24 Weeks and Counting!!!

I have to thank my sister Meredith for this awesome t-shirt. It is so fun and helps me get more into the spirit of having a little boy! I think the two layer t-shirt and roll waist pants makes me look a little bigger than I actually am.

Still feeling good!

We have been super busy with baby registering and preparing the
house for baby boy Szynko. There is a never ending list of things to prepare, but we are knocking them out as we can. Here is a picture of Jason exhausted after a round of comparison shopping for cribs and LazyBoy chairs.

I started my new job this week and had a full 40 hour work week for the first time in over 10 weeks! I love being a PA and am so very happy the that the effort was worth it in the end. It will be so nice to have a paycheck after almost 3 years of school! I am fortunate in that my energy level has remained very high. I have developed some fun charley horses at night from adjusting to being on my feet. From what I hear, they may stick around and possibly get worse. Hopefully not!

Here are some fun pics of us at a fundraiser for

St. Johns.

See no evil,

speak no evil,

hear no evil and

birth no evil!

Stay tuned for more updates...!

A picture speaks for itself!

Uh Oh...Baby Szynko has a po po!

Well, the verdict is in and we are having a boy!

Jason is in complete shock from excitement and can barely wait to put skates on the kid. I just hope he takes to them!

We have broken the hockey coach trend by having a boy. Little Szynko will have a lot of girlfriends to play with.

We now begin the fun of picking out names. Don't ask.....we are keeping it to ourselves until baby boy Szynko's birthday.

He weighs 1 pound and is a little peanut in the 37%. I am completely fine if he stays on the small side..ha ha

(Oh, and please don't terrorize him some day and tell him I posted a picture of his popo on the web.)

There is lots of fun in store for the Szynkowski family and we can't wait to share it with you. Stay tuned for a 24 week post!

20 weeks! This bird is half way cooked!

20 Weeks Whee!

So excited to be half way done! I can't wait to see what he or she looks like. We will have to wait another few weeks to find out if we have baby boy or baby girl Szynkowski. Sorry my eyes are closed...Jason got tired of taking pictures.

Everything is still on track per Dr. Ruch. Craving sweets a lot.....thinking girl still??? Gaining weight okay. I surprisingly don't seem to mind that I weight the most that I ever have in my entire life and that I will continue to gain weight. It is a necessary part of pregnancy. I also have a new found respect for well endowed women. I am not really enjoying my new upper torso gifts=). Interesting how a baby will change your perspective on a lot of things! Ha ha!

This past weekend we were to all travel to Pittsburgh to visit with our good friends Nancy, Josh, Jocelyn and Brian. However, mother nature decided that was not going to happen. Here is a picture of poor Josh's car! It was buried by snow and more importantly a GIANT TREE! I am sure this was not the ideal way to spend a weekend!

I did not go, but Jason and his team had a tournament in Mt. Lebanon. There was over 20 inches of snow and they whole city was shut down. Needless to say, they did not play the complete tournament. In the future, maybe they will consult the weather channel before traveling.

We had fun watching the Superbowl with our friends the Hayes and Hawks. This is my celebratory Superbowl glass of V-8 juice! Go Saints!

This week was also Bauer's 4th birthday. Here is a photo of her enjoying her birthday present. Yes, I know her nails are terrible. She won't let us anywhere near her to clip them.

Happy birthday week to MOM too!

Hope the weather does not ruin it for you!

The adventure begins!

I created this blog for my favorite sister and good friends and family who live too far away to share in my pregnancy details! I am starting out easy, but the posts should get more interesting as time goes on! Here are some pictures to catch you up to 18 weeks!

This picture is from our first ultrasound at about 7 weeks. The little nugget was nicknamed by Jason "Our First Round Draft Pick." He informed me that boy or girl...it will play hockey! All is well!

Here is a picture of me at ~12 weeks. Everything is on track according to Dr. Ruch! Baby's heart beat was high...girl? hmmmm. All I call tell you so far is that this little one does not like caffeine in any form, much to my dismay! Maternity clothes (at least pants) are a must. What I don't understand is why they are so awful!

This picture to the right is from our 12 week ultrasound. Cute as a bug, huh?

I like this one to the left...if you look closely, the baby is rubbing his/her nose, which is a frequent habit of daddy's!

I think this is one of my favorites so far. Rita is my good friend and fellow hockey widow. She along with the other 2 hockey coaches' wives are also pregnant. All three are having girls and already have 1 girl each. I wonder if we will follow the trend. This is from New Year's Eve....note my glass of water to the right. Ha ha! I have felt the baby move this early. How exciting!

Here I am at 17 weeks and growing every day! I don't usually have food cravings...but recently I really like doughnuts. Weird. Thankfully I don't keep any in the house. Sorry for the formatting. I am learning still.

And last but not least....here we are at Maggi and Jake's wedding the day before our 6th anniversary! Aren't we getting old!

Well... this should get things caught up through January. Stay tuned for my next post at about 20 weeks! I should have more time to work on it after I take boards!