Tuesday, April 27, 2010

4 months!

The belly at 16 weeks today!


Belly love!

So, the belly has definitely started to grow, and grow, and grow - already. I don't really know where it is coming from - the scale says I have gained about 7 pounds, but it looks like a lot more than that to me! Here are some pics from the last few weeks - tonight I will post one from today which is our 16th week - 4 months gone by - holy cow!

Most of these pics were taken with the iphone, so I apologize for the blur. Paul took some better pics with our actual camera, so I will get those up asap.
5 weeks

13 weeks


15 weeks
I am not lying when I say that you will be frightened by the difference between 15 & 16 weeks. It is crazy. I have officially "popped" out!

Friday, April 23, 2010

One year & counting

With the baby coming, Paul and I have almost completely forgotten about our upcoming 1 year anniversary. Ooops.....One year ago on Sunday, we got married on a hilltop in Spain - so sweet! Here are some pics:

And today, what arrived in the mail? SIX GIGANTIC RED VELVET CUPCAKES FROM CRUMB! Mom sent us an anniversary gift and given my current state, edible gifts (especially those in red velvet form) are my absolute favorite. Thanks mom!

I just stuffed a whole one - yum!!

The nursery

We finally picked the colors of the nursery! I know, it isn't actually that far along and we don't know what we are having yet, but the plans have fully begun!! Ideally, I would like to have the majority of the room set up in the next few months. I don't want to be as big as a house and have to worry about finishing up the final details.


We're going with yellow and charcoal grey. I know, I know, no pink or blue. But, we're not exactly pink & blue type of people. Thanks to our good friend/interior designer Jessie, we have chosen the color folkstone for two of the walls. The other two will stay bright white, so we don't make the nursery too much like a cave (and also so we don't have to paint over the built in cabinets - nightmare) for the little bun!


The yellow will be more in the bedding and the rug, which I just so happened to spy in the latest Instyle magazing yesterday at the hair salon. Check it out!!!



We're also going to check out some Amy Butler fabric this weekend - I've seen some great patterns with yellow, gray and white so hopefully we will find what we are looking for. I think I am going to try to make most of the bedding myself.


I'm going for a mix of modern and handmade - Can't wait to get started!! We'll post pictures as we go along!

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

meeting the midwife

yesterday, we finally had our first appointment at providence maternal care clinic - yay! from the minute we got in the office i knew our decision to go with a midwife, rather than my ob/gyn, was the right decision. the doctor's office was completely sterile, and the office staff was cold, unfriendly, and rude. at this clinic, they were warm, friendly, and helpful from the moment we walked in the door!

our midwife is linda - she was full of information, and was able to answer all of our questions in a calm and reassuring way. we will meet with her for the first few appointments, and then we will begin meeting with the other midwives so that we are completely comfortable with the person we get on the big day. the good thing about our midwife is that she will stay with us from the moment we start the birth, unlike a doctor that will just come in at the end of the process. linda also told us that the hospital where we will have the baby has a family philosophy, so the whole family will stay together. once the baby is born, we will all remain in one room. i am happy about that. they also really encourage breast feeding there and all of the nurses are trained as lactation specialists, so we feel good about that as well.

after going over all of the family history, financial details, etc, etc, we were able to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time - very exciting! it was right around 150, which according to an old wives tale makes the baby a girl. this completely goes against my maternal instinct telling me that there is a little boy in there, so we'll see! then, linda put some goo on my belly, hooked me up to a machine and voila - our little bundle appeared. for the first time, we saw the little body - i think paul and i both got a tear in our eye (even though he has a hard time admitting it)! The baby was extremely active - waving his arms and legs all about, and turning over a couple of times. he looked like he was having a little party in there! it was incredible...and way too short. we both were wishing we could have looked at him for hours!

our next appointment is in 6 weeks and will mainly be a check in to answer questions and hear the heartbeat. in 8 weeks, we find out what the baby is - so excited about that! we'll be sure to send updates as they come along.

xoxo, h&p

ps. For now, I will default to "he" when I talk about the baby - much better than calling him "it"!