Patrick Kunio, 20 Weeks

He definitely has his mother's little nose.

And hopefully this is also his mother's soccer playing foot :)

Funny Story...

So funny story...our little Aubrey is actually a Patrick! It turns out that our little girl is in fact a boy :) Thank goodness for follow-up ultrasounds. We are extremely excited no matter what the sex of the baby might be but we're pleased to have a definitive answer. So much for swinging the balance back for the Nakamotos.

Ultrasound sounds pics to follow soon

Restoring Balance

So it would appear that the Chinese gender prediction chart incorrectly predicted a boy for us...WE'RE HAVING A GIRL! There you have it Nakamotos, restoring the male/female balance. I was the first female to come along in quite a while, and I'll be the first to contribute the next female to the clan.

For those of you wanting to buy our little girl cute little outfits, that's fine and I thank, just keep in mind to tone down the pink selections. You know me, there is no need for an entirely pink wardrobe. Hopefully she'll be a little more girly than me, but she's still going to be a tough little chick too :)

Get ready for the excitement everyone. Sometime around September 17th we will be inviting Aubrey Elizabeth Tompkins into our happy family!

Prego Brain, Incident #1

The infamous "prego brain" has finally struck!

So the other night I was home alone with the dogs while Delmar was at work. I had been home from work for several hours at that point, just hanging around the house recovering from work and playing with the dogs. Suddenly at about 9:30 pm I realized that I hadn't fed the dogs yet (they're normal dinner time is about 7 pm). I then immediately realized that I had in fact already fed them. The next couple minutes were spent debating with myself whether or not I had actually fed them. Finally I decided that I had absolutely no idea! Being the good mommy that I am, I decided that I should probably feed them anyways, just in case...the dogs didn't complain one bit!

Boy or Girl?

So my friend Kelly is due with her second child at the end of August, about three weeks before my due date. She just found out yesterday that she is having a boy! Her little Emmeline is going to be a great big sister!

Kelly used this Chinese Gender Chart with both of her kids and it predicted correct! So far, all of her friends and family that have used this chart for their children have predicted correctly. We'll find out in about a month whether or not the chart is right for me too. If it is, watch out Nakamotos, it'll be another boy!

Bun in the Oven

I never though I would have a blog, but I also never thought I would be married with a baby on the way by age 25. It's hard for me to believe that anyone would ever be interested in my thoughts and experiences enough to spend the time reading about them, except maybe my own mother. Thanks to the insistence of a close and very persistent friend though, I have decided to share my pregnancy experiences with all my dear friends and family near and far (especially the far).

So as of today I am 15 weeks pregnant, just into my second trimester. My due date is September 17th, 2013. Delmar and I are extremely excited! We are keeping very busy working on the house and the yard so that everything is ready before the baby arrives. We recently bought a barrier for my car forcing the dogs to stay in the back together since they won't be able to jump around the back seat once there's a baby strapped in. Sophie does not like it but I think the two of them will be used to it come September.

I was extremely fortunate to not suffer from morning sickness during my first semester. I was (and still am) mostly just very hungry and very tired all the time, but this girl is not going to complain about eating and sleeping more!

This past week I have really started to "feel pregnant". I'm feeling a lot of pressure in my belly, everything thing feels like it's moving around and adjusting position down there and I am starting to show a tiny bit. I just bought a belly band and a pair of maternity jeans which are so much more comfortable than my regular jeans! And I'm going pee like crazy!!!

My doctor says that I am extremely healthy and so is the baby. We did have one little scare a couple weeks ago but everything is fine. The one good thing that came out of that awful experience was that Delmar was able to convince the ER doc to print out a copy of the ultrasound for us. So here you go, this is Baby Tompkins at 13 weeks:

I have my next check up in two weeks (beginning of week 17) and then we'll have the ultrasound to see if we're having a boy or a girl three weeks after that!

Well, I think that's enough for now. I love you all and I thank you for your support during this incredible journey.

Love,
Sarah