12 week Dr. appointment

Today was our 12 week Dr. Appointment and everything went great! It was such a surreal moment for us when the sonographer first showed the image of our little one. The difference between the 8 week sonogram and this one was unbelievable! It is starting to look like a real Baby Maples. You could see the jaw bone and nasal cavity and the nose and lips and fingers and toes! It was crazy! I am sure most of you moms have been there before but it was so exciting for us! Baby Maples was pretty chill today. He/she moved a little and gave us a little wave, but other than that he/she did not want to cooperate. I was coughing and rolling around trying to wake em up and he/she just layed there and didn't want to be bothered. This is when the strong feeling came over me and I just knew it was a girl. The stubborness gave it away! I always knew I would have a little girl and would get some payback for my stubborness. Shon is still holding strong for a boy, but I think it is a girl.



We weren't able to heat the heartbeat this time either. She (or he) was being stubborn again once we got in the Dr. office and was hiding. Hopefully next time we will get to actually hear the heart beat. I wasn't too freaked out because we already saw the heart beat on the screen and the baby moving around. The heartbeat was 159 and she/he is just over 2 inches long! Getting big! It is so crazy to think that the baby is only 2 inches long and we could see every feature defined and the hands and legs.


The sonographer told us we should be able to find out the sex in 4 weeks!! I can't believe it is all going by so fast. I am so ready to find out so I can start buying things!! Maybe its a good thing you can't find out the sex right away, otherwise I would be out of money already. Right after our appointment a good friend of mine, Laurin, had her baby on Tuesday and she was still at the hospital so we went up to her room to see the little Ella Kate. She was so prescious and it was so exciting for us to get to hold her and see her. Laurin is doing great and she was actually about to get discharged while we were there. Shon and I held Ella Kate and she was so sweet! When Shon was holding her we were all talking and I looked over and he was so engrossed in her he had no idea that we were talking. It was the cutest thing I have ever seen! He is going to be such an amazing daddy! Then we left there saying, ok we want to be there now! Ha but we have a little ways to go. I am sure it will be here before we know it.


One thing I am really curious about is how our dogs are going to react. Forever they have been our "kids" and especially Bella, she has always been the baby of the family. She is treated like a baby and they get all the attention they want. They are going to be in for a big surprise but I think both of them will be great with the baby. Bella will be a good snuggle partner and Rocky will be a good playmate!


I will keep everyone updated and soon we will have some great news to share on whether we will have a little Christy or a little Shon.

Here are some of the sonogram pictures.

Pregnancy

So being pregnant pretty much jacks up your entire body huh. I got some medicine from my doctor for the nausea so I am no longer loosing everything I eat, but now some new things have popped up! Out of respect for my readers I won't go into detail, but man my body is all sorts of wacky! The headaches are a new thing too but I have had headaches my whole life so I am used to those! As soon as this little guy/gal can read I am going to make these blogs into a book to remind them what I went through for them. Hah just kidding. I feel like I am always complaining about something but its always there and I am just waiting for this magical moment when everyone keeps telling me I will feel the best I have ever felt!

On a lighter note, I found a placement for my internship that starts in May and goes until I graduate in May of 2011. I am so excited about it and I think it is right up my alley. The place is in Fort Worth called The Art Station and it is doing therapy with all ages using art in the therapy sessions. It is combining the two things I love (art and creativity) and counseling into one thing! I can't wait to start and I feel like I have finally found the perfect place in life for me. I say that now but we will see after I have my first week. I will keep everyone updated on how that goes. I start at the end of May. This is going to be such an eventful year for us. I have one last year of grad school and we have a little one on the way. It will be tough to balance everything but it will work out somehow and there is no point in stressing about it. (I have never handled stress very well but with another life in my hands I am forcing myself to accept what life brings and not stress).

Shon and I decided that him and Cory were going to coach whatever sports team the kiddo decides they want to play. What a site that is going to be! Cory doesn't know yet but I am sure he would love the challenge. Especially if its a girl. How hilarious would it be for Cory and Shon to be coaching girls! Oh the plans we have in store for this kid. He/She has no idea what they are about to be brought into with this family!

Well until next time.. there is not much to update at the moment. We have about 9 weeks until we find out the gender so that will be exciting! Take care!