I didn't want to do this... But a friend told me she wanted me too...

I'm now a little over 29 weeks. I have been avoiding pictures sense I have been showing but felt it was time to finaly post one of me and my huge belly. My mom also wanted one for Mitch so he can see what I look like.

I feel great so far, little aches and pains here and there but nothing unusual. I love love love feeling him move around. Larry on the other hand isn't a huge fan. He always starts laughing and then says, "that's weird." but he does like talking to him... in portuguese usually. We are both very excited that it is getting closer. My friend Steph just had an adorable little boy and it made me even more excited for when our little guy comes. We are still thinking of names... So far we are kind of leaning towards Porter but I also like Max and Charlie. I seriously can't think of any other boy names so if there are anymore suggestions I can run by Larry please let me know. He threw out my most favorite name in the world (Jaxson) so I need all the suggestions I can get!

Oh, and I am very excited to say that I graduate in 21 days!!!! YAY!

Random thought by Amanda

I had a friend that is going through something and it made me think.... Sometimes I wonder if people really understand that their choices directly affect others feelings. Some people share their feelings, other people don't. I'm not saying either way is wrong. I'm just saying we all need to take some time and realize that even the smallest things that we may not think will hurt anyone, could.... What we choose to do or say, even if it is about ourselves could affect someone else. People can put on a happy face but really they just don't want any attention drawn to them because they don't want to find out how everyone would react. Just something to ponder :) have a great day! Sorry if I was just rambling :)

It's a baby BOY!

We found out yesterday that we are having a boy! We were both pleasantly surprised. We have thought all along that we were going to have a girl first. Funny how that happens. It was so fun to see him moving around during the ultrasound. It's still weird to think that there is a little baby inside me. I'm so so so excited! It made it so much more real and so much more fun now that we know its a boy and now that I can go buy stuff. I got the cutest little outfits from my friend Whitney. It's so fun!

I finally figured out that I can feel him moving around all the time now. At first, I didn't know what I was feeling, but after talking to the cute nurse at the doctor, I realized I have been feeling him for a while. He has been moving all day and it makes me happy every time I feel him. I'm only 20 weeks and I just can't wait for our little boy to get here. It is going faster than I thought it would but it still needs to go by faster. It seems like everyone I know who is pregnant is having a boy. One of my best friends Steph and my cousin Jess are both having boy too. That makes it so fun to share stories and get some advise since they are both ahead of me. Now they both need to move closer to me!!! PLEASE GUYS!!! :)

One of my favorite parts about finding out the gender was watching Larry. I think he has been wanting a boy but just telling himself that it was a girl so he wasn't disappointed. When she said it was a boy, he was SOOOOOO happy. His face just lit up with excitement. Just pretty much yelled, "IT'S A BOY!!!" and he couldn't wait to call his parents. It made me really happy.

Once I get my pictures loaded and have a few more minutes I will post some pictures. We are so excited for our little baby boy to arrive. We are still thinking about names so any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!