Christmas 2008

Me with baby "B" at 13 weeks and 1 day.

My mom and I with Granddaddy sporting his new Great Grandpa shirt.

I opened my first Mommy shirt!

My family at my Grandparent's house.

Tony with his parents before Christmas Eve mass.

We had such a wonderful Christmas with everyone. Typically we're in and out due to work and travel, but this year we had several days that we could enjoy with our family and friends. This is certainly one of the best holidays; next year I'm sure even better with our little one!

12 Weeks

On December 18th we went to the doctor for the NT scan that checks for Downs Syndrome and a couple of other chromosome deficiencies. We got the results today and everything checked out great! What they do is take an ultrasound of your baby (a nice long one so you get to see it playing around for awhile), and they measure the length and width of the neck. They also take my blood and then send everything to the lab. It was simple and painless and the best part was that we got to see the baby again! Tony brought our new video camera in with us and videoed most of the ultrasound; it was SO AWESOME! We got to show the family at Christmas and they were all amazed at how much the baby had grown and developed in only two weeks! We are totally on cloud nine! Even more so now that we've set the next ultrasound for February 13th and we'll find out if our sweet pea will be a boy or a girl! (BTW, the BPM were up a little during this visit, 157!)

It's Official

So...from day one since Tony and I found out that we were pregnant, we both immediately thought that we were having a boy. I still do, along with most others. TODAY, Tony decided to officially change his opinion to a GIRL! Now the only two people that think it's a girl is Mil and Tony....I just had to write for the record, we'll see ;)

We're Having a BABY!

So, a lot has happened since my last post; it's time to fill you in! Tony and I are now 11 weeks pregnant! We went for our first sonogram on Dec. 4th with Dr. Baird. It was the first time meeting her and she was fabulous. We could ask all the questions we wanted without feeling stupid. During the sonogram the baby was dancing all over the place and doing flips and jumps! I was expecting to see a kidney bean shaped "something" and not really be able to make out a baby. I was WAY off! It was so amazing! We listened to the heart beat for the first time too. The BPM was 150-151. Tony asked the doc about a wives tale he heard. She said it was a crock, but apparently if the beats are 140 or below it's a boy and above it's a girl. Mil is the only person who thinks it's a girl. Everyone else in the family believes it's a boy including us. We did the chinese calendar and some thing with your wedding ring and some string, and they both came up boy too....we'll see!! Hopefully we'll know for sure in February. I haven't felt sick at all, just very tired. I feel so guilty because I'm worthless, but Tony's been so great with encouraging me to relax. There were a couple of weeks when I would come home from work, take a nap before dinner, eat, take a nap after dinner, then go to bed! Not even kidding! The past couple of days though I have felt great! I really hope the energy is here to stay. The only thing I've had a problem with is smells. My nose is EXTRA sensitive, which sometimes gets me queasy but then it passes. The 18th we're going to get a NT scan to check and make sure all the chromosomes are there and healthy. The next scheduled appt is Jan 9th. I'll keep you posted!