First Sonogram!!

Ohhhh your first sonogram!!! At seven weeks, Dec. 7, 2009, we got to see you and hear your heartbeat. You're going strong at 146 beats per minute. Do you know Mommy's heart rate is only 65 beats per minute? You're definitely working hard in there growing--you're raspberry sized now at about 1/2 inch. We can't even explain the feeling of seeing and hearing you. We were so happy to hear you're healthy and strong and right on schedule in terms of size. And seeing you brought tears to Mommy's eyes. She couldn't see Daddy's eyes and he says he didn't cry, but she's not so sure! During the sonogram we could see you pretty clear at certain times, but the picture we got wasn't clear at all but it's definitely you in there.

Mommy's feeling pretty nauseous these days. She's not throwing up, but doesn't want to eat anything other than crackers and bread! And she's passing up on her old favorites like the iced sugar cookies Daddy brought home for her. Daddy's ready to start making your crib. He got a router table and bits now so he is going to start practicing rounding edges so your fingers don't get stuck. And he's also got your crib design almost finalized so we're going to have to go buy the wood. It's been really cold outside but he's going to work on building despite the cold. He's already a great Daddy!

Weeks 5 and 6

There's not a whole lot to report for the last couple of weeks. We haven't found out anything new, other than you're about the size of a blueberry, but we'll keep calling you Poppy. Mommy is definitely starting to feel more nauseous and doesn't think much food sounds good to eat. And, she's sleeping from about 8pm to 6am every night! We did take a picture of Mommy as you can see on 12/4/09 which was 6 weeks and 4 days and you'd think by looking at the picture that you can definitely see a baby bump, but that's really just Mommy's regular bump! We just wanted to have a "starting point" to show your growth. Currently Mommy hasn't gained any weight which is appropriate until the second trimester.

Daddy is still crazily trying to figure out what will be the best stroller for you and has already designed the crib he'll be building you. It's going to be really special to have him build the bed you'll sleep in. He's really a great builder.

Monday we get to hear your heartbeat and we can't wait. We'll fill you in on the details of that later.