7 weeks!

http://similac.com/pregnancy/7-weeks-pregnant-baby-growth-development


The baby is taking more shape now.  It's almost a centimetre long!  About the size of a blueberry.  I've been exhausted lately but thank God my test is now over and I'll have more time in the evenings to relax!

We went to Austin this weekend and I played with Andrew non-stop so I was pretty tired just from that.  He's the sweetest thing though!  We went to a pumpkin patch, daycare fair, and carved our pumpkins.  He also gave me a hand in the garden planting a few pansies for the fall. Our friends Dawn and Shane and their little ones visited and we had a good time.  Thomas and Todd painted the room for Ruth's new baby and it looks fantastic!  Ruth is doing better, but still a little swollen around her feet.

I still have a hard time wrapping my mind around the fact that I'm making a baby :)  I'm thankful I don't have morning sickness but the heartburn has been bad.  I constantly feel like there is a fire in my throat!  I believe I can take some Tums but haven't asked the doctor yet, I will give Mary Ann a call later to ask :)

First Weekend

Starting week 6...

For my friends out of the country who are not familiar how Americans count the weeks in pregnancy, there are a total of 40 weeks until the baby is due.  Day one is the first day of the last period so not necessarily the age of the baby, but somewhere around a couple to three weeks before the baby was conceived.  I'm thinking the due date is June 23.

My first pregnant weekend just went by and all I did was rest a lot!  I'm very tired!  I am studying for an exam and I had a hard time reading more than a few pages at a time without a nap in between!

Our baby is now the size of a grain of rice.  He/she is growing so fast!  I got this picture from a website below, that's sort of what it looks like for now.  Taking shape :)  Thomas brought me a grain of rice while I was studying and it really put things in perspective.  How tiny!

This week the baby's nervous system, heart, kidneys, liver and lungs will start forming.  The shape will also start unveiling as jaw, cheeks, chin, ear canals, nose and eyes start to form around this week.

His/her heart should also be beating now.





http://similac.com/pregnancy/6-weeks-pregnant?wt=ln

We found out

We found out we are pregnant and these last few days have been nothing but full of joy spreading the news to our friends and family.  Everyone is so happy for us and we really thank all of you for all the support!


So how am I feeling?  Let's see, tired for one.  I dozed off at 7pm last night and only got up to go to my bed and slept right through to 6am!  I am a little emotional, I cried when I read an email of congratulations today he, he.  I have a few aches but nothing bad really.  I am a little worried to about eating the right things and hoping I have not done anything to make things bad for the baby.  I guess I'm just a rookie! hehehe.


I have to go get some blood work done later today and we'll get our first doctor appointment soon after that!