Catch Up

Well, it didn’t take long for me to fall off the weekly blogging wagon!

8 Weeks
Two weeks ago Bryant & I went on a family vacation to Perdido Key, Florida with Verl, Ruthie, Shaun, Whitney & Lyla...what a great time! We spent the week at beach house relaxing, sun tanning, eating, and drinking...well, I didn’t get to drink obviously! :) This was such a great get-away and couldn’t have came at a better time. Verl & Ruthie spoiled us all rotten and we really appreciated the trip.

As far as the pregnancy goes, during the 8 week point is when I started getting realllllllly tired. Everything seems exhausting! I am hoping that my pregnancy follows along with the “normal pregnancy” and that I get some energy back in the next few weeks or so. At 8 weeks, Baby M was the size of a raspberry and according to www.thebump.com was starting to move his/her arms and legs...even though I won’t be able to feel those movements for a few more months. It is so weird to think that there is a little person inside of my belly that is just moving all over the place! Also, during this week Baby M lost his/her tail, we hope... :)

9 Weeks
Currently I am at 9 weeks and 5 days...so I’m not THAT far behind with blogging. At the 9 week mark Baby M was the size of a green olive and is no longer an embryo - but a full fledged fetus. I also read that Baby M’s facial features are becoming more distinct. With that in mind, I have been having so much fun imagining what our little poppy seed baby is going to look like. Will he/she have hair right away? (I did not - Bryant did) If he/she does have hair will his/her hair be dark or light? (I had light hair, Bryant had dark hair) Will Baby M be pale like me or darker complected like Bryant? Brown eyes or blue eyes?! The questions go on and on...

This week I stopped by Target and found myself glued to the baby section looking at blankets, high chairs, car seats, baby furniture, etc. I am SO excited to start baby shopping! I had to stop myself from buying any clothes, since we obviously do not know yet if it is a boy or girl...and won’t for at least another 9 weeks or longer...but there are some seriously cute outfits! With that being said, we ARE going to find out whether we are having a boy or a girl! We are both way to impatient to wait until THE DAY to find out. We have already picked out names...pretty much. We have decided on a boy name (first and middle) and we know what the girl’s first name would be, but haven’t quite decided on her middle name yet.

Okay, I will blog again in a few days and will officially be caught-up! :)

Lots of love,

Bryant, Danielle, Belly & Baby M

S.E.V.E.N. Weeks

Baby M is currently the size of a blueberry! While on one hand this seems impossibly small, on the other hand, we cannot get over how much this little baby has already grown. In fact, Baby M has actually doubled in size since last week! At this point, hands and feet are starting to emerge from Baby M's tiny little arms and legs - and his/her brain is developing like crazy.

This past week was fairly eventful. First of all, Bryant & I joined Verl, Ruthie, Shaun, Whitney, Lyla and the Garvey's in Topeka/Manhattan for a weekend of shopping and golfing. While we were there I had some light spotting, so when we got home I called my doctor (who I have not seen for a regular appointment yet) to see what I should do. My doctor suggested that I go to the ER to have an official check-up on Baby M. I was incredibly nervous and scared about going to the ER, but it turned out that everything was healthy and normal! :) Whew!!! While I was at the ER I was actually able to see our little poppy seed baby's heart pounding away! AMAZING! Unfortunately, Bryant was unable to come to the ER with me, so he did not get to see Baby M's heartbeat yet, but he will soon enough - our first appointment is coming up quickly! :)

In other news - I also found out this past weekend that I PASSED THE BAR! Woohooo! This is exciting news! :) I felt like I had been holding my breath for the past 5 weeks or so and now I can finally breathe. Luckily on the night I found out that I passed we had already planned on having friends over for a BBQ so it ended up being a great night to celebrate...sans champagne of course! :) Our friends John & Laura Schmidt came to town to spend Labor Day Weekend with us, so it was great to be able to celebrate with them too! They brought their 11 month old little boy, Jude, with them, so Bryant & I had a little peek into our future. We couldn't be more excited, Jude is a pretty sweet baby!

We are heading out to Florida with Bryant's family soon. VACATION! :) This will be our last vacation as a family of two...

Love & Babies,

Bryant, Danielle, Belly & Baby M