Definitely a Taurus

Today, we are 17 weeks and while the first trimester troubles remain with us, I am excited to say that I'm fairly sure that I can now feel our little one doing the flips and crazy movements we've seen during our ultrasound. We had a doctor's appt on Wednesday and while we were trying to listen to the heartbeat again, it was really muffled and irregular at first so I asked the dr why it sounded like that and she said the baby was moving. Apparently, our child is as hyper if not more hyper than his (easier than his/her) mother and father combined :) The first time I thought I felt Baby J move was a few days ago and it felt like a tiny movement or flutter, but I wasn't sure. Now I've felt it several times and am fairly sure I am in for a long haul with this kiddo, as when I'm still, he seems to be moving a lot! I'll take all your kicks and flips little one if only you would help me out with the nausea! We keep trying to broker a deal, but it seems that Baby J doesn't like my terms yet. We definitely have a Taurus on our hands (just like his mama!) :) Happy Birthday (tomorrow), Courtney!!!

Friends and Family

Two weekends ago, our cousin, Becky, came to visit and took good care of me while Adam was away on his overnight work trip. She helped me pick out my first maternity pants. Then this past weekend, we went to Atlanta and saw lots of friends, a few of which are also expecting. We went to Michelle and Matt's Baby Shower and I went to Jacki's ladies only Shower. Adam and the guys had the opportunity to "practice" fatherhood. It was a wonderful weekend. Adam and I really miss being close to family and friends so it was really nice to spend some quality (though short) time with everyone. We miss you all and think about you often! Baby J enjoyed "meeting" Trey, Cooper and Olivia (Michelle's baby belly, Jacki's baby belly and Shelley's baby belly). All three of those little ones are due in January. We can't wait to meet them in person! We're excited to be in Atlanta for a week in December to welcome our new niece/nephew into the world!!! Baby J is 15 weeks in the pictures from Atlanta. If you want to see my baby bump, since it's now definitely there, feel free to click on the pictures to get a close up view. :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Grandma Elayne!

Baby J's Debut

Today, we had the privilege of seeing Baby J onscreen. Now, we're more convinced than ever that this child has serious defiance. The ultrasound technician needed the baby to be in a certain position in order to obtain specific measurements and none other than our baby (yes, the one who hasn't been listening to our plees to stop the "morning" sickness) refused to comply. Shocking. We were however treated to almost an hour (versus 5-10 minutes) of Baby J flipping around like a gymnast, bouncing here and there and jumping like crazy. She (much easier than he/she) continually sucked her thumb, waved her arms in the air, and kicked her legs up. I think I might be in some serious trouble when I can feel all this in a few weeks. I'm actually really looking forward to that. :) Adam took many an illegal video which includes many of the actions described above that he edited and attached below. We both agree that we're really in for something with this crazily active baby. We are in love already. This ultrasound has made Baby J much more of a reality for both of us.



Currently, Baby J measures just shy of 3".

Music to our ears

Baby J is officially 13 weeks today and while the "morning" sickness hasn't completely subsided, there have been a few better days here and there. We continue to hope for more and more good days. On Wednesday, we had a dr's appt where we were elated to hear Baby J's heartbeat. It's an incredible sound, though it's still hard to believe it's something we created. We attached a video so you could listen too. We also added some tunes to the bottom of the website so you could listen to one of our favorite songs (Baby J's too). Enjoy.