He's gonna be a soccer playa...

I knew when I took on this blog project that I would have a hard time keeping it up...so I apologize for the time between my last post but this time I have pictures to share! That's right, we finally got our camera back from the shop! There has been quite a bit that has happened! I have grown considerably! I would classify myself as large and in charge now as you can see below! It is getting tougher and tougher to dress myself!

He is also moving all the time!! He is kicking me constantly as if he is ready to get out and see the world!! James has gotten to feel him kicking several times now and everytime he is so excited!! I am sure that the fact that he is kicking a lot means we may havve our hands full once he becomes mobile. With James as a dad, who can not sit still more than 5 minutes, and me as a mom (They tell me I was a wild child...some, Ann and Nanny, have even used the word hellion) I am sure he is bound to be an active little guy! We have also gotten a pretty good start on his bedroom, which is very exciting! Grandma and Grandpa Fairchild came up and painted and help assemble furntiure which was wonderful and comical!! Of course the crib turned into a 6-7 hour project that ended in James and Dad cussing at the crib and mom and I trying to impose our ideas on them. Needless to say it was a really funny evening and in the end it looks awesome and we can't wait to put our little boy in it!

You're A.....

BOY!!! We went to the doctor yesterday for our first sonogram and found out that you are a healthy baby boy! We were right...we thought you were a boy all along! You are growing so fast and everything looked just perfect! We got to see all of your bones, your heart, brain, stomach, kidneys and other organs! It was just amazing...I've never seen anything like that before! It truly is a miracle and you will never know how much your daddy and I love you already! It was so cool to see you in my tummy! It was so much fun too because you wouldn't stop moving around! The lady who was doing the sonogram had to chase you around in order to get good pictures of you! She said that she hasn't seen a baby that active in a really long time! So we might be seeing your personality already...I don't think that me and your dad are going to get much down time once you get here, but we can't wait!! It is so exciting to know that you are a boy so we can start planning! I feel like we haven't done much of anything to prepare for your arrival (picking names, painting, putting together furniture, etc.) but now we can get started!!

We also learned that you will be coming sooner than we thought!! After our last appointment my tummy measured a little bigger than normal so they wanted to measure your growth. After measuring how big you were it looks like I am 21 weeks and 4 days which is about 2 weeks further along than we all thought! So what that means is your due date got moved from July 10th to June 27th!! We are really excited that we might get to meet you sooner!

You Moved!!

Well early on in pregnancy there are questions about whether ot not there is really another human being growing in your tummy. After I felt you move there was absolutley no question!! Friday night, January 30th, I was laying on the couch watching re-runs of Sex and the City for the hundreth time when I felt something that I had never felt before. It was a funny fluttering feeling in my stomach! At first I laid there trying to decide what I had just felt...was it you...was it gas...I wasn't sure! Then I felt it again and I knew...you were moving around and for the first time I could feel it!! It is such a cool feeling and really one that is hard to describe! I can't wait until you start kicking so that daddy can feel it too! We have another appointment tomorrow which is always fun because we get a chance to hear your heartbeat and hopefully soon we will get to find out if you are a boy or a girl! We just got your crib this week and will be putting it together soon! We have been waiting to make too much progress on your room until we find out if you are a boy or a girl! We will keep working on it and then in a few months Grandma Fairchild will be doing some painting! More to come on the progress of your room and as you conitnue to grow and we get closer to meeting you!!

Third Doctor Appointment

We had our third appointment a couple of weeks ago and I held it together enough this time so that we could hear the heart beat clearly...it was still just as amazing! It is just so overwhelming to think that there is a human being growing in my tummy. It is just amazing! I have started to read to the baby and, of course, sing to it when I am laying in bed.

James and I have started to think about names and for some reason we feel like it's a boy...not really any real reason but that is what we think. I guess we will find out in one of our next couple of appointments...

You Have a Heart Beat!!

During our first trimester we first heard your heartbeat and it was the coolest thing ever! Prior to the appointment when we heard your heartbeat we were both pretty anxious...there was still this sense of disbelief until that day. When we went to the doctor he warned us that sometimes it is a little early to hear the heartbeat so if he can't find it not to worry. Well that just made me worry even more...until he found it!! He squeezed the cold gel on my tummy and then started to listen around. It felt like forever until he said "that is your baby's heart beat!" Once he said that I could not stop laughing...I think that I laughed so I would not cry. Once I started laughing I could not regain my composure and we couldn't listen anymore. Poor daddy barely heard it but we both left happy becuase we knew you were healthy and James finally heard from a medical professional that we were officially pregnant. He had been teasing up to that point saying that he wasn't sure he belived it since all of his information had come from me up to that point! After the day we heard your heartbeat there was no question, just excitment and anticipation!

The First Trimester...I've never spent so much time on the couch.

The first trimester...for me it was everything that I had heard it would be...and more! I have never felt so sick in my life...it was like have a 3 month hang-over without the night of partying before. It was hard to believe that something so tiny could suck so much energy out of me, but I was happy to share it! I guess I should revise my previous statement and say that I have never been so happy to be so sick in my life! While I was hovering over the toilet and ordering poor James around there was such a feeling of joy that both James and I shared. My joy was there despite my upset tummy, headache and dizziness. James was joyful as he ran to the gas station to get me Sprite or run to get me food and it has been a wonderful bonding time for us!! One other thing that was a surprise for me was how easy it was to give up my one major addiction...Coca-Cola! I had gone from having 3-4 Cokes each day to giving it up for the baby...I didn't think that there would be anything that could make me give up Coke, but it's been 15 weeks Caffeine free for me! James and I have also gone from hanging out with friends at the bar to reading "What to Expect When You are Expecting" in our free time and what is so great is that we would not have it any other way!

We're Pregnant!

Well, I kept saying that I would never do one of these and honestly I didn't understand why they were so cool until now! James and I found out 3 months ago that we are expecting our first baby! It was a pretty big surprise to us both! We found out the day after Halloween and we had dressed up like Juno and Pauly Bleaker for the occaision. Now looking back it is pretty ironic that I dressed up as a pregnant girl only to find out a day later that I actually was a pregnant girl!! That costume also plays a pretty big role in how we found out. I had bought home pregnancy tests to go along with my costume...well in my rush to get out of the house I forgot them. When I was at home the next evening I thought what the heck...I'll try them out. When I took the first one much to my surprise it was positive! No way, I thought...so I tried the other one and sure enough got the same result! Well Daddy wasn't home that night (because he was sulking with his friends after KU beat KSU in football) so I could hardly sleep all night with my new found knowledge. I was about to burst with nerves, excitment, fear, and about every other emotion that you can think of! The next morning I was planning on going to church and then coming home to share my news with James but right when I got up I couldn't hold it in! I immediately grabbed my home tests, which I had hidden in the bedside table, and headed to the living room to show James! I told him that I had something to show him and I handed him the sticks. He just looked at me and said "no way!" I just sat there smiling assuring him this was no joke and that we were going to be mommy and daddy! He was extatic and has been so excited and supportive ever since the day I told him!!