22 weeks and 3 days...

I just got back from my ultrasound and it is definitely a BOY!!!

Everything is going great. His heartbeat was 162bpm and he was sleeping. I guess he takes after his lazy mother.

We had to shake him around because the tech needed to measure his heart and he was sleeping butt up with his head resting on my bladder. All the measurements were right on schedule and he is currently weighing 1lb 1oz.

The Baby Shower Planning has begun....

Well the baby shower planning has begun... We currently have a date and the guest list is being finalized...

The shower will be June 10th.

My mom will be sending out the invitations in the next few weeks. My creative juices are flowing so I will be creating the invitation myself. I like to feel involved so I guess that is my way of contributing.

I will keep everyone posted on the advances.

21 Weeks and counting...

Today I went to the doctor and I have gained 4 pounds since my last visit. I wasn't due to go to the doctor until Monday but yesterday I had a bit of a scare because I saw some blood in my urine. When I called them they said it wasn't anything to worry about but I still went in today to get some test done. Everything was OK and the baby was moving around a lot. That was a HUGE relief.

I have an ultrasound next Wednesday to measure the baby's heart and they will probably also check the placenta to make sure everything is OK in that end.

I will keep everyone posted.

I FELT IT!!!

I have finally felt the little man kick.

I was just sitting here at work when all of a sudden I felt like a gas bubble in my stomach. I have been told that is what it feels like. I guess for now I will say that I felt him kick.

It is so exciting!!!

Exciting News... At least for me it is

I just got a call from my aunt Jannette (she is the one that lives in NYC)... She is coming down for my baby shower!!!! YAY! YAY!! YAY!!!

As most of you know, my aunt is like a second mother to me so this is SUPER exciting news for me.

I AM SUPER EXCITED. I almost started crying when she told me that she would be here for my shower..... I have my uncle Vicente (her husband) to thank for this awesome gift.

Thinking of a name....

Now that we know that

we have to start thinking of name....

We have gone through some but can't decide on a good name that is both easy to pronounce in English and Spanish. We would really like to stick to a Hispanic name but haven't settled on that yet.

I will keep everyone posted on the progress of our baby name selection.

The Verdict is in...

Well the sonogram today confirmed what Adrian had been wanting to hear for a while... We will be having a baby boy in July.

After not being able to see the sex of the baby on Monday's ultrasound I decided that today I was going to do everything within my reach to assure that I would not leave the hospital without knowing. Ever since the morning I was listening to lively latin music and for lunch I drank a Pepsi and had half a bag of peanut M&Ms. No... that was not my lunch... I had a delicious pork chop and rice.

As I was driving to the hospital I was poking at my belly to make sure the baby would not go to sleep right before the sonogram. Luckily everything went well. The first image that we got was our baby boy showing his third leg.

He was very active so it was difficult for the tech to take all the necessary measurements. He also got the hiccups towards the end of the exam. I think the culprit of those hiccups was the soda that I drank.

It was so nice to see the baby moving around. At one point during the sonogram he was covering his face with his hands. The tech took all the measurements except the heart because like I said the baby was moving around so much that he couldn't get a clear image of the heart. I have another appointment on the 28th but from what he saw today the baby is growing right on schedule.