Music to our ears!

Yesterday was our 12 week appointment with our doctor. We were surprised when he said he would try to find the heart beat with the doppler. And he did...immediately. There was no searching! It sounded amazing! Our doctor said it sounded strong and steady! Sounds good to me! Kevin and I were on cloud nine the rest of the day! That sweet little swoosh sounded was in my head all day long! Makes the past 8 weeks of being sick worth it completely!
Keep praying our little one is growing just right and is healthy!

Gracie Update

With all the excitement of a little one on the way I have not posted anything on Miss Gracie! She is doing fantastic. You would never know she had surgery a few months ago and her rediculous hair-do is much improved. We are technically still supposed to have her in the cage majority of the time but have actually decided it is worse if she is in there. When we let her out she is bouncing off the walls. So we have actually started testing how she does with some freedom. When she lived with my brother and sister-in-law she had a history of eating lanoleum (sp?), being quite destructive, etc when they were gone. Her vet at the time diagnosed her with "Seperation Anxiety". Kevin never knew this side of her so he has had this idea for awhile. I on the other hand do know that side and delayed us trying anything. However, she has done very well. She gets on the guest bedroom bed and looks out the window. Then when we get home she greets us at the door. She has done great and we can tell she enjoys not having to be in the cage all the time. Our goal is to completely graduate from the crate and break it down. We need space for the baby. I am afraid though it will be difficult cause she still goes in there to chill sometimes. I am afraid she will miss it. So...overall she is doing great. It is nice not having to watch her every move anymore. We are hopeful that this surgery will last and the other leg will stay strong and not need the same thing!

Life Cereal...NO MORE!!!

So I had been doing so good for about a week. Still feeling the nausea but not getting sick from it. I was so very thankful for that week. Well on thursday I got up and was getting ready for work. All seemed to be as it had been the other 6 or 7 mornings. I had my bowl of Life Cereal as I had 6 mornings before. And then BAM it was straight to the bathroom for what I thought was never ending puking. I felt like my eyes came out of their socket from heaving so hard. Then I proceeded to work, got report from the night shift nurse, and headed to the bathroom to do it again. Wow! Where in the world did that come from? So having said that I learned a lesson as I told my dear sister-in-law, Allison, the story. She asked if I had eaten anything out of the ordinary. To which I replied, no...Life Cereal, like i had for a week. Allison's response was priceless (she is coming from raising three precious children and has some experience). She said "Well, you just saw your baby's first act of defiance. Little one in there wants you to move on to a new cereal!". Ha! I had to laugh. So Kevin went to the store and I am now on to Frosted Mini Wheats! And it has settled great. No sickness and less nausea! Gotta love the little lessons! Gotta love this baby! :)

10 Weeks!!!

We hit another milestone...the 10 week mark. Nope not to second trimester yet but our little miracle has graduated from embryo to fetus this week!!! All the vital organs are developed and now just will continue to grow and strengthen! And apparently this past week my hormone levels hit their peak!!! All of which I am thankful for. I have also had 1 week of feeling pretty good. I am still nauseous throughout the day but not nearly as bad and I can keep all my food down. I have actually enjoyed eating this week. Another thing I am so thankful for. I told Kevin today about our baby's newest developments and what has been accomplished. He said "Good job". To which I replied "Yea, that was some tough work"! But so worth it indeed!
So now that I am feeling a little better I get to celebrate Kevin's birthday with him tomorrow! We had cake with our small group tonight which was fun and then we will celebrate at my parent's house tomorrow night. I plan to take him out for a nice dinner when all is definitely clear and I feel like getting all dolled up! Hopefully in a couple weeks. So we decided to spend a nice evening with Mom and Grandma (Jim's out of town). And of course Kevin has clearance to play a round of golf in the morning! He definitely deserves it! So things are ticking along nicely. We are always in amazement of what God is busy doing with the little life inside me. It blows us away!

8 weeks!

We hit the 8 week mark this week! I am quite excited for several reasons. Each new week is another step closer to trimester TWO!!!! And I am hoping to feel like myself, or at least eat like I like, again! But this week has been better than last week with the exception of one day, so I am grateful for that! And of course Kevin has still been wonderful through it all. He had the day off yesterday so he straightened up the house and had dinner ready for me when I got home. So wonderful!!! I married a good one! But all this is to say it is comforting knowing the our little one is inside me growing and developing like he/she should!
We are excited to head south for the weekend. We have not seen his parents since February so we are going down to Florida for a quick visit. I am praying I handle the trip well. When we went to Nashville a few weeks ago I was sick most of the trip. The plan is for me to drive or sleep! We will see! Not to mention once we get there I know we will both be well taken care of by his precious mom. Kevin will get in a much needed and deserved round of golf with his dad and i will get to hang out with his mom! Overall it will be nice to get some Florida air in us! Always does a body good...baby will like it too!

The Appointment

Sorry to just now be posted about Wednesday's appointment! But all is well! We met the doctor and really liked him. He spent quite a bit of time talking to us and answering questions. I had the lovely exam and he said everything looked good. We didn't get an ultra-sound but the Doctor feels confident all is well with me and baby! Our official due date is December 8. Christmas baby for sure!
The past couple days have been much better for me. I think the blood they drew on wednesday knocked me out. I got sick immediately after and was dragging the rest of the day and thursday. I started feeling a little better thursday night and was able to eat some "real" food. Then yesterday was pretty good at work and today was even better. I have actually felt hunger pains for the first time in several days! Thank goodness. Kevin had to go to Iowa again for a conference and I was really dreading him going. He has really been my backbone the past week and a half. I was afraid of what I would do while he was gone. So I am so thankful the good Lord has taken care of me and eased the nausea while he has been gone. I have had two really good days. Kevin comes home tomorrow and that should be the last time he has to go up there. It seems to be an interesting place...very strange weather. Huge snow storm last time he went, tornadoes friday night this trip, and pretty today!
Well I need to head to bed. One more day of work. Three in a row has been tough since my energy is kinda drained anyway. But caring for the babies is worth it. More updates soon as we continue to grow!

We are growing...

I have waited a few weeks to post this to make sure things are ok but Kevin and I are excited to announce we are expecting!!!!! I am 7 weeks today and the baby will be due the first week of december. We could not be more excited and cannot wait to go on this journey. Unfortunately I have been rather sick the past week and each day is not much better. I am learning what is good to eat and what won't work. Kevin has been amazing through this and has taken on so much at the house on top of his school stuff. He runs to the store to grab whatever sounds good at that moment. The very thought of a grocery store makes my stomach turn. He has been amazing! We have our first appoinment tomorrow so I am anxious to meet the doctor and see what he has to say. More later...but I have been anxious to post our big news!