Blue Shore House: Half way down, Half way to go!

So I am finally updating our blog about Baby Belyea and so much has happened in the last 6 weeks! Right now we are officially half way there with just 20 weeks to go!

It has been a very, very exciting time. Thankfully, I finally started to feel better around week 17. My belly has finally started to grow, that one day I woke up and just couldn't fit into my normal jeans anymore! I guess that means maternity clothes from here on out. I also started to feel the baby around 18 weeks fluttering inside of me. As hard as Ben tries he still can't feel it but I am sure he will soon enough as the movement gets stronger everyday. We had our 18 week appointment with Dr. Bump and heard the heartbeat again, still at 160. The best news was that we found out we could schedule my next ultrasound the next week, which meant finding out the sex!

For the next week Ben and I though of all of these grandeous ideas on how to learn the sex, including have a special cake made. But when it came down to it and we are sitting there watching our ultrasound, we decided we couldn't wait. So........

IT'S A GIRL!

The ultrasound was the most amazing thing ever. We watched our beautiful daughter move around and flip around, waving her arms around, and kicking her legs. We got to see her brain, stomach, bladder, kidneys, heart and 4 ventricles, bones, arteries, her precious face, and so much more. We even got o see her yawn and stick her tongue out. It was the most precious thing ever! The technician even estimated her weight to be 9 oz. I really didn't want the experience to end but luckily we have a DVD of the entire thing to re-live over and over.

Ben and I can't be more excited to have a baby girl and thank everyone for all your well wished and love! Our daughter is so blessed to have so many wonderful family and friends that love her as much as we do! Enjoy the pictures below...I even gave a sneak peak to the nursery and finally posted a "baby bump" photo.