Monthly Baby Checkup

So I had my monthly checkup today and everything looks good. It was a very quick visit, she measured my stomach and we heard the baby's heartbeat again and it was 160 bpm (same as my last visit in Dec). I did find out some disappointing news however... my doctor is leaving the clinic. She informed me that she will be joining a new clinic but the details haven't been finalized yet. I'll still see her for the ultrasound next Wed and my monthly checkup in March. Depending on where she goes, I may follow her or switch to a different doctor within the current clinic. My friend Mindy sees Dr. Meyer so I may consider switching to him... I hear he's good & he delivered Chad & Mindy's precious baby girl Lauren!!!

That's about it, nothing much else to report. I'll have a lot more to say next week after our big ultrasound on Feb 4!

Have a great weekend!

20 Weeks Today!!!

I can hardly believe that I've reached the halfway point of my pregnancy! I feel like my body has changed a lot in just the past 3 weeks, and I'm sure it will change a lot more during the second half of my pregnancy. For the past couple of weeks I thought I might be feeling the baby moving around, but it wasn't until last Friday night (1/23) at a Phil Vassar concert that I knew for sure I felt the baby moving! The baby was moving during the whole concert and was really active during Phil's last song, the "hot tub" song. Looks like the baby might like country music!

Here's a picture that Jason took of me tonight when we got home from work. Mollie is very clingy to us when we get home from work so she had to be in the picture.


Stay tuned for more updates after my next doc visit on Friday 1/30 & then after the big U/S visit on Wednesday 2/4 where we'll hopefully find out if our little one is a boy or girl (for the record, I have a hunch that it's a girl!).

Have a good night!

19 Weeks

Sorry it's been so long since I last posted!!! My pregnant belly has really started growing in the last couple of weeks. I still feel pretty good, however lately I've had trouble sleeping. I recently purchased a body pillow which helps a little but I'm still not very comfortable sleeping on my side (I'm normally a back sleeper). Plus, I've been getting up at least 3 times a night to go to the bathroom recently... what a pain!! Well, this baby is worth it! Also, I had to reschedule my monthly doctor visit to Friday, January 30 (originally was supposed to be on Wed January 14) and I have the big ultrasound visit on Wed February 4. I'll have a lot to post after those visits, I can't wait!!!

Here's a picture of me at 19 weeks & 1 day:

In other news, Jason (with some help from his friends Derek & Andy- thanks guys!) worked on tiling our master bathroom floor and tub surround. The floor is done and the tub surround is almost done. Here are some before, during and after pictures:

BEFORE - was vinyl

DEMO WORK

MORE DEMO WORK

TILE IS DOWN

AFTER - looks good!!

Have a good night!

Jackie

Christmas 2008

Merry Christmas everyone! We had a lot of fun spending time with our families in the past week. We started off celebrating Christmas with my immediate family & grandparents on my Dad's side on Saturday Dec 20 & we also celebrated mine & my sister Jen's birthdays... today is actually Jen's birthday - HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY JEN!!! Our parents bought us a cake & we opened birthday gifts before we opened the Christmas gifts. Little baby Molle received some cute baby gifts - the pictures are posted below. The next Christmas celebration was on Sunday Dec 21st at my grandparents house. We spent time with my immediate family again as well as my Aunt Sue, Uncle Gale & cousins Lisa & Brad. We had a good time enjoying the company & good food. Then on Christmas Eve we had dinner at my parents house and went to the evening Christmas mass with them. We spent Christmas day at Jason's parents house in Burlington. We opened up presents, had delicious lasagna for lunch & dinner, and watched "The Bee Movie" (well, some of us napped though the movie - hehe!!). Overall, we had a great time spending Christmas with our loved ones. I'm looking forward to the next Christmas when our little one can celebrate the festivities with us.

In baby news, I'm now in week 15 and feeling great! Besides my expanding belly, I don't really have any other symptoms. I'll probably post another belly picture in the next couple of weeks. And in case you are wondering, my baby is the size of an apple this week. How exciting!!

Enjoy the following pictures from Christmas:

Me & Jen with our husbands & birthday cake!

Front row - My dad Jerry & mom Kathy
Back row - My older sister Jen & her husband Jeremy, Tommy (Jolene's boyfriend), my younger sister Jolene, me & Jason (the baby daddy!)

Front row - My grandpa George & grandma Betty (my dad's parents)
Back Row: Jen, Jolene, me, my cousins Brad (behind me) & Lisa

My sister Jen made me this picture for my birthday - she's so crafty with her scrapbooking - thanks Jen, I think it's adorable (I love that you included our cat Mollie!!).

Have a good night!

Monthly Baby Checkup

I had my monthly checkup this afternoon and am happy to report that everything is going well. My doctor explained that all my blood work came back fine & my pap and urinalysis were fine as well. She checked the baby's heartbeat and it's 160 bpm which is good. That's about all that happened at the visit, it was a very quick appointment. My next checkup is Jan 14, and after that visit we'll have our Feb 4 ultrasound visit where we'll find out the baby's gender... we're so anxious for that day to get here!!!

Here's a picture of me at 14 weeks & 1 day. My bump is definitely growing :)



Have a good night!

13 Weeks!

I knew I'd be bad at keeping up with the updates!! Nothing much new is going on with the pregnancy so there isn't much to report. Next week Wednesday the 17th I have my monthly check-up, so I promise to post another message after that visit to let you know how the baby's doing. This past week I've noticed my belly getting a little bigger each day. I'm still in regular tops but have been wearing maternity pants for the last few weeks already.

This next week is our birthday week - Jason turns 30!!! on Monday December 15 and I turn 28 on Saturday December 20. We didn't really plan anything for our birthdays but maybe we'll go out to dinner one night next week to celebrate! Also, next weekend we are celebrating Christmas at my parents on the 20th and Christmas at my grandparents on the 21st since my sister Jen & brother-in-law Jeremy will be in town (they live in Chippewa Falls, WI). My other sister Jolene and her boyfriend Tommy will also be traveling from Oshkosh for the weekend festivities.

Tonight we're headed to Claim Jumper in Brookfield to have dinner with some of our dinner club friends, it should be a fun time! Tomorrow we plan on relaxing around the house watching football and Jason's parents might be stopping by to give Jason his birthday gift.

That's about all that is going on with us right now. I'll be posting another message on the 17th, I promise.

Have a great weekend!

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!