a beautiful sound....

the heartbeat of our little one...

the fun stuff

so the waiting game takes patience [almost half way there]...but the planning is sure fun! i started to make a registry this week, and boy oh boy is there some fun stuff out there! here is the crib set that i have my heart set on! :)

i'm blessed to have all sorts of talented friends/family. my bff melanie is going to try to make something similar to the numbers on the wall for me. i absolutely love them, but on babies r us they are over $100 a piece. yikes! so my art loving best friend gets to be creative for me! :) yah! baby h is already spoiled.

i've been reading all the pregnancy & parenting books & my hubby has been joining in! here's a great picture of erik preparing to be a daddy [as much preparing as you can do...haha!] it's so fun to see him just as excited, if not more excited, than me!

apple of my eye

15 weeks & counting & the baby is now the size of an apple or an orange. what's with all the fruit comparisons?? i know...weird.

people are starting to be able to tell that i'm indeed pregnant. the bump i had a couple weeks ago was pretty mushy & looked like i had just eaten a big dinner. now it has hardened up and is starting to take the shape of a pregnant belly. friends & coworkers are starting to want to touch it which is so funny. i'm usually the first one to run over to my preggo friends and rub their belly & sing to the baby...so its different to be the one receiving!

a friend of mine at the restaurant is 36 weeks pregnant and her little girl just bounces all over in her belly. its surreal. not sure if i have felt the baby or not. i thought i felt flutters this morning...but its REALLY hard to tell if its that or just my stomach making noises.

i am feeling incredibly blessed by such a good pregnancy so far. its hard to stay focused on the everyday stuff. we upgraded our car! no more 2 door honda...i can't imagine putting a car seat in the back of a two door car. yikes! we are now the proud owners of a jeep grand cherokee overland. as you can see...erik's happy to have a jeep back in the family :) as am i...i love it!!!