Week 8-12

The first trimester is coming to a close and THANK GOODNESS! I'm still fatigued, but no longer having any sickness. Our last ultrasound was done on November 30th. It's not the greatest shot because mon petit oeuf was moving around so much we couldn't get a good pic! It's funny how "real" it is when I can actually see the little booger doing flips and hear the heartbeat... Otherwise, my shrinking clothes are the only indication of a growing, living being inside of me.

My preggo friend, Carolyn, and I had such a great time at Babies-R-Us a couple of weeks ago with Jenn registering for baby stuff. There's so much to think about with the first baby- we're starting from scratch! And all of the different brands and styles and prices can be overwhelming. What a huge help it is to have such great friends around to offer advice! Look me up on www.babiesrus.com and feel free to offer some input on other items/brands we might consider getting for mon petit oeuf. We already have a Boppy and plan to register for a Medela pump and Bumbo soon too. Sounds like jibberish to some of you doesn't it?!

The contractors will be starting work on our bonus ("man") room this month, but will probably not be completely finished until January because of Christmas. Speaking of which, we are very excited about Christmas this year as we will be hosting the family festivities at our home! Gives me a great excuse to keep the house clean... We opted not to get a Christmas tree this year due to a lack of space. (Also, I am too lazy to sweep and water every day!) We did put up a small "fake" tree to put presents under. It's not the same, but next year it's on!!

It's been fun updating everyone! I hope that you're all well. Until next time...

The first pic is at 4 weeks gestation and the bottom one is 6 weeks. Yes, the top one is sideways... This is Mark's first contribution to the blog. (Thanks, darling, for scanning them for me!) According to my day-by-day pregnancy guide the baby will start really taking form (more human than peanut) by our next appointment, which is November 30th. More pictures to come!! I will write about my exciting trip to Babies-R-Us very soon. Happy Thanksgiving week!

Weeks 1-8

Well, the first 2 months have gone by smoothly with the exception of a little sickness and pain here and there. I am looking forward to the end of this trimester so that I will be done with the nausea. We have already gotten to have 2 ultrasounds and hear the heartbeat! Mon petit oeuf is very petit, only 1.05 cm at the visit last Friday. I am looking forward to our next appointment... mom and Sarah are going to come along since Mark won't be able to make it.

Mark has been great so far. He gets me food when I'm not feeling well and has really been looking after me. We are having to do a lot of planning before mon petit oeuf arrives... budgeting, building, baby-proofing, moving stuff, and buying stuff. And I have GOT to learn to get and stay organized asap! We are adding a bonus room above our garage and moving his office and part of my PartyLite stuff up there so that we can have a guest bedroom (for Grammy) and a nursery (for baby and mama).

According to our monthly budget we should have an extra $1400 a month to spend/save before the baby comes. I'd really like to know where all that money goes now (besides paying off law school last year and the thousands of dollars that we racked up on our credit card buying appliances and furniture for the new house). I've printed out some reports from Quicken and it's not looking good for me. Apparently most of the disposable income goes towards clothes, hair, and other niceties that I really don't need. *sigh* We were perhaps spending a little too much on beer and cigarettes as well. That should be an easy fix! :-)

More to come....