Ultrasound!

We got the 8 week ultrasound today, we saw and heard the heart beat! We also saw the spine and the Dr said everything looks great. I'm so thrilled, I'm going to my parents right now so they can have their copies of the ultrasounds.

Yippee!

Baby Stuff

I finally took photos of the clothes and moses basket, so far these are the only baby things in our possession.

I love this little frog outfit, it'll be summer by the time this fits. I know it's pretty boyish looking but I thought with a bright pink tee and a bow to match there would be no mistaking if we have a girl.

This little set came with 4 outfits and a bib.

Love this!

This is the moses basket I adore, I think it'll come in handy not only around our house but also at others. I think it'll be perfect to take when I'm going to my grandma's so the baby can take a nap and still be near us.

8 weeks tomorrow

I'm lagging again!

Tomorrow I will be 8 weeks and I have an Ultrasound on Monday, I'm so excited. This past week and a half I've been plagued with some pretty gnarly nausea, lasting from morning till night. I'm very thankful I haven't gotten sick yet, though at times I wish I would so the nausea would go away. I'm of course very tired yet have a really hard time falling asleep and toss and turn for hours sometimes trying to get comfortable. I'm definitely not complaining, just some of the joys that come along with pregnancy, it's well worth the uncomfortableness.

Baby Update:
Size: Raspberry
Webbed fingers and toes are poking out from your baby's hands and feet, his eyelids practically cover his eyes, breathing tubes extend from his throat to the branches of his developing lungs, and his "tail" is just about gone. In his brain, nerve cells are branching out to connect with one another, forming primitive neural pathways. You may be daydreaming about your baby as one sex or the other, but the external genitals still haven't developed enough to reveal whether you're having a boy or a girl. Either way, your baby is constantly moving and shifting, though you still can't feel it.

Of course the biggest question is what sex I think it is, I have no idea. I've had no dreams or feelings. I don't have a preference of the sex, I just prefer I have a healthy baby with all 10 fingers and 10 toes. As far as names go, I of course have names I've loved forever but I'm no where near a top 5 or anything like that.

7 Weeks

I'm officially 7 weeks today.

My appointment went well, I had a bunch of tests done and I go for my ultrasound on the 27th.

I went to dinner lastnight with a girlfriend and found out that my new OB is actually who delivered her son because her Dr. was out of town, she said she loved her. My Dr. isn't taking on any new pregnancy's for the time around my due date so I was nervous to switch Dr's but she comes highly recommended so I'm put at ease.

It's still so new and exciting. I got a pregnancy journal yesterday and filled out as much as I could, I hope to record everything so my son or daughter will know how thrilled we are to bring him/her into the world.

Dr. appointment tomorrow

I have my first official Dr. appt tomorrow, I'm so excited! With every little "sympton" it becomes more real and I can't wait for another reality check.

I bought some outfits today, it's really hard shopping gender neutral so the clothes I found are actually for boys but I think with right accessories (for lack of a better word) they will be adorable on a girl as well. I will post pictures soon.

Easter was a blast, it was so great to see everyone, we had a great turn out and though it was a lot of work it was well worth it and it seemed everyone had a really fun time. We did tell my family and it's on video so I will try to upload it. It doesn't show everyone's reaction but it's cute to watch and I'm glad it's on video.

One of my friends is 24 weeks and I got to see her video from her 3d ultrasound from a few weeks ago. It was so awesome, I can't believe how much you can see and you could already see so much of the babys personality...so crazy.

Happy Easter (Tomorrow)

I'm so excited to celebrate Easter tomorrow. My family has decided to host this year so we have about 40 people coming to my grandma's to get together. I'm happy to get to see everyone again so soon and we plan on making the big announcement tomorrow. Actually I don't want to make it, I think my mom is going to do it. I hate being the center of attention and though I'm thrilled to share the news with everyone I just don't want to make that big of a spectacle of myself, I really look forward to the baby being born so people can pay attention to him/her rather than me. I will say that once my baby is born he/she better be the center of attention :)

It's still so strange to write about my baby. I'm going to have a child, pinch me cause this is just to good to be true!

Baby Newman

It's true ... we're expecting our first!

Thrilled, over the moon, ecstatic are understatements.

I had an ultrasound Monday and measured at 5 weeks, I go for lab work on the 15th. I'm hoping and praying for a healthy pregnancy.

I took a test on the 2nd and just about died when it popped up "pregnant" I was on the phone with one of my girlfriends and between laughing, crying, and hyperventilating I got it together enough to run to CVS and buy a different brand, took another and again "pregnant". I had always planned to tell Corey in a really cute way and make it really special for him but when I saw him later that afternoon I couldn't wait and just handed him one of the tests. I think he was in shock.

After the ultrasound Corey couldn't wait to tell our parents, I wanted to wait a few more weeks just to be safe but he wouldn't have any of that so I agreed we would tell them on Easter. I bought big plastic eggs and put bibs that said "I love grandma", "I love grandpa" inside and wrapped the ultrasound with a pretty bow. Corey couldn't wait till Easter so we told them Monday evening. Corey's parents already have 2 grandchildren so though they are happy for us, I knew we wouldn't get as great as a reaction as we would with my parents. Once my mom opened her egg she was sobbing and when my dad opened his he was yelling and couldn't stop smiling. My dad has had a lot of problems since his surgery and we had just taken him to the hospital earlier that day so it was perfect timing, really lifted his spirits. Since we told them Corey hasn't been able to stop telling everyone else, I keep getting excited phone calls and it's hysterical.

I don't know that it's really hit me yet, I sometimes have to remind myself I'm pregnant. I'm extremely excited but I'm still a little hesitant to let my guard down because I know women with PCOS are roughly 35% more likely to miscarry. It's obviously still very early and I know I will feel much better after my appointment next week. My mom has boughten my some magazines and a friend of a friend is giving me 4 books to read. I'm really excited and can't wait to get started!

Good News

is definitely on it's way

Hmm

I may have some good news in the near future


NFT