20 Weeks!

Just a quick upate. I have made it to the halfway mark and for those who are curious the baby is around 6 and a half inches long and weighs around 10 ounces. This website I get email updates from compares this weeks size to a banana. So, cute to think about. I am sure the rest of this pregnancy is going to fly by. We are heading to NY in a few weeks for my brother's weddings and have a few camping trips planned for the summer. So, with the business of summer I am sure September 28th will be here before I know it. I am sure almost everyone reading this already knows the big news. But, we found out we are having a boy this past week. Todd and I are both excited and glad we can experience raising both a boy and a girl. Meadow was able to be at the ultrasound and appeared to really enjoy being able to see the baby. It also helped that Todd's mom had some early birthday gifts for her. She had a great time looking at her new book in the waiting room.

Some other updates, I have been feeling the baby move for the past few weeks and the movements seem to be getting stronger. He was a real mover and a shaker for the ultrasound. At one point he did a full body extension and I was surprised I couldn't feel his foot. I think feeling the baby move is probably the best part of pregnancy. Hopefully, he will like to be active during the day, so he will let his mom sleep at night. We had a nice Mother's day weekend. Todd got me a new bike, which was a very pleasant surprise. We had planned on going for a bike ride on Friday and he presented it to me when I came out to get in the truck to leave. It is a cruiser bike, so I don't have to bend over as much like on my mt. bike and it has a more comfy seat. I am looking forward to many rides to come this summer. Don't worry I won't do anything too strenious, just the mainly flat paved trails. On Friday, we went to the Springwater trail outside of Gresham and road to the Gresham city park and had a nice picnic there. We have discovered that it is always fun to have a playground as a destination. That way, Meadow gets to have her fun as well and doesn't mind riding in the bike seat as much.

We had a bbq on Friday night and then on Saturday I got a massage later in the day and we went out to El Burro Loco. Meadow even behaved wonderfully and ate a great dinner. She has been a wildcard at restaurants these days, like most two year olds. I guess we are also discovering which locations she can handle better. It is just so hard to sit still for long. On Sunday, I got some more planting done and Meadow and I headed into Portland to meet up with friends at Laurelhurst park. Todd had to work so he couldn't join us. It was really fun to check out a new park. Meadow loves playgrounds and whenever she sees one, she says "yheaaaaaaaa" really enthusiastically. I love to see her growing her personality. Well, since wee one is not going down for her nap, I will sign off for now.