Little beats

Well Cletus, you take right after your father...you're stubborn:) So says the Dr. We had our 10 week appointment yesterday and we were able to hear your heartbeat for about 3 seconds before you "swam away in your gigantic swimming pool." It was a truly amazing thing to hear. I can not wait to see what the sonogram will look like. I am very much looking forward to being out of the first trimester. October 10th can't come soon enough!

10 Weeks

Well, today Cletus turns 10 weeks. Things are going well so far. I've caught a bit of a cold and have a pretty bad cough, but other than that, things are good. I'm looking forward to making it to week 13! I can't wait to start telling everyone! We have our next Dr. appointment on Tuesday and hopefully we'll be able to hear the heartbeat! So exciting:)

First Dr. Visit

We had our first Dr. visit on Monday. It went really well. Rob insisted on touching everything in the office and then making shadow puppets with the light to ease his anxiety about being there! The Dr. said that things look good. Our estimated due date is April 23, 2010! We are so excited! Week seven, here we come:)

Week 6

We made it to week 6. Tomorrow is my first Dr. appointment. I'm looking forward to it and to finding out if the doctor will clear me to go on our cruise in January! I am feeling really good. The only issue I'm having (that I will share) is heartburn! And, so far my only cravings are Spanish olives and the Mexican rice from Applebees! Weird! So far so good! Keep growing Cletus!

A Baby?

Yesterday was a monumental day for me and Rob. Yesterday we found out we are going to be parents. While we were trying for a baby, I don't think either one of us expected it to be so easy. This is the first month that we actually "planned" to have a child, so when I came home and took the test, I was blown away by the result! And then I took another. And then Rob came home and I told him what had transpired half an hour before and he cried! Rob was overjoyed at the prospect of having a child together. And then we got another test (are you sensing some kind of pattern here?). One can not take too many home pregnancy tests. I can only be maybe 3 weeks pregnant, but it's amazing to think that this little cluster of cells is something we created and are going to love forever.

This child has unwillingly and unknowingly experienced it's first two roller coasters and has been deep sea fishing in it's short time in existence. He has also been named "Cletus" as in "Cletus the Fetus." Rob is so creative...

I have not really experienced any symptoms of pregnancy thus far, although looking back I can see some things that happened in the last few weeks and the light bulb pops on and I think "Oh, this all makes sense now!"

I can not describe how elated I am and how lucky I feel to have gotten pregnant so easily. I just hope the rest of the pregnancy is as uneventful as the last three weeks!