Week 14 arrives

We had a basic baby doctor's appointment today. We heard the results of the baby's first ultrasound which were all positive. Heartbeat 140. I like going to the doctor's office so I can indulge in reading all the "pregnancy" magazines out there.

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We go public!

Now that we had seen the baby through the ultrasound we felt confident about going public with the baby news. Despite my nausea I had managed to keep the news from my co-workers. I revealed to my staff first by showing them the ultrasound pictures of my "new friend" and then made the announcement to the whole staff in our large Tuesday morning staff meeting. It was fun to have people be truly shocked. They couldn't believe I had kept the secret for 12 weeks.
Eric also got the joy of calling family and friends to let them know. What fun it was to have the news out of the bag!

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Your first photo shoot!

There were so many emotions on this day. It was probably the greatest combination of excitement and nerves I have felt. We arrived at the doctor's office a bit early. They had told me to come with a full bladder so of course I followed their instructions to a tee. When we arrived I felt as if I was going to burst. But, there we sat in the waiting room....waiting, waiting, and more waiting. I didn't think I was going to make it.
Finally, they called our name. YEAH! The nurses first comments were "my you have a full bladder." I was like "well, you told me to!"
The first images were just incredible. It almost takes your breath away. The ultrasound reader said it was a "beautiful" baby! That makes you smile. The baby was perfectly still and was extremely cooperative. The nurse declared it had to be a boy because girls prove difficult from the start. Once they got all the measurements they needed they switched to 3-d images which were AMAZING. You could really see the little person. Eric and I just wept. We truly could have stood there all day watching the baby.

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The belly arrives

This picture was taken at the start of week 11. Honestly, I already felt huge at this point... but seeing what my belly looks like now week 11 was nothing. I will have Eric take another updated picture. Just for the record.

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Baby's first sound!

Today we had a doctor's appointment in which we were hoping to hear the heart beat for the first time. Honestly, it was nerve racking! So many questions and thoughts. Once Dr. Hahn got to listening she was having difficulty finding anything but the beat of my own heart... of course she tried to reassure me that it was early and we might not hear anything. But, then there it was! YEAH! We recorded it on our phones so that we could listen to it again and again and again!

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Week 8 arrives

We had our 2nd doctors appointment today. I sat in the doctor's lobby anxiously waiting all the exciting things that would happen in the appointment - only to be disappointed. They took my blood pressure and then the doctor came in and said "well, your still pregnant!" and that was IT!!! I mean it was good to know I was still pregnant, but I thought many more things would happen at this appointment. She did schedule an appointment to hear the heart beat.

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What a birthday!

The day was spent SICK!!! I sat on the couch... Eric, had taken the day off so I felt bad that there was no may I was moving. He did get me Campbell's chicken soup in a pouch (which is the only thing I wanted), ginger ale, and some ice cream. He is a sweetie!

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