oh boy...

no, we did not find out the gender yet! but oh boy, are we going to have our hands full!

matt and i went this morning for a check-up appointment. not much done at the office other than what i could do at work :) vitals, urine, weight and fetal heart rate!

once the doctor came in she was talking with us while starting to find the heart beat. we heard a nice, strong heart beat for about 3 seconds then baby moved. well baby definitely has some matt brooks in it! it was allll over the place and took us about 5 full minutes to track down the heart rate again! there is not much space in there for baby to hide but boy did it!  if this is any idea of what baby will be like once born than we will for sure have our hands full!

we are 14 weeks and 1 day today!  officially in the second trimester!

baby bump is still growing!  and i still feel great! besides being tired in the mid afternoon. im so grateful for no morning sickness!!

sorry not much more to report!  we go back october 25th for a regular checkup (18wks) and then back again november 8th for the anatomy screening...which means we find out if baby is a boy or girl!  so excited for that week to be here!

12 weeks!

we've made it to 12 weeks!  woo hoo...one more week then we are off to the second trimester!

12 weeks - september 12

disregard the tired look - took this after a 12 hr work shift :( 

but the bump is arriving! wow, you can really start to tell something is there! the pregnancy and the idea of matt and i becoming parents is becoming more real every day!

work yesterday was a nice day in the ER!  so nice that we triage nurses set up a little ob clinic in a spare triage room!

and a video!

How far along?  12 weeks and 2 days!

Total weight gain:  i'm supposed to track that?? haha maybe a couple pounds

Maternity clothes? not yet!  though my pants are getting a little tight and i've had to improvise with hairbands to get my pants buttoned :)

Stretch marks? nope! been lathering up with anti-stretch mark creams

Sleep: sleeping great in the night except for the occasional potty breaks. and i get really tired mid afternoon and love my naps!

Best moment this week: hearing baby's heart beat and seeing little bug on u/s

Miss anything? sushi :)

Movement: not yet! but baby moves lots on u/s!  looking forward to feeling that

Food cravings: not really!  i always crave asian regardless of pregnancy

Anything make you queasy/sick? nope! been easy so far

Gender predictions:  i hear boy guesses more from friends than girl! excited to find out - hopefully late october

Symptoms: tired, bloated and peeing all the time

Belly button in or out? in :)

Wedding rings on or off?  on!

Happy or moody most of the time? happy

Looking forward to: finding out the gender!!  

grateful

matt and i are so grateful for all the love and support we have received so far! everyone has been so excited about the new baby! from family and friends to co-workers! we are thrilled to be on this journey and to share it with you.

the spoiling has already begun! little baby brooks has gotten a few gifts so far!

grammie woo woo (susan) gave baby a bible book and sweet card...

also, we did tell matt's dad last week about the baby! and silly me forgot to get a photo with him and his gift :( i'll post that as soon as we finally get it!  here is an inside look at what the grandparents got to read from baby brooks!

im sure most of you have heard me talk about the best kids around that i get to babysit for!?! the normans!  i was over at their house one night this week and was surprised with a sweet gift from them! a wonderfully sweet book and a stuffed doggie (which bentley thinks should be his). i also got a sweet gift from their oldest, charlotte!  she dug through her all her stuffed animals and picked out one to give me for the baby! how sweet! and the one she picked was her most favorite from when she was a baby!  

hope everyone enjoys reading the blog so far!  i look forward to posting more and more!!

stay tuned for next week!  i will post our 12wk belly photo!!