23 Weeks and moving.....

this baby in my belly that is. My friend Rachel and I went to a play here in Panama on Friday night and with all the music this baby was having a ball in my belly! It's actually quite amusing for me. I just will laugh out loud at times. I do hear that it can get quite uncomfortable as the baby grows and gets bigger. For now I am loving feeling the movements!!

I can tell the baby moves a lot more too when he is enjoying something. He and MOMMA were very happy last weekend when we drove out to the Atlantic Caribbean side of Panama to feast on fresh Lobster and sit looking out at the ocean! It was fantastic!! I am only mad that I forgot to take a picture.. Alex was happy because he said we finally didn't look like tourists with my camera out.

The heartburn seems to be slowly getting better. Not gone, but better. As long as it isn't severe, that is all I am concerned about. I have started to have some leg cramps now. I had a pretty bad one in my left calf earlier this week and it left me sore for days. It is getting better now and I am trying to do stretches before bed to see if that seems to help.

Otherwise things have been great. Our place is almost finished and we will receive the keys this coming Friday. So that is wonderful and exciting news. But the moving of things is always a pain, but we'll get it done.
I also have less than a month now till my Texas trip! Wooo Whooo! Very excited about that!

Well my next update will probably be in a few weeks after we go to the doctor again. Hopefully this time we'll get a better photo of the little bean!
Hope you all had a great weekend. Miss and love you!!

It's a boy!!!!!!!

So after Thursday's appointment there is no doubt, 100% that this baby is a boy! Thank you to my friend Laurie that advised me to drink something sugary to help get that baby bean a movin!!! Well it worked and so good that he was bouncing around and we were unable to get a very good sonogram picture of him. The doctor also had a hard time getting the measurements but that just had me on the examine table for over an hour to make sure all was exact!!
I am thrilled to report that all is well and I have even been pushed a bit forward. I was 21 weeks and 6 days on Thursday, so as of today I am 22 weeks with a new due date of February 19, 2010!! I am beaming because hopefully this baby will be an Aquarius just like his momma!!

Things seem to be moving along very smoothly and I am very happy about that. I have been so lucky.. minus the awful heartburn (which I have a new prescription and I am hoping for some much needed relief).

The baby boy was a whopping 281g. or 10oz. in weight. The doctor says in the next 4 to 5 weeks the baby will weight almost twice as much as he does today! I have also been feeling lots of movements which is quite exciting to actually feel something going on in there!

I am also excited to report I finally have a pop in my belly! It's almost like it happened overnight, but below you can see the new baby bump development.



Here is a video of the baby boy bean (Click on the link)... not great views but you can see those hands moving around his face!

Video Boy 21 weeks 6 days

This is the left leg and below that the penis!! Can't really tell so much there but we got a few good views.. just not a good picture!


I also started prenatal yoga last week with a wonderful woman that comes from California originally. She is fantastic and I am just loving it. I plan on doing it up until I get ready to deliver and then continue after giving birth!

Everything else is going well... our new place looks to be ready in the next few weeks.. so we are excited about our pending move. I am also on countdown for my visit to Texas. I can't wait to see my family and some friends and enjoy Thanksgiving and all that I am thankful for at this time.

I hope everyone is doing well and I miss all of you dearly! Lots of love, Krista and the baby boy bean!
Oh and you can always click on the photos for a bigger view!!