Fantastic News!!

I just received our lab results back and everything is A.O.K. I tested negative for Cystic Fibrosis, whew, that's a scary one. All the lab work looks normal, we are healthy and moving right along.

Speaking of moving, I think I might have, maybe, just might have felt the baby move for the first time today! I was sitting at my desk folding the mail and I felt it. A tiny fluttering or kind of like a little tickle down low. I’ve felt many things since this pregnancy began and most of it up till now has just been slight cramping when my uterus grows or a pinching feeling, nothing ever really pleasant. But this time it was totally different. It only lasted about 30 seconds but it was so amazing. I could have leaped out of my chair and danced around my cubicle I was so excited. We have our 1st ultra-sound next Friday the 7th and we’ll actually get to see the baby moving. We still won’t know if it’s a girl or boy until December, but it will be incredible just to see our little sprout for the first time!! I’m going to take our digi camera and see if we can get video the baby’s movement on the ultra-sound. I’ll post it on the blog if it works out.

TTFN

My Favorite Doll

I love playing photo studio with my little nephew Andrew. Here are a couple of my favorite shots of him. I have so many ideas like Racin' Ace, and Mr. Bubble Bath Time. I look forward to all kinds of photos like these with our wee one too.

Cooking With Baby Andrew

I Carry Your Heart With Me

"I carry your heart with me ... I am never without it everywhere I go, you go my dear." EE CUMMINGS

Those words have never rang so true. Yesterday Noe and I witnessed one of the greatest miracles of our lives. For the first time we were able to hear our baby’s heart beating. It was the most amazing experience ever. I am really starting to feel like a mother and as hard to believe as it is I am even more protective now than I was the first 9 weeks.

I can hardly wrap my mind around the fact that there is a tiny person growing inside me and that I’ll be meeting that someone in about 7 months.

Despite all the sickness I have endured, I really love being pregnant.

10 Weeks Inside The Womb

This is what our baby looks like inside my tummy right now. I know you may think it is a little gross, but to a mother and father this is a very beautiful thing.

1st Pregnancy Photo

I can't believe it!! I decided to take some self portraits when I got home just to see how big I am and document my progress since I've been feeling less sick. I can't beleive it I look 4 months pregnant!! I put on one of the maternity shirts a coworker gave me today with my loose leg pants since they have a stretchy band around the tummy and I can't believe it!! I'm huge!!!

Can you believe this, I had no idea until I looked at the pictures.

Pregnant Week 10

Yaay! We are 10 weeks prego and so very excited. I've been feeling so sick I haven't taken any pictures so you'll just have to wait a few more weeks before we see any belly shots. But believe me the tummy is growing! I measured myself yesterday and I've grown 2 1/2" both in my waist and my tummy and I've gained 4 lbs. (Dad~ just so you know we are right on target with the healthy weight gain of 5 lbs. in the 1st trimester.)

I'm starting this blog to keep family connected to our little one as he grows. For now it will just be my pregnancy journal until the wee one is born. Then we will add video and pictures to keep everyone up to date with his/her growth and development.

Our 1st OBGYN appointment is today. We will go in and have blood drawn for all kinds of testing to be done. Then in December we will have the ultra-sound that will tell us if we are having a boy or a girl. We haven't even started to look at baby names yet. I had several written down from many months ago before ever getting pregnant, but I'm tossing those out. I just looked over the list and blaaaagh I don't like any of them anymore.

Noe and I love you all and hope you enjoy Lil Sprout's Blog.
We'll be posting again soon!