21 Weeks

This past weekend we took a trip to St. Louis for my cousin Sue's baby shower. I learned about all sorts of gear that we need for baby Bensema... and I also learned that I am pretty clueless!

The bump is getting bigger every week and baby Bensema has been moving around a ton. Dan felt him kick for the first time the other day. Pretty exciting!

20 Weeks - Halfway there!

I'm halfway there!!! The bump is definitely growing a lot these days.

Baby Bensema has been moving around a lot lately, especially when I sit still. It's pretty cool to feel him moving!

His uncle Scott got him the Iowa outfit in the picture. Dan says that Scott has pulled way out in front as the favorite uncle :)

19 Weeks

This past weekend we traveled to Minneapolis to visit Dan's brother Steve and his wife Brooke. The pictures were taken at the Mall of America near some of the Lego sculptures.

I have started to feel Baby Boy Bensema moving around I think. He is definitely a pretty active boy!

It's a .....

Shy baby! I cannot believe what you can see with an ultrasound. Unfortunately I can't get the pictures to upload, but I will try again soon. Ok, ok, on with the news you are reading this for, it's a boy! He was being really shy and kept his hand in front of his face almost the whole time. We got to watch him move around a ton (he flipped over 3 times in the 20 minute ultrasound), we counted all of his fingers and toes, we saw the 4 chambers of his heart... I could go on forever. Dan & I are very happy that he seems to be a very healthy boy so far. The nurse did comment that he is a fairly big baby (he is already 10 oz), but nothing to be concerned with.

18 Weeks

As you can see (kind of), the bump is growing. I feel like it gets bigger every day! Baby Bensema is able to hear outside noises now and his/her eyes are starting to develop and can sense light.

We are looking forward to this Thursday because we find out the sex of Baby Bensema. My guess is that it's a girl, but we shall see.