11 Weeks!

Sorry it's been so long since I last posted a message. Today I am at 11 weeks & 5 days and on Tuesday I will be starting my second trimester. It's crazy to think that I'm over 1/4 of the way through my pregnancy. It still feels like a long time until June!! This past week I've been feeling fine, just a little tired but that's nothing new. I'm hopeful that I will have more energy in the 2nd trimester.

Last Thursday Jason & I hosted Thanksgiving at our house. Of course I did not do it alone and received much needed help from my Mom & Mother-in-law (THANKS!!). We had a great time & I was able to share the exciting news with my grandparents on my dad's side & they were thrilled for us. This will be their first great grandchild & the baby is actually due the day after my grandpa's birthday (I told him that I have a feeling the baby will actually be born on his birthday)!! I also shared the news with my Godparents Sue & Gale as well as my cousins Lisa & Brad. They are very excited and my Aunt Sue and I shared some tears when I made the announcement. My mom also told her siblings & parents, it was fun to hear their reactions. My grandma on my mom's side said "Did I hear you right?" It was so cute!

Here's a picture of me at 11 weeks & 5 days. As you can see, I'm starting to get the "baby bump"!



Have a great week!

Baby's first pictures!!

Jason & I met with our OB Dr. Tousignant for the first time today. She informed us that everything looks good. Based on her measurements of our baby, she adjusted the due date to 6/16/09 (only 5 days sooner than the original due date). She also informed me that she won't let me go past 41 weeks so the latest I would have the baby if I need to be induced is 6/23/09. It's crazy to think that we'll have a new addition to our family even before we have lived in our house for a complete year (we moved into this house on July 7, 2008). At this visit she did an ultrasound and we got to see our little one for the very first time. At first the baby wasn't moving (must have been napping), but we could see the heartbeat. After a little bit, the baby was moving his/her arms around!! I think the baby was waiving "hi" to us! We also got to hear the baby's heartbeat, it was 165 bpm which the dr. said is a very normal number. I didn't think I would get so emotional, but I couldn't hold back the tears when I heard the beautiful sound of our baby's heartbeat.

Below our some pictures from the ultrasound. I hope you enjoy them!

The above picture shows the heartbeat!

Our next ultrasound will be on 2/4/09 and that is when we will find out if we are having a boy or girl. Also, Dr. Tousignant assured us that there is only one baby, so no twins for us!

Have a good night!

8 Weeks!

Yesterday was the beginning of my 8th week of pregnancy. This week the baby's length is 0.50 inches & weighs about 1 gram... So tiny!!! This week the babies external ears, optic nerve & eyelids are all developing. By this coming weekend, the baby's arms & legs will be moving & would be visible on an ultrasound & it will also be possible to hear the baby's heartbeat via doppler. It's still surreal that there is baby growing inside me. There was a great sale on maternity clothes yesterday so even though I don't need larger clothes yet, I decided to buy a few tops so I'm ready. My pants are getting tighter this week but I don't think it's time to buy maternity pants yet. I'll probably wait a few more weeks before I buy those. I still don't have any morning sickness & I feel very lucky! I'm still tired and making frequent trips to the bathroom. I'm usually up 3 times in the middle of the night!! I read that this gets better in the 2nd trimester so I'm looking forward to that.

This past weekend we were in Oshkosh for Lisa & Justin's wedding. We traveled with Jason's parents & we all had a great time. My favorite part of the reception was when Lisa played her violin with the dueling pianos to "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". She's an amazing violinist & was a beautiful bride. Below are a few pictures from the wedding & reception.
The first visit to my new OB doctor is next week Tuesday November 18. I promise that I will post an update after that visit to let you know how things are going. I'm so excited and can't wait until the appointment on the 18th!

Have a good week!

Happy Halloween!

Yesterday we had trick-or-treat in our neighborhood. I counted 55 kids came to our door. I thought there would be a lot more kids so needless-to-say we have a ton of leftover candy! Afterwards we went to the Blaha's house & got to hang out with our dinner club friends. It was nice to see everyone.

This week I have had more energy during the day, which really helps for work. However, I end up falling asleep watching TV with Jason around 8PM. I might as well get my sleep now because when the baby comes I'm sure the peaceful nights will end. I'm looking forward to it though!

The picture below was taken two weekends ago at The Machine Shed. We surprised our parents by giving them "grandparent" picture frames with the caption in the middle saying - Coming Soon, Baby Molle, June 2009. Our parents were in tears & it was the best reaction I could have asked for.



I'm going to try and post a message at least once a week and I'll wait to post more pictures of myself until I start showing. I hope you enjoy the blog!