17 Weeks and Counting!

The entire family spent the Labor Day weekend on a wonderful getaway in honor of our great friends Andrea & Christian. Well almost the entire family...we left the pups at home in great hands with Grammy! Matthew planned a Bachelor party in Puerto Penasco, Mexico and 16 of the guys headed down in RVs for a pre-wedding getaway. I planned Andrea's Bachelorette party in San Diego, CA and 15 ladies joined me to celebrate Andrea's last moments of single life! The weekend was definitely event filled, but every moment was a blast! We did everything from enjoying swanky dinners on the beach at Tower 23 Hotel to attending the Del Mar Racetrack in our fabulous hats. I was able to spend time with Beth, and she gave The Bump its first LJBTC onesie...so cute!

My belly is feeling the effects of our constant growing baby. The stretching and pulling in my abdominal muscles this week has, at times, been a bit unbearable. I will never complain about the aftermath of doing too many sit ups again!! I can feel my bones and muscles moving and stretching to make room for the little one!! I am amazed at the sudden roundness of my belly and I think I am to the point that I am about to...POP!

The Bump is about 5 inches long-about the size of an onion-and weighs about 5 ounces. The umbilical cord is growing stronger by the day and the cartilage is beginning to harden into the 300 bones it will have at birth.

I am beginning to feel the light flutters in my belly from the baby's movements and I am really looking forward to our doctor's appointment on Monday, September 10th. This specific doctor's appointment is with a sonographer for our BIG ultrasound, as Dr. Spoon called it. I have to drink tons of water before the ultrasound and she will measure the baby's size, proportion and gender! Yes!! We are finally going to find out The Bump's sex...which we are SO excited about. So, you all have an announcement to look forward to next week...can't wait to tell you all the big news and solve all of your predictions!!

Until then....All Our Love XOXO