Doing Great!

So, we had a bit of a scare today, but everything turned out just fine, thankfully. I went to the doctor's office this morning with what I thought was maybe a bladder infection and a LOT of pain. The doctor tried to listen to the heartbeat but couldn't find it at first. At one point he even said something like, "Hmmm... I wonder if it's still there?" THAT was a really good way to scare me half to death, thanks doc! I could have smacked him; he just wasn't my favorite doc. At all. Hopefully next time we'll get to see a different doc in the practice.

We ended up doing an ultrasound (which Rob missed unfortunately) and saw the baby and heard a good strong heartbeat! Looked like it was about 176 beats per minute which is great!

So anyway, just a quick update to let you all know we're both healthy and doing just fine! Also, no bladder infection, thank goodness! I will try and post the ultrasound pictures later if I can get them into my computer somehow.

Hooray! :)

Home Again, Home Again!

Jiggity Jog! I can't tell you how nice it was to be able to take a break from work and everyday life to visit the coast and take a trip to Denver, but boy is it nice to be home! I don't think I've ever been so tired after a trip!

We had a fantastic time this weekend in Colorado with Rob's parents, visiting with them, climbing mountains, riding trains, and eating good food. Here are just a few pictures of the trip, the rest are on my Picasa site. Be warned, though, there are quite a few scenery pictures! :)

On the baby front, we are at ten weeks pregnant now! I'm sorry I missed the 9 week picture, we were tired out and didn't take one. But here is ten weeks (sorry it's a tad blurry)!

Here is where the punkin is this week: 10 weeks, a kumquat!

A little over an inch long now, with fingers and toes and moving around like a champ! Of course I can't feel it yet, but at the speed I'm growing it shouldn't be long! Ha!

We have our 12 week appointment at the end of this month, and hopefully we'll get to hear the baby's heartbeat! I can't wait!! Lately I've been eating everything in site (including pickles from the jar) and trying to keep from gaining a hundred pounds. OK, that may be a bit of an exaggeration seeing as how I've only gained 4 pounds total so far, but always being hungry is a new thing for me! We'll see how I do in the coming weeks and months. :)

Well, speaking of food it's time to get dinner started. I'll try not to wait so long to post next time, and I hope you all have a great week!

One Whole Year!

We made it! One whole year of married life and we are both loving each other and loving being married. We have such a blessed life these days! To celebrate our anniversary Rob and I traveled to the Oregon coast for a few days of relaxing and sight-seeing. Unfortunately, I forgot to take the camera to some of the best photo-taking opportunities, but we did get a few good pictures!

We stopped to see our good friends Kim and Steve in the Seattle area and had a wonderful teriyaki lunch. We don't have many good teriyaki restaurants in Spokane so it was quite a treat! Needless to say, the moment we got back in the car to head further south, I fell asleep because I was so full. Oh well! Rob said it was a pretty drive. :)

One of our favorite day trips took us on a very pretty hike to the Lighthouse at Dissapointment Cove, just outside Astoria, Oregon. It was absolutely gorgeous!

We also hiked to see a waterfall, drove around the little towns, went to a Sunday Morning Market, and took a peek at the ocean. It was a wonderful trip and a great way to celebrate the first year of our marriage! I can't wait to go back someday!

And in other news, we're in week 8 this week! I'm sorry these pictures are a little late, they are actually 8 weeks and 4 days. I am definitely noticing a difference in the way I look! My sis and a few of my friends have generously loaned me some maternity clothes, and it seems that it may be time to give up the old jeans, for now anyway! Oh well, it's for a worthy cause. :)

We went to the doctor on Wednesday and (finally) met one of the doctors in the practice that we hope will be our main doctor. They want us to see all the doctors of course, because no one but this baby knows when the Big Day will come, so who knows who will be on call, but we will have one that we prefer I'm sure. It was great! I found out that I'm immunized against all the major diseases that they worry about (thanks, mom!), and I have O+ blood which is also a good thing. The doc did an ultrasound and we got to see the baby! There was a strong heartbeat which he estimated to be at about 140 beats per minute. Things are looking perfect!

Here's me this week.

And here is the little punkin this week. 8 weeks: a kidney bean!

Hopefully it won't be too long until I get another chance to post. We're heading to Denver next weekend to see Rob's parents. Yay! I am excited, I haven't seen them since the wedding! I'm a little nervous about flying, but I'm sure things will be just fine.

Here's to another great week for us all! :)