We've Come a Long Way Baby

When you lay it out like this... it seems like I have been pregnant for so long, but in all honesty it is truly flying by!!

FIRST TRIMESTER

1-4 Weeks- COMPLETE

5-8 Weeks- COMPLETE

9-13 Weeks-COMPLETE

SECOND TRIMESTER

14-17 Weeks- COMPLETE

18-21 Weeks- COMPLETE

22- 26 Weeks- COMPLETE

THIRD TRIMESTER

27-30 Weeks- IN PROGRESS

30-35 Weeks- 8 Months

35-40 Weeks- 9 Months

Echocardiogram

So today I went to the hospital for an echocardiogram.  My internist wanted to check on how my hypertension has effected my heart over the past 10 years and see how my heart can handle the stress of delivery.  Mike came because he thought the idea of seeing my heart on the ultrasound was cool.... he was impressed.  It was so strange looking!  It was crazy that the ultrasound tech could tell all about my lifestyle based on my heart. The best line she gave me after I told her I was a smoker until June, "the heart is the best lie detector... I could tell before you even told me because of the heart; just so you know when you are a smoker it is like using rabbit ears, non-smokers you are working with HDTV."   We get the results when I visit the Dr. in September as long as everything is ok, until then no news is good news!

13 weeks!!

So long first trimester!!!!

12 Week Photo Shoot

We went to the Dr. yesterday and got to see baby schmieder again on the ultrasound machine!  It actually looks like a baby now.  We saw the baby swimming, spinning, and waving at us.  The ultrasound tech even laughed at one point when the baby had both hands up like it got caught doing something wrong.  Heartbeat was good- same as before, it was awesome....  not so awesome, we have to wait until our 20 week ultrasound to find out the sex, though Mike swears he saw "junk".  The ultrasound was super clear, the pics, however not so much, but enjoy!

Visitors!

So the counter says we have had a ton of visitors, but we officially sent the link to family members today!  We are actually going to have people we know visiting the site!

Almost week 12!

Reality Check

I had my 1st real reality check the other day.  I realized that there is no safe rear-facing car seat that will fit in red.  My wonderful, perfect, favorite dream car is the least practical car to have with a newborn.  As my lovely husband pointed out, you cannot fit and baby and a stroller in the car at the same time, unless the top is down.  This could stand to be problematic....  Based on this new discovery, I am officially going to be saying goodbye to my mini cooper convertible (temporarily)  

We did an inventory of just a random trip to the beach house for the weekend would entail, and realized that this family needs to have at least 1 SUV.

-Baby

-Rocko 

-Carseat

-Dog Crate

-Stroller

-Something for Baby to Sleep in

-Mike & I's Clothes

-Quoit Boards

-Diaper Bag

-More inevitable Baby Stuff

-Groceries

-Beverages

Unfortunately, the mini is not equipped for such a challenge, so I am thinking about getting one of these:  

We will see.....

Week 11

Almost finished with the 1st trimester!!!  I cannot wait!

I am finally starting to get over the sickness and feel better!  Almost time to tell everyone!

Week 10!

Almost through week ten, and Baby Schmieder is growing like a weed!  Last week we were an olive, today we are a.... rock or lump of coal?  Ok not the best analogy, but you get the point.  He has also graduated officially to a fetus!  So long embryo!  I am also FINALLY starting to get my appetite back, which makes me happy, but also makes me concerned that I am going to eat everything in sight and be the size of the house.  Good thing I lost those 20lbs before the wedding!  Unfortunately, now I am on a road to gaining them all right back!

Belly Growing, No Weight Gain???

Ok, so this is kind of weird... my belly is definitely growing, but my weight is not increasing at all.  Strange.  

Baby's 1st Concert

Friday night was Baby Schmieder's first concert!  It was Dave Matthews Band at Hershey Park, and it was a great show.  We got great seats on the floor, and I was excited we had chairs, but I didn't need one the whole time!  We were joking that the pregnant lady was the only one who stood for the whole show.  Mike was a little concerned that we may be corrupting "him" *** because he is not the biggest fan of Dave, but he got down on the baby's level and was satisfied that all the baby could hear was bass, and that there is nothing wrong with "him" liking some good bass.  I was a bit nervous about both of us being around the drinking/smoking, but luckily it was an outdoor arena, so we didn't sit in a cloud of smoke, and neither of us smoked a cigarette!  I am over a month no smoking, and Mike is going on 3 weeks!!!!  

***mike thinks it is/wants a boy so he now only refers to the baby as he

Baby Schmieder is Growing!

Today I am 9 weeks, 4 days, and found this great little image to show baby schmieder's growth spurt!  We graduated to an olive!

Getting Fat

Still just looking like I have had one too many cupcakes..... the funniest thing.. I have lost 3 lbs... can someone tell me how that is possible??

8 weeks!

Yesterday we officially met baby schmieder for the 1st time!  The doctor says everything looks great!  We got to listen the the heartbeat (sounds so fast, Mike said it was like sonar) and we are really excited now!  The fetal heart rate was 160, which the Dr. Said is exactly where we should be.  I can not believe there is a person growing inside of me!!

Baby Schmieder's 1st Photo Below:

Week 7

Holy Growth Spurt Batman!

10 weeks!

So we have decided to tell everyone our news at 10 weeks... mostly because we cannot hide the anticipation, and people are starting to become curious why I am not drinking or smoking.  I am attributing weight gain to the lack of smoking (totally true) but I am not sure how long I can ride that one out... we will see!

Six Weeks!

Halfway through the 1st trimester!