Hello, Baby Lemon!

Baby Yellow, aka Peanut, is the size of a lemon this week! Isn't that just fantastic? The most exciting part each week for me is reading about the development of the baby, and more specifically, it's size compared to a fruit or vegetable. Each week I say to Chris, do you know what size your child is this week? This week, his guess, a peach. Then starts the debate about the size of a lemon versus the size of a peach, and here is a glimpse into the conversational goings-on in our household.

We're 14 weeks and 1 day today, and so far eating is still a challenge. Likes this week: cherry popsicles, buttered rolls, salad(I've already been through a bag and a half of lettuce this week alone), pasta, and Reese's eggs. Dislikes this week: meat, popcorn, seafood, fried foods, anything wrapped in foil or metallic tasting. For the days I don't eat meat, our doctor recommended drinking an Ensure.

Last weekend we went on the hunt for a crib, and we found ours at Lone Star Baby in Frisco(thanks to Rita for the recommendation!). Thank you to my ever so generous and over the moon parents for such a lovely baby gift! Here's a pic...



Options for room decor at this stage in the game, if it's a boy, Calvin and Hobbes(isn't my husband so creative for thinking of this? How cute!!!). If it's a girl, most likely, Winnie-the-Pooh(but this isn't 100%).

Baby names in the lead:

Girls, first name:
Zoey
Violet

Boys, first name:
Chase (Chase and Chris, how cute is that? I'll stop with the "cute" soon, I promise!)
Corey
Ethan

Girls, middle name:
Amelia
Violet

Boy's middle name:
Bounds(my Dad and brothers' middle name, so the baby would carry a Hedrick name and the Dickinson name on)

P.S. This post is for Ken who has requested more updates than just our doctor's visits, thanks for checking in so often :)

Second Trimester! We're having a soccer player...

Our latest doctor's appointment was Friday, April 15th, at 3:30PM. Baby Yellow, aka Peanut, is the size of a plum this week. Next week(13 weeks) baby will be the size of a peach!

We had our sonogram first, and we got to hear the heartbeat at 167. If old wives' tales are to be believed, we might just be having a little girl(fast heartbeat). Baby was sleeping at first and didn't want to wake up. Definitely my child :) With a little encouragement, baby woke up and started moving around! It was so incredible to watch. You could see it's spine, arms, hands, and legs, looking like a little person!

This week they were measuring the length of the baby, right on the mark at 12 weeks and 4 days, and looking to see if baby's nose bone is developed(an early indication of down syndrome). Baby looks fantastic and after a blood test(to test for down syndrome and a few other chromosomal abnormalities) we were good to go!

Our next appointment is on May 13th at 3:45PM and.....we had the option of doing the gender sonogram! We've already scheduled it, so next post we'll announce if we've having a boy or girl! Either way, he/she will be soooooo incredibly loved, a Cowboy's and Mav's fan(I am bound by marriage to list Texas Rangers as well), and a soccer player(please see the first sono pic above where the baby is already kicking for evidence!). :)

We've officially announced that we're pregnant, thanks to everyone who kept our secret!

There's definitely a baby in there!

We went to our first OB appointment on Friday, March 11, at 2:30PM. I was so nervous, we showed up 30 minutes early and I couldn't stop talking. Luckily, I married the most patient man on the planet. 

Baby yellow, aka peanut, is doing great with a strong heartbeat of 152. One of the coolest things I've ever seen is that tiny little heartbeat on the screen. Baby yellow is the size of a blueberry this week. Next week, the size of a large raspberry :)

I loved our new doc, Chris is skeptical of all doctors, so he was happy that I was happy. 

Sonogram determined our new due date is 10/25. We weren't playing when we said we wanted a Halloween baby, ha! 

I've gained four pounds, but I always fluctuate between 3-5 pounds of my weight so we'll see next appointment how the weight gain is coming along :) She said that we'll be good to gain 10 pounds by 20 weeks. I don't see this being a problem, haha! 

We go back to the doc on 4/15 which will be 12 weeks. We'll start telling everyone after that appointment when we start our second trimester. 

Yup, that's the best + sign ever!!!

So as you can tell, Chris and I are going to be parents! We are super excited. I thought I'd start a blog to capture everything we've experienced so far.

From the beginning: I felt sick last Tuesday(2/15) and Wednesday(2/16), and it wasn't the normal kind of sick that goes away in a couple of hours or a day. Chris had photography class that night, so on the way home I bought the a 3-pack of pregnancy tests. I took one right after he left, and it was positive. Me being me, I need two positive tests. So I took another one an hour and a half later, and still positive. As soon as Chris walked in the door, I couldn't hold it in and I told him(standing up, I always thought I'd make him sit down first but nope). He was very cool, calm, and collected, I was going crazy. We both couldn't sleep that night(he was watching a space show, I couldn't believe it). The first thing Thursday morning I scheduled a doctor's appt with my physician. We went in at 2:45PM and by 3:17PM it was confirmed we are going to be parents.

Our estimated due date is 10/20/2011, but Chris thinks I was off on my estimate by a week so this date could definitely fluctuate. I really, really wanted an October baby so we can have Halloween themed birthday parties, I cannot wait!!

We went straight from the doctor's office to my parents house to share the awesome news. My Dad and Mom were both over the moon, my Dad thought he was going to die before we (John and Tahereh or Chris and I) gave him any grandkids :). He literally said this, haha(poor guy)!

We went to Chris's parents later that night and shared the good news as well. Chris's sister Shelly was out to eat with her husband Danny, and my little man Tyler, so they received the news via text from our nephew Josh who was in the kitchen with us, so funny!! I love technology, haha! :)

Godparents are going to be Chris's sister, Shelly, and my brother, John.

Special thanks to my best girlfriends for the nickname "Baby Yellow" :)

We've only told family and close friends so far, my doctor and the book I'm reading say it's best to wait until after the first trimester to tell everyone. So if you're reading this blog, shhhhhhhhh, it's a semi-secret still :)

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!