14w3d

I had a doctor's appointment today and just wanted to give a quick update...everything looks great and we got to hear the heartbeat again!! It was 159 beats/minute and "strong"....what do you think, boy or girl?? Also wanted to include a photo of our first baby gift! Our friend Jim's grandmother knitted these teeny-tiny booties for us...hard to believe our baby is going to be this small : )

Wedding #1

We had our first (of 8) wedding of 2010 this weekend...here are a few pics! This is 13w4d...

Questions, questions, questions?!?!

So I've had a lot of people ask me a couple classic questions about this baby...thought I'd just get the answers out in the open. NO we are not finding out the sex!! The reaction to this question from some people really cracks me up- some people are horrified by this!! It sounds cheesy and cliche, but we really have no preference and we figure this could be one of the most exciting surprises we may ever get! Question # 2 then becomes: How are you going to decorate the nursery if you can't do pink or blue??? Before we even found out we were pregnant, we decided on colors that we wanted for a nursery. We're not really pink and baby blue people (which if you've ever been to our house, you probably realize this) so we decided on yellow and gray. We are going to do gray beadboard to about picture-rail height and then paint yellow above that. The furniture will all be white. I also am going to attempt to sew all of the crib bedding...I'm getting a new sewing machine for my birthday (thanks to Mom and Dad) and am excited to get started!! This way, I can use gorgeous designer fabric for about 1/4 of the price of bedding you buy at the store. Plus, it's sort of hard to find yellow and gray baby beddding!! Here are swatches of the fabrics I'm using...   

12 weeks

Do you believe me now, Mom?? Official bump at 12 weeks!! Of course, in anything but form-fitting tops, I still just look a little chubby ; )

SNOW DAY!

Hmmm...this could make running errands today a little tough!! Lucy has spent most of the morning with her face covered in snow pushing around a buried tennis ball...she can't get enough of this stuff : )

GO COLTS!!

At home before the Super-Bowl bash at Dave and Chris's...sad the Colts lost but loved spending the day with great friends! I will be 12 weeks pregnant in 2 days!!  PS: Anyone see the Google commercial?? So great!! I have to admit, I teared up...it's the pregnancy thing, right?!

Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnsSUqgkDwU

11 week belly

Still a pretty puny bump...but I'm proud of it!

Kumquat

Ultrasound at 10w3d

Disclaimer to all of my nurse friends: in the lower picture, the bubble-like sac is in fact the baby's brain; not a mass, tumor or cyst. Yes, I asked, and yes the size is normal!!

Look what I did!

Spencer built this workbench today for the garage...he's also working on custom cabinetry for our laundry room. Pics coming soon!

Ultrasound #3

We had an(other!) ultrasound this past Friday...my doctor didn't get great pictures with the last one, and since I don't get another one until 20 weeks, she wanted to make sure everything was okay. This baby is moving and shaking (future swimmer, possibly??) The ultrasound tech could hardly get our little one to hold still long enough to get a good picture. But she succeeded in getting a few good shots, and I was able to see the arms, legs, fingers and toes- so amazing!! Heart rate was 167 which the doctor said was perfect for 10 weeks. I posted the ultrasound pics, along with Spencer's weekend projects...working on building cabinets for the laundry room, building a workbench, and cleaning out the garage- Thank god! We also made a quick trip to Ft. Wayne on Friday for Spencer's mom's birthday...and were lucky enough to catch a Komets game- great win, Brandon!!

Bump???

10 week bump...if you can even call it that?!

Beautiful Boyne

Spencer and I went on a ski trip in early January to Boyne Highlands in Michigann with 10 of our friends. Unfortunately, I was not able to ski, but had a great weekend catching up on my reading, cooking for the crew, and playing housekeeper. Oh, and was thoroughly entertained by our friends, as usual!!

Kidney Bean

8 week ultrasound (AKA: Kidney bean)

Sunflower Seed

6 week ultrasound (AKA: Sunflower seed)

Couldn't trust just one...

We're pregnant! We found out on December 16th...perfect timing to make it a
Christmas surprise for our families!

10 weeks today!!

So although this is my first post, I'll try to include some info about what's been going on for the last couple of months! I may actually be about 12 weeks along by the time you read this....I'd just really like to get through that first trimester before we spread the news to the entire internet! Honestly, I've felt pretty good since we found out I was pregnant- many 8:30pm bedtimes, minor muscle pains (they call it round ligament pain!), but just occasional nausea and only a couple episodes of dry-heaving on my way to work, thankfully! I'm definitely ready for this to feel a little more "real," although I'm assured by many of my mommy-friends that that time will come very soon!! We have had two ultrasounds so far (#3 is on Friday) and everything looks great...babe has had a heart rate in the 140's and is growing quickly. My doctor didn't get the best pictures of the baby's arms and legs on the last one (already a stubborn one, imagine that!), so that's why we're getting a repeat this week...fine by me! I have a pretty pathetic baby "bump" at this time- see pics above! Looks to me like just have had a few too many beers over the last few months- I wish! I think the news is finally sinking in with Spencer..he's been talking a lot about names, the nursery and baby-proofing the house; though he loves to rub it in that he's going to have a designated driver until next fall! I'll try to update every few weeks to keep everyone in the Kruse loop. Hope you all continue to visit!