Gerber Baby

18 Week Sono

We had the 18 week ultrasound on Monday. It was absolutely amazing!! I knew the sono tech from NICU so he was being extra picky for me! Being a NICU nurse there were a few things that I was extra nervous about and he made sure he covered them and showed me to prove it more than once! He was pretty shocked that we didn't want to know the sex, so he went ahead a printed a picture of it, in case we changed our mind. He said it was crazy when people didn't want to know the sex because that's what most people care about at that point. No one seems to worry about what's going on behind the scenes so he said it was nice to have some patients that actually just wanted to know that everything was cooking just right! Baby Gerber weighs about 8oz. and is measuring exactly 18 weeks. Heartrate 154. At the beginning he said my placenta was low which could mean previa so I was freaking out. But at the end I asked him to check it again since my bladder was full and he said that it looked fine. And I shouldn't have anything to worry about! We are so thankful that everything looks good as of right now. It is such a blessing that we have not had problems thus far, hopefully the luck continues. I will get the pictures up soon, hopefully after I sleep today!

House Pics

Full Bath upstairs with great blue tub and toilet,

along with 3 bedrooms,

but again, the camera was dying!

Full Bath down stairs off family room

Family Room down stairs...

there is another level off of this, but my camera battery was

dying so I wasn't able to take a picture of it!

1/2 Bath on the main level off the kitchen

Kitchen...the floor is fabulous as you can tell!

We will live with it for a little while!

Dinning room

The south side...Andrew can't wait to spice up the landscape!

Our house! 700 N. Barnett Le Roy, IL

Almost a month has gone by!

I haven't updated in almost a month, not because there aren't things going on, but because things have been crazy! WE BOUGHT OUR FIRST HOUSE! Yep that's right, we are making a home in Le Roy, IL! We fell in love with the house at first sight! It is perfect for a family with plenty of room to grow! Thursday I had my 16 week Doctor's appointment. This was the first time I went alone and what do you know....it took FOREVER to find the heartbeat. Usually if I am getting nervous I just look over at Andrew and I feel much better....NOT this time. I was literally starting to freak out, my belly can't be growing for no reason! She kept listening right along my belly button and finally asked if I had felt Gerber Baby move at all and I told her I thought so lower and to the left. She put the doppler there and sure enough that's where our little peanut was hanging out! We have another ultrasound Monday and that's when we could find out the sex, but....we're not! Sorry to those who are more eager to know than we are a.k.a MOM! We know it will be tough to get things ready but completely worth it in the delivery room!

Belly Updates

14 Weeks

10 Weeks

The day we found out! April 25th...almost 4 weeks!

Better late than never!

Oh wow Mom, can we keep him?!

Loves giving kisses! How sweet!

Tickle, Tickle!!

Madie has a tough time saying cheese and trying to smile at the same time! Mom, Madie and I went to visit Tess and Asher at the beginning of June and I just got the picutes on my computer! He is absolutely adorable! I wasn't sure how Madie would be with him, but I think she would have taken him with us if we could have!

Pregnancy scares and new additions

For those of you who don't know, I work nights so I sleep all day. Tuesday while I was sleeping I kept waking up with terrible, sharp cramps. I pushed it off, just thinking it was my body telling me I had overdone it and needed to back off a little. That night at work, I passed out! I felt it coming on so I sat on the floor so I wouldn't fall! Luckily April was there and she knew I had done that before! The nurses on NICU kept telling me they don't do adults..haha! (That made me feel safe!) I used to pass out often and no Doctor ever got to the bottom of it. I wasn't sure if it had to do with that or something related to the pregnancy so Wednesday when I got off, I called our Dr. She told me to go ahead and come in on Thursday for some reassurance. By that time, I was really freaking out and was an emotional basketcase. Mom thought I should go to the ED just to be on the safe side instead of waiting another 24 hours, but I had to work again that night and I know that if something happens, there is nothing I can do about it at this point. Plus Mom was leaving for a few days and we were both scared that if something happened she wouldn't be here! If it was bad news, I don't know what I would have done without her! I called Andrew at work to talk to him about it and he was the sweetest thing in the world. He told me that if there was any possible harm to me that he wanted me to go to the ED. (He is such a keeper!) I decided I would go to work and if I started cramping anymore I would go down there. I felt fine all night (Mom and Andrew texted me constantly...I guess they know how stubborn I am!) and went to the Dr. Thursday morning. Everything looked great, thank goodness! When I heard the heartbeat again, I was SO relieved, and by the look on Andrew's face, so was he! Dr. Hendrichs said it sounded like the cramps were round ligament pain from by belly stretching, and we just need to watch the passing out. I am sure blood was just pooling in my feet, but you never know with pregnancy! So anyways, after all of that, things are looking great!

Chandra had her baby girl, Payson, on Wednesday so I went to see them after my appointment...she is gorgeous! Mommy, Daddy, and Baby are all doing great!

Then I hung out with Rochelle and Timothy for the afternoon! I had a hunch that Rochelle was going to have quite the night and I was definitely right... a couple hours later she called to let me know she's ENGAGED!! I couldn't be more excited! She has waited a long time and Ryan has waited patiently with the ring and all for the perfect time! Gives Ro something to look forward to after she takes the dreaded NCLEX! So many exciting things happening, the Gerber family is expanding like crazy!