23 Week Belly

New pic as promised. To be honest we are both a little shocked by how pregnant I look in the picture. I'll blame the dress, but I think it's just reality setting in.

~ J

It's a . . . . ?

We had the big ultrasound a few weeks ago! Baby Haggar is healthy, growing and looking cute as ever! At the ultrasound we asked the tech to place the gender of the baby in a sealed envelope (without telling us what we are having).

The next day we had a "Hot Dog or Hamburger?" party with our families. Each person in attendance had to decide which team they were on.

Team Hamburger (girl)

Team Hot Dog (boy) + honorary member Aunt Heather M.

We went through 21 old wives tales to help us determine if we will be having a blue or pink world come December. 14 of the 21 old wives tales predicted we are expecting a girl. When the time came for the big reveal we had mini cupcakes for everyone. (We gave the secret containing envelope to some family friends. They make the cupcakes out of blue or pink batter depending on the gender of the baby.) So a bite into the cupcake gave us the answer we were looking for . . .

It's a Boy!

Grandparents, parents and Baby Boy Haggar! (+ creeper uncle Tyler)

Thanks to Michele for planning such a fun and enjoyable party. I'll throw in a few extra photos just to show how much fun we had!

Being fierce for Team Hot Dog (Tyler, Emma and Chelsea)

So true!

Daniel with the outfit he wore home from the hospital! He thinks he could still fit.

Belly Pictures

What kind of pregnant woman would I be if I didn't make my spouse take those tacky, periodic pictures of my growing belly? To be honest, it has been fun to watch my body adapt and change while it cares for another life. Last night, we could see the baby moving through my belly. Its pretty crazy to watch a part of my body move and know I'm not moving it!

These pictures are a bit late but I'll add them anyway. The first is from 16 weeks which was really the first time we noticed a little bump. The 2nd is from 20 weeks. Over the last few days we have been noticing a big change. I'll get some current(23 week) pics up soon.