First Ultrasound

Here are the pictures from our first ultrasound on Tuesday. The ultrasound tech said the baby is about the size of a grain of rice, at least in these pictures its probably a little bigger by now. The pregnancy book says about the size of a blueberry. We also got to hear the heart beat, the tech said that the fetal heart rate was 107, which she said was good. I know it sounds a little low for the first ultrasound but its because the baby is only about 6 1/2 weeks old. The heart beat only started to beat at the beginning of the 6 weeks. I know this because I read that the heart beat should be between 110-120, searched the internet and my pregnancy book for hours to figure out why it wasn't in that range; I know worried mom already. I can't wait until our next appointment in mid July to hear the heart beat again. It was so amazing!







As for only having "hunger" sickness I wish that was the case. I have full blown morning sickness which just happens to last all day long. It's really hard to get out of bed in the morning and to function during the day. I've been trying to drink sprite and that seems to help a little bit-thanks Robyn!!! I've also learned to trust my stomach when it tells me I shouldn't eat something or stop eating something. The thing I can't stand to eat or even smell is pizza for some reason. It's also hard to prepare dinner if it has any raw meat that needs to be cooked. So as you can probably guess, Jeff and I have been eating out a lot this past week.

Something else is new this week. I can't button my pants anymore! So I went to Target and got what is called a Bella Band. It goes around my waist, over my pants/shorts to hold them up. I'm hoping that this will get me through the rest of the summer so I don't have to buy any maternity shorts.

Chinese Birth Chart

So out of boredom and curiosity i decided to do the Chinese birth chart. I did the best out of three and all three were, drum roll please, Girl!!! Jeff still believes it will be a boy. I guess only time will tell.
I'm still feeling fine. No morning sickness just "hunger" sickness. Anytime I'm just a little hungry i start to feel sick. And i wonder why Ive gained so much weight in the past month! 5lbs! I like to think its just water weight : )
I am so tired this week. Today i came home from work at 1 slept from 3-4 then took another nap from 8-10. I'm glad i only had to work until 1 i don't know what i will do when i have to work all day tomorrow. Jeff read today that a pregnant woman uses as much energy as he would body building so that made me feel better about all my naps!

We're Pregnant!!!

As most of you know Jeff and I went to the doctor today for our first appointment. We are about 6 to 7 weeks along and our due date is February 9, a couple of peoples birthday!

How far along? About 6 weeks
Maternity clothes? Nope not yet. But my pants are getting a little tight.

Stretch marks? Nope and i hope it stays that way!

Sleep: Great but i wake up twice a night to go to the bathroom.

Best moment this week: Going to the doctor and finding out how far along i am.

Movement: Nope

Food cravings: I suddenly really like Skyline.

Gender: Don't know yet but Jeff is convinced its a boy, we will see!

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: Coffee in the morning

What I am looking forward to: Hearing the heart beat next week!

Everyone seems to be taking the news very well and is really excited, except Rusty.

Maybe we shouldn't have told him at the top of the stairs!!!

We hope this blog will help everyone stay up to date with everything that will happen in the up coming 9 months.