back to school shopping. It was fun times! I'm not huge yet but I am bigger and don't want to stretch out all my clothes!

Next appointment will be the first week in September. (I count down the days from appointment to appointment:) )

13 weeks

Here is the 13 week belly picture! It's getting just a little bit bigger.
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