And the beat goes on!

We had our 12 week appointment today! It was very short but sweet. We got to hear the heartbeat for the first time! Dr. said it was a little under 160 which is pretty normal for 12 weeks. I got very nervous when she took a while finding the little beat (I think my pounding one kept drowning it out!). But she said all is well. Apparently I need to eat even more than I already do...which barely seems possible! But hey, bring on the ice cream! My next regular appointment is on September 16th which will be very similar to today's appointment (checking my vitals, etc. and checking the baby's heartbeat.) But 6 weeks from now comes the real excitement: THE Ultrasound! On September 29th we should be able to find out if we're having a boy or a girl! The next month will definitely drag on and on for me!

Looking forward to coming home to Michigan this weekend to see family and friends! We leave tomorrow and will roll into Gaylord pretty late. Can't wait for some slightly lower temps and a little slower pace for a few days!

Bottles & Boppies & Burp cloths...Oh My!

Well I've started an attempt at baby registries this week and I must say it's not as easy as making a wedding registry. There are so many more things to consider be for pressing the "Add this item to my registry" button. Safety, performance, customer satisfaction.....I thought I clicked on the 'bottles' tab but I must have hit the 'new car' one instead. Oh, and the choices! Where do you start? One-hundred plus companies all making the same product-so which one is better? Who knows. For now I'm just trying to put a tiny dent in registering for non-gender specific items so I don't go overboard at 20 weeks and register for a ton of things we don't need. If anyone wants to take a sneak peek we've registered at Baby's-R-Us and Amazon.com.

Week 9 update

Not much to report on this week, but no news is good news! Morning sickness seems to be easing up slightly (watch I say that and next thing you know I'm living in the bathroom!). Still burdened by extreme fatigue but I guess it makes weekends seem that much more rewarding. Pants sure are getting tight! Wonder how much longer I can last in "normal" clothing.....may be about time for a shopping spree!

Baby's first pictures! 8 weeks...

Finally had our first doctors appointment today! We had an ultrasound and got to see the baby's heartbeat! Sure took us up the extra step where things are finally "real". I've been in high spirits most of the day (until about 4:30 when that pesky "morning sickness" took over.) So now here I sit with my Sea-bands on, a tummy full of Mylanta, and sipping ginger ale......but still feeling grateful and excited!

My due date is currently March 3rd, 2010 and the doctor said everything looks great. The baby is 1.31 cm long with a strong heartbeat. Next appointment is August 19th...the day before we go home to see family! Can't wait for the next milestone!

Can't Hardly Wait......

So we got creative today and made a video that we were going to show our parents on Wednesday for the big "reveal". Well......we could not wait and ended up telling them today! It was worth it!

Got Blood?

Had my blood work drawn in preparation of my first prenatal exam next week! Amazing how they make you sit around in the lab for 2 hours when it takes about 60 seconds to draw blood. But it will be totally worth it in the end. Getting very excited for my first visit with the doctor, but also nervous. Just hope that everything is on tract and that the baby is developing well.

Happy 4th of July!

So we finally broke down and told a few of our close friends. It was getting to hard to hide and we knew they were going to figure it out anyway. Still haven't told the folks yet and we don't plan to until the first doctors appointment.....if we can hold out that long. Other than that things are going well. Might go see some fireworks tonight or take in a movie or two. Gotta love these long weekends!