April 21, 2009 - 12 Week Update

Headaches, lemonade, and pickles (and cheese and spaghetti and mini cadbury eggs, strawberries, blueberries and pretty much anything else that seems yummy at any given moment of the day) ... Goodbye nausea and hello appetite!

Week 12 was the first official week without nausea! WAHOOO! Just when I thought that maybe we would be in the clear as far as feeling "yucky" goes....the headaches started. Not just tension, but also migraines. Unfortunately I'm not able to take any of my migraine medication or anything more than just a few Tylenol here and there. I have found that long naps (something I'm super good at :-) and lots of water have seemed to help. Even with the headaches, everything really is wonderful and I'm enjoying every single minute of having this little one with me. The day we turned 3 months was truly a victory for us in itself. We are so blessed that after all that we have gone through our first trimester has nearly come to an end. One more week to go!

Thank you for all of your prayers and warm wishes!
We love you all!
Love,
Dee and "Sweet Pea"

Check out what our little plum is up to!

As you move into the second trimester, baby shifts into the growth and maturation stage. After weeks in the critical development stage, almost all of baby's systems are fully formed. The baby is about the size of a plum this week!

April 14, 2009 - 11 Week Update

During Week 11 we said an official goodbye to the good ol' waistline! Although clothed I'm not lookin super preggo just yet, you could definitely start to see the precious little bump through my clothes now. When I was standing at the copy machine at work there was a sweet older lady who was volunteer standing close by me and I could tell she was looking to see if my little bump was indeed one that belonged to a baby or a late night binge at Taco Bell. lol I smiled and said, "There's a baby on the way!" I've learned from that point on that if I'm walk around rubbing or touching my little belly at least a little bit, people realize just what it is and that I didn't actually eat a box of Krispy Kremes all by myself....hmmm...donuts....that sounds good! :-)

During this week Garrett and I got the biggest kick of how Izzy is all of a sudden climbing up on my belly and sitting like a mother hen. Anytime I'm sitting down Izzy takes it upon herself to come and warm up the baby. I like to think of it as a sweet little love gesture instead of her looking at my belly as a new pillow from Petsmart. Either way, it's sweet and I love it!

Extreme fatigue began to be a regular part of life. I have found that snacking on fruit throughout the day, a little nap after school, and going to bed early have ....who am I kidding.....I'm still EXHAUSTED!

Headaches have also started this week...not fun, but I'll take them any day knowing that our little lime is growing strong!

Enjoy the pictures!! Check out the one of Izzy Mae sitting on her "nest"
Love,
Dee and "Sweet Pea"

Your fetus currently enjoys a 1:1 ratio between body and head, and has skin so transparent that blood vessels show right through. But, fingers and toes are no longer webbed, and hair follicles, tooth buds and nail beds are forming -- setting up a significantly more attractive future. The baby is about the size of a lime this week!

April 7, 2009 - 10 Week Update

During this week my daily nauseous spurts began to taper off, especially at night! Wahooooo!!!! Although I'm still having a difficult time eating meat (insert squeamish face here) I was able to enjoy most foods again! Pickles and chocolate were two of the favs for this week. Although the usual strawberry pop tart and applesauce (yes, together) were, and still are the epitome of decadence! lol :-)

We were so excited to see and share the newly popped out belly with Garrett's family over Easter. It was during this week when I literally woke up one morning and saw an actual BELLY! It was so fitting that I looked like I swallowed a small Easter basket on Easter morning.

Although I said goodbye to most of the nausea this week, a new sidekick jumped on the baby bandwagon with me....hello fatigue! I'm not talking like a little sleepy here and there, I'm talking so tired that I have literally fallen asleep during dinner at my own kitchen table while eating those much desired pop tart and applesauce sandwiches! lol I'll be so happy when the second trimester gets here and brings along my second wind that everyone talks about!! You can thank the fatigue for the lack of updated updates!

Enjoy the pictures!!

