Merry Christmas!
As promised, I have an update and some pictures! :)
We had our 20 week ultrasound yesterday (Friday, December 21st). Everything went very well. We got to see and watch the baby for about 45 minutes! Baby J wasn't cooperating for the Tech, which meant extra time for us to watch our baby. :) Eventually she got all the images she needed to make the determination that everything looks great, normal, and right on track. All it's bones and organs are working and operating as supposed to. Baby's measuring 7 inches and weighing 11 oz. Our Doctor said it best, that the baby's body is the size and weight of a soda can. Just picture a soda can and legs and arms sticking out! Pretty cute, right? :) My mom was even here to see her first grand baby for the first time. It was so special for all of us!

On Monday (December 17th) Brian was finally able to feel the baby kick for the first time! It was a nice little moment for us. :)

I hope everybody has a very Merry Christmas and an awesome New Year. Love and miss you all.

 

Baby J from his/her profile. You can even see all 4 chambers of the heart!

 

 

It's cute little foot and toes.

 

It popped out! 19 Weeks 4 Days

 

 

Watch my belly grow. :) A collage of the first 4 months.

 





 

Pregnancy Announcement Photos by Rachel Bayne

Baby Bump Picture

18 weeks 2 Days

Hey All-
Thanks again for taking the time to check our blog. Today marks 17 weeks and 5 days. The baby is now the size of a sweet potato. He or She is about 5.5 inches long and tipping the scales at 5 ounces. :)
We had our 16 week appointment on Friday. We got to hear the heart beat again. That's always the best part of the appointment! Baby's heart rate was at 151 bpm. Which is right in the normal range. Again, everything is looking and sounding healthy. We had our second trimester blood work, again, to check for any chromosomal abnormalities. The blood work came back negative and all is normal. Its always a relief to get that phone call!
I've begun to feel movement now for the last 3 weeks. Its the most awesome thing ever. :) I wasn't sure what I was feeling at first, but knew it was different that anything I had felt before. I went about 10 days between the first and second movement, which was a little worry some. I did some research and found that its pretty normal to go a while between movements, esp so early in the pregnancy. With first pregnancies, most people don't feel anything until about 18 weeks. I guess I was pretty lucky to start feeling them early! I also called my Dr. and he assured me that everything was fine. I am now feeling movement everyday. Its mostly in the morning, when I am having breakfast and then in the evening, as I am getting ready for bed. Its just the most amazing thing, as well as very re-assuring.
Brian is a little disappointed that he can't feel anything yet. But hopefully within the next couple weeks, as the baby gets bigger, the movement will be strong enough for him to feel.
I'm still feeling great, and have a ton more energy. I have now started to gain a little weight. My first trimester I lost 4 pounds, but it appears that I have gained that 4 pounds back. I am still wearing all my normal clothes, but I know the end is getting closer and closer...
I have finally made it back into the gym. Yay! Its been nice to get back into the routine of working out. Although, my workouts are nothing like before, but it still feels good.
We are only a couple weeks out from that half way point. I will be 20 weeks on December 20th. It also means we are coming up on our next ultrasound. For most people it would be the ultrasound to reveal the gender. We, however, are waiting for our little baby's grand entrance, to see if its a boy or girl. As hard as it is, we rather wait for the surprise! We will have our ultrasound on December 21st. So, stay tuned for baby bump and ultrasound pictures! 
Brian and I started our baby registry at Target. It was a little overwhelming. They don't have much in the gender neutral area, but we made it work, and were able to find some things.
Alright, bye for now. Love you all!

Sunday, November 18th, 2012: Over the last 2 weeks, my nauseousness and queasiness has subsided. I am getting energy back, more and more each week. And I have also, not thrown up for 2 weeks. Its becoming more and more the "honeymoon" phase of my pregnancy that people always talk about. I finally have more of an appetite to eat healthier. Rather than choking and gagging it down before, I tend to have more cravings for healthy food.

