Pregnancy is over half way done!

Ladies & Gents, we are having a Baby Girl!!!

We could not be more excited and absolutely cannot wait to meet her.  Now that we know, it seems like everything changes.  Time to prepare her room, come up with name options, and buy a shotgun!

We had so much fun last weekend with everyone that could make it to the cookout.  The rain tried to spoil our fun, but we didn't let it.  Especially Uncle JJ and Uncle Drew who both had headaches the next morning.  Thank you to everyone that was able to make the trip, we had a blast finding out the news with all of you.

Sara is still feeling like a pregnancy warrior and continues to fly through with no complaints.  She is feeling her move around a lot now, but I am still having a tough time feeling it by putting my hand on her stomach.  I feel more when I put my hand on my own stomach after downing a Beefy 5-Layer Burrito from Taco Bell.  As my little princess grows, I am sure her kicks and punches will become stronger.

Here are the developments that were happening in our Baby Girl in Week 20 and Week 21:

Week 20

She is around 7 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel - the length of a banana.  She is swallowing a lot more these days (not what this soon to be father wants to hear), which is good practice for her digestive system.  The top of Sara's uterus is about level with her belly button, and she is right on schedule with her 10lb weight gain.  I don't know if my weight gain was part of this schedule.

Week 21

In week 21, she has grown to the length of a carrot, about 10.5 inches long.  Her fluttering movements have turned into full-fledged kicks and nudges (Sara can attest to this, she thought the baby attempted her first cartwheel yesterday).  Her eyebrows and eyelids are present now (I wonder if she is already practicing "the look" that will force me to give her whatever she wants.)

Here are Sara's pics from Week 20, we don't have this weeks photos yet...

Thanks for reading, we love you guys!

Weeks are flying by!

Hello everyone!

Weeks 18 and 19 have gone by so fast that I forgot to send out an update.  I hope that everyone enjoyed a nice Easter Sunday.  A lot has happened since we last talked, so let me fill you in...

Week 18

Baby Wiencken was definitely growing this week and Sara was starting to notice.  In week 18, Ol' Tiddlywink had grown to the length of a bell pepper and weighed almost 7 ounces.  Baby was busy flexing his arms and legs this week (must get that from me, I do that a lot in the mirror).  His/her features kept developing and the ears are now finally in place.

As for Sara, she had a light travel schedule for work, but kept up her workout schedule.  Her energy level has been great and she eats way better than I do! (Cheetos are a vegetable, right?)  She has been dealing with some pretty regular headaches, but luckily hasn't had the sickness that comes with some pregnancies.

Week 19

Now that you are up to speed, let me tell you what has been going on lately.  First off, I want to happily say that my Mom is currently out of the hospital and feeling better each day.  We got to spend the day in Terre Haute on Saturday and her appetite and energy levels were the best that I have seen since she was first diagnosed.  Right now, we are expecting her to go back in to the hospital next week to begin round 4 of chemo treatment (hopefully the last!).

As for Baby Wiencken, week 19 brought on a lot more development and an Ultrasound for us where we got to see the progress.  In week 19, Tiddlywink's sensory development is exploding and his/her brain is designating areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch.  Research shows that Baby Wiencken can potentially hear our voices at this stage, so I have been singing Motley Crue and Van Halen tunes so that he/she can perfect their scissorkick in the womb.

We had our Ultrasound appointment today and it was amazing.  Baby Wiencken was moving around so much and we got to see some great angles of what he/she looks like now.  As of today, he/she was weighing in at 12 ounces and looked completely healthy.  We know one thing, this baby knows how to cross those legs and sit Indian Style because it was pretty much impossible to determine the sex.  However, the technician assures us that she has the evidence of the sex and placed those results in an envelope for us.  We will be finding out for sure this Saturday with all of you who can make it to the cook out!  It could still be the next Larry Bird or Albert Einstein, but it could also be the next Amelia Earhart or Amelia Bedelia.  Maybe those women references aren't the best since one suicide bombed in to the Atlantic and the other is a story book Nanny who was an idiot and had no common sense.  Let's just hope for a boy.

Here are some pics of Sara over the last 2 weeks, enjoy!

Hope to see most of you on Saturday!  It will be nice not to say he/she anymore!