Half-way! 21 weeks...

OK so we haven't posted any photos of my belly recently... Here's the most recent!

Ultrasound pictures!

Ok, so I figured I better make up for the fact that I have slacked on the Blog for the past month! I also need to keep my promise and post some ultrasound pictures. These are just a few of them, they took about 12... so, we posted some of our favorites!

Here's our Girl!! The 3-D ultrasound was so neat. It made it all so much more real!


Here's a good shot of her beautiful face!



These are the little feet. She was constantly crossing her ankles, so the ultrasound tech got a picture for us... It was sooo cute!



She's all girl! I know, I know... I was a little unsure if I should post the gender picture, but I figure what the hey! (Plus I know that my mom would want to see it and she hasn't gotten to see any of these ultrasound pics yet and I wanted to show her this one.) The Technician told us that it is definitely a girl... The arrow is pointing to the three little lines that indicate that it's a girl.



Here's an arm and a leg!



Here's a picture of our baby's profile, this is Scott's favorite!!! He says she looks like she is posing with her hands under her little chin for her picture to be taken. How fun it was to see our little one! It is a moment that I will never forget, one of the most wonderful experiences so far in my life!!! :)

BABY NEWS!!!

SO... We had our ultrasound Wednesday morning and the baby is doing great!

WE ARE HAVING A LITTLE GIRL!!!
We are soooo excited! It is definitely a girl. The ultrasound pictures are very definitive! We would have been excited either way. But, now that we know we can go shopping for all the fun stuff and know what we are having. Scott and I went out on Saturday night and bought three little baby girl outfits, our first purchases for a girl... they are so cute. Scott was really excited to pick out a newborn outfit; he didn't want one that she couldn't wear for a while. So, I picked out three and asked him which one we should get and he bought all three! Anyway, we are so excited for our little girl to come. We will post pictures of the ultrasounds for everyone to see.

Another Ultrasound...

Last night we got to see another ultrasound of the baby. Scott was working in the ER last night and he called and said it was slow, so we could have one of the Dr.s do an ultrasound. It was so neat. Last time we were able to do one the baby looked like a little bean. This time there was a real looking baby in there. You could see its head, hands, belly... it was amazing. The poor baby had hiccups though, I know this sounds mean but it was really cute. We even saw the baby suck it's thumb. Oh, it makes it all so real! The Dr. that did the ultrasound told us even what sex he thought the baby might be. He wasn't really that sure... it is still a little early to see. But in a few weeks when we have our ultrasound with the OB-GYN we will be able to have a more positive answer. Anyway, just an update. Tried to load the pictures of the ultrasound on, but I couldn't get it to work. Scott said that he will try to help me... So, maybe next post. :)

Hearing a heartbeat for the first time!

Right before Christmas we had another appointment for the baby. It was awesome!!! Scott came with me this time; it was the first appointment that he had been able to go to with me. It was amazing. We got to hear the baby’s heart beat… which brought tears to both our eyes. It makes it all a little more real. Baby is definitely growing; I am not able to really wear any of my pre-pregnancy clothes…welcome to Maternity Clothes!!! The baby is now about the size of a soft ball.

We’ve been so excited to get some things together for the baby, so this past weekend we bought the baby a stroller/car seat (it’s cheaper as a set). It was fun to actually have something for the baby. Scott was saying to me that he couldn’t believe that we are really having a baby… It definitely feels like it now! In a few weeks (around Valentine’s Day) we get to find out what we are having, so we’re pretty excited about that!!!

Opps! JULY 2nd

So I went to the doctor a few weeks ago, and the Doctor couldn't hear a heart beat... he seemed a little worried so, he told me that he wanted to do a quick ultrasound and see if the baby's heart was beating just to make sure that everything was OK. So, they did the ultrasound and everything was fine. But the baby was too small to be 13.5 wks... SURPRISE... they told me that I was only 8.5 wks along instead. What a bummer that was. To find out that our baby shrunk from what I thought was the size of a peach to a walnut was disappointing. But, what can you do right?!? Well our baby's due date is now July 2nd... unless they change it again. The doctor said that they do that sometimes and they are just incorrect on dates and not to be worried. On the plus side maybe the baby will be born on the 4th. That would be a fun birthday!!! Our baby will grow up thinking that the fireworks are just for them :)

Anyways, so the picture at 8 wks was really 5 and the picture at 13.5 wks was really 8.5 wks. Today I am 11 wks along. I will post pictures of the ultrasound so that everyone can see pics of the baby... Once I figure out how to use our scanner! Maybe I will just take a picture of the pictures and then load them on... anyway, they will come soon.

8 weeks!

OK I was trying to find a photo that showed my belly early in pregnancy so that you could see how fast my belly grew. I felt guilty that I didn't take one earlier. Anyway, this was about the only picture that I could find. Here I am at 8 weeks. This is the week before we found out we were expecting!