Big News from the Timms

Near the end of June, our good friends, Emily and Brian, invited us to Carkeek park for a picnic. Ashley had some big news to reveal to us!

This is how Emily and Brian told us that they were pregnant with their second! It took me a minute to process what Ashley's shirt said, but when I realized what they were telling us, I was ecstatic. Congratulations to the Timm family!

Me, Ashley, Emily, and Danielle

More Ultrasound Pictures

I know I have been horrible about keeping up with the blog. I thought I would try to catch up a bit. I wanted to share a few more ultrasound pictures from along the way. I could never get sick of looking at the little guy. It's still unbelievable that I have a human being growing inside of me, and it is so much fun to see how much he changes and so quickly.

24 Weeks/ Profile

Clip of Nathan at 26 weeks

3-D of Nathan's foot at 26 weeks

3-D images of Nathan at 30 weeks

Detailed Ultrasound at 19 Weeks - May 8th

I had my detailed fetal survey at 19 weeks. One of my friends at work did my ultrasound for me which was super nice. My parents came over from Poulsbo to watch the ultrasound with Steve and I, then we all went out for dinner afterwards. I think my parents really enjoyed seeing little Nathan. They also got to see what I do every day at work. Nathan wasn't the most cooperative little one, but Jen worked hard and was able to get a great look at everything. I think he might turn out to be a stubborn little guy...we'll see!

Nathan's profile with his chin tucked toward his chest

Nathan's little footprint

I started feeling Nathan kick sometime around 18 weeks. At first I wasn't sure if I was feeling it or not...it just felt like tiny little flutters in my belly. I soon figured out that I was feeling him though, and I was very excited. I think it is one of the neatest things about being pregnant so far. It's so amazing to be able to feel your baby kick inside of you. It's a reassuring feeling and never ceases to amaze me. It is a continuous reminder that I have a little person growing inside of me, and I am so thankful that I am experiencing this miracle of life.

Girl's Weekend in Arizona

At the end of April, my friend, Danielle, and I went down to Arizona to visit our friends, Michelle and Paul. We hadn't seen Michelle in a long time, so it was so great to catch up with her. We had an awesome weekend. We did a little hike right outside of Mesa and just spent a lot of time hanging out, going out to dinner, shopping, and having some great girl time. We also got to meet Michelle and Paul's little pug, Momo. She is a very entertaining little dog, and I think she really liked Danielle and I.

On our hike in the desert

Out to dinner at a cute little bar

Michelle and Momo

Baby Bump

I thought I would try to update the blog a bit. Time is flying by and little Nathan will be here before we know it. Here is a picture of the first signs of my baby bump. It was taken at 17 weeks down at Alki with Seattle in the background. I can't believe how much bigger I am now! I'll try to post an updated picture soon!

It's a BOY!!!

On our ultrasound at 11 weeks, it was a little too early to accurately guess on the sex of baby. The ultrasound lab was split on what they thought I was having. I was pretty convinced that I was going to have a boy (mother's intuition?), but I knew I would have to wait a few more weeks to know for sure. We peeked again between 12 and 13 weeks at which point it definitely looked boyish! I was so convinced that I started telling people it was a boy and a few weeks later, we saw that there was no doubt about it....we're having a little boy!!!

In some ways the fact that it is a boy is a major blessing, because Steve and I couldn't come anywhere close agreeing on a girl's name. If we ever have a little girl in the future, it is going to be a challenge to agree on that. For now, we get to be thankful that we agree on the boy's name, so we will be naming our first born son Nathan Powell. Having a name picked out for him makes everything seem a little more real. There are days when I still just can't believe we are going to be parents. I can't wait to see the little face that goes with the name.

1st Official Ultrasound

We had our first official ultrasound around 11 weeks. My best friend, Rachel, was home for spring break and so I invited her to come with Steve and I to the ultrasound. It was the first real ultrasound she had seen, and I was really excited to have her there with us. I think she really enjoyed it. We had an awesome sonographer scan me, and our little baby was quite the little show off. He gave us some great views and was an active little one for us too.

Only about 47 mm from the top of the head down to the little bottom, but you can already see the tiniest little hand.

I know I see this all day every day, but it is so amazing to see that little heart going inside of me! A heart beat that is visible to us on ultrasound at about 6 weeks gestation, and God-willing, will keep on beating for years and years to come. A sign to us that God, our creator, is an awesome God!