Baby Update!!

Well...we can't rule out twins yet...BUT...I am measuring ahead.  The doctor asked me if I had any problems and I said no.  He asked me if I had felt the baby move.  I told him I think I had.  Last Thursday at work, I felt this strange sensation (like someone tickling the lower left part of my belly from the inside).  It happened off and on for about 20 to 30 minutes.  It happened again on Saturday and I am thinking as I write this post that something may be happening :)  So when I told him I had thought I felt the baby move, he said that it's pretty abnormal for a first time mom to feel it this early.  Then he proceeds to feel my uterus and says well it seems to be measuring about a month ahead - about 18 weeks!!! It was right below my belly button. But he couldn't tell for sure without an ultrasound so we are having one this Saturday! Crazy!  I could go in Saturday and find out that I'm a month ahead, or that I am just going to be really large and in charge during this pregnancy.  Or maybe there's twins.  We heard the heartbeat and it was great! Not sure what it was cause I was still kind of shocked that my uterus was measuring large.  So Saturday, we will know what the deal is.  I will try to post a picture of my belly this weekend with the updated news.  I am going to the Johnny Appleseed festival this weekend with my mom, mother-in-law, and maybe my grandma.  Hope everyone is doing well!

Labor Day Family Times

We went to Jeff's parents on Sunday for the boy's fantasy football draft and some fun times with family.  Here are a few pictures from the day.  By the way, we have a new niece!  Lillian Noelle was born on September 2nd to Ryan and Kristin.  We went to see her after she was born and she is adorable!  I didn't get any pictures that day but hopefully the next time we see her, I will get some.  

This is Jeff's brother Steve with our niece Hannah.  Doesn't he look a lot like Jeff? 

Steve's birthday was Sunday.  He and I are the same age for about 3 weeks.  Pretty interesting!  

Here are all the guys having their fantasy football draft.  This is a big deal for all the guys.  There is always a lot of food, pop, and a lot of guy talk for a couple hours. 

Basketball has started!  The guys are all back on campus and now begins the long but fun season! 

Trip to Pennsylvania

This past weekend, I drove to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for my friend Nikki's wedding.  I got to see some of my college friends and my college roomates.  It was a lot of fun catching up with everyone.  Here's my 13 week picture.  I am still feeling great and love eating food!!  I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful pregnancy so far.  We have another appointment in a week to hear the heartbeat again.  And hopefully I am on track with everything (maybe he can rule out twins??!!) Hope you all have a great week!  I love the Monday holidays!

This is my friend Jennifer's sister Ashley.  It was so much fun hanging out with her! 

This is Jennifer, one of my college roomates. It looks like we fit together like a puzzle :)
This is my other roomate, Emily.  

Working away...

Just a little update on the baby and our house.  Here is a picture of me at 12 weeks.  I feel like all of the sudden, my belly has kind of popped out.  I am looking forward to our next appt in 2 weeks to hear the heart beat!  Maybe this time, the doctor can rule out twins :)

Jeff is currently outside staining our deck.  He is constantly working on a project here at home and I love that about him! He never complains and I think he really enjoys doing things around the house.  Here is a before picture of the wood...

Here is Jeff down on his hands and knees staining away

Here is a small section of deck that has been stained.  We didn't want a really dark color. We wanted more of a natural color so it may not look that different on the computer but it looks great in person.

And I am so proud of this piece of work.  We had to have a step put in beneath our patio door for insurance to continue covering us! And for safety's sake.  It was a 2 foot drop off so here is what Jeff did!  He did a fantastic job and now everyone can feel safe going out the sliding patio door!  Thanks Jeff, it looks great!  Hope everyone has a great week!

P.S.

We are not going to find out what we are having :)

New House Pictures and Baby Update

I wanted to post a few pictures of our house. These are not the most updated but I never took any since we moved in. So next time I clean and organize, I will try to post more.  We have countertops now :) We are enjoying being homeowners but it is so true that the projects never stop.  The only thing we changed about the bathroom was that we had the tub re-glazed.  Everything else, we left as is.

We had our floors refinished and we love them.  
Our fireplace is not a working fireplace. It could be, but it would cost a few grand to fix.  So right now it's just for looks :) But we love the built in bookshelves.

We got back from vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico last Friday and had a blast.  It was a great week of relaxing, sun, and playing games with our good friends Mindy and Tony.  I felt great the whole time and I think I gained a couple pounds during this trip :)  We had our first doctor's appointment today and it went great!!!  We love our doctor and feel very comfortable with him! We also got to hear the heartbeat which was great! Can't wait for 4 more weeks until we can hear it again.  I am feeling great and am loving being pregnant! Enjoy the pictures...

Love to you all!

New Belly Pics

Here are a couple new pics of my belly.  I am 8 1/2 weeks pregnant and feeling great! The past 5 days I have felt completely normal.  Not that before was bad, but I just didn't feel great.  Now I do and I am so thankful.  We are leaving for Mexico on Saturday and I am so excited! It will be a great week off and fun times with our friends, Mindy and Tony.  I then have my first doctor's appointment on Monday, the 17th.  We should get an ultrasound that day which will hopefully rule out my thinking that I am having twins :)  I just never thought that my belly would feel this big at this point.  Not that it's that big but I feel like it is growing daily!  Enjoy the pics and I will update after the vacation.  Love to you all!

By the way, for those of you familiar with my belly button, it used to be oblong and skinny and it is definitely already rounding out and becoming more shallow.  Check it out...