Week 14

Well, I just got home from my doctor's appointment.  Everything went well!  Today I am 14 weeks 5 days pregnant.  I have officially gained 2 lbs since my last appointment (2 lbs total since I found out I was pregnant).  Baby's heartbeat was 150 bpm, a little slower than last time, but still really good.  The most exciting news from this appointment is that we got to schedule our ultrasound!  We are SOOOO excited!  We've only seen baby once (at 6 weeks) so this will be such a special event.  At this appointment they will do an anatomy scan to make sure everything is ok with baby and......we will find out if we're having a girl or a boy! 

Scottie and I started one of our registries last weekend, which was super fun!  We love looking at baby things together!  In other baby preparations, I've been trying to get Fudge not to bark so much.  I'm not sure if it's actually working or not...she's been threatened with having to go stay with Aunt Kylie if she wakes the baby up, but.....I don't think she gets it yet, lol.  It will be quite the rude awakening for her when baby comes (she is totally my little baby)!

Thanks for checking in!  Scottie and I are so appreciative of all the support and prayers you've given us.  Keep sending your prayers this way!  God is good :-)

Here's this week's bump pic

13 weeks!

     Well, it's wednesday which means that I am officially 13 weeks and 4 days pregnant!  I didn't feel so hot over the weekend but this week I've been feeling great.  I don't even think I've taken a nap since Saturday...crazy!  One of my dear friends that I babysit for gave me some great toys her kids have grown out of and this PRECIOUS book called "Watch Me Grow," which shows 3D ultrasound pictures of babies every week and talks about what changes.  My bible study friends suggested I take a pic of the belly every week in the same shirt so we could compare how it grows so I'll include that little photo.  I don't think it looks any different than last week though.  I have, however, finally gained some weight (only 2 lbs).  Scottie isn't so excited about this though since we've agreed that for every pound I gain he has to lose!  We'll see how that goes...
     In other news, my mural project is going well.  I started a HUGE project at Second Baptist church last week and have finally finished one room!  Scottie is actually in town this week (yay!) and we don't have huge plans for the weekend, whew!

12 weeks!

Hey there!  I'm about halfway through my 12th week and feeling pretty good.  The first trimester nasties have seemed to disappear, ptl!  I've been working on a big mural project this week which has made me tired, but it's good to be back to doing something.  Here's a photo of the 12 week baby bump.

Beginnings!

     Hi family and friends!  This is Nicole posting.  Most of you have heard our very exciting news at this point, but all of you will know by next week!  Because we don't have constant contact with all of you (China family :-)), we've decided to create this blog to keep you all updated.  So, here are the updates as of today...
     Scottie and I found out that we were going to be parents on June 9th, 2010!  I was at home alone when I took the test and I immediately took a picture of the test, sent it to Scottie and said, "Call me when you get a chance.  Love you!"  So, of course he immediately called me freaking out and asking me what that meant!  (And yes, he was FREAKING out!)  We were SO excited!
     We had these very clever plans to get our parents and siblings together to share the news all at once...but of course life got in the way.  The secret was ours for a few weeks before we told Karen and Austin, then Kylie, then Mom and Dad (Kylie helped us plan a surprise trip to LS to let them know), and then Drew.  We held off on telling Karissa for a while, because as you all know a 12 year old with a cellphone cannot keep a secret :-).  The award for best reaction to the news is a tie between Karen and Papa!  Both experiences were priceless!
     As far as doctors visits go, everything is going great.  We had the first appointment the day after our 2 year anniversary and got to see our little one on our first ultra sound!  Best anniversary gift ever!  Baby was 6 weeks 3 days at that point, and the doctor gave us a due date of February 19, 2011.  The second appointment was last week and we got to hear baby's heartbeat (which was very healthy, by the way)!
     So today I'm 11 weeks 4 days pregnant, and feeling good!  The first trimester has had its ups and downs for me as far as how I've felt, but overall I feel blessed that I haven't been puking and that I've been able to rest a lot.  Thanks for checking in, I'll try to keep updating when we have news!