Week 19 & 20

Wow, what an eventful and exciting 2 weeks. Trevor and I are happy to announce we are having a baby GIRL! Raelin Rose Aikin :)

Trev and I had a really fun time doing this cake idea. It made everyone wait a little longer but it was a different way of sharing the great news with our family and friends :)

Last Thursday (Jan.31) I had my first ultrasound and then a doctors appt right after. Her heart rate was 154 bpm and the tech said she was weighing about 12 oz now. I will be having another ultrasound on Monday so the tech can get some measurements she couldn't take last week.

Here are some pictures of our baby girl :)

       (She had her hand in front of her face a lot and the tech had a little difficulty trying to get a pic)

She was waving to us while we were trying to get the pictures. That was really neat to see her moving her hands. Every time we saw her move I was concentrating on if I could feel it or not. Since the ultrasound I have been able to feel her pretty much every day usually when I'm laying down or right before bed.

When I saw the doctor he said everything is normal and going well.

I did gain 5 lbs but baby is starting to grow faster. The nice thing is I have my appetite back now and am eating more regularly. I'm finding myself more hungry at night. I'm still drinking lots of milk and am on a Blueberry mini wheats kick (they taste like blueberry muffins).

She is about the size of a banana. After 20 weeks they start measuring head to toes instead of in the previous weeks where they measured head to rump.

During this week baby maybe able to start hearing voices also is learning how to swallow more. Another interesting fact that I found out is babies can even dream while asleep in the womb. (Who would have thought?!)

So tomorrow will be the 1/2 way mark. Only 140 more days to go. It's crazy because it feels like it's flying by now. I have been so thankful that I have such an amazing husband and that we can share this together. He has been helping me so much thoughout this whole experience. He is a pro at making me breakfast or whipping up something to eat when I get a craving. He has been to all my doctors appt so far. He helps with the baby registry even though we both are overwhelmed sometimes. He deals with my pregnancy brain and crazy mood swings :) He gives me great back rubs and doesn't yell at me when I get up for the hundredth time to go to the bathroom lol.

This week he has been in California for an SK class and will be back on Saturday. It has kind of prepared me for when he leaves next months and will be gone for 2 months. I know everything will be fine and I can send him pictures and talk to him on the phone when he's in port but it's definitely not the same. All we can do is share as much as we can with each other and he knows I'll be in good hands while he is gone.

Thanks to my mom, my close CG friends (Mary Jo, Jess and Michelle), my family and friends that I can call any time and I definitly can't forget my friends in Manistee. There are lots of miles between some of us but thank goodness for facebook, texting and just an old fashioned phone call.

We love you all and thank you for all your support :)

xoxo Trevor and Misty