The Bonds Family: 20 weeks June 4, 2011

School has ended! And we've finally found out the sex of our baby! We're having a boy! Even though I was certain He would be a She due to all of the crazy dreams I've been having, we're still super excited! And, the 20 week ultrasound showed that our little boy is right on target as far as size and weight goes! We were able to see so many features of him with the ultrasound. Technology is amazing! They checked his heart chambers, kidneys, hands, feet, measured his femur bones, arms, legs, eye sockets, checked to get a negative reading on cleft lip and palate. His heart rate was 152 which is right where it's been every single time we've been to the doctor! So, we have a happy, healthy, growing and KICKING boy on the way! Here are a few highlights!

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 20 weeks
Gender: It's a BOY!
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 6 pounds since my previous visit, but I'm still in the negatives since I lost so much at the beginning
Maternity Clothes: Good golly, they sure are comfortable!
Sleep: It's getting better! But I wake up feeling Baby Boy Bonds kicking like crazy some times!
What I Miss: a normal appetite
Cravings: cold foods, I almost can't stand the thought of eating a hot meal!
Symptoms: a growing bump, and a few other things which aren't appropriate for this blog!
Best Moment of the Week: Having the gender revealed at the ultrasound. We thought Baby Bonds would be difficult like the time before, but as soon as I was smothered in that gel and the transducer started going, Baby Bonds "strutted his stuff". It was hilarious!
"Baby Change Moment" of the Week: Finalizing our nursery furniture! Thankfully we've got some pretty awesome family who helped us out big time on this one!
Coolest Moment of the Week: Drinking a Mountain Dew before my appointment on Wednesday (June 1st) and feeling the baby kick all of the way home from work!!!!

Gender Reveal with the rest of our family:

Family on Jill's side: Since we were in Lexington, KY for Johnny's graduation ceremony, we decided to only stay one night in KY and drive to Huntingdon to stay the night. That allowed us to tell my family in person. We stopped on our way out of Lexington at a baby store to pick up some blue baby photo albums so I could put all of the ultrasound pictures and special moments in them. So we got three--one for "Nana" (Jill's mom) and Jill's Dad (who has yet to decide on a grandfather name), one for Jill's "Grah Doris" (grandmother on her dad's side) and "Grah Hampton" (grandmother on her mother's side). Tony also found a package of "Pee Pee Tee Pee's for the Sprinkling Wee Wee"! How hilarious! So when we got to my parents house, we gave my Mom, Dad and Travis a "tee pee" and asked if they new what it was. Dad guess it was a hat that was too small for any baby! Finally, we told them we were having a boy and gave them the book of ultrasound pictures.

I also took a tee pee and book to Grah Doris' house. For whatever reason, she knew exactly what the tee pee was for! Maybe those things come back around in cycles! Must have been a big thing in the 50s when she was raising her boys! Who knows! She was very excited and glad to hear all of the awesome things we got to see on the ultrasound.

I took a book to Grah Hampton and left it on her door step since she wasn't home. A couple of days later we got a sweet note in the mail from her!

Tony's Mom: Tony elected to call his mom and give her the big news over the phone! She was hysterical and hilarious! She's also a very excited "Grandmother Bonds".

Finally, we could put it on facebook!!!

So here are a few ultrasound pics and here's a picture of Me & Tony at the UK Graduation Ceremony.