Thank you Rachel!

Rachel Burdette is the best!
She introduced me to Tums. Where had they been all my pregnancy? Needless to say indigestion is the way Baby C lets me know he/she's doing great. Already working on strong communication - I'm so proud.

If the folk legend holds true, this will be one baby with an awfully lot of hair.

Na, I'm doing really well. I got to visit with lots of relatives this weekend at my Great Grandmother Mulkey's 97th Birthday party. She's the picture of health & kindness.

And, we're nearly out of the first trimester - I hope that means I'll have energy again... time will tell.

Video premiere

Here is the video from our 2nd ultrasound. Baby is 10 wks, 3 days. Perfect for a January 8th due date.

Enjoy

go here if you can't see it above.

that baby

My take on our first ultrasound.

Before the U/S, I really wasn't able to connect with the fact that we are going to have a baby. I understood it in an abstract sort of way, but that's it. Once I saw our baby move and when I saw it's heart beat, it took on new meaning for me. Instead of "yeah, we're having a baby" now it's "yeah, we're having that baby, the one in that picture right there, the one that I saw moving in my wife's womb." It is real now. I have seen it. I can't wait.

1st pic of wiggles, aka Baby C

Today we got to sneak in an early ultrasound at Dr. DeSplinter's office in Tomball (she's great!). So for the very first time we got to see Baby C wiggle, kick, jump and wave (more or less). Baby's heart is pumping away at about 160 beats per minute - no wonder I'm so tired.

Right now, our baby is right on track for a January 8 arrival.

Enjoy the photo!