30 different stroller choices!!

We had our 12 week appointment last Friday and everything went really good!  We got to hear the heartbeat for the first time! Peanut's heartbeat was loud and strong at 165. It was really exciting to hear the heartbeat and now Peanut seems more real!!  We are now getting very excited for Peanut to get here!  I am starting to feel a lot better and have been catching up on my sleep while we are in Texas visiting Manuel's family. We made our first trip to Babies'R'Us and I may have scared Manuel a bit!!  Haha!  I don't think he realized how much stuff the baby needed and how much it would all cost. Some of my pregnancy emails say that we should have already started our registries, but we are way too overwhelmed by everything to even begin our registries!!  There are like 30 different stroller choices! How in the world do you know which one is best for you??!!  I think we will wait a bit and get advice from friends and family.  As of today I am 13 weeks and Peanut is about the size of a peach!  I am still loving being pregnant!

Peanut is a Duke Fan!!

Peanut must have been pretty excited for the championship game yesterday, because yesterday morning was my first bad morning!!  Manuel will now drive a little slower on the bumpy roads!!  Haha!  But at least now I feel a part of the Pregnant Women Society!!  Peanut kept me on the edge of my seat all day until after the Duke game and is now happy as a clam today!!  This gives me the conclusion that Peanut is in fact a natural Duke fan!!! All immediate family is now aware of Peanut!  We didn't realize Justin would be looking over my mom's shoulder as she opened her "you're going to be a grandma" card!!  Opps!  It made for a fun Maunday Thursday and April fool's day!  Took a little convincing but it didn't take too long for our siblings to catch on!!  Westyn said I should take the baby to his cousin Hailey's house!!  And Little Toby somehow found out and told Jacob and Charly, but told them not to tell!!  Charly is concerned that we are naming the baby Peanut!!    Manuel's mom bought me and Peanut a fruit bouquet and it was sooooo good!!  I will add pictures soon!  Peanut sure loved his cheese buttons on Good Friday!!!  Anything else I eat, I can barely eat a full serving, but he let me eat all the cheese buttons I could handle!! We are very eager to tell everyone else, but still want to wait a little bit!! It is nice to have our siblings in the loop so that I have more people to talk to!!!

First ultrasound!!

Friday we had our first OB appointment!  Dr. White went through a normal exam and talked to me about how I shouldn't drink, smoke, or do drugs!!  Dr. White felt I was "smaller" than I should be and with my past history decided to send me for an ultrasound. We already knew we weren't the full 8 weeks, because I didn't have a positive test until 5 days late!  She didn't try to hear the heartbeat because she was almost sure that it wouldn't be strong enough!   So off we went for the ultrasound!  At first on the external ultrasound there wasn't much to see!  Good thing we had a good tech, because we got a little worried!!  But on the internal ultrasound we got to see a little, itty, bitty Peanut!!!  We got to see the heart flutter!!  Heartbeat was at 136! The tech couldn't tell us much, but she said the baby looked good!  She measured Peanut at 7 wks 5 days rather the the doctors 8 wks 3 days. We have another appointment on April 20th and will hopefully get to hear the heartbeat!  We broke down and had to tell the Grandparents, but will wait a little longer to let the rest of our family know!  Now that we have seen the heart flutter we are itching to tell everyone!!  Morning sickness has gotten a little worse! Showering and brushing my teeth are the worst, but still not bad at all!!  Maybe starting to feel a little more tired. Hot flashes are bad!!  I feel bloated every once in a awhile but actually went down a size in pants!!   I've also lost over 5 lbs!!  Trying to eat healthier and now that the doctor okayed it, I am working out again!!  So far I still LOVE being pregnant.......give that a couple more months!! haha

We're finally pregnant!!!

Morning sickness, sore breasts and heartburn have never been more welcomed!!!!   The morning sickness is not bad (yet) and the heartburn tends to happen every night, but at least we're pregnant!!!  We found out early March, but it must have been real early because the doctor's test came up negative!  They sent us out for blood tests to confirm......and the HCG was present, but still low which means more blood tests!!  Good thing I'm not completely afraid of needles!!  Given our history we've decided to wait until about 12 weeks to tell anyone, which is really hard since all of our family knows we are "trying"!!  But I "feel" pregnant this time so our hopes are up!!  I haven't felt tired like most pregnant women feel in the first trimester, but I have felt exhausted for the last 4 years, so what's new?!?!  Manuel takes very good care of me and is itching to tell everyone in site!!  We call the baby "Peanut" which hopefully won't stick after birth!!   We figured baby and Bailey might be confusing for the other 2 kids!  We are nervous on how the dogs will handle a baby!  JJ might be wearing a bark collar permanently or Peanut will just have to get used to random barks!!  Bailey is probably going to be too scared and will just hide under our bed for the first few months, but after that she will be Peanut's best cuddler!!  We are at the 6 week mark so only 34 more to go!! haha!! We will try to keep this updated as things progress so that you never have to feel far away!!  We miss you all!!