Baby...

Well, Chase and I experienced our very first ultrasound! And we're
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For those who haven't heard yet. :D


We are beyond excited!!!!  We DID think it was a boy, for no real reason at all, but we are still absolutely delighted to have a DAUGHTER!!!  A baby girl...A lil' lady...A funny female...A darling damsel...and you get the point. Havin' a girl. Very happy. :) :) :) :) :) :) :) <======  See?  Happy.


We have decided to name her Penelope Cate (nickname: Penny)  We chose it simply because we like the sound of it.  In case you are wondering about the meaning, I've researched it and here is what I found:


Penelope: Greek in origin. Meaning duck / weaver (yes, duck and weaver). In Homer's epic the 'Odyssey' this is the name of the wife of Odysseus, forced to fend off suitors while her husband is away fighting at Troy. She is considered very brave, loyal and clever. (the last part about the Greek myth was a selling point to...pretty cool.)


Cate: Greekin origin. Meaning pure.

Can't wait to meet her!

my time has come...

FINALLY! A baby bump!

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Bebe on the move

I think I felt the baby move! 

I keep hearing how every woman, especially first time moms, when they first feel it convince themselves that it's probably some other non-exciting pregnancy sensations and then it gets stronger each month and they realize that it was the baby moving all along!  Well, I THINK I've felt the baby moving the past few days but it's so subtle that I convince myself that it can't be the baby moving and it's one of those non-exciting pregnancy sensations. JUST like all the other mommies-to-be!  Imagine that.  So I've decided to just accept that it's probably the baby moving (and even if it's not...you guys won't know...you can't feel it! ha!) And it's so super duper exciting! It's not been like anyone else has described it (popcorn, butterflies, rollercoaster etc.)...but no one describes it the same way so there ya go. I think this is the only time in my life where I will voluntarily sit in silence doing nothing, when I just sit and focus on the baby moving (or sit and focus on how much I want the baby to be moving.)  

It's amazing what I can do as a woman!!!  My body is awesome!!!

Only 3 days until we have our first ultrasound!!! Pray that baby bell pepper (I have a pregnancy app on my smart phone and it describes the size of the bebe by comparing it to foods that are approximately the same size...this week it's a bell pepper!) is positioned appropriately (aka what will be INappropriately outside of the womb...aka showing off his/her genitals!)

I'll keep you updated.

One last note:  I really need to get some  pregnancy photos up...huh?

Big News!

So...I'm pregnant!!!!!!!!

Here's some of the most common questions we've been getting and the answers.  (I MUST apologize for the lack of photos.  I don't know WHY I haven't been taking pictures of every second of this experience!):


--How many weeks are you/when are you due?
    About 11 weeks when I started typing this post and about 18 weeks right now.  Due, around the first of October. (I don't want to focus on one day for a due date since I might go over...I don't wanna drive myself nuts!!)


--Were you trying?
    Nope! We had decided to come back to the possibility of maybe beginning to think about trying for kids in July of this year, so that I might maybe possibly get to be pregnant during the Winter instead of the grooling Utah Summer.  So it was a bit of a shocker but we are soooooooo happy! :)


--How did you find out? 
    How most people do. Suspected, took an at home pregnancy test, saw it was positive, took another, saw IT was positive, freaked out. 
   I occassionally take at home tests because I occassionally suspect I'm pregnant so it was very much like any other night in our home.  Chase knew I was taking one so when he went to take the dog out is when I had found the first test and was taking the second and freaking out.  He came into the bathroom and saw me crying and I said "they're both positive." I was afraid he might be sad, angry, upset, panicked (which is why I was so panicked) but instead he said "YOU'RE GONNA BE A MOM." With a big smile on his face, which immediately made me feel better. So, we were not planning on having a kid but we are pretty excited about it.


--How are you feeling?
    I'm feeling GREAT...now.  I had maybe a month or so of nausea and vomiting and then it went away.  I've had a small amount of heart burn and some dizziness...besides that I'm all good! :D


--Where are you going to give birth?
    We found where we are giving birth.  It's in a birthing center and a midwife will be delivering the baby, well it will be ME doing the actual delivering but the midwife will be there to oversee and make sure everything is as safe as can be!  The whole place is really nice, especially the birthing room.  It's got a nice, big bed, a large private bathroom, a sweet bassenett for baby, and a big jacuzzi tub.  (Don't worry, it's very sanitary, they went over their santization methods with us and I feel great about it all.) Here's a link: http://www.utahbirthcenter.com/  You can see photos and get all sorts of info about the place.  So far I am really happy with our experience there.  I like all of the midwives and the assistants and the office manager.  Everyone is very nice and helpful and knowledgeable. 
   They only deal with low-risk, natural pregnancies.  They don't induce, give epidurals, episiotimies etc.  basically they believe in as little medical intervention as possible.  I feel great about that.  I won't go into why I feel so great about it but I'm both terrified and excited as can be to go all natural, I know I can do it!  Contingency plans are going to be made in case some unforseen complication comes up during labor, so that should put everyone's mind at ease. 

So, that's all that's really been going on lately.  I STILL haven't taken any pictures *shame on me* mainly because I don't look much different.  I didn't realize it took so long for that baby belly to poke out!  But I suppose I'll be plenty sick of my big belly by the time the baby is born. 

I haven't felt the baby move at all yet, that I've noticed.  I should start to feel that in the next week or couple of weeks and I'm suuuuuuper excited for it.  And we are going to find out the sex of the baby May 8th, which is a week from tomorrow!!!!!  So I'll be posting some exciting things as we actually start to buy furniture and make more plans etc.  Stay tuned!