Pictures of the baby at 12 weeks, Feb 11th

This was an amazing day ! We could see the heart beat on the screen. It was amazing to see how much the baby is moving too. We were both in awe of the amazing miracle of life living inside of me. Having this ultrasound made everything feel like more of a reality than a dream!

Isn't this profile amazing !! Eyes, ears, a little mouth and nose : ) It's all there.
We will know the sex of the baby April 8th. Still so far away!!

Spring Tease

Thomas and I at the National Zoo

Thomas, Paul and Ron

February 8th, we had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with long time friends of Thomas', Ron and his wife Liza and Paulito and his wife Lili. Lili and Paul hosted a wonderful lunch, and then we headed to the National Zoo, a 10 minute walk from their house. It was close to 70 degrees outside... an amazing day! In these pictures I am 11 weeks, for those of you who are bugging me for a belly shot!

The weather since has been freezing and everyone is wishing for that February day back! Hopfully it will warm up soon.

It's offical

Some of you may have heard the rumors..... they are true !! Thomas and I will be expecting a baby on August 26,2009. We found out the same week our Christmas letter went out !
We had our 11 week checkup with the Dr today, and things are going well. We were able to hear the heart beat. What an amazing miracle !! Week 8, we were able to see the baby at our sonogram! We enjoyed seeing the baby, which made everything more real.
Things have gone very smoothly in the 1st trimester, with the exception of exhaustion and a being little nauseous. I'm glad to get it out of the way!! I'm dreading the HOT Virginia summer, but remind myself we have air conditioning in our house! If you come to visit, you might want to remember a sweater though. Poor Thomas

I have the best of intentions to update this blog as things progress, and can't wait to share the news of the birth of our baby. Remember to vote if you think we will have a boy or a girl! We will know in early April.