Okay, I waited long enough, here are some belly pictures...

Enjoy?

I'm the white-est I've been since I was 12.

I think this was on New Years. This is more realistic.

This is a 5 month pic (today).
I've grown a full cup size, which is awesome.
Sitting down.

I've gained 4lbs in 2 months, and I think I've lost some this week. I gained 8 right off the bat, eating all those cheeze-its and bread when I was sick! I'm finally showing enough people can tell and I have my energy back! That doesn't stop me from laying down every chance I get. I'm getting into the fun part of being pregnant!

We're having a BOY!

We found out this week that we are having a baby boy!! It's so fun knowing. It feels even more real now that we can say he/him. I sure do love him already, I can't believe I'm half way there!

Edit Post: Story about the first picture...I watched him take his arm and put it above his head like it is, which was cute. Then, since he had his legs crossed she started pushing my stomach trying to startle him so he would she us 'what' he is. I was dying because I had to have a full bladder for ultra sound and I had to tell the lady she was not helping me hold it! I'm glad I have the memory captured with a picture.

Curly?

This is me when I was 1 yr. I wonder if baby barker will have a baby fro' too!

I hit someone with my car

When I woke up this morning, I thought I might hit someone today. But I didn't think I'd hit someone with my car. I went to Sack's Sandwichrie with one of my old co-worker from the radio station, right as I was pulling out I hit something. I turned around and saw a lady about my age with a cart in front of her. I put it in park and ran back there, she was shock, I hit the shopping cart not her, but i hit it hard and neither of us noticed each other so we were both scared. I apologized, she apologized for not paying attention, after making sure she was really okay I left. I saw her giggling a little when she was putting her groceries in her car. Like she just realized what happened and now she needs to call her mom and all her friends and tell them what happened. I still haven't looked at the back of my car. I didn't want to look as if I was worried about it when I was checking on the lady, and oddly enough I forgot about it when I was on the phone with Jessica talking about something else by time I got back to my office. And I'd totally forgotten about it when I got home. So tomorrow Ill have to check it out. How many things are you allotted to blame on pregnacy? Does this one count? How many do I have left...

I cried when I left Baltimore.

We got there Tuesday before Christmas and came home Sunday night.

I should take more pictures, J.D.'s parents have a nice house in Columbia, Maryland. When we visit we get the basement, which is finished and awesome. The bedroom has no windows (so in real estate terms its not really a bedroom, whatever). Its always the perfect temperature and it's impossible to wake up on your own. This year we had Christmas as the farmhouse, which is a big old house on J.D.'s mom Lauries friends property. We celebrated Christmas Eve with J.D.'s parents, his brothers family, Aunt Lisas family, a few friends from Lauries ward and a sweet family who weren't going to have much of a Christmas. There was a talent portion, songs, and Santa even came...(I couldn't find J.D. anywhere when Santa was giving the kids their presents...he just disappeared! And he magically appeared when Santa had gone home and he was a little sweaty. Where was he?) Christmas Morning we went back to the farm house, poor kids didn't get to start opening presents until we got there at 9...they were ready at 6. Poor kiddo's!! Torture! Christmas day I read my new book and took a 3 hour nap. I love the sleep I got this week. We had a yummy Christmas dinner, played games, chased our cute little nephew Trey (1). It was great.

Friday we went to the movies and watched Marley and Me. I cried embarrassingly loud, gasping for air. I really don't cry very often. My sisters are all babies and cry once a week. I rarely shed a tear. I was still crying on our way home in the car. Crying is a lot like laughing for me, once I start it's so hard to stop. I remember getting choked up in a touching sacrament meeting years ago I had to go home because I couldn't stop crying. Ugh. Anyway. Later that night we went to Washington DC to see the temple lights and the national tree. Beautiful.

We spent Saturday in Baltimore looking at lights, eating at a local seafood spot and walking around Annapolis.

J.D.s parents, Laurie and Cliff were so great. It was so nice to spend good quality time with them, they are so good to us, and to everyone really. Cliff made breakfast every morning, always the best. Laurie cooked delicious food for everyone all week and got me bagels and cream cheese, my current food along with Cheeze It's and Mexican Pizzas. I could pretty much eat those three things everyday. I'm starting to get a little belly. I can't suck in like I used to. It's fun, and awkward for my first. But mostly fun. Gosh I hope I still look cute when I'm huge.

Maryland was a great Christmas vacation and I can't wait to go back.

Baby Barker

We went to the dr. today, 15 week check up. This was the most fun, we could see the baby kicking! Those feetsies are so cute. It was a lot clearer when we were looking on the screen, you have to really look for those feet...the head is pretty obvious. :) So we'll find out next time if it's a baby boy or girl. I found out today that I have a hyperthyroid. Hopefully it will settle down after my body goes through all this baby building, I suck at routine pill taking. I guess I'll get used to it.

Update

My dad read the tupperware blog and got me a new set.

Awesome!