22 Weeks: Its a boy!!

I'll start off with our ultrasound pictures from last week!

Here is the profile of our little man!  He decided he was going to lay face down in my stomach that morning so the ultrasound tech, couldn't get a good picture of his face.  

Here are the bottoms of his little feet!

It is definitely a boy!! 

Here is another one of his foot.

We were so excited about our appointment last week.  We were thrilled to know that baby is healthy and growing great!  We were so shocked when she told us that it's a boy!  For some reason Nick and I both had it in our heads that the baby was going to be a girl, surprise!!  Nick and I are so excited to be having a little boy and absolutely cannot wait until May to meet him.  

This weekend we made a trip to Babies R Us to get our registry started.  I was so overwhelmed at everything there was to decide on.  I started doing research  a couple weeks ago on things like strollers, car seats, swings, etc.  There were also so many adorable little clothes there, I would have bough him one of everything if I could :)  All of the little summer clothes are out already which is perfect for us since he will hopefully be born Memorial Day weekend.  Here is a picture of the couple little onesies we got him.  You can't read the writing on them but some of them say "Future Quarterback", "Handsome like Daddy", and "Property of Mom".

I have been feeling pretty great overall still, the heartburn has hit with full force and I am still a bit tired every now and then.  Nick and I have been going to the gym 3-4 times a week still and I am hoping his will help me be able to bounce back after having the little guy.  I can't believe how fast this is starting to go, I am starting to feel overwhelmed with things that need to be done!  We haven't even started on the nursery but that is the next project.  I have still been feeling lots of kicks and movement and I enjoy every minute of it!  

Here is a picture of me at 22 weeks, I feel a lot bigger than I look for some reason.  My cheeks are starting to become quite chubby..

20 weeks: Halfway!!!!!

It is hard to believe that I am already halfway through this pregnancy!  Lately, time has been going so fast.


The past two weeks I have been feeling the baby move!  At first I wasn't quite sure what it was.  It kind of felt like just gas bubbles in my stomach.  But the more that it kept happening the more I could tell what it was!  I have only felt actual kicks a couple times and I could actually feel them with my hand on my stomach from the outside!  The first time I felt it was at about 4 one morning when I turned over in bed.  Just about 4 taps is all I felt then it went away!  It was pretty awesome!  I look forward to being able to feel them more often!  Nick didn't get to feel it and he is excited to feel it for the first time too!  


Only one week until I have my next sonogram at the doctors!  Nick and I are both so excited to see the baby and to make sure he/she is nice and healthy!  Oh yea, and hopefully we will find out whether baby Gehrts is a boy or a girl! :)  

19 weeks: Baby Furniture

Happy New Year!!  It is hard to believe that it is already 2011, where did 2010 go?!  


We finally bit the bullet and ordered the baby's furniture this week.  I had been doing a lot of research online and finally found one that Nick and I both liked!  I did some searching on Babies R Us, JCPennys, and Target.  I found a lot of collections that I liked but I kept coming back to one set in particular.  I was just having a hard time ordering something because we hadn't seen any of them in person.  After talking to a couple people at work, I found a small place here in Bloomington that sells baby furniture.  They had the set that we both really liked but of course, they too, didn't have it in person.  The lady at the store said this particular set was on clearance and the sale was going to be over on December 30.  After hearing what a great deal it was we decided to go ahead and order it!  Here is a picture of it:

We both really liked the black, we thought it would be good for a girl or a boy. It should be here within 6-8 weeks!  We are thinking about ripping up the carpet in the baby's room and putting down wood laminate flooring like we have throughout the whole upstairs of the house.  The color of the flooring is actually the same color that is in the picture above.  I think it will look so good with the black furniture!  We definitely have a lot of work to do before that furniture arrives :)  

Only 2 weeks until I get to have my ultrasound to see the baby.  We are hoping for a healthy baby and are ecstatic to know what the gender is!  It is hard to believe that after this upcoming week I will be halfway through this pregnancy already!  I have been feeling great the past couple of weeks, but I have noticed that my appetite has definitely increased.  I have gotten back to the gym as well and it feels awesome.