May 12, 2013 12W4D

Today we shared with the rest of our family. Apparently I'm showing more then I thought because it wasn't much of a surprise. There were screams of I told you and we thought so, but everyone was super excited.

 We had our NT scan last week and no signs of downs or any other abnormalities. They are still sending us to ATL to a perinatal specialists since my sister was born with osteogenesis imperfecta and my cousin has dwarfism. They don't suspect anything, but just for peace of mind! During our ultrasound the baby was all over the place. It's hands and feet look just like they ought to and were waving all over the place.

April 28, 2013 10W4D

We had our first OB appointment this week and it was awesome! The doctor I saw was awesome and he instantly did an ultrasound and I measured right on track and had a strong heartbeat. Then we met in his office where he told me that he knew how hard we worked to get this baby, and they were going to work hard for my pregnancy to go as smooth as possible. This brought tears to my eyes.

That evening Trace met me at work and we had an ultrasound and it was amazing the difference a few weeks makes. Then all of a sudden the baby started dancing and jumping all over. This made me laugh which made the baby bounce even more. So for the second time that day I bawled.

http://youtu.be/b5S6mZgXMdo

http://youtu.be/K15zYKOyhHI

April 21, 2013 9W4D

Wow. Talk about a super slacker. I blame Trace and the stomach virus. I haven't done shit! No weekly bump pic (Trace hasn't made me the weeks picture), no blogging, nothing! It all started two weeks ago when I came down with the stomach virus. For two days I didn't leave the bathroom and I even had to miss my ultrasound. It was awful. We finally got to the RE and we had our ultrasound and we were finally released. It was great news and very exciting. Then we went home and I slept all weekend and Trace came down with the virus.

I have my first OB appointment this Thursday and I'm sort of excited. I know this is crazy, but I still don't really feel pregnant. I thought that when I finally got released it would sink in, but it still hasn't sunk in. Both our parents know and everyone at my work knows. We plan on telling our grandmothers this weekend.

April 2, 2013 6W6D

Better late then never. :) We vow to start doing better, and I'll start wearing make up.

April 1, 2013 6W5D

I've been slacking! Lots to catch up! I'll start with our Easter reveal. We are currently living with my in laws while we start to build our new place. I bet we are about to live here a lot longer with our addition, but that's just fine. They have a finished basement that's bigger then our old house and it is on the lake. We decided to reveal to them on Easter because honestly they were getting suspicious. :) My mother in law was wondering why I hadn't received my Ovidrel shot this month. We got an Easter basket from Walmart and filled it with pink and blue peeps, pink and blue candy, and I put a prized egg in it with a poem that I borrow from a girl on the bump and our latest ultrasound picture. We went upstairs for Sunday breakfast and I said the Easter Bunny left your basket downstairs! They opened the egg but neither one had their reading glasses on so we had to pause for a moment. Then the tears started flowing and we all hugged and laughed. My mother in law never even got to the ultrasound so we had to point it out to her. It was a great moment and my father in law kept saying how this was the best Easter and called my mother in law Granny the rest of the day.

So today we had another ultrasound at the REs and right away the heartbeat showed up. I was so relieved that I cried right there on the table. It was 130 beats per minute and that flutter on the screen was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen! I had a very small bleed that the ultrasound tech said wasn't a big deal, but it still worried me a little. They were releasing me to my OB, but then changed their minds at the last minute and want me to come in one more time in 7 - 10 days. Trace is so excited and videoed the heartbeat, but it is really hard to hear. All in all it was another great day!

The last two pictures are a conversation with Trace and a picture of his recent searches on his phone. He is going to be an awesome daddy!

March 24, 2013 5W4D

Not much to update but I just wanted to post my weekly bump (or lack of) pic. Of course it's storming like crazy all weekend so this week our pic got moved inside. I was kind of bummed but then my dog Bentley moseyed into the picture and it made me happy. Still no morning sickness or nausea but I'm not complaining!

March 22, 2013 5W2D

First Ultrasound Day! I couldn't sleep last night and one time when I woke up at 2 Trace asked me if I was getting in the shower because he thought it was time to get up. We ended up leaving super early and got to our appointment 45 minutes early. Well I settled in for the 45 minute wait till our appointment time and Trace went to fix himself some coffee (why do they have a Keurig in the waiting room with no decaf when they insist that you cut caffeine???). Anyways Trace is still preparing his coffee and they call us back! I was like c'mon hurry! I'm thankful we didn't have to wait because the five minutes I sat waiting on the US table I almost made myself throw up I got so nervous. The regular tech came in and the first thing she said is why'd they have you come in so early? I was like no idea, and she asked if I had spotting or cramping and I was like nope. She went who knows and told me not to expect to much because it is super early.

She didn't have the wand in there two seconds and she said there is the sac! I asked her if it was in the right place and she said its in the uterus! i asked if it was on the left and she said no its dead in center but that the twinges and cramps on the left were probably my corpus luteum. When she turned the screen towards us and started pointing out the sac and yolk I thought Trace was going to push me out of the way so he could see better. He was across that room so fast and all asking questions. It was great. She said she wanted us back in 7-10 days and the longer we could wait the more we could see when we came back. We settled for 9 days so we will be heading back April first. I can't wait!

When we left our appointment we headed to the Marietta Diner where I got the million dollar cheesecake and Trace got the chocolate suicide in celebration.