21 weeks

Here we are at 21 weeks!

The baby is kicking, punching, and doing somersaults all day long. I don't remember Marie being this active at this stage in the pregnancy. I am feeling great except for some swelling in my hands and the dreaded carpel tunnel. That last symptom hit me early in this pregnancy with sleepless nights. But, thanks to some beautiful wrist braces, I am sleeping well again and the wrist/arm pain isn't waking me up at night.


We find out this afternoon at our ultrasound if it is a boy or girl! We are so excited to see that the baby is healthy and strong...and to find out the gender of course. Marie will not be attending the ultrasound but she knows it is happening today. She told us for so long that it was a boy but this morning she said girl.

We took a quick trip to Sioux City/Sheldon this weekend to look at a few more houses. We are going to place an offer on a house this week and see what happens. It is a nice ranch style in a settled neighborhood with a great backyard. It needs some updating but nothing we can't handle.

A lot of exciting things happening for our family!