Wow, is this pregnancy going fast! I feel like it was just yesterday that we found out that we were pregnant and here we are now- 4 months away from being “real-life” parents 😉 It’s a crazy thought. Right now we are so used to living our normal day to day lives, just TJ & I. We’re used to doing what we want, when we want. Things are about to really change.  I am not really sure how I feel about the idea of being woken up in the night 5x… it’s certainly going to be a transition!
On the other hand, Baby Speer is doing really well! We just went for our 20 week ultrasound (at 21 weeks). This is the ultrasound where they do a full anatomy scan of the baby, measuring pretty much every body part imaginable- including the chambers of the heart and the ventricles of the brain! It’s so amazing to see. Baby’s heart beat was 144. TJ and I decided to not find out the gender at the ultrasound, but to have them write the “secret” down in an envelope so that we would be surprised at our gender reveal, two weeks later. Man, was it hard to sit through the entire appointment and not ask to find out. We contemplated changing our minds a few times. See a picture below of our precious baby. Do you think Baby Speer is a boy or girl? Either way, mom loves baby SO MUCH already!
As far as pregnancy goes, I am feeling great! The second trimester has been, by far, my favorite trimester. I have had so much energy, where in the first trimester I could barely keep my eyes open everyday (I practically lived on the couch!) I am in a great mood and I am really enjoying this fun journey.
As far as other updates, TJ and I just took a 12 day trip to Europe to visit our family in Holland and also a short trip to Paris, France. It was baby’s first time traveling- already a world traveler like mom 😉 It was certainly the best time to travel, I was feeling great and didn’t get tired walking around all day sight seeing. While in Europe, Baby Speer started getting really active inside of my belly and TJ was able to feel the baby’s movements for the first time! That night I went to bed early, while TJ was upstairs watching a movie, and I started to feel the baby move a lot. I quickly called TJ to come down,  because I didn’t want him to miss this! I literally think the baby turned 180 degrees because it started on the left side and by the end, we felt all the movement on my right. It went on for a good 15 minutes, which made it real fun for mom and dad. It was a special moment that we will always remember.
Next up is our gender reveal party next Saturday, July 2nd. I had a lot of fun planning the party and buying all things in pink and blue. We are catering Q’doba, so it will be yummy! We are excited to celebrate this special moment with our closest friends and family. The only person to know the actual gender of the baby is my best friend, Christina, who will order the balloon with blue or pink confetti in it! I seriously cannot wait. I am leaning more towards the baby being a boy, so a girl would be a complete surprise!Â
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