OHHHHH...We're half way there!... (almost)

We are excited to be starting week 18 with baby in-utero on Thursday. So far the pregnancy has been easier than expected. I would say the toughest part hit this past week when I caught a viral stomach bug. It was totally awful and left me wondering what in the world to do. I did nothing but lay around and eat popsicles all weekend. I felt cheated out of my precious weekend and drained going back into the work week on Monday. P.S. My home is still a wreck and I'm nervous about the earthy/crunchy/granola/ organic cleaning supplies doing their job in the bathroom. Not sure that Cloroxing the H-E- double toothpicks out of the floor is the way to go while pregnant either. Thankfully, the bug has subsided. I feel sorry for the poor unsuspecting souls in the office who have yet to catch the bug. :(


 The more interesting development this week is a new craving for...... Jalepeno Cheetos! This morning I packed some in my lunch. Then the chip monster must've sneaked into the pantry and had a few because when i came back to get some more tonight they were almost gone! (As were the BBQ chips and the Red Hot Blues). Don't worry, I went ahead and finished the bag. In other news, I had my first class at Baptist East .I wasn't sure what to expect but when I got there I walked into a room full of couples. I thought maybe I had walked into a TTC (Trying to Conceive) class on accident, but they assured me I was in the right place. The class was called "having a healthy pregnancy." I would've brought my husband along if I thought it would have EVER been of any relevance to him... I guess I missed the memo. Also this man and woman came into the class with a screaming toddler. All I could think about was saying, "Excuse me, sir? Are you pregnant? No? Then why don't you take your kid into the hallway while the rest of us try to learn." Hmph. Hormones. *Rant Over.* 


We are getting super-excited to find out the gender of "Baby K" in just 2 and a half weeks. I can hardly contain myself. I even researched the cost of elective early gender determination ultrasounds. Ultimately I decided $89.00 was steep, we would never watch the slideshow once the baby was born, and I didn't want to go to Hoosierville to get an ultrasound in a non-medical facility. Sounds sketchy. So we're going to wait until August 17th. I'm kind of wondering if they would let Patrick use the flip video during the ultrasound while we are finding out the gender of the baby. It sounds totally against HIPAA. I think maybe the way to go is to go ahead and start video taping while the ultrasound tech is busy trying to watch the screen. Maybe we'll catch at least some of it on tape before they go all HIPAA on us? 


"Baby K" is going to have so many friends! We are super pumped that many of our friends have found out they are going to have babies in the December/January/February time frame as well! I heard the baby boom was attributed to the CATS and the CARDS making it to the final four this year!!!! An interesting, yet very plausible theory. We'll know for sure if all of the babies come out with uni-brows. 


We will keep everyone posted on how things progress. For those hoping for a belly picture there's only a slightly larger lump of fat right now. Try back later.




 :) Katie