Friday, April 25, 2008

Ultrasound part duex!!

Monday night while Thea and her mom were making salad rolls they had a little conversation that went something like this:
"When is the baby due?"
"Not sure yet, we'll find that out Wednesday"
"Don't you know when you got pregnant?"
"No, I'm not sure exactly when."
"How can you not know when you got pregnant!"

Thea did not respond, but thought to herself, "Damn, it's not like we do it once a month and then wait to see if we get pregnant!"

Since then I've wondered if Thea's mom knows the exact date both Thea and Peter were conceived. It's not like I've been thinking about it all the time, but here and there it's popped in my head.

Yesterday Thea and I went in for the "internal" ultrasound, HOLY CRAP this was an experience. Remember when we were kids and your parents constantly say, "You only hear what you want!" Well, I saw what I wanted to see. So what if the sex of the baby won't be "determined" for a while, I swore there was an extra little limb (wink wink). Even if that "little" limb doesn't grow, who cares! I'm still the most excited I've ever been.

The image of the baby's face was super crazy!!! The baby's eyes took up half the head, the nurse assured us everything was normal and babies grow into their eyes. Just after we saw our baby's face, Thea noticed the baby's ears and said "Oh my god, those ears are huge!" and we laughed nervously together. A big sigh of relief came when the nurse showed us what we thought were ears were actually little hands. During the entire ultrasound both Thea and I were amazed that we made this little person and can't wait to meet him or her.

At the end of the ultrasound the nurse told us we were exactly 10 weeks along with a due date of November 19th. If by some chance we have the baby on my mom's birthday (Nov 11), my mom would fall apart. She'd be so ecstatic she'd probably die from dehydration after crying so much. On a different note, the next time Thea's mom asks her, "When was the baby conceived?" Thea can honestly say either February 11th or 12th.

Once we're around a scanner the ultrasound pictures will be up.

Update Sunday 4/27/08

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

We Went Shopping

Jenn Bernards (SLE dodgeball captain) will forever go down in history as the first person to buy our baby clothes. She bought the cute alligator one piece and the alligator towel. With inspiration from Jen, Thea and I decided it was time to start shopping for baby's clothes. It took all of two seconds to convince Thea, you all know how much she loves to shop!
Early Sunday afternoon Thea and I meandered around Lloyd Center shopping for either Amelia or Sean Danger. The experience was surreal and a bit nerve racking. Nerve racking because we're just coming out of the first trimester and I didn't want to jinx the whole thing by buying clothes too "early". Once Thea showed me the baby argyle socks I was sucked in. What hooked me was when I found the "My Daddy Rocks" one piece! Thea was a little let down they didnt' have a "My Mommy Rocks" one piece but we'll keep looking. We picked up the hip hop hat so the baby can style like Uncle Pete. We didn't get much for our first time out, but there's a lot more to come. The pictures were taken with my phone so they're a little weak. We're getting a new camera soon!
People say pregnant women get the "pregnant glow", we'll Thea definitely has it. Except when she's nauseous or hiding under a blanket because I smell of garlic.
It's only been a few months, but I'm loving every moment of it.

Monday, April 21, 2008

In the beginning...

A beautiful big eared girl was born in Thailand. Thea learned how to walk in Cambodia but learned how to run in St. Helens, OR. A few years (or 5 to be exact) after Thea arrived, a big eared egomaniacle boy was born in Phoenix, AZ. It took 25 years and a business class for us to finally meet. After a few study sessions together I thought "Man, this girl is hot and cool she needs hang out with us more!" Over night we became part of each others lives. Three years later, 500 of our closest family and friends attended our wedding. Nine months into the marriage, we pulled the goalie and scored. We're having our first baby!

This little blog is to keep our family and friends up to date on our pregnancy. Happy reading!!!