A Cute Laugh for Us

We were walking around Ikea yesterday. We were looking at their cribs and light bulbs. Since there is so many other things to see, we started in their cafeteria to eat lunch before taking our 1+ mile walk through the store.

Near the checkout, Al looked at me and said, "Is that you?" then proceeded to poke me in the stomach. Apparently, he wanted to see if my sweater or shirt was bunched up over my stomach making it appear bigger than it really was.

"Yes," I said rubbing my stomach and looking at him strangely, "that is me."

"You didn't look like that yesterday!"

Quickening

So, yeah, for the past couple of weeks when I lay still and focus on the sensations in my abdomen (typically when I am relaxed in bed), I can sometimes feel little flutters. I can’t feel them if I am not paying attention. And just because I am paying attention, it does not necessarily mean I can feel them.

I liken it to taking a water balloon and filling it with soda. Which is then inserted into one’s abdomen. Then leaning back and being able to feel the slight little tickles of the bubbles forming and releasing on the inside of the balloon. This all simply means that I am in the, “I am not sure if that feeling is the baby moving or not” stage of pregnancy.

There have been two times now when I have focused and I have been able to say, “Yeah, that is new!” But that has been only twice. I am sure that this will change over time and I will wish that the little one would just sit still. But until then, I want to feel more!

Therefore, the word of the day is quickening.

Ultrasound Pictures

I just got my all-in-one printer re-installed on my computer. Granted, the darn thing is busted therefore it is really just a one-out-of-three printer... err, scanner. But after much frustration, yelling, and otherwise fun times I got the old ultrasound pictures scanned into jpegs on my computer. Then after some more frustration, yelling, and otherwise fun times I managed to upload the images to our Shutterfly Account.

To see these images, click here. You will need our password, which is: ThatGuy&KP. It is the same as the title, just with no spaces. The password is case-sensitive, so be sure to put in the capital letters.

The last ultrasound was a little over 4 weeks ago, but you can still see the little one's head, body, legs, and arms.

Heartbeat

Today is Week 13 Day 7 according to MY calculations.

At this morning's appointment we got to hear the heartbeat. Fast little sucker, but normal. Unfortunately we did not get any ultrasound pictures this time. Very sad. I have no idea how big the little one is! Four weeks ago he/she was 30 mm. I can only imagine that he/she is a little over 3 inches now.

WELCOME

I write this first post before I even hand out this web address. Therefore, this will likely not be the first post you read. As you may have figured out by now, we are el prego. And I do not mean we are the spaghetti sauce. Knee slapper! Oh, I am too funny for my own good.

I write this on Week 13 Day 5. I will try from time to time to think back over the past couple of months to tell the "wonderful" stories of the first trimester. A preview: how we first found out about the little one, nearly passing out at a Beer Festival (of course I was NOT drinking, but the police were having difficulty believing me), the morning where I sat on the bathroom floor with a glass of water in one hand and a package of saltines in the other, etc. I can't complain too much though, I still have yet to throw up!



As of the end of last week, I outgrew the last of my pre-pregnancy pants. Seems a bit early to me to start showing, but who am I to argue with nature? To the left you can see a picture of my tummy at Week 12 Day 6 (size 8 jeans) in comparison to the picture on the right at Week 6 Day 2 (size 2 jeans). Funny thing is that I even started to notice a difference when the Week 6 Day 2 picture was taken. I used to be skinnier than that! You may also notice a slight increase in bust size as well. An increase of two cup sizes in 6 weeks = PAIN!