the new do

My long hair is gone, but I'm still finding my short hair is versitile.
What do you think?

All Is Well, All Is Well!

Hello Aunties!!!

The ultrasound went fantastic today. Baby Butler was squirmy and wiggly and looks wonderful, perfect & healthy. Still very tiny, we weren't able to see anything gender related yet. Feet are measuring just 1/2 inch long. I just marvel that even that tiny, things are so perfectly formed. The tech informed me that I'm measuring 15 1/2 weeks - a full week ahead. But since I'm pretty confident of my dates, I'm just going to assume this will be like Clayton and plan for humongo-baby #2. And like Clayton, it appears this one is a thumb sucker, too. (see picture below)

This picture is actually of Clayton at 20-some weeks, also sucking his thumb. Amazing that they're so little, but can already do so much, even in the womb!

Scary Morning

I went to my 14 week prenatal today. The doctor put the dopplar on my tummy to listen to the heart tones. Nothing. For FIVE minutes, he moved it around and listened, and changed position, and listened. Nothing. He then scheduled an ultrasound for 9 a.m. tomorrow morning (the tech isn't in on Tuesdays) but asked if I had a few minutes if I could just wait in the waiting room for a while. He said he wanted me to come back in, in about 15-20 minutes so he could see if maybe the baby was tucked behind the placenta or something and had moved. Sure enough, when I went back in, there was the heartbeat! What a HUGE, intense relief. But what a roller-coaster for my emotions this morning! He still wants me to go in tomorrow morning, just to double check. So I get an early ultrasound. I'll keep you all posted. And just FYI, Clayton is 90th percentile for Height & Head circumference. 50th for weight. Looks like he's getting long & lean & smart like his daddy.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Here goes my first Blog ever, I can tell this is going to take some practice.  

I just wanted to share my Party Pictures with you all.

Me and Katie, my friend from work. Love her!  

We both have idiot boys in our lives.

Katie & Todd (no he's not her fiance)

Me & Lars (no he's not my boyfriend)

 

The Party - Dinner & Dancing

 

 

    

  

Something New for us to Try

Hey, girlies! So I obviously have too much time on my hands. Either that, or I'm FINALLY feeling better now that I'm 14 weeks and have entered my 2nd Trimester! Yahoo! But I digress. I thought it would be way fun to have a blog that we can each post to whenever we want, as a way to keep in touch with one another better and share things that are happening in our lives. Since we're all getting more and more spread out, I think it would be fun to be able to share pictures & thoughts in a place that is private but that we can all access. Anyway, I hope you'll all take the opportunity to poke your head in now and then to share stuff, and to be shared with. Let me know what you think! Love you all!

Millie