Baby Update

Thanks so much for the kind inquiries about my health. Yes, there has been a lack of mommy pictures on the blog. I've found that "green" just isn't my color. But, I've hit 2nd trimester and I'm feeling much better. I even got to hear the baby's heartbeat last appointment!

The 24/7 nausea was a huge challenge for me. Everything I did or even thought about during that time I started associating with nausea. Steve bought me a new MP3 player and loaded a book I really wanted to listen to on it. About half way through I had to hide it, it was making me feel so sick. I still can't look at the thing! I was careful not to read books I liked, think about school plans or fun projects, or eat foods I wanted to have in my life later. The hardest part was I was so very bored! Thank goodness I had planning the family festival to keep me going.

I am so grateful I am feeling better in time for the new school year!

Baby's First Photo

We love our baby's first photo! I affectionately call the baby our little gummy bear. I've never had an ultra sound at nine weeks before, but they made it sound pretty standard at the OB's. That's what you get for waiting 5 years between babies - they change everything on you! Next they'll tell me to only sleep babies on their tummies or something. After experiencing the ectopic pregnancy 7 months ago, it was very reassuring to see the baby attached in the right place. I could even see the baby's heartbeat! My official due date is February 13th, but they said not to plan of going past the sixth, since it will be my sixth c-section. That's just fine with me!