17 weeks

Ryan and I took a mini vacation to LA over the weekend to visit some friends. We had a great time! The weather was amazing and Ryan tried surfing for the first time. We also celebrated our 2 year anniversary on Tuesday. Everything is still going well with me. Probably the biggest change is in my belly. I’m actually starting to look pregnant now. I’m looking forward to when I can actually feel the baby moving which will hopefully be in the next few weeks. Enjoy the belly picture.

New Pictures!

Nicole had another ultrasound today. We saw the heart, the spine, the kidneys, arms, legs, feet, and hands. It’s a good thing we didn’t want to find out the sex, because Scipio is one modest baby and had his/her legs crossed the whole time. Everything is looking great and the baby is looking less and less like an alien. Check out the pic above to see baby Scipio waving to everyone. Those are some strong looking fingers! The ultrasound lady said he/she was going to be an athlete because of the strong spine. Future Cyclone quarterback for sure. (FYI - I will be calling the baby Scipio in all posts b/c that is an awesome name and Nicole won’t let me use it for real.)

14 weeks

We had our 14th week checkup on Monday and so far everything is going well. I got to hear the baby’s heartbeat for the first time through the Doppler which was exciting. I’m so glad to finally have my energy back. I feel like a whole new person now that I am actually able to make it past 9pm! Not much change in the belly yet although my clothes are getting tighter and tighter so I feel like maternity clothes are not far off. I’ve tasked Ryan with staining our deck this weekend so we’ll see how that goes!

Happy 4th of July!

Hope everyone had a great 4th of July! Ryan and I had a busy weekend helping my Mom campaign. Between the two of us we walked in 6 different parades in Creston, Lamoni, Kellerton, Leon, Clearfield and Villisca. We had a big group with us so we split up to ensure we could cover all of the parades and overall my mom was represented in 9 different parades in her district. Although it was an exhausting day we definitely had a lot of fun doing it and Ryan got to experience small town Iowa for the first time. We have our 14th week checkup on Monday so we’ll post another update afterwards to let you know how everything went.

12 weeks

We had a dr’s appt. today with some special screenings and I had my third ultrasound. This was the second time that Ryan got to see the baby and it was really cool because it looks much more like a baby now. We got to see its little hands and feet and see it moving around. We also got to hear the heartbeat which was strong at 153 bpm. We are not planning on finding out the sex but Ryan has been convinced from the beginning that it’s a boy however now he’s rethinking. We went out to eat at a Japanese restaurant the other day and got fortune cookies at the end of our meal. Each fortune had a Japanese word on the back and mine was ‘Our’ and Ryan’s was ‘Daughter’ so we’re wondering if they're trying to

tell us something. I guess we’ll see!

We're havin a baby!

That’s right, Ryan and I are expecting! I’m due January 11th and we are both very excited! Since we don’t get to see all of you as often as we would like we wanted to create a blog to capture our experiences through our first pregnancy that you all could follow along with. We will post regular updates and pictures so check back often.