Baby Bump Billboard Photos

Some of you may remember that I entered a belly contest for a radio station a couple weeks ago named Alice 105.9 out here in Denver. Well unfortunately I didn't win the contest but I thought I would post the pictures on our blog just because I think Allison did such an awesome job! :-)

Allison used non-toxic/washable Crayola paints and markers and the fumes of the paints actually made me sick! For the first time during my pregnancy I actually threw-up, I should have won the contest for that reason alone but oh well it was fun and now I have pictures for my pregnancy journal. :-)

23 Weeks and Counting

I've been slacking and haven't posted my 20 week photo that I had Chris take three weeks ago, but here it is now.

Everything is going well for us, we are working on the never ending master bathroom project right now. Chris started painting and put up part of our new closet organizer. Hopefully we will get that done this weekend so we can move clothes out of the spare bedroom closet and get a little more organized. Plus that will start to free up the spare bedroom to start turning it into the nursery. :-) We have already discussed paint and different ideas, but bedding is hard to decide on. There are so many wonderful options and I just can't make up my mind, but I better do it quickly b/c time is ticking.

It's a GIRL!!

Yesterday was our 20 week check up and ultra-sound. Everything looks good, the heart, brain, and all other organs are growing nicely. We had to schedule another ultra-sound at 28 weeks because the placenta is right above my cervix, which is not were it should be for delivery. They want to check it out in 8 weeks to see if it has moved out of the way for delivery later in June. The tech said not to worry about this since it's normal and 90% of the time the placenta moves out of the way before delivery. We also found out that we are having a little girl. :-) Chris has already informed me that I am going to have to be the disciplinary since he won't be able to yell at his little girl. She already has him wrapped around her little finger and she's not even out of the womb! ;-)

We have new pictures from the ultra-sound and video too, I will post them all as soon as I can.

16w3d - Is that the beginning of a second chin???

I had Chris take a few pictures of me so I can post a belly shot and it looks like a second chin is taking up residency on my face! Anyway, here are a couple pictures of me at 16w3d (dating done according to first U/S in November). So far I've gained between 6-8 pounds (it fluctuates) and according to our appointment yesterday everything is going along well and the baby's heartbeat is at 161. :-)

12 Week Check Up

On December 15th Chris and I went and saw Cindi our Midwife for our 12 week check up. We thought it would be pretty uneventful but than we found out we were going to hear the heartbeat. So Cindi searched my belly for a heartbeat and had it for a second but couldn't stay on it so she told us not to worry that our baby just wanted to be seen again, she wheeled in the ultra-sound machine so we can take a look at the baby. It was awesome of course, the little one is looking more like a baby instead of a peanut. S/he was moving around like crazy again, you could see fingers and toes as it moved it arms and legs. At one point one little hand went in between it's legs so both Chris and Cindi said that it's got to be a boy! I hope s/he calms down a little as it gets bigger because I think I am going to be beat up pretty bad if s/he doesn't. ;-) Cindi took pictures and sent them home with us and here they are for you to view. The first one is a great shot of it's little face. Amazing!!! :-)

Our little ones first profile picture.
Full body shot with hand in the background.

Good shot of legs, feet and it's hand going in between it's legs. ;-)

Ultra-Sound Pictures

Here are the ultra-sound pictures from our first doctor's visit on November 25th. The little peanut is upside down in these pictures and the first one the Mid-wife zoomed in for a better look.

Our First Visit with the Mid-Wife

OK so it's official, according to the ultra-sound we are 10w4d (today) but my calendar is set at 10w2d. I have ultra-sound pictures but I have no way to scan them in to add them so Leah is going to be kind enough to scan them for me. So for the time being I will just fill you in on how our first appointment went with the Mid-wife at Rose Medical Center.

I was having a hard time deciding on who I wanted to deliver the baby (a mid-wife or a doctor) and if it was more important to deliver at a hospital that was closer to home. So I finally just scheduled an appointment with a doctor at the Parker Adventist hospital and one with a Mid-wife at Rose Medical Center. The appointment with the Mid-wife was this last Tuesday November 25th. We loved her and decided that is where we are staying, so I cancelled my appointment at Parker Adventist and we are delivering at Rose Medical Center. It may be a little further away than Parker Adventist but I think we are making the right choice.

The appointment was great, I will admit that Chris and I were actually really nervous. This was the first time we were going to see our little peanut. There were a lot of questions of course from us and the doctor so it made things make more since to us on what to expect these next 6 1/2 months. The ultra-sound was amazing! I guess I really didn't know what to expect, I knew we would see the heart beat but as soon as the little one started waiving and kicking it made it all that more real to us and it actually brought a tear to my eye. Chris says that s/he is practicing guitar in there. :-)

Chris and I we are really excited, now that it has all sunk in completely that we are going to be parents. It was a little shocking at first, but what new parent-to-be hasn't been shocked at first (planed or not)? I think we will do just fine (at least I hope so). As for me in the morning sickness area, it has been pretty good. I do feel a little nausea here and there but nothing to bad, I actually haven't even thrown up yet. ;-)

So that's it for now, I will post ultra-sound pictures later this month. I can't wait to share them! :-)