Archive for February, 2007

The Greatest Heartbeat in the World

Friday, February 16th, 2007

I had doctor appointment number two today, and if they keep getting better I just don’t think I’ll be able to stand it. The doctor warned me that it’s perfectly normal to not hear the baby’s heartbeat on the first try this early on because of the baby’s small size and low position, but assured me I wouldn’t leave without knowing the baby was OK. So I got up on the table and he put the little monitor in position and started looking for the heartbeat. He said it would be fast, and that we would probably hear my heartbeat as well. Then we heard something!

I said, “Is that it?!? Wow.”

“No, that’s your pulse.”

“Oh, my gosh! It’s faster than that?”

“Yep”

THEN! There it was! That’s it! That’s my baby! Then, I realized I was holding my breath.

That has to be the most amazing sound ever, and the doctor said we get to do that every time I go in for a checkup. That’s definitely something I won’t miss for the world.

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OK, this is a loooong overdue update and announcement…

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

Also, maybe my longest blog title yet.

Ahem…

I’m pregnant.

Yay!

This is something we really feel ready for, and have hoped and prayed for for some time. The first positive home pregnancy test was December 22, and I couldn’t have asked for a better Christmas present. Errol had been telling me he thought I was pregnant. He just knew. I was just way too emotional and moody for things to be normal. So, I tested. And, there is was. We told our parents over Christmas, but wanted to wait until after the first doctor’s appointment to tell the rest of our family. The hard part was waiting until January for that doctor’s appointment! Arg! Oh, but it was worth it. We got to see the little baby and its little pulsing baby heartbeat on an ultrasound. It’s so… real. So amazing. I’m going to be a mom. Sombody’s mother! Errol’s going to be a daddy. I can’t stop smiling when I think about it.

By this Friday, I’ll be 11 and a half weeks along. That will put me two weeks from the second trimester! Already! I can hardly believe it, but at the same time I’m so ready for it to be here, for time to move on. I can’t be more excited to meet this little person inside me that’s made up of the two of us.

My pants are definitely tighter now. I’ve had some nausea from time to time, and my appetite is changing. Errol thinks I’m eating faster. I can see that I am definitely eating less in a sitting. Thankfully, I haven’t been plagued by severe morning sickness.

So, this should definitely give me lots to write about. I promise to keep it light. You won’t find any gory details here.

Woo! Baby!

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Light dusting of snow!

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

What a joy and surprise to wake up to this morning!

It’s just enough snow to make the trees pretty and to make me smile, but not enough to make the roads bad and close the schools. There are a lot of closings to the north and west of us, though.

Of course, I want more. :-)

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