13 Weeks Along

Today we actually got to hear Baby Smith's heartbeat for the first time. Baby Smith's heart is beating 149 beats per minute. We saw the doctor yesterday and he told us I should begin to feel my first movements when I am round 20 weeks, so about 7 more to go. Our next appointment is June 15 which I will be 17.5 weeks then so I am hoping the doctor can tell us what we are having then. If not we will have to wait until our 21 week appointment. We have already registered for the 3 classes that we will be taking in September: Childbirth Preparation, Infant Safety & CPR, and Breastfeeding. So needless to say September will be a very busy month for us. The doctor said that our baby is growing at an excellent rate and he or she is just the size that they should be at this point. As of this week our baby is about the size of a medium shrimp, getting bigger and longer every day.

First Regular Dr. Appointment

Last Friday (4/17/09) was our first regular doctor appointment. Baby Smith's heart is still too small for us to be able to hear it but we can definitely see it beating on the screen. Our doctor said that everything with the baby looks great. Our doctor gave me a nice goodie bag that had all kinds of important information for us and some free vitamins for me. In about 9 more weeks we will be able to tell the sex of our baby. This will be so exciting for us because then we will know what colors we can decorate the nursery in. Our doctor told us Friday that my due date is November 24th so it looks like I may be spending my Thanksgiving in the hospital but it will be well worth every minute that I am there.

3rd Ultra Sound

Me and David are just so amazed at how fast Baby Smith is growing. At 8 weeks along she is already the size of a kidney bean. We saw her heartbeat again on Friday - her heart is currently beating 156 beats per minute. Last week it was only 124 beats per minute. This Friday (4/17/09) we will actually get to hear the heartbeat since it will be our first trip to our regular OB doctor. I am going to try and post some pictures of me on our blog this week so everyone can see me progressing. Over the weekend I bought a pregnancy journal which I am going to sit down this evening and fill out eveything that has happened so far and get it up to date. I can not believe that I will be a Mom before my next birthday. My birthday is December 15th and my due date is November 20th so Baby Smith will be a combination birthday and Christmas gift for me. So needless to say this year me and David will definitely have someone to be thankful for. I will be delivering Baby Smith at Eastside Medical Center in Snellville, Georgia so I will make sure I give a list of everybody to call to David so when the time comes he can call everyone and let them know. I am going to have David take some pictures of me this week and I will get them put on our blog by next weekend.

Baby Smith's Heart Beat

Yesterday was a very special day for me and David because we got to hear our baby's heart beating for the first time. Baby Smith's heart is beating 124 times per minute which the doctor said is wonderful. We are so glad that everything is going so well. It is amazing how fast the baby is growing. November 20th will be here before we know it. So far I have had a very healthy pregnancy. I am 7 weeks along right now so I still have a while to go. I am looking forward to the next 33 weeks. We already have a girl and boy name picked out. If it's a girl her name will be Molly Michelle Smith and if it's a boy his name will be Steven Charles Smith. Hopefully in about 13 weeks we will find out which name we will be using. For those of you that don't know I will be delivering Baby Smith at Emory Eastside Medical Center in Snellville.

First Ultrasound

Yesterday was a very exciting day for me and David. We had our first ultrasound at 6 weeks. Baby Smith is about the size of a peanut right now. The doctor said that everything looks great and that Mom and Baby Smith are doing fine. We go back for another ultrasound next Friday and we will get to hear Baby Smith's heart beat for the first time. My official due date is November 20th. I know it is very small but here is the ultrasound. I was a little disappointed when the dr. told me I was only having 1 baby. I am hoping for a girl but David is hoping for a boy so we shall see!

Pregnancy Announcement

On March 16th, 2009 me and David found out that we are expecting our first child. My due date is November 20th, 2009. Our first appointment with the dr. is April 17th so I will post pictures of the ultrasound then. We are very excited about starting our family and are going to try to be the best parents we can.