10th Week & Nursery Furniture

First of all, we wanted to thank grandma and grandpa Jackson (Jody and Dale) for baby J's nursery furniture. We are so lucky to have them as parents and baby J is lucky to have them as grandparents. They have taken a tremendous weight off of our shoulders in buying the baby's nursery furniture and we couldn't be more grateful. It is an amazing set. It should get here at the latest by next Friday and we are super excited to put it all together in the baby's room. It's becoming much more real and very, very exciting. Thank you SOOOOOO MUCH mom and dad J!

Today Ashley is 10 weeks and 4 days, the baby is about the size of a lime at this point and we are a week and a half away from being in the second trimester. She is starting to show a little bit as you can see by the photo and according to all the books and apps, this week the baby should be forming hair follicles and nail beds (interesting..). Only about 6 more weeks (hopefully) until we find out the sex of the baby. We couldn't be more thrilled! Most people we have asked have guessed that it is going to be a boy except for the grandparents who unanimously agree that it will be a girl. We will see!

The baby is no longer an embryo and has officially become a fetus! The brain and nervous system are rapidly developing and, although we can't feel them, this rapid development is causing some uncontrolled movements and twitches. Also the baby's heart is almost fully developed so next time we go into the doctors office and get a sonogram (02 May) we will be paying close attention to see if the heart beat sounds any different from last time. We are excited to go back and will post all pictures we get from that appointment.

Thank you all for reading and being interested! It means a lot to us and we enjoy sharing this wonderful time and incredible experience with the people we love. We will talk to you all again in a just under three weeks and from the second trimester!

First Appointment & Ultrasound

Hello everyone! Today we had our first doctor appointment and it went wonderfully. Basically, we were asked a few questions about family history and Ashley had to take a urine test and have about six vials of blood taken. The best part was that we got to see our baby for the first time. It was hard to make out anything except the head and heartbeat. The doctor said everything looked normal and said our due date is accurate. Looks like November 6th is the day! :) The heartbeat was so amazing to see. We also got to hear the heartbeat and it made everything feel surreal. It sounded so fast but was a beautiful and comforting thing to hear. Needless to say it was a very good day for us. Our next appointment is on May 2nd and our third appointment is on May 29th. Our doctor was really nice and told us the earliest we can find out the sex of the baby is at 17 weeks so we will hope that baby J will cooperate and let us know ASAP. :)

In the images it's hard to tell whats what, but in the first picture you can see the baby's head pretty prominently. The last picture at the bottom you can see the baby's heartbeat.

 

 

Today, Ashley is 9 weeks and 1 day according to the due date. The baby is now that size of a prune. She is constantly eating blueberry bagels and sweettarts. We are so excited and are rapidly becoming more aware of all we have to do. We are looking at cribs right now and trying to make a list of everything we'll need. If you have any suggestions of things that new parents (especially new fathers) need to know we welcome your input, whatever they may be (anecdotes and personal accounts welcome!).

Thank you all for your support and we are looking forward to keeping all of you updated on any new information we receive.

P.S. Be on the lookout for the Facebook announcement coming soon! :)