Ultrasound Pics!!

What a great feeling to see the first pics of our little one! Everything is in the right places and accounted for. Healthy and on schedule! Its a great experience and hugh relief. Check out the pics . . .

Little Gibby's face and belly . . .


. . . side view of ribs and arm on the bottom . . .


. . . crossing legs . . .


. . . bottom of feet, blurred due to lots of moving. . .


. . . It's a . . .







Keep going!








Little more. . .








Almost there. . .









. . . BOY!!


We are thrilled and DH was still in shock hours after. It was so funny watching everything become more real for him.

Baby Gibby's heartbeat was 167 and heart looked great!

Only one thing that raises some concern, nothing that will affect baby, is that my placenta is on my cervix. Meaning that if it doesn't move up more then I will have to have a C-section. This is ok with me, as long as baby is not affected and pregnancy continues to go as well as it has been.

Now to get started on the nursery!!

What a great weekend!

This week is flying by so fast that I didn't get a chance yesterday to post about my great weekend with the girls!!

I stayed at Ali's on Friday night and true to her word we we up by 6 AM to get ready and get on the road. We drove straight to the Mall of America, Carrie's daughter Keifer hadn't been feeling good all week and decided to take an early nap that was about 3 hours long (she really needed it, and we hoped it was a good sign she was feeling better). Poor Carrie finally got to meet us around 1 while K spend the day with Carrie's MIL and family.

We had a great day shopping and catching up.

Where I live we don't have many places to shop, Target and Walmart are pretty much it. Carrie took us to a couple shops and showed me all the things that I should or shouldn't have. It was so helpful and a bit overwhelming. Thank you, I am so grateful. I will definitely be taking a couple more trips down to check out more things.

She also gave me THIS link to another blog on baby needs products with the research already done. Check it out, its alot of the product Carrie showed me and many of which I plan on getting. **Carrie got me The Happiest Baby on the Block, and I have no doubt Jerry and I will need it.**

Ultrasound tomorrow!!

Quick update #2 . . .

Check up yesterday went great. Baby's heartbeat is in the 160's still (maybe a girl??). He/she was kicking the doppler, everytime we would find the heartbeat you could hear this big swoosh or squelch. The way I was laying I couldn't really feel baby move but later that night I was sitting down waiting for my client and I got a couple thumps from him/her.

Our ultrasound is next week, like I figured. Weds, Feb. 25th in the afternoon!! I can't wait, super excited for the first real glimpse of baby!

Quick update . . .

Today we have our Dr. appt. I really want to hear baby's heartbeat, it still makes me tear up a little. We also find out when we get our ultrasound. My wish is that it's this week but I'm sure I won't get in til sometime next week!

Looking forward to Friday and beginning of the weekend. I head to my BFF's (Ali, 85 miles away) on Friday night and then we leave from her house in Duluth to go to the Cities (another 180 miles) to hang out with Carrie and her fam. Carrie is over at Life in the Soupbowl, we all graduated from high school together and it's been so long since we've gotten to see each other. Man, how our lives have changes since that last time. Carrie is also PG and in just over 3 weeks ahead of me. We have so much to catch up on!!

Movement Moments

This part of pregnancy is so far the best. I am starting to feel and discover new moves baby is making. Last week it was more of "bubbles" bursting, slowing turned in to quick flutters. The other night while I was finishing my last client, I turned on the hairdryer to style her and must have startled baby. It was quiet the flutter go across my belly under my bellybutton!! It stopped me in my tracks and I just had to giggle. I knew without a doubt that baby was making his/her presence know!!

I can't wait for more. The bubbles and flutters are going great and can tell baby is growing and slowly getting stronger but call me crazy . . . I want a good strong kick!! I want to see DHs face when he experiences the feel of baby moving and kicking.