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!!!

keep on keepin on...

my belly is certainly growing. i'm already almost 13 weeks.  i wore a skirt today that i couldn't zip up all the way. most of my pants are pretty snug. sometimes i feel like i'm imagining the growth but then i look down and there is this very obvious bump.   

                                                                                 

according to babycenter.com the baby is now the size of a lime.  crazy to think that in just 9 short weeks we have gone from the size of a poppy seed to a lime.

people said it would happen & it is. i've entered in to the 2nd trimester & it's like clockwork. i feel fantastic. my energy has rapidly increased. case in point...it is almost 11pm & i am wide awake after being up since 7:45 this morning. 3 weeks ago if i had gotten up at 9am i would have taken a two hour nap in the afternoon & would have been in bed no later than 9pm. so this is like a miracle to have this much energy & to be feeling this good!

patience is a virtue. bleh!

i am probably the most inpatient person i know.  so the thought of waiting another 6.5 months is ridiculous!!!  i understand the bun has to be in the oven to cook...but my oh my...i hope the end of the year hurries this way.  i feel like a little kid waiting for christmas. 

i'm sure there are many women out there laughing at me right now thinking "just you wait, it only gets worse."  i just want to meet this little bean.  the baby is growing.  i can tell b/c my waistline is following this path.  the baby is already an inch & a half long!!!!! 

we are almost through the first trimester and i can already tell i have more energy.  i finally folded clothes this weekend.  i laugh as i write this b/c i have been very lazy & hardly able to move...and my husband has had to pay the price.  i literally have done NOTHING up until this weekend...

thanks honey for not caring that all our clean clothes went on the spare room's floor.  thanks for never complaining that i leave my shoes scattered all over the house or that i never pick up my dishes.  thanks for not moaning and groaning that our bathroom is a disaster zone.  thanks for getting up every time i ask for a glass of water, or juice, or something to eat.  thanks for ALWAYS doing the dishes & keeping our kitchen clean.  thank you for serving faithfully.  you are the best & you are going to be an amazing father.  i love you, erik.

the heartbeat

today was so amazing. we heard that pitter patter & it was beautiful! hard to believe & completely moving all at the same time. people told me that is when i'd finally "feel" pregnant. they were completely right. erik tried to get a video so we could let everyone else have a listen...but it didn't work out so well. all i can say is...amazing.

we finally made the "big announcement." i think my dad is the most excited to share the news!!!! wow. i plan to tell my faculty at work this week as well - who i already know will be incredibly supportive! :)

10.5 weeks

the world's cutest alien

although this picture is a little alien like...still amazing at how quickly the baby is growing. the baby is already the size of a kumquat...quite a difference from a kidney bean.

still feeling great. i feel pretty lucky that my only symptom is exhaustion. no room to complain whatsoever. wednesday is the big day! can't wait to hear the pitter patter of our little one's heart!!! :)