17 weeks!!

Wow! I'm 17 weeks pregnant as of yesterday. I really cannot believe how fast time goes by. I remember when I was younger, the whole concept of time meant nothing. Now, it's like I try to catch minutes and hours and save them.

I heard my baby's heartbeat Friday, November 7 for the first time. I would sit here and explain how I melted, how my eyes got watery, and how my own heart skipped a beat, but there really are no words to explain the feeling I felt. It was simply perfection. Troy thought it was pretty amazing, too. The next appt is November 25 when we get to find out the sex! I'm betting on a little girl. Troy is convinced we're having a boy. I don't care either way. We officially have names. These names are set in stone!

Girl - Kaylee Madilynn King
Boy - Bryce Smith King

There is a story behind 'Smith'.. it was Troy's idea to put Smith as the middle name. Troy's actual last name should technically be Smith. His biological's father (Troy's biological grandfather) passed away and his mother remarried and took King as her name. So King became the family name. When Troy was born, they decided to keep Smith in the name, and we decided to keep the name alive as well.

As for the girl's name.. I've ALWAYS wanted to name my little girl Kaylee. I just love the name. The name was originally going to be Madilynn Michelle King, but after thinking about it (and thinking about the reasons as to why I originally wanted the name), I figured it wouldn't be fair to my child to name her that. I was going to have Michelle as the middle name, as my best friend passed away last year. Her name was Michell. But I don't want my child's name to be a constant reminder of Michell's death, so I have decided to keep Michell's memory alive in other ways.

ANYWAY! That's the update for now!