21 weeks and 2 days down..

so, i think this means i'm almost done with month 5, which is crazy. the belly is getting bigger by the day and mcnugget keeps on keepin' on in there - moving around and having a grand ol' time.

it's a...

boy!! (i think everyone that reads this already knows that, but i'm still really excited, so forgive the exclamation points) our cute little man was moving all around during the ultrasound, and even flexed his little arm muscle for us, as seen in the second pic. that made his dad very proud. the funniest part was when the ultrasound tech honed in on the, um, male indicator, and said "look, there's the little tool". very scientific term, sir. the most important part is that mcnugget looks healthy - 5 fingers on each hand, strong heart rate, etc. - so we are over the moon.

tomorrow's the big day!

we're going in for the big 20 week ultrasound. and if mcnugget cooperates, we'll be able to see which of the above fashions the little one will be sporting. more important than that, we want to make sure mcnugget is as healthy as can be. we can't wait!

mcnugget says, check out my crib, y'all

so, we've decided on a crib for the wee one. very exciting stuff, i know. ;) we still have to order it, but this was exactly what we were looking for. it's called the "straight up" crib from land of nod. i like a crib that has some moxy. straight up.

It's official..

I can no longer see my toes if I look straight down. Is that normal? Well, it is for me, I guess. McNug is just right out, front and center.

Baby McMillen - 18 weeks down, 22ish to go!

Here I am, starting week 19. I can't believe it's going by so fast! I've been feeling McNugget move for a little over a week now and it's really great. It lets me know that everything is going okay in there, and it's fun to think that the wee one is getting exercise. At least one of us is... And I know the focus here is the growing belly, but seriously, my head is HUGE!! I've always been aware of this, but this picture really caught me off guard. McNugget, I apologize in advance if you inherit this trait. I guess I'll be crying myself to sleep tonight on my huge pillow. Name that movie! :)