4-D Ultrasound Pictures

I had my second Ultrasound today and all looks well. It is so amazing how far technology has come- these 4-D pictures are just crazy!! 

22 weeks and we had our Christmas lunch party today! It was fun and the White Elephant gift exchange is always the highlight.

Stella's room is really coming along- we have the bedding now and really I just need to get some things on the wall and then get a chair in there. After that it's just the little things to add touches here and there.

I am feeling pretty good, but it is starting to get harder to do things now, like even cross my legs when I sit!! And I am pretty sure Stella is going to be awesome at any sport that involves kicking- she can really throw some hard ones in there =)

Christmas is just around the corner and then it is already 2009! Time is flying by, and I can't wait until Joey and I get to meet that little baby for the first time!!

Happy Holidays!

It's a Girl!!

Well, all of those pink thoughts paid off and we are having a baby girl =) I simply cannot wait!

Baby Stella Marie is on her way =)

Baby Room

Just posting some photos of the baby room to this point. We just finished painting yesterday and got all the furniture in today! I haven't taken any photos of the room with the bookcase yet, but you can see the crib and dresser.

Now we just wait until Monday to find out the sex and I can get the bedding! I can't wait =)

Ultrasound is almost here!

2 more weeks until the ultrasound- I cannot wait!! I know I am so impatient, but it is true that once you feel better time flies by.

We got our baby furniture this weekend- I am in love with it.

The room should be completely painted this weekend and then the fun part- decorating! I can't wait to find out the sex so I can buy the bedding =)

Fun times ahead and the weather is perfect for snow already! I hope we get snow for Christmas this year!! I love Holiday Season!! And it's almost time for Christmas music- yeah!

Heartbeat

Our last visit went well and you can hear the heartbeat in the video starting at 10 secs.

Dec 1st is our next appt and we find out what it is then!! Everyone think girl-thoughts =)

Good Weekend

Look at my belly!! We finally got to go to Huber's this weekend! 

I can't until we get to share this tradition with our kids =) The weather couldn't have been more perfect and we found the best pumpkins ever! 

And, finally, the second trimester is here- hooray! I have been feeling much better and getting even more hungry now that the nausea has subsided. I seriously need to start a workout routine....

Another Monday down.... is it Friday yet?! Haha

5 days and counting

5 more days and we are officially in the second trimester!! I hope it is as good as most pregnant women claim. I am so sick of being sick! And things just seem to be so crazy overall. Work is tiring, Joey is working non-stop and taking classes and my house seems dirtier than ever ( I am sure it isn't, though) . I feel like I need a spa weekend-desperately. 

Anyhow, after this week I will post a new belly picture (there still isn't much to see). And we find out what the sex is on December 1st-- ugh! That seems so far away right now. 

2nd trimester here I come!

So, yesterday marks my ninth week! Only a few more weeks left and we will officially be in the second trimester- can you believe it? I feel like it has been forever already and it's only been 5 weeks since we found out! I keep forgetting to take a belly picture. I really think I am showing already which isn't really supposed to be happening so soon- what does that mean? Joey reminded me yesterday that twins do run on his side of the family! I can't even think about that!!

I have been gradually feeling better, I hope that it sticks. My allergies and sinuses are a different story and I can't really do anything about it, so Que Sera! We went for a walk yesterday for the first time in a month- it was nice but very hot! My sciatica is really bothering me, so hopefully we can get back in to a routine of daily walks and that will help. 

I always hate Sundays because it just means I have another week of work ahead, but that's life. I would really love to be a stay-at-home mom once the baby is born, but our finances tell us that's not gonna happen =) Maybe I can at least work part-time. We'll see. I think the saying is, "another day another dollar". 

First Doctor's Appointment

So, I had my first doctor's appt today and everything seems to be moving along well. I already have another appointment for the 25th and we will get to hear the heartbeat then. I am so impatient I can't believe I have to wait another 3 wks. Dr Bunch says my due date is April 19, 2008! That is so far away! At least these past few days I have been feeling better than before. 

New Drugs...New Life- I hope

So my doctor finally prescribed me Zofran for my nausea. I am getting it today and I will let you know how it works, but I am praying that it does wonders and I can go back to the "normal" day-to-day.

And maybe I can eat regular food again- instead of toast, rice, pasta and crackers everyday =P

I'm sure you knew it wouldn't happen

Okay, so we didn't paint at all this weekend- big surprise! I have been so sick all weekend and I probably won't do anything now until my second trimester. 

If only I could trade bodies with someone- I am sick of being sick and I still have forever to go! Oh yeah- and my online classes start tomorrow =( 

UGH!!

6 weeks to go...

and counting! I am halfway to the second trimester and I am so anxious already. I know after that 12 weeks marker I will feel a huge weight is lifted off my shoulders but until then, I will continue to be the worry wort that I can't help being. 12 days until our first doctor's appointment and we will get to hear the heartbeat then- wow! I still can't believe this is happening. I am waiting for any moment when I may wake up or I will realize that I am not really having a baby. I mean I know I am 26, but I still feel too young to be a mom. 

So, as OCD as I am, I am already painting the guest room- which will be a baby room later on. Well, I actually think I may end up doing more of the telling people what to do than the actual work =) hehe... I am pregnant you know! I have to work that angle as much as I can!

Oh yeah, and I am so exhausted! I was so sick yesterday I didn't think I was going to make it through the night. But now I am better... just really tired! I feel so worthless right now. And I am pretty sure I am already showing a bit! What gives? 

Enough blabbering for now, this is going to be a lazy weekend for me.

Has time just suddenly stopped?

So I am pretty sure that there has been some sort of splice in the time continuum and time has pretty much stopped as we know it! I mean, I feel like the days go by so slow and all I can think about is the baby (or embryo). I seriously think I may be addicted to my unborn child already =)

Sept 4 is our first doctor's appointment and I am so nervous already. I feel like this huge weight is on my shoulders until I am past the 'high risk for miscarriage phase' is over (12 wks). I am sure this is normal, but god who knew that having a baby would already be this time consuming?!

Anyhoo, I have not been as nauseous as I was last week ( I am sure that will change)- but I have been completely and utterly exhausted everyday-- nap time should be a workplace necessity. So, again, I find myself already anxious for the second trimester when I will feel better and actually be able to eat on a regular basis.

Someone please make time speed up!

In the Beginning...

WEEK 4

So now that everyone knows about our little "marshmallow" (thanks Auntie Cissie for that one), this post is the first of the many I will publish to document my belly's journey into the realm of pregnancy and the growth that comes with it =)

I hope everyone has a good weekend- I will be resting and sleeping a lot!! 

A Bun in the Oven

So, it's finally here!!! Joey and I are having a baby (rather I am having it--- he is supporting me =])
We found out we were pregnant on August 11, 2008 and we are still in shell shock. Our first doctor's appointment is on September 4, so keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

We are so excited to be sharing this news with our friends and family and we will keep you all updated as much as possible. I will be adding more pictures soon too.

Please leave any and all comments/advice/or any other info you think we need to have to prepare for our growing baby (who is only the size of a poppyseed right now!).

Love,
Anna