good friday

well, some big changes are headed our way.  we are expecting!!!  i am 17 weeks today with the estimated due date of march 29, 2013 {good friday}.  we are very excited and feel very blessed!

so far:  i pretty much felt miserable from 6 - 12.5 weeks and lost four pounds by week 10.  at my 10 week appt they couldn't find the baby's heartbeat with the doppler so i went for an ultrasound.  all was well {hb was 171} and i was happy i got to actually see the baby...

we told my mom and roger by giving them my favorite book as a child {wacky wednesday} with a note inside.  for michael's, we gave his mom this bottle of wine...

now that i'm in the second trimester i feel like a new woman.  it's amazing - i don't even feel pregnant.  my last appt was the day we got back from our wild west trip {14w4d} and just knew i had gained 15 pounds from eating out every meal for 10 days straight.  i was up a pound from my original weight so that's not too bad.  and the baby's hb was 148.  {i know no one cares about these details!}.  it was funny - at that appt i also ran into an old college acquaintance and we both really didn't know what to say to each other given the setting we were in.  it was like you wanted to say something but really couldn't.  hopefully i'll see her at a future appt.

my next appt is the 20 week ultrasound.  we do not plan on finding out the sex.  right now i have no desire to know - i guess because i've always said i wouldn't find out.  {luckily michael was on board with that plan}.

haven't taken any baby bump pics yet - will post one soon.  right now i just look bloated! :)