First Ultrasound

we just came from our first ultrasound and i will tell you that the pain no longer matters - i fought back tears when we heard the cockeye's heart beat and was in awe the entire time.

our little one is not shy and spent most of the time looking right at us - which made getting the shots that the tech needed to complete the early test a little difficult but we eventually coaxed the little one to move and stop showing off. He/She was pretty active, is healthy and absolutely beautiful!

The tech attempted to tell - and was pretty sure - but we will let you guys judge for yourselves until we can confirm it at 20 weeks. Which also happens to be our next ultrasound.

I am actually 12 weeks and 6 days pregnant - which pushes up the due date a little - July 5 as opposed to July 11.

I seriously can't stop smiling - but enough typing - I know what you guys really want to see...


PICTURES!

a plum

sorry for not posting yesterday - it was not a good day! i am in a lot of pain, my whole right side goes from numb to shooting pains...the cockeye is on my nerve (haha - ouch) and has decided that he/she likes it there and doesn't plan on moving any time soon.

the cockey is the size of a plum - weighing in at .49 oz and 2.1 inches long (however, i have a feeling that this little cockeye will be bigger than average)

we have our ultrasound today at 3:15 - can't wait to post pictures and details. I just pray that everything is alright and we have a healthy baby on board.

i think that once i see the baby on the ultrasound screen - i will forget all about the pain and celebrate the fact that we are having a baby - which still seems a little unreal!

we started looking at daycare and child care options - so much to do and not that much time to do it. We are already behind, which is crazy because the cockey is only 12 weeks old and 28 weeks away from being born...we have our first appointment with a place in Rio Rancho that seems really nice, on Thursday at 1:00.

not sure if they even have openings but we want to go check it out and put our name on the list.

we will keep you posted!

From Daddy

Ok I admit that I have not utilized this as much as I should, actually I cant figure out how to have my comments included in the from Daddy side so I am using from Mommy with the Title "From Daddy" sorry but that is how it is going down folks.
I stayed home and ran some errands earlier this week and found myself inside Toys 'R' Us (Sorry the computer will not allow me to utilize a backwards R) looking at you guessed it toys...I also wandered to the baby section and started perusing the shelves for items that we would have to supply the little cockeye with kinda fun. 

I dont know what it is but I seem to be seeing more commercials about babies and such, I am sure that they have always been there but now that the little cockeye is on the way I am beginning to take notice to all of these wonderful messages!

Erin seems to be doing fine still sleepy and her back was hurting but if she is telling me the truth her back is feeling better.

I slipped up last night and something came out of my mouth the wrong way (imagine that) Erin was changing from her work cloths and I asked if she was starting to show or if...yep you guessed it....not repeating the whole thing...but I felt really bad and the way it came out was not what I mean...I guess I will just keep my mouth shut a little more than usual so that I do put my foot in it!

I am really excited for the first ultrasound!  Christmas is almost here but it does not feel that way.

11 Weeks in the life of a cockeye

The Cockeye is now the size of a lime!
The cockey currently enjoys a 1:1 ratio between body and head, and had skin so transparent that blood vessels show right through it. But fingers and toes are no longer webbed, and hair follicles, tooth buds and nail beds are forming - setting up a significantly more attractive future (not that we had to worry about how attractive the cockey will be - i mean just look at his/her parents!

The cockeye (now about two inches long) has been pretty busy this week, growing hair follicles, fingernails, and ovaries (if its a girl). The cockey has distinct human characteristics by now, with hands and feet in front of the cockey's body, with ears nearly in their final shape, open nasal passages on the tip of its tiny nose, a tongue and palate in the mouth and visible nipples. what else makes the cockey look human? Those hands and feet have individual fingers and toes (meaning good-bye to those frog like webbed hands and feet)

Tomorrow marks one week until our ultrasound - I know that i am pretty pumped about it - i can only imagine how excited mike is!

Telling Grandma...

Finally - the flip video of us telling Grandma (my mom) about the newest addition to our family!

enjoy...although it is pretty much just shock...i promise she was way more excited as the weekend goes on!

One week until Christmas!

Happy Friday and happy almost 11 weeks...time seems to be flying its so crazy to think that we are only two weeks away from our second trimester!

I had a midwife appointment on Monday, it went really well and I really like our midwife. She is extremely knowledgeable, kind, caring and genuinely interested in our lives - which is a nice change from the typical doctor patient relationship.

A few more tests, some talking and an attempt to hear the heartbeat - which i didn't hear but our midwife said that i sound like a very healthy pregnant woman, and that the baby is just too small at this point in time to hear the heartbeat - its not uncommon to have to wait until 12 weeks to hear a heartbeat.

My theory is that God just didn't want me to hear the heartbeat before Mike so we now both have to wait for our ultrasound.

Feeling well - found out that one of my cousins, who lives down in Florida, and her husband welcome the newest member of their family to the world yesterday - Eleanor Dorothy or Ellie Dot for short! Mom and baby are doing fine. So exciting!!

This week also marked the first birthday of a Mr. James Lukes...my cousin's son! What a year it has been, but James is so loved and adored by Joey and our family - his birthday party is this weekend and of course, as with everything in life, Mike and I have to miss it! I just keep praying that we will find our way closer to home - I am not sure how much longer i can keep doing this!

I have done NO Christmas shopping - i am at a loss as to what to buy most of our family...oh well, i will try and get most of it done this weekend.

All for now - xoxo

10 Weeks

We are now 10 weeks pregnant - 210 (roughly) days to go!

Baby's now the size of a prune!With bones and cartilage starting to form and vital organs beginning to function, baby is making major progress. Body length will almost double in the next three weeks, and arm joints are now working. (Soon, legs will start working too.)

For Mommy...Notice a network of tiny blue veins crisscrossing your already achy breasts and (sorry) disappearing waistline? Though you may not love the new look, these veins carry the extra blood needed to nourish your burgeoning baby. You also might see the effects of pregnancy on your face -- in the form of major breakouts, that is. (Thanks, hormones.)

Observations: I have found the network of blue veins but they are not on my stomach yet - just running across my boobs (which by the way are HUGE) and my upper thighs. Lots of lotion to try and avoid stretch marks, but i have to stop by Wal-Mart to grab some bio oil to help combat those bad boys as well. My face is only slightly breaking out - but I am trying to be vigilant on washing it and not touching it, as well as only wearing makeup when I absolutely need to.  Apparently my uterus is the size of a grapefruit right now...what is with all these fruit references!