19-21 weeks...

i think it is evident from the pictures above that red is NOT my color and blue is amazing.

this week we went for my 20 weeks appointment where they do a big ultra sound and measure everything and check that everything looks good and is developing as it should.  i was anxious all morning partly from wanting to know the baby was a boy for sure and also not knowing if chris would make it home from school on time for us to ride together to the appointment.  he had 2 screenings and half the time they dont show up which the first one didn't, but the second one did.  luckily the guy had already been down to the ER and chris was able to get through the appointment faster because of it.  once we got there the ultra sound tech took us back and first thing confirmed ITS A BOY!!! chris got a big smile on his face.  he's very excited to have a boy.  this will be the first spillers grandchild to carry on the spillers name as jeff and chris are the only boys of all the cousins on his dad's side of the family and so far jeff only has girls... so this is the first BOY!!! i am very excited as i have many projects i want to start working on but had to wait till i knew the gender for sure.  i will be very busy now!! 

here's my update from the last month:

-baby is kicking ALL the time!! after i eat lunch he usually starts swimming around and kicking me and when i am first trying to fall asleep he usually perks up and says hello.  chris and i have tried a couple times now to catch it so he can feel it which we have once... but its hard for him to feel it, especially since my heart beat is so strong right where the baby is sitting right now.

- i feel like my belly has exploded this week.  all of a sudden i feel so much more pregnant and my belly is sticking out a foot.  but i'm excited it is finally getting to that point.

- i have lost interest in foods i lived off of for the first couple months.  i can no longer eat cottage cheese and pears (together), macaroni and cheese, and occasionally cereal does not appeal to me. so i am now venturing out to see what i want.

- heartburn has kicked in! holy cow.  some nights are worse than others, but tums is helping a little.  my doctor gave me some stuff to try so we will see how it goes.

- it is getting harder to bend over to pick stuff up. i stand up and am completely out of breath and dizzy. its a nice excuse to ask chris for help more often now.

- my hair is growing way fast.  i just barely got my hair done and it already has grown an inch! that and it grows too fast on my legs which makes me shave more often.  its annoying and becoming increasingly more difficult. 

- i am sleeping fairly well, but every time i roll over i have to get up and go to the bathroom. 

- i get really bad headaches EVERY afternoon so my doctor prescribed me to drink a can or 2 of diet coke everyday... i will admit i was excited to hear thats i SHOULD drink some caffeine... i do miss my diet coke... haven't had any in like 7 months. 

here's the pics and update on the baby BOY:

the baby is looking really good and healthy.  he is definitely a boy! gave us a couple really good views to prove it! we also got to witness him sucking his thumb! it was so sweet!!!  

it was so crazy to see the 3D view! makes the baby look really real... with skin and eyelids and hands and feet... so neat!! we got one really good shot of the face! and the others the baby was being shy and looking away or kept putting his hands in front of his face.

he is measuring BIG.  like my due date should really be FEB 3rd, but they are keeping it the 11th.  so he is a week bigger than expected and at this rate if i make it to my due date he will be AT LEAST 8 pounds!! thats big for my family! we were all little 6 pound babies.  when she measured his femur she said he was going to be a very long baby as well.  that makes me happy! i hope this boy gets chris's height and not mine!!! 

we left the appointment feeling really happy and excited.  my health is good and the baby is looking good.  just have to wait a couple more weeks now (like 18) to see him!!! we are having fun thinking of names.. and my family is especially having a good time. 

 some suggestions we got this week:

lorenzo

bo hunkus

alex

fredrich

henry

mj

jack

and many more!!! some we like and some not so much- haha! but we aren't planning on settling on a name till the baby is born.  i want to see his face first.