Branden and I got to go down to Provo tonight and see the woman we met while we lived in Washington; she was here for her daughter's wedding. Bashawn "adopted" me the first week we got there, took me in, fed us, mother-hen'd me, and all around took care of me when I was so far away from my own mom. I could not have made it up there without her, and she's proof that the Lord watches out for us at just the times we need. We love you Bashawn!
A few of our own pictures from Leicha's wedding. She looked wonderful, so happy. And the scene was perfect (even the backhoe sitting in the yard next door, hehe).
Yep, 'nother belly picture. Not a huge change, at least from the outside. Baby was SO active this time, we could watch it wiggle and squirm - it was on its back then squished its face to the "camera" then rolled over and gave us a bum shot. Unfortunately I don't have the ultrasound images to go with this, the OB was on his way to a delivery at the end of my appointment so he kinda forgot to pull a still image from the machine. Oh well, next appointment in 2 weeks I'll have one for sure :)
I've reached another blessed milestone - the "morning" sickness is gone. Unfortunately, it's been replaced by insomnia. Lately it doesn't seem to matter how bone tired I am, when I lie down at night my body won't settle, so I end up not sleeping at all. The last 4 nights or so I've been getting about an hour and a half's worth of sleep each night. I've heard that insomnia is normal but normal or not, it's downright annoying.
And I'm not just talking about my belly taking on more shape. This is baby at 11 weeks. And you can actually tell it's a baby now. Its little legs are there on the right as it's lying on its back lounging about. The best part about seeing this much progress from 3 weeks ago? I got to hear the heartbeat :) The doppler was strong enough to pick it up, and it was clear as a bell. Just thumpin' away like a pro. And in about 4-6 more weeks, we should be able to find out whether our little circus peanut is a he or a she.
So we went to the cabin again this weekend. We had great weather for the first 2 days, and on the third, it snowed. The first picture is Branden staring perplexedly at the fire he was trying to make in the firepit outside with winds thwarting his Boy Scout prowess with flame. The second picture was of the snowman we built on Saturday morning. We named him Osgood. He melted within about 3 hours.
So, we've hit a milestone. Today I'm officially 5 days past when the last pregnancy went to pot. This required the first belly picture :) I'm 9 weeks in this. I can't believe I already have a little pouch! Way to go junior! I have another appointment on the 10th, and I can't wait to see how much the little one's developed since my last visit 3 weeks ago. All's going well so far. Now if I could just convince baby to stop making me sick at night!
