Sunday, November 25, 2012

15 Weeks

Brock was so excited that this week the baby could be the size of something related to sports instead of fruit!! 
(The baby can also be compared to an apple or orange for you fruit lovers!)


How far along: 15 weeks, 1 day
Maternity clothes: No maternity clothes yet but I did use the bella band on Thanksgiving to prepare for the large amounts of food I planned to eat ;)
Best moment this week: Brock and I bought our first big purchase for Baby "S"! We got a nice new camera to capture pictures and videos of our little one when it gets here!! (notice how much better the quality of this weeks picture is compared to the others!)
Have you told family and friends: YES! Finally, the secret is out!
Movement: I don't think so, I thought I felt something a couple of times but it definitely could have just been food digesting!!
Food cravings: Not anything specific this week!
Started showing: Some days I think so and some days I don't...depends on how much I've had to eat...haha!
Looking forward to: Our next Dr.'s appointment is tomorrow! We can't wait to hear the heartbeat again and set up our appointment to find out the sex!

Hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving!!

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Telling the Family

So here's how we told the rest of our family! Around 9 weeks our sweet friend, Alicia, took some wonderful pictures for us to share our news! Here's a few of the shots:



We had such a fun time! I was so thankful for her capturing this special time for us!

I used Shutterfly to make this fun announcement to send out to the rest of our family:

It was exciting to hear from our family once they received the card! We were so happy to finally share the news with all of our family and we couldn't wait to share it with the rest of the world!!

So, now you know how we spilled the beans to everyone! This has been such a fun time and has shown Brock and I just how blessed we are to have such wonderful support from our friends and family! We cannot wait for this sweet baby to be here!

Monday, November 19, 2012

14 Weeks



How far along: 14 weeks, 2 days
Maternity clothes: Still holding out...I did use the bella band twice this week, not sure if I like it though!
Best moment this week: Working at a small hospital definitely has it's perks...I went down to the OB floor today and got to use the doppler to hear the heartbeat again! It was so fun, I played with it forever!
Have you told family and friends: YES! Finally, the secret is out!
Movement: Not yet
Food cravings: Still sweets!
Started showing: Still looking chubby, but sometimes I think it actually may look like a bump!
Looking forward to: Feeling the baby move!!

Monday, November 12, 2012

The Bump

Ever since I found out we were expecting, I knew that I wanted to keep track of weekly bump pictures in a cute creative way (dang Pinterest, puts too much pressure on people these days!!) I finally got around to coming up with a "board" to pose by at 10 weeks....but never got around to taking a picture until 12...oops! So here's are the first of the bump (rather, lack of bump) pictures!


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How far along: 13 weeks
Maternity clothes: Not yet, I bought a "bella band" but still haven't used it...although, my jeans are getting a little on the tight side around my waist!
Best moment this week: Telling the ladies at Brock and Dad's office. The reactions were priceless, it was so much fun seeing their excitement!
Have you told family and friends: YES! Finally, the secret is out!
Movement: Not yet
Food cravings: It was sweets this week!
Started showing: Looking chubby for sure, not really a "bump" yet though
Looking forward to: Watching the bump grow!


Sunday, November 11, 2012

Let's play catch up!!

So many fun and exciting things have already taken place in the 13 weeks since we found out about this incredible blessing! I will do my best to bring you up to speed!

09/08:
I had to wake up really early that Saturday morning to go learn how to time a 5k in Amarillo. The last few weeks had been frustrating because it had been a LONG time since "that time of the month" with SEVERAL negative pregnancy tests. I'm not sure why but I had a feeling that maybe I should take another test that morning. I hadn't taken one in over a week, luckily I had one left in my bathroom. So, I nonchalantly took the test not thinking much of it...expecting ANOTHER negative test.  And, there it was...a positive right away!! My heart was pounding out of my chest and my hands were shaking!! Now, I had always planned on telling Brock in some special, memorable way...well, that all went out the window!! I ran into our room where he was still sound asleep and told him the great news! He was still half asleep, so I'm not sure it really all sank in right away. He said "no way, that's awesome!" We cried and hugged later before I left. 
Needless to say I bought a few more tests!! I just wanted to be sure and it was so fun to see that these tests actually work!
09/13:
We knew that we wanted to keep the news to ourselves for a while but we couldn't wait to let our parents know. We decided to have both sets of parents come over for dinner and football. I cleared out one of upstairs bedrooms, probably the future nursery, and filled it with pink and blue balloons. I made a pennant banner and hung it across the window. Here's a peek of what it looked like:


Ignore the awful wall color...Brock's we've got a lot of work to do in the next 6 months!

