It’s a boy! As of April 9th, we have a healthy baby boy on the way. He is 10 inches long, weighs 12 oz., and has a strong heartbeat of 160 bpm. During the sonogram, he was very active. He did a lot of twists and turns and put on a show for us. Even the technician commented on how active he was. It was so cool getting to see him and we got to watch longer this time than the first time we had a sonogram. It will be interesting to see how much he grows in a month when we go back in for another sonogram. I haven’t been able to feel him kick yet, but when I mentioned that at the doctors appointment, I was told that I have an anterior placenta, meaning baby Lehr is tucked in nice and tight and it is going to take big kicks for me to feel it at this point, but I should feel him in the next couple of weeks.
We were going to keep the gender a secret until the baby shower in May. I had this fun idea to reveal the gender during a game I had planned. The idea of keeping the gender a secret wasn't a secret either because we had mentioned that we were going to reveal the gender at the baby shower, but some people got over the top crazy and disrespectful of our wishes, so we felt obligated to tell the world so people could get off our backs. Maybe if we have a baby #2 we can have a gender reveal party for that one.
We have decided to name him Johnathan Christian Lehr. I think it has a good ring to it. It has been fun to predict what he is going to be like. We both think he will be an athlete and a musician. I can’t wait to see what he will like and not like and the characteristic traits he picks up from us.
I have been feeling better than the first trimester, but the second trimester comes with its own challenges. I have had more headaches and more hip pain. Sleeping is a challenge because my hips, especially my right one hurts so bad. I have a pinch nerve of my right outer thigh as well, so my leg is numb most of the time, especially when my hip hurts. The last couple of weeks it has been hard to move around because of my growing belly. Last night I struggled to clip and paint my toenails and last week my husband has to help me buckle my sandal because I couldn't do it. As of last week, I have been getting swelling in my hands and feet. That started sooner than I expected, so I will keep my eye on that to make sure it doesn't turn into preclampsia.
On Thursday I will be 20 weeks, half way through my pregnancy. I think the second half will go quick because we have a lot of stuff going on between now and September 4th. I am looking forward to the day my husband and I bring baby Lehr home and spend the first few days bonding just the three of us.
