Chicago

Some pics from our trip to Chicago this weekend where we met baby Nathan (adorable little cherub), and got to catch up with the Breits. The weather cooperated and although it was windy and chilly we went into the city by the lake front and the kids frolicked in a playground. Good trip all around.

Maya's 21 week ultrasound

Some snippets from out ultrasound that we pieced together... enjoy.

It's girl!!

An ultrasound this morning confirmed what we already suspected... baby Hennessey is going to be a little girl, and we've decided to name her Maya Sophie. Not sure why we suspected girl, parent's intuition? But we both were thinking that way, and today we got the money shot. She was all curled up, a little camera shy and kept putting her hands up to cover her face, sticking her hands in her mouth and yawning. She sat modestly crossed legged until the technician made her role around so we could see the goods. There were a lot of measurements to take today, so she did some more of those (kidneys, blood flow in and out of the heart, 4 heart chambers, length of bones in arms and legs, spine, cranial shots, etc...) and then checked her gender from a different angle that was a little clearer. Pretty cool to see the heart working double time and watch as blood flowed from one chamber to another, heartbeat was 143 and strong and she weighs about 12 ounces.

I've just started to feel her move in the last week or so, sporadic little kicks and punches. Makes the whole thing feel very real now... We took a video of the ultrasound that requires some editing because it's long but we'll post it to the blog this weekend.

Ok, time to shop!

20 weeks down, 20 to go!

The belly has hit the half way mark this weekend, 5 months and counting, and Hennessey junior has started to make his/her presence known with soft but now unmistakable flutterings. Brian can't feel the baby move yet but I have stopped questioning those strange sensations from within, especially after meals or when I sit or lie down. Very alien like. This coming Friday is the big ultrasound and we're really looking forward to finding out the baby's sex. Watch out stores! Maybe it's a good idea we're not moved yet as we have less room to store stuff in our apartment! We did have fun registering last weekend in preparation for showers and what not and walking around the babies r us with a scanner gun, all too reminiscent of wedding planning and gift registering. Didn't we just do that?

I took a trip to Albany this weekend for Roshni's baby shower. Roshni is now 36 weeks pregnant, fully outfitted with all the necessary baby gear and ready to get the party started! The end of her pregnancy journey finally right around the corner.

Here we are belly to belly. Who'd a thought we both would be expecting at the same time when we were college freshmen?