We're Pregnant!!!
Sunday, August 3, 2008 - 4:33 PM
We are so super excited about the expected arrival of our first child! His/Her due date is February 14th 2009. As of this weekend I am officially in the second trimester. Next week we will get another ultrasound and hopefully like the first one we had they will send us home with a clean bill of health and a couple pictures! The first ultrasound showed our little one looking more like a gummy bear than a baby but it was so awesome. It's little heart was beating 170 bpm and the sound of it was incredible intense.
I bought some "we're expecting" postcards to send out to all the family and friends but after telling the immediately family it seems as though the word is spreading faster than I can fill the things out and get them sent. I will make sure to keep all updates posted in a timely manner so all those that check in here at the site will have the skinny on everything that is happening along the way.
I think we have decided so far that if it is a boy he will be named John Sergent Daulton after my father and Ash's grandfather. If it is a girl she will be named Shelby Ann Daulton for my father's parents and following a tradition in his family of each girl having the middle name Ann - which is my middle name and the First name of my mother's mother. So lots of family history either way, I like it.
So far this trimester has been a lot of sickness, nausea and sleep. Some days I have slept as much as 15-16 hours; it is crazy! For about a week now my nausea has subsided and I am feeling much better. My skin seems to think I am going through puberty and is responding with tons of oil and pimples! This must be why they say you "glow" - it is because your skin is so oily. Yuk! I haven't gained any weight, in fact I actually lost 6lbs. I am healthy and doing well though and expect the added pounds any day now.
I have had to stop going to Hap Ki Do class, which I am really sad about. I had just received my red belt, which only put two more belts between me and the black one! I was going for a couple weeks without really participating in the areas that might hurt the baby but I felt so useless after awhile I just decided to save the money and stop going until after the little one is born. Ash gets his chance now to seriously out-rank me - lol.
Much Love to Everyone! I will post the new ultrasound pictures on Friday!
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