Happy 2nd Trimester Katie!

This post is giving a special shout out to our sister in law Katie. She has successfully made it through her first trimester like a champ. Happy second trimester Katie, we are so proud and excited for you. We hope this trimester brings better sleep and less fatigue. Take care.
Love,
Josh and Mel

Appointment #2

So the appointment at the OB went well yesterday. Joshua met the woman that will deliver our baby for the first time. He seemed to be okay with her. There was about 30 mls of blood letting to test for everything under the sun. Not to panic, this is all normal stuff that the doctor sends on any patient who is expecting. We should have those results in about a week. The Dr. tried to hear the baby's heartbeat with no luck. You would think that was disappointing, but we got another free sneak peak at the baby on ultrasound instead! It was a nice suprise. The baby still looks good and everything appears to be "normal". The heartbeat was still visible, but not audible just yet. We have another appointment in four weeks and the Dr. is confident that we will hear the heartbeat then!! Josh and I want to thank everyone who has had encouraging words and has been supportive of us in this journey so far. We appreciate the prayers and thoughts very much.

Josh and Mel

Helping Paws

So Carson is still adjusting to the news that he is no longer going to be the only baby in the house. I have to laugh about the fact that many books on expecting talk about how to prepare your pet for the arrival of your new baby. Who knew? Having said that, this new picture shows that he is already willing to help out with chores around the house. He likes to keep the dryer warm while I am drying clothes, or is it the other way around? Anyway, thought this was cute. As far as the baby, he or she is certainly growing because I am tired in a way words can not explain. It makes me smile though because we are assuming that everything is going as expected if I'm this tired! We look forward to many more posts and keeping everyone updated!

What's the size of a raspberry and has a beat you can't hear?

For all those faithful readers...............you will be rewarded greatly today, so stay tuned.

This is the first post since Christmas Day. Our family has had a lot of good news since then and we are growing quickly. First..my brother and his wife are expecting their first baby. Katie is almost 11 weeks pregnant. Her and my brother were here Super Bowl weekend and it was great catching up with them and talking all about the expectations of my second niece or nephew. Congrats to them, we couldn't be more happy! My friend Monica and her husband are also almost 14 weeks pregnant with their first bundle of joy!

So let's get back to the title of this post, faithful readers. What is the size of a Raspberry? Try our currently healthy, 7-week-baked baby. Yes, we are pregnant! That beat you can't hear? It's heart, racing at 152 bpm toward it's September 20th due date. Below you will find the sweetest picture we have ever seen. This is the first ultrasound picture of our little baby boy or girl. It is a bit fuzzy here, but the baby is the length of the line with the plus sign on each end. Everything looked great on exam. We are so excited to keep all of you posted here during the next 32 weeks.

Hope you have enjoyed this post! We are so thankful to God for the blessing He has given us and can't wait for the adventure we have just embarked on.

Love,

Josh and Mel