My Little DEVIL PUP

Now that I have a picture of Beckham's face, I haven't been able to stop staring at it! I was finally able to mail back the dvd of the ultrasound today so it can be finalized. Once they finalize and mail it back, you all will be able to see what we saw at the ultrasound! I can't wait to watch him move around again! I've been feeling him so much lately, and most of the time it feels wonderful. I just stop and smile, and wait for him to move again. Other times, however, it can be a little painful... especially last night! I got no sleep because I was hurting all night long, not to mention having to get up to pee every hour. Joshua and I did a lot of walking around the mall yesterday and that may have been why I had a difficult night. Yesterday at the mall was the first time I experienced swollen ankles. Ah, my feet were in so much pain! And my belly was killing me too. I don't know what he's doing in there but he's been kicking on things he shouldn't be. Well, I did read that this week he is beginning to move out of the breech position so I guess that could be causing some of the unusual aches and pains. The good news is if Beckham is born premature now he’ll be more likely to survive without too much trauma as his lungs began to produce “surfactant” last week, which means his tiny respiratory system is getting stronger with each passing day.

Speaking of him being born premature... yesterday in the mall, there was an old man who walked past me. He stopped, looked down at my belly and said, "March." I looked at him crazy and he continued. "March 2nd. No, March 9th." Once I figured out he was talking about my pregnancy, I corrected him and told him I was due March 29th. Then as he walked away he said, "No, March 2nd. I say he's coming on March 2nd, and it's a boy." First of all, it was strange that the two numbers he guessed were both part of my due date... 2, 9 = 29. Secondly, I sure hope and pray that Beckham doesn't come on March 2nd because then he will be four weeks early! That man better be wrong!

Beckham got an adorable gift in the mail today from the Sanchez family. I have to post it here because it's my Devil Pup's first Marine Corps outfit! Of course, Joshua was so excited. Just yesterday, he was talking about how he wants to get Beckham his own set of camies. I can just picture Beckham now, marching around the house yelling "OORAH".

By the way, I forgot to make a note that at my last appointment, I weighed in at 135lbs which means I gained 4lbs since my previous appointment. This gives me a total weight gain of 20lbs.