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