Baby Olivia!

So today was our 4D ultrasound. Olivia's still breech, so it makes it a little difficult to get a real good look at her full face with the shadows of the cord in the way. She looks pretty cute though (I guess). She has her mouth open a lot and in the photo with the arrow she's sticking her tongue out. The first photo is me and Olivia at 26 weeks --- full 6 months now! My hair is a little curlier than normal!

25 Weeks

Still not doing very well on the weekly updates, but I'm trying :)

The past two weeks have been VERY busy. We've been in the new house 2 weeks this weekend. The move went very smoothly, but I was EXHAUSTED! We're pretty settled in, just little things left to do - dining room, finish the landscaping (it was pretty much all ripped out yesterday), get the furniture for the living room and finish Olivia's room. The goal is by October 1, so I think we should be done right around that time and I'll be able to post photos of the finished product.

Olivia's still VERY active in my tummy and doesn't like it when I rest my arms there or Chad puts his ear on my tummy (this week one of the emails I got from "What to Expect" said he'd be able to possibly hear the heartbeat...we're not sure if that's what he's hearing or not)...she let's us know immediately that she doesn't really like it.

Chad's brother and sister-in-law had their little girl this week...Adelayna Elizabeth. Anny and Landon are both very excited and Chad's parents are super excited to have t

heir first grandchild. Poor Anny was in labor for 28 hours, but she says that they're both doing great! We'll hopefully get to see them in October when they're in St. Louis.

Tomorrow we have another ultrasound and the plan is to upload the photos that night (my plans don't seem to really work too well though!). More to come tomorrow!

The photo to the right is the day after we moved in to the new house...I'm 24 weeks pregnant at this point.

23 Weeks And More!!!

Ok, so my goal after week 20 was to post something once a week, but with the house and still being tired it hasn't happened. 

First, below are the photos from the ultrasound...Sorry, they're kind of large.  (keep reading there's more) 

Our little girl has a name...OLIVIA!!!!  We love the name, but haven't decided on the middle name yet...we have plenty of time. Olivia is VERY active and has "parties" when I would like to be sleeping...grapes and sweet stuff really gets her moving around.  It's so weird to feel her!

Next weekend is the big move, we're excited to get settled in and hopefully there won't be much work to do while we're there. I'll put the before and after photos up once we get in.  It really turned out nice!

Hopefully from here on out I'll be able to do the once a week posts...next Monday is another doctor's visit...so I'll have an update then. 

Drum Roll Please......

So we went to the doctor to find out that our "little buddy" is a....GIRL!!!! We're very excited! The ultrasound technician couldn't believe how much she moved around and had a hard time getting her to settle down...she weighs 12 ounces and is 13.2 cm long...moved my due date to Dec 19th - only 2 days difference. Now the name game begins! (yes, I have ultrasound photos and I'll try and get them up tomorrow)

This past weekend we were super busy! We demoed the house and I have photos of me on the kitchen floor removing all the tile...they'll be up later in the week. The demo work is all done and tomorrow the tile floors and shower start going in...looking to have this all done in 3 weeks...keep your fingers crossed!

That's about all for now...pretty tired (it's about 9pm) and I'm just getting home from running errands after the doctor's appointment. Below is the photo at 19 weeks.

I'm Back!!!

Since it's been so long since the last blog, this is going to be a little lengthy since much has happened.

We've moved (and sold) out of our house and into our friend Carrie's condo for a month...today we closed on the purchase of our new home and we have some "minor" updating to do.

Last weekend we spent some time in Lake Louise/Banff, A

lberta and it was great! Chad did some hiking and I did little hikes and sightseeing. It was great to get away and enjoy some time together. http://web.mac.com/cwrinkle (this will take you to the link of the vacation photos)

Now, on to what the website is for...I'm in week 19 and starting to feel better. I don't get as sick as often (Thank you!) and I'm starting to feel ok. Chad's excited because I actually feel like going and doing something every now and then (still not as often as he'd like me to be out and about).

Our little "buddy" is moving around all the time now (does a little dance whenever I eat grapes!) and I have a little bump. Monday we are going to the doctor for our ultra sound to find out what we are having...we're so excited and can't wait!

Look forward to the post on Monday, we'll let you all know what we have coming into this world!

Second Trimester, Heartbeat and More!

So Monday started my second trimester (week 14)...1/3 of the way there! At the time of the doctor's appointment I was feeling a little better, BUT that didn't last long...was pretty sick by mid-week again. Hoping that good days will over take the bad ones.

At the visit we heard the baby's heartbeat...it was VERY fast and good...159 beats per minute! The baby did NOT like the doplar being rolled around it either because it kept moving to try and get away from it. Our next visit is on August 3rd and we have a big ultra sound then...yes, we're finding out what the little one will be and I'm so excited!

Last week we also got a contract on our house, so the house hunt began for us and we have a contract in on a house as well. Both contracts have contingencies until July 3rd, so until that date we don't know anything for sure, but feel pretty good about everything. We'll close on the 23rd of July on our house and then a little later the next week on the new purchase. The home is in the same neighborhood, just a few blocks north of where we are now. Let the fun begin...pregnant and trying to put a new house together...FUN TIMES!

Next week our friend Doug comes to visit AND it's our 1 year anniversary! I can't believe it's already here...more to come next week with fun events next week!

12 WEEKS!

So, yesterday was the start of my 12th week (no photos this time...I haven't changed much). Rumor has it that things may start to get better soon, but after this past weekend I'm not so sure...I really didn't know someone could be this sick!

I was thinking today about the thing I miss the most...Diet Coke...I used to love that stuff! I think it will be the first thing I ask for after the little one comes. Along with missing Diet Coke, I don't like much of anything...no more love for burgers and fries...hate ice cream at this point...like I said, there's not really much that I do like right now, AND if I do, it's not for more than a few days (I hear this will get better soon). If anyone has any advice at all on this, PLEASE let me know.

Next doctor's appointment is on the 22nd...can't wait to see what they have to say!