11 Weeks, 1 Day and the Holidays!!!

Well, I am officially in the last week of my first trimester and feel absolutely fabulous! I'm still not showing to the normal public, but I can definitely tell! I've learned that this week, the baby is over 2 inches long and his/her body has begun to straighten out. Lil Bow Wow is also growing hair follicles and nail beds this week, and next week he/she will have nails! Hopefully it won't inherit it's father and mother's bad habit of nail biting! However, the prenatal vitamins have really given my nails a push - they actually look normal in length now! This week, el bebe can also turn, flip and do somersaults even though they say I won't be able to feel them for a few more weeks.

I'm not sure if its nesting or not, but I had an urge to decorate for Christmas and all but my Christmas tree has been up for a week now! I just couldn't help myself:) I love decorating for the holidays! On task for tonight is making my yummy pumpkin soup with cranberry/apple relish. Matt and I will be toting this with us to Jackson Thanksgiving tomorrow. We can't wait to see the Shull side of the family for Thanksgiving! We hope you and yours have a wonderful Thanksgiving week! Cheers!

Almost 10 Weeks!!!

The latest crisis is solved - my ultrasound nurse saved the pics of my last visit and I brought her a new disc to copy the images to, thank God. And they work this time, thank God even more! So I've been feeling great these last few days. My appetite has been the same...HUGE. I've been sleeping pretty restlessly but other than that, I can't find much to complain about! I won't say I've got a bump, per say, but I definitely do not have that a flat tummy...and there is no 'sucking it in' at this point. I have to let my SPANX do that for me from now on. To make myself feel better, I tell myself it's the babe! But I'm not supposed to show for a while - well not to the normal person, anyway.

Matt's been so great lately - his goal right now is the P90X challenge. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's basically boot camp-style exercise program you do for 90 days straight! Matt's totally dedicated and while I can't excercise yet, I sit and eat on the couch watching Matt work his little butt off. I'm sure it's really motivating him! Well, I press pause and play on the DVD when he needs a break! I'm not totally worthless!

My next appointment is not until December, so until then, we'll just be counting down the days until we get to see lil Bow Wow next! Hope you all are well!

8 Weeks 3 Days and a New Due Date!!

Hi All! What a day!!! We had our 8 week ultrasound this morning and were told that our official due date (that will not change from here on out) will be June 14!! That makes me 8 weeks 3 days today, 2 days farther along than we thought! The baby's heartbeat was 163 bpm, which the nurse said was perfect! I got to look at the baby as long as I wanted today. The ultrasound tech was wonderful - said that we couldn't see the baby's arms or legs at this point, but that his/her size looked very good - about half an inch long! We were just thrilled beyond words. I saw that tiny heart beating again and was speechless.

I'm on pelvic rest until 10 weeks just to make sure the little bean is growing properly, which is only 11 days away. I think I can make it! Other than that, we go back on Dec 3 for our 12 week appt and I'll be 12 weeks 3 days then. I won't have another ultrasound until 20 weeks, but the images the ultrasound tech put on a disc for us today are not working! I think the CD was corrupt - I may beg for another appointment and see what she says! The print outs are great, but what if something happens to them!? Cross your fingers!