13 weeks, 4 days

Today we heard our little baby’s heartbeat. It was so beautiful! I cannot describe how wonderful it made us feel to hear the heartbeat. I have honestly been overly anxious these past few weeks. I told the Doctor today that it would be good if they wouldn’t space my appointments four weeks apart. :) Geremy has been such a sweet husband to gently remind me every day that God has this whole pregnancy under control and that He will take care of me. I definitely felt God’s blessings today when we heard the heart beat. The nurse said the heart beat was very strong and that all my blood work looked really good. We go back in three weeks for our next appointment. We should be able to find out if we are having a boy or girl in about 7 weeks. :) To the left is a picture of my progress.

Visit with our niece Sydney

Last Friday we had the privilege to babysit our niece Sydney overnight. It was a “trial” run for parenthood as we had her by ourselves. She was such a good baby. We learned how to make a bottle, clean the bottle, change diapers, change clothes, and lots of fun stuff. I was pretty tired by midnight, but Geremy took over and was able to hold Sydney and rock her to sleep. She slept from 12:30 until 5 AM. I fed her a bottle right away and then she slept until my Mom arrived. I was so glad Mom came to help because we were sooooo tired. You could say we are going to have some adjusting to do with sleep when the baby comes. :) Long story short, Sydney did very well and we made some great memories together. We can’t wait to spend time with her again.