Week 11

Week 11 Stats: Baby Weight: 0.3 oz Baby Length: 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 inches My Weight: 146 Weight Gain: -1 We are now into week 11 and things are still going very good. I am still eating a lot, but my weight gain is now in the negative. Not a bad thing. I have always had a big appetite, and I guess my 0.3 oz baby does too. Some days I feel huge and others I feel like normal. Last week I was so bloated I had a huge bump and was only comfortable in maternity clothes, this week I could wear my own jeans comfortably. I did go shopping for maternity clothes and that was fun. I still want to get a bella band. It goes around your own pants to hold them up with no button so you can wear them longer. I have also bought some non-maternity dresses that are high-waisted so I should be able to wear them this summer. Overall I have a good selection and should be set for a while. I will have to stock up on pants and long sleeves once it hits fall, but since fall hits Arizona in late November and I'm due in December I may be able to do without warm clothes all together. I have not had any morning sickness, but I still have acid reflux. I am trying to adjust my diet to limit the acid reflux, and it is helping. I still have a constant stream of Tums, but I don't feel like there is a hole burning in my throat. Besides that everything is perfect. Matt left on Friday to go to Vegas for the weekend so I took the time alone to start clearing out the storage items from the baby's room. It seems that organizing usually leaves more of a mess, and this is no exception. I have organized the stuff into piles. The largest so far is the pile of Matt's miscellaneous electronic and computer parts. We also have a pile of puzzles, pictures, and a HUGE pile of old textbooks. I am at a loss of what to do with some of these things. I don't want to get rid of the old books, but I don't know where to put them. Hopefully Matt & I can find time together to figure it out. His start will be getting rid of the electronics while I'm away this week. Tomorrow Dawn and I will be leaving for London and I am so excited!!! We will be in London until Friday and then fly to Wisconsin for the weekend. I will be home next Sunday and I am sure that I will be exhausted. I'm a little nervous on how I will be in London. I normally hit a tired patch in the afternoons and then can barely keep my eyes open until 9pm. I have never traveled overseas so I don't know how I will deal with the long flights, the jet lag, and then traveling with no caffiene. I have packed a buffet of snacks, caffiene-free teas, and packets of hot chocolate for when I need a little kick. I think it will be fine!!! Cheerie oh!

Thoughts from a new to be father

It is surprising how two words can change your entire prospect on life. One day we were planning on adopting a child and than the next day I hear "Were Pregnant." Those must be one the the most powerful two words a person could hear. I know we were ready and preparing to have a family of our own, but having my own child first was very important to me. Time will only tell how many children we will have, but the first child is always so special. I would be the first person to admit that I don't have much experience with kids, but I am always wanting to learn how to be the best father one could be. Many things will be changing over the next few months and I am very anxious to see where things will take us.

Week 9

Week 9 stats: Baby weight 0.07 oz Baby length 0.9 inches My weight 150lbs Total weight gain 3 lbs We had another doctor's appointment today and everything is great. She just went over the tests and there are no problems. The baby is 9 weeks & 3 days today, I talked the Dr. into staying with the earliest due date. Not that it will make any difference on when Jellybean will decide to join our world, but it makes me feel a little better. I am feeling fine. No real morning sickness. The worst is the acid reflux, I feel like there is acid just sitting in my throat. I've been taking Tums with no relief, but since today is the worst I will be downing a good amount of Mylanta when I finish writing. I also get tired really easily. I'm pretty energetic in the mornings but my energy level takes a dive by 2 in the afternoon. It's fine on the weekends since I can get everything done in the morning. It sucks on the weekdays because I am so tired when I get home I don't do anything. I'm to tired to exercise even though I know it would help me. I try to pick up and get dinner ready, but have to sit down and take breaks to make it through. I am ALWAYS ready for bed. Matt used to laugh that I went to bed at 10 o'clock, he really laughed when it moved up to 9:30, now I'm lucky to stay awake till 9pm. I am yawning as I type right now and it's 6:30 :) I do want to try to exercise more in hopes that it helps my energy. One thing I'm excited to try is pre-natal yoga. I signed Matt & I up for couples workshop this weekend. It's a 90 minute class. I think it will be fun to try to work together and find ways to move and stretch that will be good for both us and the baby. The yoga class I was going to at the gym isn't until 8pm, which is a little late for me now. The yoga studio we are going to the workshop at has a prenatal yoga class every Tuesday at 7. I've had school on Tuesdays and haven't been able to try it yet, but tongith is the last night of school so I may try to make it to that class since I may be able to stay awake for that one. It is still amazing to think that we will have a baby by Christmas. We tried for so long, and by all accounts shouldn't have been able to concieve naturally. It just blows my mind that I have a little person inside of me. I have the ultrasound picture framed on my desk and I look at it hundreds of times a day. It still doesn't feel like that little guy is our child. I keep saying we are so happy and excited, but that doesn't come anywhere near to being able to describe how we are feeling. I get teary eyed just walking through the baby section at the store. I get teary eyed writing this blog and trying to come up with the words to explain it. I love that our friends and family are all excited and I love to read and talk about the baby. I love looking at names and clothes and toys. I bought a few outfits and toys at the Mall this weekend. It was so cool to pick out things that our kid is going to be wearing. Only 214 days to go :)

First Baby Pic

We had the first ultrasound today!!! Thankfully everything is GREAT!! Healthy heartbeat of 167 beats per minute. In some of the pictures we could see the little arm and leg buds. My mom came with us and she swore they were moving. I thought the ultrasound would be more like a blob, but I was so happy to see that you could actually point out the head, body, and limbs. Matt made a comment that the screen looked like an alien, turns out it was only my cervix on the screen. Based on the ultrasound the due date is December 13th, but she said it was close enough they wouldn't change the due date. We have our next appointment with the doctor on Tuesday where we will get the results of the blood tests.