1st appointment

We had our first appointment with our midwife today, and our lemon has a heartbeat, and we heard it! Pretty cool, it's nice to know there really is something alive in there. I can't believe how strong the heartbeat was for such a little lemon! Our midwife is FANTASTIC, and she said everything looks really good! I will have an ultrasound shortly, to make sure I have the right dates.

More Fruit

Back to the pregnancy fruit bowl! The baby is now about the length of a lemon (about 3 inches) and weighs about 3/4 of an ounce. The eyes are moving from the side of the head to the front (thank goodness!) and he/she has fingerprints!

I mentioned heartburn in the last entry and we went and bought Tums like it was going out of style. And, I haven't had it since. How's that for preventative?

Nothing else new really, I'm still tired!

Congratulations to my cousin Katie for graduating from U of M Saturday!

Oh, and we do have a new addition...we planted a redbud tree in our front yard. Right now it looks like a really tall stick, but hopefully soon it looks more like a tree!

Not just an Aunt anymore...

I'm also a Godmother to our sweet nephew! John and I are just thrilled to be asked to be Marcel's Godparents.

Speaking of him, I've done some layouts recently, starring Marcel:






And, another baby update on OUR baby:



It's now the size of a large lime. He's/She's growing fast! I'm officially done with the first trimester. I thought I was supposed to miraculously feel great, but I don't. I thought I was supposed to get a rush of energy, but I didn't. I'm still completely exhausted, and now I have added to the symptom list: heartburn. Fun.

The baby also now pees. Where does the pee go, you ask? Nowhere! The baby swims in it's urine. The urine is part of the amniotic fluid. And I thought heartburn was bad. I also have a bit of a belly, which people at work enjoy pointing out. I don't look pregnant, I look chubby. So, I really enjoy people telling me that, as you can imagine.

195 days to go!

Baby update

Since John and I have been rather boring lately, I have not had much to blog about, so I will give a baby update.

I'm 11 weeks, and feeling great! I do get morning sickness sometimes, but it's pretty easy to deal with. It's over fast. Otherwise, no nausea at all! My biggest symptom right now is exhaustion. Extreme exhaustion.

You may be wondering about the strawberry...well, that is how big the baby is right now! He/she has fingers, and toes and tooth buds under the gums! He/she can open it's mouth and make a fist....and he/she is also able to suck it's thumb! How cute!

I figured I should address the gender issue, since it is THE most popular question we've gotten. NO, we are not finding out what we are having. John thinks it's a girl and Uncle Jim and Aunt Nancy are sure it's a boy. We will find out when we deliver. I'm surprised that people think we are crazy! I don't get the big deal, other than decorating the nursery. And, I happen to like gender neutral nurseries better anyway!

Oh and I can't forget about the Tigers. They are now 3-10 and they won last night in dramatic fashion. It was a FANTASTIC game, and I think this is the game that will turn everything around. Let's hope, at least!

1st game of the season

And it was COLD!!!

Here is the view from our seats:


We are really happy with them!

It was a miserable game. We lost and it was SOOOO COLD. This is what we were drinking:






So we are now 0-5. What a disappointing start! But, there are 162 games, losing 5is no big deal...it just hurts that it's the FIRST 5.

Catch up...

It's been a while since I posted and I've gotten some flack for not updating...

Here are some photos from a party Christine had for me to make our announcement. You see, we sent John's parents a fruit bouquet with a card that said "Roses are red, violets are blue, one of your kids is pregnant, can you guess who?" And all day there was speculation about who it could be. We officially told people at the party.



Last weekend, we DROVE to Atlanta in a van with John's parents, Bryant, Rachel, baby Marcel, Katie, Greg and us. I was so scared of this trip! I felt a little sick a couple of times on the way down and was perfectly fine on the way back! I can't believe how well it went! And, the baby was great too!! We went for John's cousin Dan's wedding. I took this photo and I really like it!



I've also gotten some questions about Opening Day. No, we did not get tickets. We just didn't have the money this year. And, I wasn't willing to stand outside for HOURS with a sign, I need food and a bathroom close by at all times. It just wasn't going to work. We did, however watch it on TV. It was exciting to see the baseball season start, but disappointing that they lost. To Kansas City even. But, they are going to lose 60+ games this season, so it's ok. Losing the first 2 games doesn't mean anything! We are going to the game on Friday, it should be fun!

And, BIG NEWS for any females in the age group of about 27-32. These 5 guys are getting back together and touring. Yes, the New Kids on the Block. This picture is current, they still look pretty good!