I have a baby boy growing in me more and more every day. Our son. Archer James Calvert... it's such an interesting and fun realization. I know, we knew it was a boy a couple weeks ago, but the more we talk about it, the more it hits. We're getting ready for our SON to get here! We can put a name to him. We can prepare for him. I know it is this little boy who kicks me when I'm trying to fall asleep, or when he hears music. It's such an awesome realization.

So, Archie... I have a feeling he's gonna be an ornery little adorable punk, and he's gonna look just like his daddy :) But of course, he gets the ornery from both of us :) I'm so glad Connor is going to have a cousin to play with and be friends with and grow up with... I just hope they'll get to grow up close to each other!

I've been thinking... as much as a girl would have been cute, boys are what I've been trained for over the last few years. I think a girl would be a new direction for me at this point. I'm so happy we're having a baby in less than 5 months. Gosh dang, there is so much we still have to do. That's going to be the hard part. I'm finding more and more things that I absolutely NEED to do, and I only have like 4 months to get it done. It was different when I had things to do with basically an unlimited amount of time, but this is, HAVE TO because you wont want to do it ever again once the baby is here.

I'm 18 weeks and Archie is the size of a bell pepper... I can feel him flutter and kick, and he's really good at sitting on my bladder. He likes music and definitely moves when he hears it, I just wish Mike could feel it! I keep telling myself, soon, he'll feel his son move soon, but it's not soon enough! I'm feeling so much and experiencing so much, it's weird to not be able to share it with Mike. I tell him when Archer moves and all that, but it's not the same as him feeling it too. I can't wait for that.... I can't wait for the look on his face when he feels his little boy move for the first time! It's gonna be AWESOME.

Love,
Melody

IT'S A BOY!!!
I am so excited!!!!

Archer James Calvert will be here around March 1, 2010, and it can't come too soon!!! I can't wait to see and hold and kiss and love on my baby boy... how crazy!! I'm so so so excited!!

Not gonna lie... I'm a little upset we couldn't find the gender of our baby at the ultrasound on Tuesday. I'm also a little upset that I paid extra for a CD of images, and the woman burned me a CD of only 3 very blurry pictures. But everyone got to see the baby move around and all that. The baby was cooperating, it was the umbilical cord that was smack-dab right in the middle of all the business the whole time.

***People at the Ultrasound:
Me, Mike, Mom (Kerrie), Dad (Mike), Michael, Michelle, Connor, Bonnie, and Sarah.

I'm doing really good... The baby is getting bigger and I'm starting to feel it move. We learned from the ultrasound that it is already responding to noise, so I need to get some big headphones to play some music in there.

I feel like I've been doing sit-ups like crazy, I'm getting stretched from the inside out! And unfortunately, I have the marks to prove it.

We are going to try to go in within the next two weeks to see if we can find out the gender, otherwise, I guess we'll just wait for the 20 week mark (not that far away now). This really is just me being bored wanting to find more out about the baby!

I've also noticed that I'm pretty lucky to be getting ultrasounds every time I go to the doctor... my sister only had 2 ultrasounds her whole pregnancy! And my SIL only had a few during her 3 pregnancies also... I'll point out, there is NOTHING wrong with my baby. My doctor likes to check on the baby every time I'm in there, along with checking me out of course, and we're both pretty darn healthy! It also gives me an opportunity to see how the baby is progressing! I love seeing it, it makes everything so much more real..

Now then, that's all I suppose.


Love,
Melody

I know it's been a while since I've updated anything, but I've been super busy! I'm 14 weeks and 4 days today, and I'm now in the second trimester! yay, 1/3 down, 2/3 to go!

I swear, this baby doubled in size over night last night. I'm bigger and totally sore... I feel like I did sit-ups all day yesterday! It's okay, at least I know the baby is healthy!

Mike went with me to the doctor's on Tuesday (9/1) and got to meet the doctor, staff, and see our baby! It was the first time he's seen an ultra-sound, and the baby was definitely showing off for Daddy! It was dancing and wiggling, and I'm convinced it did the moonwalk... it was so absolutely adorable, I was laughing the whole time. The baby is big and healthy and has great movement, the doctor is very happy with the progression. I also lost 8 lbs from the last time I was in there (4 weeks ago), and since the baby is doing well, my doctor is fine with the weight-loss.

My next doctor's appt is on October 6 and I will be 19 weeks and 1 day. BUT! Next Tuesday (9/8) we will be going to UltrasoundMe (www.ultrasoundme.com) to hopefully find out the gender of our baby!! ...provided the baby is in an agreeable position! Our immediate family will be there with us, My parents, Mike's parents, and our brother and sisters will be there.... and for Mike's mom and sister out of state, they will be on the phone with us :)

So, so far, so good with everything! I don't know when my next update will be, hopefully sooner than this one was, but we'll see!

Love,
Melody