Ultrasound!!

So we are officially 20 weeks pregnant and going to the doctor today to find out if Baby O will be named John (Jack) Michael or Abigail (Abbie) Marie. Shawn and I are so excited we can barely even stand it. The fruit anaologies for this week of pregnancy say that Baby O is the size of a large banana. Starting at 20 weeks the baby is measured from head to toe rather than head to rump. I am feeling great and can feel the baby kicking pretty often, especially in the morning before I get out of bed. Sunday Shawn and I were listening to Baby O's heartbeat using a home fetal doppler and you could hear the baby moving around and kicking or punching. It was so wonderful.

Shawn and I are doing great and accumulating baby clothes and toys quickly from our friends who already have their babies. Once we know the sex we will be on our way to the amazing world of Babies' R' Us to determine exactly what we think we need and of course WANT!!

We cannot wait to share the sex and of course Baby O once he or she arrives with all of you. Thank you for your love and support.

A can of soup??

So I am 18 weeks pregnant today and Baby O is allegedly the size of a can of soup. These analogies are killing me.

We are excited to find out the sex and have a lot of stuff already that has been given to us by our wonderful friends and both my mom and Shawn's mom have been buying all kinds of things. We all had Mother's Day dinner at our house last night and it was absolutely fabulous to have everyone over to our house!!!!!!!! I love our house!!

Our St. Maarten Adventure

Shawn and I just got home from a ten day “babymoon” in St. Maarten. It was fabulous and we had such a wonderful time. It is so great to have met the man for me, and there was not one second when we were tired of one another or wished we could get away from one another. That is amazing to me. We went around the island, which is 37.5 square miles, on a 4-wheeler and had a blast. The island is half French and half Dutch; the Dutch side is more relaxed and laid back. We made friends with some locals and went to a Jam where they had models showing off new clothes and good music. Then it was Easter so they have this Carnival for almost two weeks and we went to the calypso parade. It was a bit overwhelming being the minority, like we only saw maybe two other white people the whole time, but also a blast and something you would not normally get to be a part of. We took a speedboat around the entire island and spent a few hours at two deserted islands. One was Tintamare Island, and we had a volcanic mud bath there. It was a blast and Shawn put mud all over me and the baby belly. When we were finished it was amazing because we went to rinse the mud off in the ocean and our skin felt like it had baby oil all over it. Next we went to Pinel Island where we snorkeled and had lunch. It was gorgeous and I wish I could go live there. Shawn found a giant conch shell while we were snorkeling, so big he almost could not even pick it up. The ride home was very bumpy but well worth it. Shawn got sick when we got back to the hotel but it could have been all the beers, the hot sun, and then the bumpy ride. I was fine until the next morning and I was just feeling so nauseous but once I got sick I was fine. We met an awesome couple from Ontario on our boat island hopping trip and spent the entire trip with them morning, noon, and night. We were disappointed that they live so far away but they promised to come and visit.