The Bump

After many, many requests, here's the first photo of the baby bump.

I found one of my baby dolls and decided to "practice" giving it attention in front of the dogs. Baker is intrigued and doesn't really mind. Ruby, on the other hand, wants no part of it! Poor Ruby!

Jumping Jacks

Today, we went in to hear the heartbeat and got an even better gift! The doctor's visit started out with the nurse using the "wand thingy" to hear the heartbeat. But after a few minutes of trying, she couldn't pick anything up (and instant panic set in). Therefore, Dr. Anding wanted to do another ultrasound to make sure everything was a-okay. So check it out...

Turns out that Baby Mitchell is 6.5 centimeters long (about 2.5 inches) and is right on growth schedule. He was just too active for us to hear his heartbeat. And no, we don't know the sex...we just refer to the baby as "he." My next appointment is March 26 and I'll have a super ultrasound where we will be able to see all the organs and the spine! And we get a CD of it (for the low price of $16)!

Ben took a few photos of the artwork in Dr. Anding's office. I think it's hilarious! They are all plants that look like vaginas! We giggle like kindergarteners every time we visit!

Tight fittin' jeans

Okay, my jeans are now a little too tight and I've been in my yoga pants for the last few days! How sad! I've gained close to 10 pounds in the last few months (but I also had recently lost a good bit of weight). How on earth am I suppose to gain just 15-20 pounds over the next 6 months? I'm going to be the size of a barn! I started prenatal yoga this weekend and learned some great exercises that involve "taking the elevator up 4 floors and back down." Ladies, you'll probably know what I'm talking about!

We picked out paint for the nursery and Ben is dying to start on it! I just think he likes using the power roller. Paint is as far as we've gotten. This whole not-knowing-the-sex idea is really going to be hard in terms of decorating!

We see the doctor again on February 27 and hopefully he will take me off the hormones! He's already taken me out of "high risk" status!

We won't have much to write as far as baby health updates, but I'll try to post any new escapades!

Go Giants!

~Amanda

Yuck!

So when is this pregnancy glow, euphoria, I'm-suppose-to-love-being-pregnant feeling suppose to start? The sight (and smell) of any food other than rice, banana pudding, Sprite, and Ginger Ale makes me want to die! Poor Ben experienced the first wraths of pregnancy when he used the "wrong kind" of black pepper when cooking. Don't ask me what the wrong kind is....just know that it was wrong!

And what's worse is that pregnancy brain has arrived. I say words backwards, drop things, trip over everything, and CRY at a moment's notice. I had a breakdown in Barnes and Noble the other day while reading part of a baby journal. I even cried while watching Miss America being crowned.

It's going to get better, right?

First pictures

Just a quick post...we had really good news on Wed. Even though it's early, the everything looks good and the baby is growing well! Amanda is healthy, albeit a little cranky sometimes, and always tired!

The doc said the picture of the baby looks like a tiger's eye. Amanda thinks it's because he's an LSU fan. I think he it said because he recognized that I have the "Eye of the Tiger" just like Rocky Balboa...only lawyer-like instead of boxer-like.

Amanda says the baby looked more like PacMan than anything...hmmm. At 4.7mm, it's hard to tell who he looks like.

Doc also said that I could make some money with my donations, if need be. :)

Anyway, I've attached the pictures below. Enjoy!

P.S. We're at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend. Lots of snow! Should be fun.

Baby Stuff

Ben and I decided to hit Babies R Us just to get an idea of what stuff costs these days. We started with the car seat. Not too complicated. They pretty much all look the same. So why do they range in price from $99-$250? Next, we tried to decipher the stroller. There's the lighweight, the heavyweight, the jogger, and the travel system. What on earth? There was another couple there doing their registry and they were "further along" than we are, so we just picked the same stroller they did. Once they left the area, we tried to manipulate all the parts and gadgets- only took us about 15 minutes (yes, we have degrees...one of us has 3!). On to the crib. Seems the "new thing" is the convertible crib-goes from crib to full-size bed. Not sure if I believe the hype. Oh, we also checked out bouncey seats. Ben likes the fully motorized one that does circles, makes womb sounds, and you can hook a mp3 player up to it (no lie). I think the plastic one with a spring will do just fine. Finally, we strolled through the bedding and clothing. Here's where our decision NOT to know the sex of the baby will be tested to the limits! Choosing baby-neutral stuff isn't near as fun as the choosing the jungle animals or lady bugs!

I think I'd almost rather take the bar again...

OK, NOT REALLY!

But, we're just barely starting out on this whole pregnancy thing and WOW is there a lot or worrying and waiting or what???

One thing this whole pregnancy thing has going for it: No Essays on Oil and Gas Law. I think that's made up law just to torment Texas Lawyers anyway!

So next week is the first Dr. Appt. and after that we head to Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival for some celebrity watching and movie screening. Sounds like fun, huh?

Take care and keep sending on the good wishes!