Week 17.5

It has been too long since I last blogged.  Today I felt the baby move for the first time!  I hope that Morgan can feel him/her in the next few weeks.  Usually you can feel the baby by 21 weeks.  We had a great Christmas and New Year!  I tried to stay as far away from the Christmas cookies as possible, although I did sneak a few.  My sweet tooth has been surprisingly tame but that is partly due to the fact that I have had strep throat for about two weeks.

We have good news...WE FIND OUT THE SEX IN 15 DAYS!  We are so excited and anxious to find out what we are having.  

Baby Mama Staying Fit

I am trying to stay in shape while doing baby-safe exercises.  Group fitness classes have been a great way to keep exercise exciting and keep me from going crazy.

Weekly Highlights

• I got a job promotion
• Morgan brought me flowers!
• I got to attend my first Scouting Camporee 
• We had delicious venison chili for dinner

Bump Update

• Week: 17.5
• Movement: YES!  I felt the baby move for the first time
• Symptoms: Fatigue and back pain
• Cravings: Thai food and fizzy drinks
• Sleep: It has been okay...although I have been having strange dreams
• Baby Brain: This is a real thing.  I cannot seem to remember anything these days.  I seriously need to write things on my forehead to remember them.

Daddy's Corner

I never thought I could be this excited about something! Emily and I are expecting the baby mid June and I can't wait. I am the luckiest guy in the world to be married to such an amazing girl. Emily is going to be the best mom in the world and I can't wait to experience parenthood with her. We have been thinking of names and we have come up with a boy's name but not any girls names so that leads us to believe we will probably have a girl! As cliche as it sounds, we are going to be happy as long as the baby is healthy. I've heard from so many people that having a baby changes your life in countless ways - but they are all for the better. I can't help but think to when Emily and I first started dating and then 8 months later we were engaged and then 16 months later we got married and now here we are - married for a year and now we are 17 weeks pregnant! Time is flying by and I know the baby will be here in no time. I can't wait to see his/her face this summer and show him him/her how much I love him/her. He/she is going to be the love of our lives - we are so excited to have our own little family.