We Have a Name!

Kevin and I have chosen a name for our little boy! I am very pleased and surprised that we were able to come up with a name that we both love and think will serve our little man well. KAEL THOMAS RIKLI. After thumbing through the BIG book of baby names and each of us throwing out pretty much every name that even crossed our minds, I just randomly threw Kael out there one day while we were in the car and... it stuck, we were not able to find anything that we loved more. We decided to spell Kael with a K, like Kevin and we also chose to give him his Daddy's middle name Thomas and then of course Rikli was pretty much a given :) I cannot wait to hold my little boy in my arms and just hug and kiss him! Monday marked 21 weeks in my pregnancy, I am HALF WAY and counting!!!! I feel little Kael moving all the time and it is the most amazing feeling in the world, it brings the biggest smile to my face. For now we are going to focus on moving, and of course continue preparing to meet our sweet baby boy Kael in January.

For All Those of You That Voted For a GIRL...

I am sorry to say... YOU LOSE!!! :) We went to our 18 week ultrasound appointment on Wednesday night where Dr. Colby told us that we are having a BOY!!! We are sooo excited, and we are having a ton of fun shopping and getting ready to welcome our LITTLE MAN into the world in January. We got a DVD of our ultrasound that we have been watching every night, we love to see our CUTE little baby in there rolling around and being crazy! We are already such proud parents and have so much love for our little boy!

16 Week Appointment

Last night Kevin and I went to my 16 week doctor appointment. I really can't believe that 4 months has already gone by, in some ways it has gone by sooo fast and in other ways it feels like years ago that we found out that I was pregnant. At my last appointment (12 weeks) the Dr. Colby said that I had gained 3 pounds, which he said was pretty normal, at this weigh in I was still at that same weight, which surprised both Kevin and I since I really do eat a lot of treats :) which I often get scolded for by Kevin. My tummy is measuring at 16 cm which is normal, since you are supposed to grow about a cm a week. We got to listed to our baby's heartbeat, it was normal at 155 beats per minute. After the heartbeat came the BEST NEWS!!!! We get to go back and find out what our baby is in 2 WEEKS!!!! I CANNOT WAIT!!!! I know that they will probably go by sooo slow but I really wish that the 2 weeks would FLY BY! Ugh the anticipation is going to KILL both Kevin and I. So just a heads up, if you haven't voted for what you think our baby will be you better get your votes in quick because AUGUST 11th is the day!

Anxiety and No Sleep

Okay, all of you Moms... I am in need of some advice. Lately I have been having really bad anxiety at night. I had never had anxiety before I got pregnant, there is nothing worse than anxiety! I hate when I get it, and I dread getting it. I have also not been able to sleep very well. If I am lucky enough to fall asleep early then I wake up after a couple of hours and then can't get back to sleep. Or if I try to go to bed a bit later I have the hardest time getting comfortable and actually falling asleep. Did any of you have problems like these? Do any of you have any tricks, or am I just going to have to suck it up for the next 5 months and get used to it?

Who Voted for What?

Hey everyone! My dear husband is VERY convinced that our baby is a boy... I honestly have NO IDEA. I have heard from a lot of women over the years, including some of you, say that you pretty much knew what you were having. I have not had any feelings like that, yet anyway. But, the entire point of this post is... If you happened to vote on what you think our baby is, will you please leave me a comment and let me know what you voted for? It will put Kevin at ease to know which of you are "on his side" thanks a million! :)

Ridin' In Style

This is the stroller and car seat that we just bought for our baby. Baby Trend Expedition ELX Travel System.

Selling points for Megan: Good safety ratings. The car seat is rated up to 30 pounds, not just 22 like most car seats. Jogging stroller. Easy to fold up and down. BIG storage basket. Jogger rides really smooth and turns very easily. Cute and trendy color that would work and be cute for a baby boy Rikli or a baby girl Rikli. You get a lot for your money with this system. Great ratings from parents who have it. Great recommendations on the system from Jess, who's opinion I always ask for and appreciate! :)

Megan's doubts: Too bright? Too much green?

Selling points for Kevin: The jogger has speakers and you can plug your I POD or phone right in!

Kevin's doubts: NONE. HELLO!!! It has speakers and you can plug your I POD or phone right in!

Let me know what you all think about it!

Guess What?!?

KEVIN AND I ARE SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE HAVING A BABY!!!
Our sweet little boy or girl is due in January. We have never been more anxious for the summer to be over and cold weather to return :)

We have had two ultrasounds so far, the first we did not see much, we thought that I was 7 weeks along at the time, but when we had the ultrasound the doctor told me that I was only 5 weeks. We had another ultrasound at 7 weeks and were able to see a little bit more. I went to the doctor again last night and heard the heartbeat! It was the best little sound that I have ever heard! We are so excited to be having a baby! We cannot wait for this little bundle to arrive and to begin this new and exciting chapter in our lives! This baby is a first for many, our first baby, first grand baby for both my parents and Kevin's parents, first niece or nephew for each of our siblings and first great grand baby for my grandma... Everyone is so excited and it has been such a great experience to have so much love and support. Thanks to everyone for all the love!