Week 13

13 Week Baby Applet!

I had my new OB appt this last week. It was with a nurse midwife who helped train me while I was in my midwifery training. We did the usual exam with pap (lovely), then heard the heartbeat, a nice strong 150 beats per minute, and then played with the US to see my little cherub. The baby was laying with its back to us and then all at once I saw arms punch, legs kick and the baby turned and faced us. AMAZING! We got some cute pictures. Sure looks like it's growing well. It brought tears to my eyes seeing the miracle at work inside of me.

I had a viral thing this week with a sore throat and stuffed nose, but the nausea is gone and the heartburn is pretty much gone as well. So I'm feeling quite well. I know I'm not supposed to sleep on my back, but I'm amazed how my body says this isn't okay when I end up there. So I've invested in a pillow on either side of me to put between my legs. Thankfully we have a king so there's still room for the Shan man! We've set out anatomy US for July 30th in hopes of knowing the sex before we meet up with family in Mexico to share the news in person.

We are hosting our annual All You Can Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast on July 4th! We love having friends, family, and neighbors over for this silly event! If you're in the area, you should come ove between 10 and 1. Bring a bowl and topping to share and we'll provide the ice cream!

Shan and I are starting to talk about: baby names, baby room ideas and the need to register for our baby. I'm excited to register, Shan is not...That's okay I guess. We've decided to do cloth diapers and found a great diaper service that seems quite affordable. So I won't have to launder the diapers, which makes me happy! And I won't have as much garbage!

My belly is poking out all the more. It feels like my body has these major changes and yet I only gained 2 pounds in my 1st trimester, feels like about 15 lbs have been gained...it's all about perspective I guess. I've found these belly bands that I wear over my dress pants so that I can keep the button unbuttoned...weird concept but amazing how much more comfortable it is!

Well this has turned into a random post...so I'll close with some pics of our 13 weeker!

love, shauna

Week 12

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted. I have been barely holding on with working full time, feeling nauseated and generally fatigued. I spent last week in Washington DC at our national midwife convention arriving on Saturday which was one day short of being 12 weeks. I am not kidding when I tell you that Sunday (the first day of week 12) was a bad day of nausea and feeling faint. But as of Monday, the blessed switch was flipped and I've had NO MORE NAUSEA!!!!!!! God bless us everyone! It's an amazing experience to have that gone! Simultaneous to the nausea switch being turned off, has been the acid reflux switch being turned on. But I'll take this over the nausea, thank you very much. Am already feeiling less fatigued, less hungry and more "normal."

We're going to start profile belly pictures and will post here as able.
I have my new OB appt this coming Tuesday and am excited to hear the heartbeat! I've been amazed to watch my tummy expand, to feel the aches of the ligaments around my hips and lower abdomen cramp/stretch and see other parts of my body enlarge.... :)

We're deciding on which room to make the baby's room and what we need for it. We have started our to do list, to be accomplished before December, God willing.

I think that's the news for the moment. More to come, thanks for following along as we go through this fun adventure!
shauna