As pregnancies go, it's been a pretty smooth one. I craved lots of starchy carbs at first, baked potatoes, pizza, chicken sandwiches, etc, but eating went back to normal around 11 weeks. Unless we're talking about garlic. After a few cases of really bad heartburn for Mama, we've learned that he's not a fan of too much garlic. Which goes well with his love for gum. For several weeks during the second trimester, I felt like I had morning breath all. day. long!! So I was constantly chewing gum. Thankfully I found an huge 18-pack of Orbit at Costco to help everyone out.
He moves and kicks and gets lots of hiccups just like his older sister. And speaking of her, we dressed her up in a big sister t-shirt to tell the news to lots of family and a few friends. I was in Craddockville in October when I discovered I was pregnant so I quickly 2-day shipped (thank you amazon prime) a big sister t-shirt to share the news. Gene found out earlier than that because I couldn't hold it in any longer. Then a few (LONG) days later we put big sister in her big sister shirt. Nana and Papa were a little slow in catching on, but Aunt Lori, Auntie Cleo and cousin Abigail win the awards for figuring it out the fastest.
Here's his debut at nine weeks:
Fast forward a few months later and we had a little gender reveal party. Nana and Papa were visiting in February so they both got to go to the ultrasound appointment. Then we took a sealed envelope to a local bakery where they made cupcakes with pink or blue frosting in the middle. We picked up the cupcakes the next afternoon and had our mini reveal party with Aunt Leslie documenting it all.
Lots and lots of blue frosting!!!
The happy Dad of a son!!
Baby Boy Mercado is the first boy of his generation on both the Killmon and Mercado sides of the family. The first boy in over forty years!!
We can't wait to see him and hold him and squeeze him (gently) and give him bunches and bunches of kisses!!
