We're pregnant!

Good news....Drew and I are expecting a baby! I am now 12 weeks along, so the first trimester is over. Luckily, I have been feeling great and haven't had any morning sickness at all (knock on wood). If it weren't for doctors telling me it's true, I wouldn't believe I'm really pregnant! Anyway, today I went for a 12-week appointment, where I heard the heartbeat for the 2nd time. Then, Drew met me at another office for an optional early screening ultrasound. This ultrasound was much more fun to watch than the first one because I could actually make out a baby shape. We could easily see the head and profile of the face (nasal cartilage and pouting lips), legs that were kinda folded in toward the stomach, and arms waving around and saluting. Drew and I are a little concerned because what the doctor identified as a hand looked an awful lot like a big foot to us, but hopefully we'll only end up with two of each. The doctor said the baby was being very cooperative, and he pointed out organs like the heart, stomach, and bladder. The heart was easy to spot because it was moving so fast it looked like it was going to pop out of the poor baby's chest! We're really excited and glad that things are looking good so far. March 30, 2010 is our estimated due date.


This is one of the ultrasound pictures. It didn't scan so well, but you can get the general idea.