6 months pregnant!

We drove up to Portland yesterday to get our little one's carseat. We really love it. Now its sitting in our living room with an ultrasound picture of the baby in it. I'm tempted to carry it around with me from room-to-room; having the car seat makes this all seem so real!

The baby is getting stronger and kicking harder now. Its suprising that it can make my hand move on my belly now. I love it. I took out my baby book yesterday and discovered that I was only 7 lbs. 1 oz, which makes me very hopeful. Of course, as John will quickly point out, I haven't grown that much since then. John wasn't that much bigger, so I'm still hoping for a tiny, healthy baby.

John's mom thinks the baby looks like John did when he was a baby. I'd be very happy if thats true. But some people think the baby has my nose & mouth. We'll see!

Baby McQueen, now in 3-D!!!

Can you believe these pictures? The ultrasound was an amazing experience. We were able to see inside the baby's brain! We also saw most of the major organs, counted the fingers, and even saw its mouth and tongue. Any comments on family resemblence? One thing we didn't see however was if its a boy or a girl. Even with steady pressure we are still committed to keeping it a suprise. Our doctor, Dr. Lee, gave us an overwhelming positive report about the ultrasound. In other news, Megan's belly is growing by the second (according to one of her students.) Tonight at our prenatal yoga class, Megan could feel that her belly was bigger than it was just last week. But you can't even tell she's pregnant unless you catch a profile shot. We have also taken possession of our new video camera, so soon we should have video links for your viewing enjoyment.

And so it grows...

We are now entering week 21 and Megan's belly is expected to grow by 1 cm per week. Lately she has been feeling really good (except for all of the sneezing) and we hope that continues for as long as possible. In four days we have our big ultrasound where we find out how the baby is doing. We could find out the sex at that time but we are still committed to not finding out until delivery. Sorry guys! We had a wonderful time with our friends and family over the break and want to thank everyone for their generosity in giving. I was able to feel the baby move for the first time when we were flying to Orlando! This was very exciting for me and really made things more real.