15 Weeks!

 
Matt and I are so shocked and thrilled that we are already 15 weeks today! Here is a pic of the belly - I know, I know...it's getting pretty big and I'm ONLY 15 weeks! People tell me that all the time. Then some sweet, but totally dishonest people say "You aren't even showing at all!" I can already tell this baby is going to be HUGE, just like his Dad (you can tell what I think I'm having)! Matt was over 9 lbs and his mother is just about as small as I am! His brother was also a HUGE baby, so apparently mother nature thinks its cool for tiny, small women to marry into the Devereaux family and have HUGE, ginormous Devereaux babies!

I feel great, though, and cannot wait until our next appointment on December 30. Then, we go in 2 weeks later on January 14 for an ultrasound to find out if we should think pink or feel blue!! Until next time!

13 Weeks, 1 Day and We're Moving!

So we've officially made it to the 2nd trimester...well, I think officially...everyone keeps saying different things. Either I'm in my last week of the first trimester or I've got until 14 weeks until I'm in the second trimester...it's all very confusing. I just go by the week number. 12 weeks equals 3 months, which represents a trimester to us! You know, we make our own rules!

So everything is great with the baby. We went to help MC and David on their home improvement project this past Sunday and I got to play with Millie ALL day. She is my favorite person. MC told her about the lil bebe and she asked Millie "What does Ro Ro (my aunt/godmother name) have in her belly??" and Millie says "baaaby" with a sheepish grin. I almost cried right then and there. She probably does not fully understand yet, but I can't wait to have a big old belly so she can see her new cousin! I asked her where the baby was and pointed to different places on my body and I think I confused her because now she say "is no baby on your shoulder??" very inquisitively. Way to go, Ro Ro!

In other news, we are moving! We have grown out of this precious condo and our lease didn't run out until the month the baby is due, so we have found a fabulous house 2 blocks from the lake in Old Mandeville - we are 100% thrilled to be there! We move on January 15. MC, David - you can expect to arrive at our condo on Friday evening to join our caravanning to our new place to help us move:) Here is our new house!

 

We Inherited a Baby Bjorn

 

Mary Catherine and David gave us their Baby Bjorn - Gus likes it!

12 Weeks, 3 Days - And a Wide Load!!

At 12 weeks, 3 days, we had such a fabulous visit at the doctor today - we got to hear Lil Bow Wow's heartbeat for the first time!!! It was amazing! The nurse walked in, explained what she was going to do with her hand held doppler thing (Matt said it looked like a Tyco toy), and said "Do not freak out if you can't hear the heart beat right away. Sometimes it takes a while for us to find it. It doesn't mean-" and right when the doppler coldly touched my belly, we immediately heard the swish, swish, swish of his or her tiny heartbeat!!! Of course, I laughed and cried at the same time, which was awkward - but Matt's expression was priceless. It was a combination of elation and sheer terror. It was the first time we'd ever heard our baby do anything! Just that morning I was saying that I didn't feel pregnant...I didn't have a big belly yet, I couldn't feel the baby move and I didn't really have any symptoms. Well hearing the heartbeat made all the difference in the world! I sure do feel pregnant now! The sporadic dizzy spells help out with that, too. But I can't complain - if this is the only annoyance I have, I'll have 40 kids if I can!

Now, I'd like to share what a sweet older lady at the Kelly's Kids home office told me - she says "I think you are definitely having a boy because I noticed your behind is getting wider"...wow. I'm not 100% convinced that is the baby. It's more likely the Buffalo Ranch Doritos and popcorn I ate in the car on the way home from Natchez yesterday...or it could be the Huddle House I had for lunch today. She is a really sweet lady...!

We have another appointment in 4 weeks (December 30) with my doctor, just another check up. Then we go back 2 weeks later on January 14 to find out if the little lady from work was right about having a boy! What do YOU think we're having!?! Can't wait to hear your predictions!!!