All our Love,
Dee and "Sweet Pea"
xox

With bones and cartilage starting to form and vital organs beginning to function, baby is making major progress. Body length will almost double in the next three weeks, and arm joints are now working. (Soon, legs will too.) The baby is about the size of a prune this week!

March 31, 2009 - 9 Week Update

We officially graduated from the “high risk” category this past week and had our last visit with our specialist in Charleston . At that appointment we were able to see and hear the baby’s heartbeat for the first time!! We brought out own box of tissues that time because we learned from the previous ultrasound that we tend to use all of the tissues in the exam room! Absolutely breathtaking. The heartbeat was super strong at 178 beats per minute! It sounded like a little drum roll. Maybe it’s an indication that we have an upcoming rock star on our hands! My heart wanted to leap right out of my chest when we heard it…just so incredible! From now on we will be seeing our regular OB just down the road in Murrells Inlet. We went for our first OB appointment today and got to see the baby…yet again! Seeing our little one waving around today nearly brought us both to our knees….well mainly just Garrett because I was already nearly upside down in a rocket ship like chair! Lol J It was amazing. Everything thing looked right on schedule! Unfortunately, we won’t have another ultrasound now for another 10 weeks when we get to find out just “who” is cooking in there! J

Enjoy the pictures!!!
All our love,
Dee and our “Little Drummer Boy/Girl”
xox

Your little embryo has now officially graduated to fetus-hood. Adding to the excitement, a Doppler ultrasound device might be able to pick up the beating heart. With basic physical structures in place and increasingly distinct facial features, baby is kind of starting to look like... well... a baby! The baby is about the size of an olive this week!

March 28, 2009 - 8 Week Update

This past week went by so quickly!
Let’s hope the next 32 weeks go by just as fast! J
Even though Nov. 6th seems like an eternity away,
each time Garrett and I walk by the soon to be nursery
our hearts seem to beat out of our chest in anticipation!
We’ve been spending more time in the baby’s room just for fun.
This past weekend we hung out in there as we read our weekly updates
in our gazillion “What to expect books”! It may seem corny, but the
room already seems to be so peaceful and special!
Check out what our little “raspberry” is up to this week besides making me super hungry for french fries and noodles, noodles, and more noodles…any kind of noodles!
I’ve included pictures of the ball that we went to on Friday night for a service and charity club that Garrett belongs to. I nearly wrestled a man for the last shrimp cocktail…lol I guess there is no shame when eating for two!

Your baby is growing like mad, putting on about a millimeter every day and continuing to straighten out in the trunk. Though you can't feel it yet, baby is moving those little arms, legs and (now only slightly) webbed fingers and toes like crazy. The baby is about the size of a raspberry this week!

March 17, 2009 - 7 Week Update

Our little blueberry couldn’t have looked more beautiful in his/her first photo shoot on Friday!
although he/she sort of looks like a penguin in his/her first picture, it’s still the cutest
penguin we’ve ever ever ever seen! Nana and Puppa Blose got us an adorable
ultrasound frame! We get to go back in two more weeks for more pictures!
Thank you for all of your prayers, support, and love!!

Baby's brain -- both hemispheres! -- is growing fast, generating about 100 new cells every minute. Arms and legs are emerging as joints start to form, and a permanent set of kidneys (baby's third!) is now in place. The baby is about the size of a blueberry this week!

March 10, 2009 - 6 Week Update

Our little sprinkle is growing like crazy this week!
Mama Miller is definitely feeling all of the symptoms in full force!
Hopefully, we'll be scheduling our first ultrasound for next week! The baby is about the size of a sprinkle on a donut or a sweet pea!













Growing like crazy, baby is starting to sprout eyes, ears, nose, cheeks and chin. Those little hands and feet- still webbed like paddles- might wiggle by week's end, the heart is beating (almost twice as fast as mommy's!), and blood is starting to circulate. The baby is about the size of a real sweet pea this week!