Still Waiting!!!

I was so hoping this post would be titled "It's a boy" or "It's a girl." But I'm sad to inform you, that is not the case. I am officially 18 weeks and hope to find out what it is SOON! And when that day comes...you will know as well!

As I said in the last post, I have irrational fears ALL of the time. The most consistent worry is wondering if the baby's heart is still beating and what if it stops beating?...Would I know? Could I have prevented it?! etc... My sweet friend Jacci has officially erased that fear! She shipped me her fetal heart doppler she used during her pregnancy. Tonight when I got home from my parents house, Blake eagerly said, "The doppler is here, lets try it out. Please step into my office." I grabbed a paper towel as they do in the Dr's office and carefully folded it over my jeans so the gel didn't dirty them. I layed on the floor and Blake placed the doppler on my belly. After about 1 minute of moving it around....there it was...a sweet heartbeat of 148 bpm. His face was priceless, filled with wonder and awe. His parents came by and got to share in the fun as well. Here are some pictures of the eventful evening...

Last night, I was talking to Blake about the development of the baby as of now...I was telling him that the baby can hear now so we should talk to it. He then put his mouth up to my belly and says this..."Hi baby, I'm your daddy. My name is Blake and I sell boxes. I like to hunt and fish and its a week away from the eve of dove season. You will see a lot of doves in your life with us. You shoot them with a 4/10. You'll probably be shooting them with my 4/10"...He rambles and rambles on and on preparing the baby for its life with us. He ends his conversation with baby K with "and move around lot...kick mom real hard and give her gas." It was the most hillarious, sweetest 5 minutes of my life.