Heartbeat- 12 weeks

Today we had our 12-week appointment and met another of the midwives at the office. Since they ended up doing an ultrasound at my 10-week, they didn't do one this time, but this time we were finally able to hear the heartbeat. She said it sounded good and healthy and every thing else seemed fine too. We are still so excited that this baby is healthy and it was once again great to just have confirmation that things are going well. I am starting to have more energy now and the nausea is almost gone, with only some slight sensitivity to smells at this point. The last couple weeks I was so tired especially in the evenings that I just laid around and waiting til 9pm so I could go to bed! I had a couple Saturdays where I did nothing all day. It was very unlike me. But now I am doing better, able to clean around the house and get things done and even wanting to go out. I am thankful that the energy is coming back! At least for a few months. My belly is starting to be a bit more obvious to people who know me, so that is fun, and the pants are getting tighter, so I will be coming up with ways to keep wearing my clothes over the next couple months before I really need to buy a new maternity wardrobe. That's the update for now!

First Baby Anderson Sighting 9/10/2010

Baby Anderson, 9/10/2010

Today Nick and I went to our first appointment at the Midwife's office, feeling both excited and nervous. I was mostly nervous that for some reason the baby wouldn't be alive, which really is silly because I FEEL pregnant all the time, but still....the anxiety. The first appointment is a lot of talking about medical history and background, peeing in a cup, and blood samples, and also an attempt to hear the baby's heartbeat. Well, we couldn't hear the baby's heartbeat. I was feeling pretty bummed because I just really wanted confirmation. It turns out one of the midwives had time to do an ultrasound though...so instead of hearing the heartbeat, we got to SEE our little baby's heart beating!!!! And see its adorable tiny feet and hands and body (and large head). It was so exciting and it felt so good to see a little human inside me with a heart beating! The nurse thinks at this point that I am about 10 weeks and 2 days and the estimated due date for now is around April 8th-10th, as we suspected. We are so thankful to God for this little life growing inside me and for the chance to see it today. And, sorry folks, there was ONLY ONE BABY inside me. No twins. :)

9-10 week Update

The last couple weeks I have really started to "feel" pregnant. I have nausea that comes and goes, especially when I get too hungry or often after I eat. I throw up no more than once a day if at all so that's not too bad. During my 6-8th week my appetite was pretty bad, I just couldn't think of anything that sounded good to eat. But now my appetite is much better and I can eat almost anything and I hold most of it down. The smells are what really get to me now....just smelling something can make me nauseous. I wake up a few times every night so sleep isn't great, but additionally I feel exhausted, as in I feel like I got hit by a truck, a lot of the time. This is especially in the evening after work. My belly has grown a little bit lately which is fun to see. We are getting more and more excited as the pregnancy moves along and reality sets in that we are going to have a baby!

I have to say, Nick has been the best supporter during my nauseous and tired times. He takes great care of me. He has been making almost every meal we have, doing dishes, cleaning the house, and even holding my hair when I do throw up. I couldn't be more thankful for him and his support.

We have started to talk a little bit about name ideas, labor classes, to have or not have an epidural, and about moving into a new place. We have some friends that may be renting their house out soon, so that would be our first choice if timing works out. We do know that we'd like to have another bedroom.

So, there's a little update on whats on our minds these days and how things are going. I will update again after our first pregnancy appointment (yay!) which is this Friday, Sept. 10th.