As of Now...

Dan and I have started our birthing classes. Our next one is Thursday evening. It seems like it will be a pretty informative and hands on class. The teacher is a bit crazy but definitley keeps your attention. Which is a good thing when you've been at work all day and then have to sit through at 2 1/2-3 hour class! I think we'll learn a lot of practical things for labor. My first thoughts were that I wanted to learn other techniques besides lamaze and thankfully this teacher is teaching us a bunch of different things not just lamaze. That's good. :)

On Thursday we also have our next appointment with our Midwife. As always we are excited to hear the heartbeat again! That is so amazing! The little guy's movements are becoming more and more noticeable. I can't wait until Dan can feel him.

The pregnancy is going well. I still need lots of sleep and sometimes it's hard to come by. I've been having a hard time sleeping. So last night I got the Snoogle pillow. Dan wants to give it a name because it is rather large and takes up a lot of room in our bed. I will say that I slept really well last night! I didn't even get up in the middle of the night. Just the way I like to sleep! I'm pretty excited about my new pillow. I was also having a tough time with my allergies. But for some random reason they have calmed down. I haven't been taking anything either. I'm very thankful. I was pretty miserable sneezing all the time! Now I have an occasional itchy throat. I can deal with that. I'm starting to sound less congested also, which is a plus. I was beginning to think that this could be a really long three months of allergies. I will continue to pray that things go well and give thanks to the Lord for my improved state. :)

The little Kicker

On Monday evening Dan and I went to the hospital for a tour. We sat and listened to a very long lecture for about 1 1/2 hours first! Then they took us around the hospital so that we could see all the rooms we will be in and the process of our admittance into the hospital. It was informative and another little step to make things feel more real. It was good to help relieve a little of my anxiety too!

I've been feeling the baby kick more and more too! It's not that often, usually when I'm lying still or sitting and trying to pay attention to someone speaking. It's so amazing! It's fun to feel him. It always reminds me of God's goodness to us and that we are so blessed!

IT'S A BOY!

This evening we had our big ultrasound. We got to see lots of fingers and toes! It was very exciting! The baby even gave us a big yawn. The technician was over 90% sure that it is a boy! I guess we better get working on those boy names.
It was so neat to see the baby move around inside of Aimee. When we went to dinner afterwards the lady looked at the pictures and said, "That's why we should believe in God." It is an amazing miracle.
We are super excited!

'Behold children are a heritage from the LORD,
the fruit of the womb a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth,
Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them!'
Psalm 127:3-5

3rd Visit

Last night we had our third visit with our midwife. Everything is going well. It was good to hear the baby's heartbeat again. I had missed it. Each time she would find the heartbeat, the baby would quickly move. The baby was being very active. Dan thinks that is a sign of a little boy. We will see in less than a week! I'm so excited for the 11th!
I've had more energy lately, so that is good. I'm also able to continue with my regular exercise routine. I have had to put that on the back burner lately as work has taken most of my energy. Oh, and I do get to go get some very fashionable compression stockings for work. That should be fun.

Getting Excited!

It's been awhile since I have written a post. As March 4th and 11th draw near I get more and more excited. Dan and I are trying to patiently await the news if the baby is a boy or a girl. We are soo excited to find out. We will find out on the 11th. On the 4th we will have our 3rd routine check-up. I can't wait to hear the heartbeat again. It seems like so long since I have been able to see or hear the baby. I can't wait to make that connection again. I have been noticing a lot of growth, atleast a lot of growing pains. Dan and I can for sure tell that I'm pregnant and I feel as if any day the world around will know too!

I love to post pictures, but often don't have any new ones. So I thought I would share the pictures of when we told our families about our new little addition. We had cookies made with each of their respective names on them. And told them that we had cookies with their names on it. Some were speechless and some were crying, but overall they seemed pretty excited. You will notice that my dad is missing from the pictures. I can't figure out if he ate his cookie first or was just being camera shy. They are all thinking about what names they want to be called, ie grandpa, pops, grandma, nana......and so on. :)

Big Ultrasound Date

The appointment has been made. On March 11th we will have our big ultrasound. This is when we will get to find out if we are having a boy or a girl. As long as the baby is cooperating. We are pretty excited about that!

I would have gotten on top of making the appointment sooner and posting the date, but I've been very much under the weather. Word of advice to all pregnant women, don't get a cold. It's hard to recover. There is not much you can do when you are pregnant and sick. Thankfully I have a wonderful husband who has taken very good care of me and I am now on the mend. Each day I'm doing a bit better then the last. : )

2nd Appointment

Last night we had our second appointment with our Midwife. We got to hear the baby's heartbeat! Amazing! Each step continues to make it more and more real. Everything is going well and the baby is beating right on track. Our next appointment is March 4th. I will also be scheduling an appointment for sometime in March to have our big ultrasound. This is when we will get to see all the body parts and find out if it is a boy or a girl. :)

Many of you may notice that there is no beard in the picture. The other night Dan came home with a haircut and clean shave. Me in my emotional state started to cry. I'm soo happy to see his face. :)