21 Weeks, January 28, 2007

We have now made it halfway + 1 week through this pregnancy! In the last week or so John has been commenting to me that he thinks he can now see more of a pregnant belly on me. Of course, I've felt like it's been there longer, but others have started noticing as well in the last week that I now have a bit more of a defined "baby bump." I still feel really great and have yet to experience any kind of cravings, however, I do occasionally wake up at 4 or 5am and find that I'm starving!! We think that we have narrowed down our choice of crib & other furnishings for the nursery - and this weekend we also picked out a color we both love for the walls - it's called Pale Apple by Laura Ashley and we found the sample at Lowes (just in case you wanted to know...I always love those kinds of details). I'm excited to get the room set up and ready and feel like I want to do as much now in the 2nd trimester as possible, because I feel so great. We have been reading up on all the things our baby is developing, and she now is beginning to hear, and can distinguish between my voice and others - wow, isn't this incredible?! Truly the handiwork of our Creator! We may not get to post next weekend, since John and I will be taking a Babymoon vacation to USVI, St. John. It's part of my 30th birthday present & one last big getaway before we settle in to the life and schedule of a newborn. I told John that we need to start posting a few pictures of him on this blog, too - so stay tuned and we'll update soon.

19 Weeks, January 14, 2007

This week I felt the baby for the first time! I wasn't sure if it was the baby at first, but there didn't seem to be anything else that would have had this same sensation. On Friday afternoon, I was sitting at my desk at work, and felt very subtle pokes just below my belly button - then again when I was laying down on Saturday and Sunday. Friends have assured me that this will only continue to become more pronounced as she grows and moves. I also did a little shopping this weekend to look at ideas for decorating the nursery. We've talked about painting the walls a green color and doing pink and green accents. I think we've picked a fabric we both really like, and I'm planning to sew the bed skirt, panel curtains and bumper pads. I've also been doing some reading - Baby bargains and The Happiest Baby on the Block. There's so much to learn and get ready for - thankfully God gives us several months!

It's a Girl!

We had an ultrasound to check everything on Monday, January 8th, 2007, and it was such an amazing experience! We could see our baby moving on the screen, and we heard the heartbeat again. It was one of those things I had always heard was so neat to see from friends who've had babies, but until it's your own body and that baby is yours, it's hard to imagine how exciting it is. We went to the appointment, and I inadvertantly wore a blue/green shirt - so John decided he should wear a pinkish colored dress shirt so that both boy and girl colors were represented. (He brought along a blue shirt to change into as well, depending on the news we received). We found out that our baby is a little girl and looks healthy! It was such fun to find out, and now we're beginning to envision this new life that God has entrusted to us, and praying for her before we even hold her in our arms.

18 Weeks, January 7, 2007

17 Weeks, December 31, 2006

13 Weeks, December 2, 2006

September 29, 2006 John & Stacie at Isle of Palms

We spent a relaxing week on vacation the last week of September at Wild Dunes, near Charleston, SC. Our days were spent reading, walking on the beach, relaxing at the pool and playing tennis. Knowing that we wanted to start a family, we suspected that we may have been pregnant, and so on Friday, Sept. 29th, we took a test and were thrilled to find out it was positive. It was so nice to find out on vacation and have time to process the news and talk about the life-changing journey we were starting. We had planned to take some pictures for our Christmas letter, and it was such a fun memory to know that this picture was taken the day we found out we were expecting a little one.