Hunting for Trees

You and I went out to the Boughton tree farm today to pick our Christmas tree. Daddy had to work, but we picked it up afterwards. I'm so sad that the Boughton's are closing the farm and you will never experience this with us. Its always been our tradition to go out to the farm and pick our tree there. So it is a little special that you and I are getting to do it just ourselves for the last time. The bumpy ride on the trailer out to the field woke you up and you were kicking all over. Your kicks have gotten much stronger since Wednesday. Your bones are calcifying this week. So taht makes sense. When we went to the doctor after the sonogram, you kept kicking the fetoscope when Dr. Thompson was trying to hear your heart beating and then thump! and another. You were very active the last copule of days. My belly finally had a growth spurt last weekend. I'm really enjoying that its more obvious to others now.

Thanksgiving 2005

We had so much fun showing off your pictures today to family. Everyone thinks you look like Daddy, too! Grandma Carmen (great-grandma) said a special prayer about you. It was very touching and everyone thought we looked happy!

Second Hand

Today, at work, I could hear rumbling in my chest. I'm still couging after all this time. It seems to be worse when Kim comes into the office and I have to wonder if it has something to do with her smoking. When I called the doctor, they wanted me to be seen right away. It concerns me that they seem so urgent. It seems that they bronchitis is gone, but I need an inhaler for the asthma. They also wanted to hear your heartbeat and it sounded really good, which relieved me as well.

Oh, So Sick

This was a pretty awful Halloween. I was running a temp of 101.8 yesterday and contacted the doctor on call. She thought I have asthmatic bronchitis and wanted me to go to the ER. I hated the though of doing that, so I waited it out until Monday. My whole body hurts from coughing so much. Dr. Thompson put me on anitbiotics and cough syrup with codiene so I can finally sleep long enough to let my lungs rest. I'm worried about you, too, but doctor says you'll be just fine.

Not a Mini Van

I started feeling really sick today. So weak and tired, slight temperature. Daddy told me he had to work overtime today. When he cam home, he asked if there was anything he could do to make me feel any better. I didn't think there was. He finally talked me into following him to th egarage. I thought he was taking me to the mud room wehre the dogs were to show me something they were doing. Then he opened the door to the garage.There it was- my new car. 2004 Nissan Murano. We knew we needed a four-door now, so he surprised me. I lot it. It fits us just right.

A Little Flutter

I put our "Miracle" CD in today and put the head phones on my tummy. After a couple of minutes, I realized I was still feeling these tiny spasm like movements just under the skin and below my navel. I kept thinking I was crazy. I couldn't possibly feel you moving at 10 1/2 weeks. But it didn't stop and the more it kept going, the more sure I was. I checked the internet to see if there were others who had suspected this and there were so many. The doctor told us how my unterus is tilited up and slightly to the left which could explain how I can feel you moving so early.

First Heart Beat

We heard your heartbeat yesterday. It was so amazing! It sounded so strong and clear. I tried not to cry so the doctor wouldn't lose the connection, but it was overwhelming. Your tiny beating heart is only the size of the tip of a pen and we still heard it. The rest of the exam went just fine. I gained 2 1/2 pounds. So right on target. We even recorded the sound of your heart on our palm pilots and we've been sharing it with everyone!