3 Month Appointment

Dave and I had our 3 month appointment today for Baby. The appointment was actually less eventful than I expected, but I guess they can't all be as exciting as the first ultrasound and actually seeing the little one inside me! We did get to hear the heartbeat this time though, as I thought. I was ready to go into this special room with a machine and basically, it was this little portable device that the nurse had that was able to detect the heartbeat. It only took her a few tries on my tummy to find the heartbeat and you could definitely tell it was a rapid little pace at 148 beats per minute!! I was trying to be so still for the nurse to count and I had tears welling up in my eyes - it was just an amazing sound! Thankfully we'll get to hear that sound at every appointment in the future!!! I guess next appointment they'll start measuring my belly, which can help them tell how much Baby is growing. Also, I am able to schedule the 20 week ultrasound now where we can find out the sex (IF WE CHOOSE TO...ahem, Rachel) and get to see all the organs and stuff I guess.

They also weighed me at this appointment and quite frankly, I don't like their scale! ha ha. I'm going to blame the extra pound or two on the Wendy's burger I had right before the appointment since I was starving - and you really never know how long you have to wait to get into the doctor's office - it's never at the actual appointment time! That's all for now - I wish I had another ultrasound pic to load up, but not this time. I'm sure we'll take another belly shot this weekend or next - hopefully in front of a better background where you can fully appreciate the growth of my mid-section.

12 Weeks Along

As promised, here is an updated picture of me and the new belly at 12 weeks this weekend (don't mind the lovely hairdo). I weighed myself at the gym Friday night and I've gained 2 pounds since my appointment at 8 weeks. I'm not sure if that's entirely pregnancy weight or all the eating out while on vacation. But, I have to get used to the scale moving upwards now. From now on, it's supposed to be a 1 pound per week gain! Oh lord, here we go....

Here are also pictures of the first toy that Baby received from our friend Sara and the donated maternity clothes from 4 good friends of mine (I even got a shipment all the way from Oregon!). I think now all I need to buy are pants!!

Two Month Ultrasound Pic!

As promised, here is a picture of 'Baby Hickman' at 2 months...hopefully we'll have an updated picture after next week's appointment!

Baby Hickman on the way!

Yes, that's right, Dave and I have a 'Baby Hickman' on the way! Dave and I wanted to try to call each and every friend to tell them in person, but honestly between me falling asleep by 8:30 most nights and being fairly busy at work for both of us, it's just not a task we can complete and I'm just too anxious to get the word out there to let this go any longer! I am 11 1/2 weeks pregnant now (Due Oct 7, 2007)! We had our first appointment at the end of February where we got an ultrasound and were able to see and faintly hear the little heartbeat! The baby also moved during the ultrasound, so Dave's sure the baby was waving 'hi' to us. We now have the ultrasound picture on the fridge where we can see our future son/daughter every day!! We have another appointment next week, where we'll get to hear the heartbeat on this doppler machine where it's a lot louder, so that will be awesome! We started taking side profile pictures of me to show progress (I will post those on the blog at some point) Looks like I'll finally have something to update the blog about on a regular basis, you don't know how hard this was for me to keep this for this long!!

We just got back from Arizona late last night, so I'll probably update the blog tonight or tomorrow with pictures and details. Dave is out of town in training until tomorrow night, so I'll have plenty of time to give all the details!

Wedding Bells

Last weekend Dave and I went to one of my High School friend's wedding. It was great to get together with the old gang, and almost every one of us is married now. Wow, we're getting old! ha ha ha. It's a shame it was so cold because the reception was at Starved Rock and it would've been so nice to be outside and see the view, but we stayed firmly planted inside (and even got a dinner table right next to the fireplace!) Here is a picture of most of the girls...a few had already left by the time we took the picture.

I promise more exciting blogs soon...Dave and I are going to Arizona next weekend for a 3rd anniversary trip, so there will be much to tell!