As of today, I am 15 weeks and 3 days. The baby is about the size of an avocado, 4 to 5 inches from head to romp, and weighing 3 to 5 oz. Although the baby's eyelids are still fused together, it can start to sense light and the tiny bones in the baby's ear are in place making it able to hear now. I am starting to get a little baby bump. Looks more like I just ate a big meal. I am still able to wear my normal jeans and other clothes.

Now that we are all up to date. Stay tuned for more. :)

Friday, September 26th, 2012: We had our first prenatal visit to the doctor. It was our 8 week appointment. We had our first ultrasound and got to see our growing baby, technically still called a fetus, for the first time. It was so amazing! Although, it doesn't really look anything like a baby, it was ours and very surreal to see. We saw its tiny little heart beating away. We also got the best news, the baby is growing correctly, and that everything looked healthy and normal.
A few days later, we also got my blood work back from the lab. Everything was good! :)

Friday, October 26th, 2012: We had our second prenatal visit, which was our 12 week check-up. We got our second ultra-sound to see the baby, and also do the measurements for any chromosomal abnormalities. This time our baby, looked like a baby! :) Not only did we get to see the heart beat, but we also got to hear it for the first time! Our ultrasound tech said the heart looked very good. She also told us that the baby is measuring a little bit bigger than typical for this stage. But assured us that this was a very good thing and means the baby is getting all the nutrients it needs. I was very relived to hear this news. I was having pretty bad morning sickness, which really was all day. I was always nauseous and queasy. I would throw up almost every morning and evening. So to hear that everything was still great and the baby was measuring so well, it was very much a relief!
We also did additional blood work to further confirm that there were no chromosomal abnormalities. Those results came back negative and completely normal.
We decided that it was finally time to spread the good news. :)

Hello Family and Friends :)

Welcome to our baby blog. I thought this blog would be a great way to keep our family and close friends updated with my pregnancy and our baby. Its a way to keep you all informed at the same time, without anyone feeling left out. I hope you guys find this as a fun way to stay connected to us. But, I would like to ask one favor. I would like to keep website address private, and I am asking that you please don't give this website out to anyone other than family. Brian and I really want to keep this as private and intimate as possible. Hence why, I have still yet to post anything on Facebook. I feel like most people on there don't need to know all the details. :) Feel free to comment or email us at bkjeffery14@gmail.com

I'll start at the beginning to fill you all in.

Thursday, August 30th, 2012: After work I went to get groceries for our camping trip that we were going on with our neighbors, for Labor Day weekend. I had been getting all the symptoms that I was going to start soon, but for some reason, something just felt a little different, and I decided to pick up a pregnancy test. I knew that it was really early, and that I should probably wait until the morning, when the tests are most accurate, to take it. I couldn't wait. I had to take the test. While waiting the couple of minutes, I kept thinking that this would be the best birthday present ever, if it came out positive. And sure shit, it was POSITIVE! I was shocked. We had only been trying since July. I had always hoped it was going to happen quickly, but things have never really come easy for me. I was thinking it was going to take us a while. I started to laugh, giggle, and cry, all out of excitement and shock. However, like most women, I didn't trust the first test. I proceeded to put my groceries way and started cooking a few items for camping. All with a smile on my face. I kept looking at the clock and checking my phone; waiting to get that text from Brian saying that he was on his way home. The text finally came. I knew I had about 25 minutes before he would pull in the driveway. I finished my cooking, and cleaned up the kitchen. I took the second test. It was also positive. I knew I was cutting it close on time. I grabbed a piece of paper, the two tests, and wrote a sign for Brian:

He came home. I told him I made him something, and it was on the kitchen counter. He bee lined it to the kitchen, assuming it was food or dessert. I started filming... To sum it all up, he was shocked, excited, and teary eyed. He asked if this was for real. I laughed and said "yes, it does say positive, right?". It truly was the best birthday present ever! We were so excited, but this was going to be really hard to keep it a secret. Before I went to bed, I looked up a pregnancy calculator. I put in all the info; I was 3 1/2 weeks pregnant. And I saw I am due in May. Just a couple days shy of Mothers Day and our 3rd anniversary! It couldn't be more prefect. :)