The Halfway Mark!

Today, I am 20 weeks pregnant... officially half way! It feels good to finally be in the second half of my pregnancy. Besides being tired, pregnancy has been pretty good to me - I just can't wait to meet this baby! I'm excited to hold him/her in my arms, stare at those little hands and feet I get to see on the ultrasound screen and get to share the experience of being a parent with Dan (he's going to be so great at it). 

Leena's excited, too! She loves sniffing around in the baby's room and sleeps outside the door. We're really hoping that she likes the baby as much as his/her room! Haha.

We COULD have found out the gender the other day, yet gain, but we were strong and declined. I'm very proud of myself, you know... I have to give myself a pep-talk every time. I tell myself, "you only need a few minutes of strength until you're out of the doctor's office." It gets me through the appointment and then I am okay until next time.

Here are a couple pictures from the ultrasound! Our baby is pretty adorable already. I can't stop looking at the pictures!

This is a standard ultrasound pic. The baby's nose looks HUGE, but we saw a lot more profile shots during the scan and I'm happy to say that it was a weird shadow or something. lol

This picture is the best! It's a 3D picture that the ultrasound tech was nice enough to get for us. Apparently getting a shot this good at this gestational age is SUPER difficult. The nurse and doctor were congratulating the tech on her skills...and so were we! Now, we have this awesome little face to look at in anticipation. I'm completely in love.

And here's my 20 week picture. Seeing all the pictures side-by-side I don't see much of a difference, but at the end it'll be cool to look at them all and see the change!