Once everyone got there I told my mom and Brock's mom that I had finally done some work in one of the upstairs bedrooms and that they should come check it out. Before this Brock snuck upstairs so he could be in there to record the reactions (little did we know his speaker didn't work, so all we got was a silent movie...but it was still priceless!). So mom and Brenda followed me upstairs. I guess our dads thought they were too cool to come look because they stayed downstairs, but they came up quickly once they heard the screaming and crying!! It was such a fun evening! We talked about the "little one" and possible grandparent names and spent the whole evening day dreaming about our new addition. Before everyone left Scott, Brock's dad, said the sweetest prayer for our whole family...what a special night! 

This baby is truly blessed with such amazing grandparents!!

09/14:
Since I had no idea how far along I was the dr's office scheduled a dating sonogram at 8:00 that Friday morning. We went in so nervous and excited, we had no idea what to expect. The sonographer showed us the gestational sac, it was way to early to see anything else. She told us that we were 4.5 to 5 weeks along. So, not a very exciting appointment except we were reassured that we were in fact pregnant and everything seemed to be in the right place. We were scheduled to come back in 3 weeks for a second dating sono.

09/16: 
Telling the siblings!!

We decided we couldn't leave our siblings out of the loop for very long. We bought each of them a onesie or bib with aunt/uncle on it!

We went to Lubbock that weekend to visit Kristen and go to the Tech football game. Sunday morning we met my parents and sister for brunch. I handed her a card first, at the end of the note I wrote it said, "get excited to be an aunt in May!" She looked at us and said "shut up!" and then started bawling!! I then handed her the sack with the bib in it. I loved seeing how excited and happy she was for us, it was such a fun brunch!
Thanks mom for capturing such a special moment!

Since we weren't sure when we would see Austin or Cho next we decided to put theirs in the mail. We anxiously waited to hear from them. Cho called us first on Monday at lunch and then we heard from Austin and Kellie Tuesday evening. Although I wish we could have told them all in person, it was so fun to hear the responses and for them to share in the excitement with us! 


I have no doubt that this baby will have the best aunts and uncles EVER!!

10/08:
We got up bright and early again to head to the Dr. to get our second dating sonogram. We were so excited and scared, what if something has gone wrong?! (I think this is how I will feel on my way to every appointment!) We went in and WOW...that little black circle we saw 3 weeks ago, well now there was a bean in there! She immediately found the heartbeat, it was 165bpm...what an amazing sight, to see that little flicker,...let the waterworks begin. I was overcome with emotion and just so grateful for what we were seeing! The baby measured at 7wks6days and she told us our due date would be May 18, 2013.  She told us that the measurements were right on track with what she measured at the last visit. After our appointment Brock and I went to Starbucks and just stared at our ultrasound pictures of our baby...OUR BABY...I still don't think it's sunk in! 
So, tiny!! I can't imagine how much this little bean has grown since then!!

10/26:
This is when we had our first appointment with the Dr. The nurse came in and told me she wanted to use the doppler to try to hear the HB, she warned me it was still a bit on the early side (10wks6d) so if she couldn't find it she would take us over to get another ultrasound to check everything. I was so nervous! She put the probe on by abdomen and found it immediately...music to our ears!!! Now, looking back I wish I would've whipped out my phone so I could've recorded it! It was the most wonderful swishing sound I had ever heard! She said it was a strong heartbeat, 169bpm. She told us the Dr. would be in soon and walked out. Brock and I couldn't stop smiling...we heard the heartbeat...WOW! After a few minutes of waiting and updating our parents on hearing the heartbeat, Dr. Freeman came in. He has been my Dr. for almost a year, ever since I moved back to Borger, and he has been wonderful. I was ready for Brock to finally meet him. He told us congratulations and asked how I was feeling (which by the way I haven't had to deal with any sickness so far...just exhausted!) The appointment with the Dr. was rather uneventful, he told us now that we've heard the heartbeat the risk of miscarriage was <1%, that was wonderful new for us since we actually went through a very early miscarriage back in June. We feel so blessed to be experiencing all of this! It was such a wonderful morning and I'm looking forward to our next appointment!!

Saturday, November 10, 2012

BABY!!


Brock and I are so excited to announce that...
Baby Sherwood is due May 2013!!
It has been an incredible experience so far and we feel so blessed! Follow us here to join in the journey of our growing family!