Summer has hit the Lou!

My sister HAD to capture the belly in the swimsuit for the first time... it is official SUMMER is here in Saint Louis, Hallelujah

21 1/2 weeks

Lucky 7

Luke and I have been together for seven years now! We are not exactly sure of an exact date, because things can be blurry when you first fall head over heels for someone, but we know it is right around mothers day!

This is the oldest picture I can find on my computer of us two, it is from when Luke was on his 6 month long fishing job and I went to visit him for my birthday.

Thanks for seven wonderful years Luke, Love you and cant wait for this next adventure life has in store for us!

21 weeks & Bump pics

Me and my little boy!

I feel like it has really "popped" in the last week or two, so here are so new bump pics: 21 weeks!
I am feeling pretty good... considering.

I have been getting used to getting around with a belly, I am a bit tired, my ribs hurt from time to time usually late afternoon, and my back pain is pretty bad, but all in all I am doing good!

21 Weeks...more than half way there only 19 more to go!

Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long Chances are good you're feeling someone performing a round-off back handspring in your uterus by now. Other highlights this week:By now your baby looks like a mini-version of what she'll look like when she's born. All her facial features are formed and hair is growing on her head. She's even acting like a baby and will occasionally suck her thumb or yawn. Aww ...

Baby's heartbeat is getting stronger and can be heard using a good old-fashioned stethoscope.

By 21 weeks, fetal bone marrow starts making blood cells—previously done by the liver and spleen. This may not sound that exciting, but it's good news.The amniotic fluid that has been cushioning your little bean now serves another purpose: Your baby uses it to "practice" chowing down. Your baby has been swallowing amniotic fluid for a while now, but now the intestines are finally developed enough that she's absorbing small amounts of sugars from it. And let's face it, being able to effectively digest sugar is important at every stage of life.

Fun with Pictures

Proud Parents to-be. Words cannot describe how happy and proud we are to have a healthy and happy baby boy! Luke saying: "Look, It's a boy!"

Watching my son wave to me, I think I was crying at this point, not sure.


Falling in love with my son....

and playing with my hair clip, in case you were wondering what is in my hands in all of these pictures. (Luke makes weird jokes with ppl when he is nervous... I fidget)
Luke's nervous joke: To the tech, "wow they sure make your job easy these days" REALLY Luke, first of all you are saying her job is easy and implying she is old all in one random sentence. my nervous face at this point said: "shut it babe"
After the big appointments we went to dinner with my parents, sister, and Bennett. Here are the proud grandparents with their first and (as of now) only grandchild.

Then Luke and I stopped at target to get Baby Wilson's first outfits from his parents...excuse the crap I look like, it had been a long exciting day!

You're at the halfway mark — congratulations! Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana.

20 week U/S Pictures

So I am not the best with the whole scanning the pictures in thing, but here are my 6 photos of our little man.

The first one is a side view of his face, 2nd is profile view, umbilical cord, and his heart with 4 chambers, 3rd is BOY parts!!!

4th one he is waving hello! 5th another profile, and 6th you can really see his awesome spinal cord!

He was such a trooper throughout his photo shoot, some fun facts... He likes to lay just like mommy, with one leg straight and one WAY up, he was even sucking on his little toes at one point. He streeeeeeches out and leans his head way back. He is in the 96% for his weight right now, at 15 ounces. All of our measurements have me looking like 21 weeks and 2 days and today I am only 20 weeks and one day, they will not change my due date or anything because this could keep fluctuating with the pregnancy.

7 more hours

Dear Baby Wilson,
I thought about you and dreamt about you all night last night, (well I have been for my whole life, but you are so much more real now) you are growing inside of me and I love you very much. Today Daddy and I will go to the doctor to look at you on the screen and make sure you are happy and healthy inside my belly. Daddy is very excited to see you again today.
When we first learned of your news, of course I wanted a little girl I could dress in pink, and daddy wanted a little boy he could play sports with, but throughout the past weeks we have both gotten excited and anxious for the opposites as well, I would be thrilled with a little boy, who always loves his mommy of course, and daddy, well daddy I think likes his girl name more than anything and would be excited to use it.
But most of all we want you to be happy and healthy. We want you to grow up to be smart and be whatever you want to be in life. We want you to love everyone around you for who they are the way we try to. We want you to know that family is the most important thing in the world and there is nothing mommy and daddy wont do or fix for you. There is no amount of money that can buy happiness or love, for these things we will take care of for you. We want you to love God and we will teach you how he will handle anything that is just too big for you, after all daddy and I prayed for you and God made that happen.
I have wanted to be a mommy my whole life, it will be a learning experience for all three of us, but it is something we will all have fun with. I hope for us a house full of laughter for the rest of the lifetime to come for this perfect little family we are so happily creating.
We cant wait to see you today baby, If you are anything like your mommy and daddy you will not be modest at all and you will show off your goods loud and proud. Then we can go start shopping for you!
XOXOXO

A Mothers Prayer

One of my good friends sent me this for my first mommy-to-be Mothers Day!

It is so sweet and special... Thanks Joy!

A Mother’s Prayer

The Most Important Person on earth is a mother.
She cannot claim the honor of having built Notre Dame Cathedral.
She need not. She has built something more magnificent than any Cathedral--a dwelling for
an immortal soul, the tiny perfection of her baby's body.
The angels have not been blessed with such a grace.
They cannot share in God's creative miracle to bring new saints to heaven.
Only a human mother can.
Mothers are closer to God the Creator than any other human creature.
God joins forces with mothers in performing this act of creation...what on God's earth is
more glorious than this:
TO BE A MOTHER

And with this sweet one from Lauren, I am now weeping at my desk at work:

A Newborn's Conversation with God

A baby asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"

God said, "Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you."

The child further inquired, "But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy."

God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy."

Again the small child asked, "And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?"

God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak."

And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"

God said, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray."

Who will protect me?"

God said, "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life." "

But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore."

God said, "Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you."

At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, "God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name."

God said, You will simply call her, "Mom."

Birthday Dinner

Ashley from KC came in town to celebrate with me, LOVE her!
The girls and I....

And baby Wilson! Isn't baby Wilson going to have SO many amazing mommies, they are all already so excited about meeting him/her!

My wonderful hubby and I

Saturday night we went out to dinner at Trattoria Branica Wine bar with my closest friends, we all had a very good time, and I have to say I do not think I have had a better birthday, great food, great wine, live band, and great company! There is just nothing like being surrounded by all the people that mean the very most to you!

Here are some shots captured from the night, My friend Lauren has some cute pics of me opening my birthday present from Luke, he has been doing great at work and surprised me with a David Yurman bracelet, I LOVE his stuff and I told Luke now we can start a collection ;) Luke hit this birthday outta the park!

Sunday we got together with my family to celebrate my birthday and my cousin Blake's Communion. My grandma had been to this little place and wanted to take us, it was actually in this guy's 130 old house and they only do one family/group at a time he cooks all the food homemade and OMG it was the best ever! ALL breakfast/brunch food, ALL amazing, it was a fun family get together and a very interesting lunch!

Thanks everyone for a fabulous weekend!