A baby girl!

"A baby girl...

one of the most beautiful miracles in life,
one of the greatest joys we can ever know,
and one of the reasons why
there is a little extra sunshine, laughter and happiness
in your world today."

Author: Unknown

We had a wonderful check-up today. The anatomy scan showed a very healthy baby! And it also let us take a glimpse at who will be arriving in July.... a baby girl! We are very excited to have her join our family! Here's a picture of her profile.

Everyone meet Riley James Mery.

4 months down, 5 to go

I had a great check-up today. Nate was able to go with me. We heard baby's heart. It sounded strong for the few seconds we heard it. Baby was very wiggly making it hard for the doctor to stay in the right spot. Dr. Mullin asked if we wanted to see the baby which is of course a YES. She tried to find out the sex of the baby early but baby held out on us by making itself into a little ball with legs crossed tight. So a few more weeks of waiting and a few more weeks of development and we'll go in for another ultrasound. Hopefully baby is in a different position so we can see if we'll be looking for trucks or transitioning into the world of dolls.

Something's moving in there...

The past few nights I've started feeling baby flutters! This definitely makes being pregnant more real. :) I can't wait for Nathan and Owen to feel the baby when he/she's stronger. Until then, it will remain a sweet bond between mommy and baby.

Owen is going to be a wonderful big brother! He got to meet his new cousin, Kara last week. It was so sweet! Here's a picture of Owen hugging Kara. I can't wait for our first picture of Owen and his baby brother or baby sister!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all! We kicked off the year with a baby check-up on the 4th. I've been slow about updating the journal since Nate caught a cold and I messed my back up this week. It's been an interesting week to say the least....... toddlers don't understand when Mommy and Daddy don't feel good. But we're on the mend finally and ready for a cold weekend!

The Monday check-up went well. I donated some blood for the Down Syndrome screening. We also did an ultrasound. Here are the new pictures of the baby. Baby looks much more human now! (If you're thinking, well that's weird to say, please compare these new pictures to the 2 previous ultrasounds. You'll agree.... much more baby-like. :)

Baby's head is on the right. Knees and feet are on the left. My favorite picture!

Baby got a little stretching in on screen as you can see by the extended leg.

I told baby to stretch as much as possible now. Soon there'll be none of this due to the lack of room.

Merry Christmas

What a wonderful Christmas! I got to spend it with all the most wonderful people in my life, especially Nate and Owen. Baby is growing everyday. I definitely look more pregnant at 10 weeks with this baby than I did with Owen at 10 weeks. Wow! We are so blessed! Merry Christmas everyone!

It's alive!

Today we got to see baby again. It's always a good day when we get to see baby! Everything looks good. Baby was wiggling around which was so fun seeing! Dr. Mullin said babies start moving around 8 weeks. I've been feeling better which is fantastic. Still really tired, but that's to be expected.

We're ready for Christmas.... I think... still have some Christmas shopping to do. Nate just made it back safely from Cape Town. I'm so happy he's home for Christmas! It really makes Christmas feel like Christmas when the family is all together. Just think.... next year we'll have Owen and another little one running around.... well Owen will be for sure!

July Baby!

I went to the doctor today. Everything looks good. The baby's heartbeat is going 146 beats per minute, very strong. I have a new doctor, Dr. Mullin. I really like her. She prescribed some anti-nausea medicine which is working pretty well so far. What a relief! I never felt this bad while I was pregnant with Owen. Man!

Nate and I are very excited that our family is growing. We'll be expecting him or her to arrive July 19, 2010. A July baby!!