8 weeks 1 day

We went to the Dr. today, as I had spotted some. There was no worry, but they had me come in, did blood work, and then had an ultrasound. it Showed a fuzzy static version of a little kidney bean sized baby with a little fluttering heartbeat in it!!!!

I have to admit, once they brought us back (Michael went with me) and they weighed me, took my blood pressure, and then had us wait on a bench in the hallway for the ultrasound room to free up, I was getting nervous. I had come to believe that I was pregnant. I have gained 5 or 6 lbs already, it has to be because something is going on, RIGHT???

Well it was confirmed. We can rest easy, and relax. We saw a heartbeat! There is always a chance of loss, but I am going to choose to not worry about what I don't need to worry about at this point. The due date is set for January 25, 2010 as of now, things sometimes change, depending on how the baby continues to measure.

Michael is sure its a girl, I want to think that there is a 50/50 chance, but we will see. We don't have the patience to wait until the baby is born to learn the gender.

I have from now until the end of January to soak up the advantages of having only one child (and to find a girls name that I like, since Michael has already picked a name if its a boy)

The times, they are a changing.

Good thing we are in the process of selling our house and buying a bigger one. lol. Thats a whole different blog though.

Til next time!

First beach day, on a whim

            

Yesterday, Michael Had forgotten his parking permit hanging in my car, and I had to drive down there  to give it to him. I decided that even though if we left right then, we would make it home in time for Josie to get to bed on time, but then I realized that mixing things up now and then is good for the soul, so I turned around and took Josie to the beach. It was great, I had sand toys and a blanket in my car, apparently for situations just like this! The sun was going down, it was breezy and wonderful, and there were tons of seagulls, and Josie had a blast. She tried to soak it all in. My favorite was walking in the water, which was overwhelming but fun for her. She liked playing with the toys in the worlds BIGGEST sandbox aka the beach. Needless to say, the experience was enough to where I want to go again, hopefully with the rest of the family, and with my camera (not just the camera on my phone) 

I kinda wish we had brought our dinner down and had a picnic on the beach. It was a great night, at first I was mad at Michael for making me drive an hour each way... but I am happy that we just turned those lemons into lemonade. :)