Heartbeat

Yesterday, Justin and I got to hear our baby's heartbeat for the first time. It was great. I love going to the doctor and just getting that confirmation that I really am still pregnant and this is not all a dream. The heartbeat was 160 which a lot of people say means that we will have a girl. Of course it doesn't matter to me either way, but feel free to comment on whether or not you agree with this old wives tale. It will be only a matter of a few more weeks and we will know for sure, but it's always fun to imagine what it would be like either way. Our next appointment is March 16 and on that day we will get an ultrasound to try and determine the sex of the baby. I can't wait to start preparing the nursery in either pink or blue.

Our baby's the size of a lemon!

I am now beginning my 14th week of pregnancy. This marks the official beginning of my second trimester and I am feeling great! The first few weeks weren't bad. I was just really tired all the time. Now, I finally have my energy back. In fact, Justin and I went shopping in Houston yesterday for Valentine's day. Just a few weeks ago, I wouldn't even have wanted to leave the house on the weekend. All I wanted to do was lay around. I am thankful that that is over...for now.  But, I have to say I am very lucky because I never felt one single moment of morning sickness. A lot of people say I am soo lucky, and then there are some that say they were never sick either. I can't believe I am one of the lucky ones. In fact, I barely have any symptoms of pregnancy, but I'm not complaining. I just can't wait until I can post some pictures of my growing belly. 

Joy!

Justin and I went to the doctor just hoping to hear our baby's heartbeat. I was hopeful, but knew that there was only a chance we'd be able to hear it this early. I am now in my 10th week. So after a very long wait in the waiting room, we finally got to see the doctor. Unfortunately, she couldn't detect the heartbeat. She said this was completely normal for this early in the pregnancy. But, she didn't want us to leave worried, so she led us to the ultrasound room where we got to see our baby!!! We never expected this. Like I said, we were just hoping for the heartbeat. I could just cry because of how much joy I feel after getting to see it actually moving around. We could see it so clearly, its head, body, and arms and legs. The doctor said it was really moving around a lot. It is the cutest baby I've ever seen!

Christmas and Some Exciting News

Justin and I had a wonderful Christmas! We spent Christmas Eve with my family and Christmas Day with his. Here are just a few pictures of our holiday.

We had such a great time exchanging gifts, eating, spending time with family and enjoying the kids. Aimee and Aidan are so much fun to watch. The excitement on their faces when they open a present is just priceless. Kinda like the excitement I felt a few weeks before Christmas when I found out mine and Justin's life was about to change dramatically.....

This is a picture of us on December 3rd after taking a pregnancy test that came out positive!! It was a very early test, so we waited a few days to tell anyone... actually just two days, we couldn't bear waiting long to tell our families. We knew they would be so excited. 

So now I have been to the doctor and have had it confirmed that I am actually pregnant and about 9 weeks along!!! 

"Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful"

Here are our pics of the snow last week. We were lucky enough to see it at 1:00 a.m and I couldn't believe how hard it was snowing. Such a memory!!!

Pictures of my mom and dad's house.

Want a S'more? S'more what?

Here's what we did for Halloween!!!

Justin loved scaring all the kids with my dad's scary old man mask. It gives me the creeps!Yummy smore stuff..."First...you roast a mallow." The best Cowboy fans ever!

Burrito Head

Throughout my few years of teaching school, so many funny things have been said or done by my students that I could probably write a book. Here's one for the book. Today, one of my second graders came up with a new way of trying to get to go to the nurse. After lunch she asked me to feel her forehead to see if she had fever. At the same time, someone else told me that she had put her burrito on her head to make it warm! Now this made me laugh, but it was even more funny when I noticed later that she had some crusted over beans on the side of her head.