Alien or Baby?

Or is our baby an alien?

Baby is Growing Fast

Yes, it's been awhile...we know. But this is well worth the wait. This is our baby at 17 weeks 4 days. It was amazing to see how much he's (no we don't know but we don't want keep saying he/she) grown. We could see some of her (see, we really don't know) organs (liver, heart, brain) and most of the bones. We even saw his blood flow - that was cool. Marcy hasn't been able to feel him yet but he is moving quite a bit. Her heartbeat was very strong too.

To see a video of the baby at 8 weeks, click here http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=marcy+%26+roger&hl=en&emb=0# Turn up the volume and you can even hear the heartbeat.

Although the ultrasound technician could tell the sex of the baby, we do not know and we're not going to find out. We know this will bother some people but you'll just have to wait it out. It doesn't matter to us as long as he/she is healthy. Roger thinks its a girl though.

Marcy is feeling pretty good. Luckily the nausea stopped after only a couple of weeks. She's also getting some energy back too. We know that some of you have been dying to see a picture of the her belly but there really isn't much there yet. Just a little bump. As soon as she's showing a little more we'll post some pictures. She's gained 5 lbs so far - right on track per all the books.

We haven't picked a theme for the baby's bedroom but it's already painted green. Soon we'll be able to clear out the room and get it ready for the baby. We also haven't registered yet but guess we'll have to do that pretty soon too. We started looking at names but have only been through the girls names in the book. We have a few on the list but not sure which one it will be yet. We're going on vacation in October and will pass the time flying by reviewing the boys names. So much to do and so little time!!!

Now that Marcy isn't asleep the minute she gets home from work, we promise to post again soon....promise.

Baby's First Picture

It's hard to believe but this picture proves it's true. We're 6 weeks 3 days pregnant. Wahoo!! We even got to see the baby's heartbeat yesterday - and boy was it beating fast.

It started on Monday when I started feeling nauseous and really tired. So on the way home I bought a home pregnancy test. The next morning I took the test and it showed two lines. I've never seen two lines before. I got excited but thought that it couldn't be true. (Roger was away so he had no idea.) So then I went to my doctor who gave me a blood test and confirmed that I was in fact pregnant. When Roger got home I gave him a card - a Father's Day card for a new father. He just kept saying "I can't believe it. Are you sure?"

Luckily I called my fertility doctor and unlike a regular ob/gyn they will give you an ultrasound as early as possible. So on Thursday we went for one. And that's when we found out that we were 6 weeks 2 days pregnant and the baby is due around February 3, 2009.

So far I'm still pretty nauseous all the time and a little tired. And Roger is watching me like a hawk and making sure I don't trip or fall out of bed. We can't wait for the next 7 1/2 months to go by. In the meantime, we'll have a lot to keep us busy.