If its a lesson in modesty you are looking for, just ask the unborn. To be specific, ask our Little Marshmallow and he or she will teach you! Today was our second trimester ultrasound and today was the day we were to find out the sex of our newest addition to the family.

Going into the ultrasound I was nervous and excited. Our wonderful tech began and the first thing we took a look at was the heart. Shaun had the chance to hear the heart beat for the first time, which was very special and based on what they could see… everything was great. For the next little bit, time was spent taking measurements to make sure our baby was growing at the proper rate and to see if our due date was correct. She measured the baby’s head, arms, heart, spine, legs and plenty more. When it came to the legs, our little one would not cooperate! One was in perfect view to be measured while the other was tucked up and crossed over the other. After moving on to something else, in hopes that our baby would move a bit, our tech went back and was able to get a good measurement. Once all of the measurements were done, they were averaged and we came to find out that my OB was spot on ( or as spot on as you can be as its not an exact science) with our due date of July 6th!

After all the measurements were done and we ” OOOOOOed and Awwwwwed” at all of the cool things they can do with one machine, it was time to look at the sex of our baby. Are we having a boy or a girl? I couldn’t have been more excited! And then, as the tech got the best view possible (a shot of our baby’s rear end looking up) not a thing could be seen! Our Little Marshmallow had his or her legs pressed so tightly together that it was impossible to see anything. Our tech wiggled things around trying to get our little one to move. She even had the doctor take a stab at it after he finished looking over the ultrasound pictures. Not a thing! Our baby would not show off the goods! Both the tech and the doctor were surprised and told us that this rarely happens in their office. Maybe they just get lucky, but it certainly wasn’t going to happen for us today. So alas, our Little Marshmallow remains a mystery. Luckily everything looked great and our baby appears to be very healthy. I have been told that I can ask my OB to do another ultrasound in office, so hopefully in two weeks from today things will have changed a bit and the mystery can be solved! Until then, please enjoy a few snapshots of our little one at 21 weeks and 6 days young!

Just a little over 12 hours until Shaun and I go in for our ultrasound! I am so excited and a bit nervous all at the same time. Not sure why I am nervous, I guess maybe its because this will be our first real glimpse at our newest addition. Either way I am very excited and cannot wait. Little Boy or Little Girl? I guess we shall see! Hopefully I will have ultrasound pictures to share tomorrow! Now the question is, will I be able to sleep tonight? If not I am sure I will have plenty to say and share! Goodnight and I will have more tomorrow!

Well I am now 21 weeks pregnant and counting, obviously! I am more then halfway through my pregnancy and all of the real fun has started. The Little Marshmallow is moving a lot and while you still cant feel he or she from the outside, I feel the movement constantly. 99% of the time its great, but there have been a few unfortunate moments where the little bean has decided to use my bladder as a punching or kicking bag. Its been a joy though and feeling our baby move is the best feeling ever.

For all of you who have and even haven’t voted, only 5 more days until our ultrasound! That means only 5 more days to let us know what you think our Little Marshmallow is! I cant wait and have been counting down the days, hours, minutes, seconds…. I really just want to see our baby and make sure things are looking great. Finding out what we are having is secondary to everything else, but I am still excited! More to come soon!

Well its finally here… the half way point! The first 5 months of pregnancy seem to fly by and maybe thats because there isnt much going on. You cant feel your baby move, your body hasn’t made its drastic changes, and the first 3 to 4 months are spent feeling sick as a dog. Now the fun begins and the reality sinks in as well, in a good way of course!

The Little Marshmallow is really starting to move now and I can feel he or she moving a lot more. On several occasions I have been able to place my hand on my tummy and actually feel the movement with my hand. I also had my monthly check at the doctors office yesterday and everything seems to be going well. My OB was able to find the heartbeat right away and several times it sounded like the Marshmallow was trying to hit the Doppler mic. Another great thing about this appointment was that I was able to get some issues resolved regarding an appointment for my ultrasound, which means I officially have an appointment! March 1, 2010 Shaun and I have an ultrasound appointment and will be able to see our little one very soon! At this appointment we will be able to find out the sex of our baby, which I cannot wait to do!

To have a little fun I thought I would take a poll to see what people might be thinking. So below you can take a poll and let us know what you think our little Marshmallow might be… a boy or a girl? So go ahead and click one of the two and we will see who was right on March 1st. Have fun!