Picture Time!

I finally got my ultra sound pictures scanned in! Along with the 3D ultrasounds pics! Enjoy!

10 weeks and house update!

I'm 10 weeks today!! Ten weeks sounds so much further along than 9. I think it's the double digits. :) This weekend I broke down and bought some maternity clothes. I didn't realize how fitted my clothes were before getting pregnant. Most of my shirts still fit but it just looks like I have a beer gut- not attractive! I bought a few loose fitting shirts and a pair of jeans. I'm pretty sure maternity jeans are the most comfortable thing ever. I don't know if you'll ever get me to wear pants that don't have an elastic waist band again. I can't wait to wear them. Since we are in the process of moving, I still don't have internet access from home (only work and my cell phone). As soon as we do, I will start uploading pictures.

Bad news on the house today. Our appraisal came in $6,500 short! Apparently a house just around the block sold in Aug/Sept for well under value because the owners needed to "unload" it. This could be good news if the current owners of our home will accept the appraised value. Unfortunately, we don't think that they have any equity in the home which means we would be counting on them having the cash to write a check out pf pocket for a significant amount of money. Fingers crossed!!!!

First Ultrasound!!

Yesterday has to be the coolest thing I've ever seen. Addam was off work (Veteran's Day) so I took a half day and moved my appointment up to the afternoon. After waiting what seemed like forever (really, it was an hour and a half!), the doctor finally came in and asked a few questions then said it was time for the ultrasound. He was able to find Baby Lewis pretty quickly. We got to see the flicker of the heartbeat!! Baby is measuring right on track and there's only one in there. :) Dr. also said that once you are this far along and see a strong heartbeat, the chances of miscarriage are very low. Wahoo!!

We got a great picture where you can actually see the head and little arm buds and it looks like a baby! If I can figure out how to scan it in, I'll post the picture. Don't ask Addam though, as the doctor was moving the wand, he thought it looked like a little shark. Due date is still set for June 21, 2010. Now we're excited to finish sharing our news with friends and extended family!

7 weeks+

Well, today I'm at 7 weeks 2 days. All the books say that the symptoms should be in full effect by now. I've been lucky so far. Other than some mild fatigue and feeling incredibly bloated, I have nothing else to show. Addam may comment on pregnancy hormones, but not very often if he knows what's good for him! :) No morning sickness yet! I'm really hoping to be part of the 25% that never gets it. Fingers crossed! Our next appointment is a week from today. I will feel so much better after we get to see the heartbeat!

Things are really coming along with the house. We have all the paperwork turned in to our lender and we've locked in our rate. Our house inspection is scheduled for Saturday at 10:00 am. We're hoping to be in the house before Thanksgiving but that will be cutting it close.

They accepted our counter offer!!

We got the house! We are so excited! Yesterday, they accepted our counter offer and included the fridge! Now we just have to get through the appraisal and home inspection and we may be in the new house before Thanksgiving! Now we just have to start packing...

Finding Casa de Lewis

Last night we went back to the house we really liked. We measured all 4 bedrooms upstairs. The master has plenty of room but the 3 smaller bedrooms are a little smaller than we were hoping. They will be fine for kids rooms but for now, we have spare queen size bedroom suites that may not fit! The yard and the living room are still perfect though! I don't think we are going to find anything else that is new, huge fenced yard, great open floor plan, and all 4 bedrooms upstairs at the price we could (hopefully) get this house. Addam wants to see a few more houses tonight to make sure it's "the one". If all goes well, we could be putting an offer in tonight!

I guess we'll see what our realtor has to show us tonight! But here's a few pics of the house I like!

First Appointment

Well, as I expected, my first appointment was pretty uneventful. They took some blood and went over a few things. Apparently I am allowed to highlight my hair and be around fresh paint as long as the rooms are well ventilated. I can travel up to 36 weeks. It was too early to do an ultrasound because you can't see the heartbeat until after 6 weeks. I might have one at my next appointment which is in 3 weeks. It's going to be such a long wait! I'll be just over 8 weeks so that would be exciting! They gave me a goody bag when I left of a few magazines, a week-by-week guide, and a calendar. Gotta love free stuff :)

I still have very few symptoms. No morning sickness (knock on wood) at all. I may feel slightly fatigued but nothing too noticeable. I know sometimes symptoms don't hit until 6 weeks. I guess only time will tell! I'm trying to tell myself I'm lucky to still feel great but I just want to make sure everything in progressing normally!

After my appointment, I met Addam and we went to look at a few houses. We found a new realtor that we really like and he came up with a few good options. The last house was my favorite! It has a wonderful open floor plan downstairs, a large fenced in back yard, and all 4 bedrooms upstairs. It's also only 3 years old and very competitively priced. It might be the one!