Egg baby

So this is week 13 entering into our second trimester, yeah! So far I am feeling a bit better. I went swimming at the gym and am I out of shape! I am hoping to go more often to keep up some muscle tone. I even feel like getting things done around the house which I am sure John appreciates.

The baby is about 3 inches this week, about the size of a large egg. The baby weighs about 1 ounce and has a more pronounced nose and chin, a tiny person! Still building up reflexes and starting to be able to suck on those tiny thumbs. Gender is well defined now, but we still will not find out for another 6+ weeks.

It has been warm here, over 95 for the past 10+ days. The humidity is not too bad, only in the 75% range. We have had some thunderstorms pop up which helps cool things off. Now, if we were from here we would be telling you that it was horribly humid and terribly hot. Glad we have more experience with weather.

We got a new tree for the front of the house and also grabbed one for the back. We had credit for two plants we lost last year, so we did not have to pay much. We (mostly John) got those in the ground Sunday in the heat and have been watering them like crazy.

That is about it this week. John's group did well with Father's Day, leading the company. That's great! Have a great week everyone and Happy Belated Father's Day (forgot last week).

Week 12

So big countdown this week waiting for the lucky second trimester to start. I am hoping with the start of week 13 my nausea will decrease.

We spent the weekend outside working in the yard and attending some activities. I split up 5 of my huge hosta on Saturday, washed dogs and we went to our neighborhod block party that night. There we were able to share our news with a lot of neighbors and caught up with people we see 2-3 times a year. My back was really tight after all the digging. John was mowing while I dug and hung out with Evie, our 4 year old neighbor. She was checking out the bugs in the plants and "helping." I also showed her how Milo loves to chase water out of the hose. I got sprayed twice:)

On Sunday we got up early and went to the Dog 'n Jog at the Plaza. We did the 2 mile walk. Last year I ran, but was not up to it this year. But when I saw people with 11 min, 30 sec miles I should have! We were back home by 10 am. I was out talking to our neighbor Ron about plants and we got involved in a hosta exchange. We traded plants, I planted some of my split hosta and gave the rest to our neighbors across the street. John trimmed back the holly and we hung out with the Tripletts (Evie's family) again. All in all a busy weekend. I was bushed.

So baby wise this week we are seeing more reflex movement, especially fingers and toes. The baby is about the size of a pacifier this week and growing quickly!

Hope everyone is having a good week!

We are up and runnning!

Hello everyone and welcome to our blog! John and I had discussed having a blog to keep everyone up to date on what was going on in our lives. Steman Tails for all our four footed friends!

So, the big news is we are expecting a baby for January 3, 2010! This was planned, but still happened sooner than we expected:oP Things have been going okay. I have been nauseous and very tired. Thankfully with my job at Barnes and Noble I am done at 11 am and can get a nap in during the afternoon. My belly has puffed out already, but it looks like I ate too much, not so much that I am pregnant. I have had food aversions, sometimes very strongly, poor John. Not too much vomiting, yeah for something!

We are getting excited. We heard the heart beat yesterday, even though the baby was moving around and hard to locate. In 8 weeks we will have a sonogram and find out the sex. We already have a yellow bedroom we will probably use and adapt to the baby. Just need to clean out the closets!

I am almost 12 weeks along now and the baby is about 2 1/2 inches long with hands, feet, eyelids and even finger prints already! Moving around a bunch and soon I should be able to feel the baby.

Thanks Shannon for this idea!