Ultrasound Pictures!

Hello everyone! It's been a while since I've been on. I had heard about 4-D ultrasounds but thought it was too expensive. David did a lot of research and found a place that was relatively inexpensive and surprised me with an appointment! We went last Saturday but Jackson was laying sideways in a cannon ball shape with one arm wrapped around his leg with his knee in his face. The other leg was straight up with his foot resting against his head and his chin was tucked dow so all you could see was the top of his head and a foot! The technition bounced my belly and had me shake my belly but Jackson just refused to move. They let us reschedule for today at no extra charge which was really nice of them. For the rest of that day I kept waiting for Jackson to move but I wasn't really feeling anything. When I woke up last Sunday morning I still wasn't feeling him, even when I layed on my stomach. I was a little concerned so we went to the ER. The nurse later told me that she was scared silly that she wouldn't be able to find a heartbeat but he was totally fine! His heartbeat came right up loud and clear. They sent me for an ultrasound just to be sure that everything was fine and passed with flying colors. They were able to see him do his diaphram exercises, move all his body parts and practice breathing. The technition was really nice and turned the screen so I could see his little mouth moving!! It was so cute! So today we went back to the 4-D ultrasound place and I drank a milkshake on the way to make sure that he was good and awake. This time his head is down, his back is toward my left side, his butt is at the top of my belly but his body is still folded in half with his feet by his head! At first he was facing foward but we couldn't get a good 4-D pic because there's a lot of stuff in the way, possibly the umibilical cord, and the machine couldn't focus. The tecnition bounced my belly trying to get Jackson to turn his head so we could get a clearer shot but he just wouldn't do it. I even got up and jumped around a little! Finally, in the last five mins, he turned just slightly and we were able to get some really clear shots. He's got the chubbiest little cheeks!

It's A Boy!!!!

Hi everyone! I know it's been ages since we've posted anything! The pregnancy's been a little rough. I had all day morning sickness for the first three months before they finally gave me the same stuff they give chemo patients for nausea!! That helped immensely! I don't have to take it all the time anymore but I still have to take it occasionally. The baby rolls around constantly! On all of our ultrasounds he moves so much that it takes at least a half hour before he is still long enough that they can take one measurement!

He gave us a scare at a Dr.'s apt about a month and a half ago. The Dr. was just going to listen to the heart beat, so no ultrasound. He listened to one side and got nothing. Then he moved to the other side and got nothing. He moved around a little and finally picked up a heart beat but it sounded strange to me. I asked, "Is that the baby"? The Dr. just stared at his device and didn't say ANYTHING for about a minute. David and I are just staring at each other. Then the Dr. moved to the center, picked up a much faster heart beat and gave a sigh of relief. I said, "THAT'S the baby! I thought the other heart beat was too slow." He laughed and agreed. Then I felt the baby's first little kick and we heard it on the microphone at the same time! That was so neat!

Last week we went in for an ultrasound to check anatomy and found out that we're having a boy! Yea!! We're going to name him Jackson Blake Gibbons. Here are a couple ultra sound pictures. The first few are of him eating his hand and the last one shows his little boy part.

He's recently decided that he's going to dictate what side I can sleep on! Unfortunately he changes his mind throughout the night! Until this weekend I hadn't felt anything more than rolling, flutters and waves. He finally figured out how to hit and kick and now it's his favorite thing to do! David and I are so excited and can't wait until little Jackson is born! We went out this weekend and made registries at both Walmart and Target. We bought the cutest little piggy banks at Walmart, they're a giraffe and a lion that are perfect for our jungle theme!

We Are Still Alive and Well!!!!

Well it's about that time...you know, the time when Aubrey and I come out of the apparent cave that we hide in and let everyone know what we have been up to. Well to start Aubrey is still loving her job. I am still trying to get my computer repair company up and running....it's slow but I won't give up hope yet. Also we found out something else:


That's right. We are pregnant. We are so happy!!!!! As you can see in the first pic (so it's not very clear) That's our baby!!! On the bottom those little squiggly looking lines are the recording of the heartbeat. It was the best thing ever. We both almost cried when we heard it. Well I will try and keep everyone informed on what's going on from here on or I will get on Aubrey about keeping up with this thing.