16 week appointment

We had our 16 week appointment on Monday, May 11. Another wonderful visit with Dr. Oldfield! Baby Roberts continues to have a strong heartbeat, in the high 150's. Our next appointment will be our gender ultrasound...and I know I am very ready! John has been so wonderful and patient with my crazy hormone mood swings, late night bathroom trips and other unpleasant pregnancy side effects. :)

Our baby is growing so much and I am starting to feel small flutters and "pops"!! It is a really wonderful time! I have so much energy and finally no real food aversions. My cravings are still fruit, especially watermelon recently.

We have started our list of house projects to finish before this little one arrives...and the list is LONG! But with time and patience, we will have this house ready for him/her!

My latest belly picture is below:

Our trip!

Paris was AMAZING!! And what made it even more amazing was the fact that my morning sickness practically disappeared the day we left! We arrived early on Friday morning and with a long trek to our hotel, crashed for a couple of hours. After that, we felt refreshed and ready to take on the city! The Eiffel Tower was only a couple blocks from our hotel, so that was our first stop.
We had beautiful weather for our first weekend with some cloudy skies on Mon-Wed. But that didn't stop us! We went to Notre Dame, Saint Chappelle, The Louvre (twice!), Musee D'Orsay, Sacre Couer, browsed the shops on the Champs Elysees, caught a show at the Lido (like Moulon Rouge), took at train to Chartres, and had a private tour of Reims & Epernay! Whew!!

Still going strong!

We just got back from our 12 week appointment and everything is great! We got to hear the heartbeat beating away in the mid 150's. She said it might take a minute to find so not to get nervous...but she found it immediately (much to our relief)!

She answered a lot of our questions about my headaches, medications and our upcoming travel plans. We were definitely relieved to hear I CAN eat some soft cheeses and enjoy small tastes of wine and champagne as we tour Paris and Reims. Not much relief was given to help with my plane riding anxiety except Benadryl (just to knock me out) or Dramamine.

Our next appointment is on May 11 at 11:15am for our 16 week check-up. We won't have another ultrasound until week 20 which will be our gender exam!

Time is just flying by!

12 weeks and 1 day

Today I am 12 weeks and 1 day! We can't believe how fast the weeks are flying by. We have a check-up tomorrow with the OB where we will get to hear the heartbeat again! I know we are both VERY much looking forward to that. After that, I think we will be more comfortable about sharing our good news!

So far, we think you are a little boy but the Wilkins side thinks you will be a girl! I guess someone will be right!

I have been feeling much better with smaller rounds of nausea and a little more energy. Unfortunately I have been getting more headaches (which the OB suspected I might with my history of migraines) which put me out of commission for awhile.

I will post a belly picture soon! It is just a small bump, but we see it! :)

Above is our 7w4day ultrasound! The tech and our Dr. said that everything looked great. We had a chance to hear the heartbeat again, this time it was beating away at 156bpm. I have another appointment on Wednesday for a check-up.

I have had some more morning sickness but nothing too extreme. I love the days when I can feel our baby "growing"!

It's Official!

We're having a BABY!! Above is our 6 week ultrasound. We got to hear and see the heartbeat pumping away at 114 bpm! It was just amazing. Everything looks normal and on track for a wonderful 9 months. Our next appointment is on 3/13/09!

So far no morning sickness, just utter exhaustion and late night trips to the bathroom. We are hoping to keep this blog updated so our friends and family know what's new with us!

Here we go!

So, it seems this is the cool thing to do now...so we jumped on the bandwagon. Check back often and see what is new in our life!