womp, womp, womp

today was a big day for our little growing family. This morning our ears heard the incredible sound of little Charlie's heartbeat. Braedyn was not fortunate enough to be ther. Unfortunately, I had to schedule my appointment while he was in school. However, Brock really enjoyed it. Our doctor is just incredible. He had Brock hold the little machine that u hear the heartbeat through. The doctor held the end that he put on my belly to find the heartbeat. when he was ready, he had Brock push the blue button so we could try to find the heartbeat. After Brock pushed the button, he heard my heartbeat and laughed at this crazy machine. A few seconds later the doctor found little Charlie's heartbeat. It was SO fast! Just like all little ones. But here's the even cooler part. He told Brock to put his hand on the bottom part of the thing he was holding and he was able to FEEL the heartbeat. Brock thought that was super cool. When the doctor told him to push the blue button again to turn it off, he didn't want to. He wanted to feel Charlie's heartbeat for a little longer. After a few seconds longer, he finally decided he could push the blue button to turn it off. My little man is right on his way to becoming a doctor. He did so great :). Only 7 more weeks before we find out what we're having! And Braedyn will DEFINITELY be at that one.

Oh, this reminds me of a funny story. On Saturday, I finally told Braedyn that I have a baby in my tummy (Because he has been hearing us talk and was a little confused. He thought we were talking about Brock, because we said we're calling the baby Charlie, and Brock is the baby). When I told him I had a baby in my tummy and he was going to be having another little brother or sister, he said "Who put baby's in ur tummy?" He was completely confused. I couldn't stop laughing long enough to figure out how to respond exactly. Is it time to have a small, not super detailed, talk with the little man? Is he really old enough?

14

I am currently LOVING the number 14! I know, it doesn't SEEM like that great of a number. I mean, nothing comes in 14's, it's kind of a random number. However, I did meet my amazing hubby when I was 14, so it's gotta be a good number, right :).

The reason it is my favorite number right now, is it marks the beginning of the second trimester, and it is how far along I am! YAY!!! We made it through the first trimester! As of Saturday, we were officially through the first trimester. What this means:

1) Decreased chance of miscarriage
2) Morning sickness has pretty much COMPLETELY gone away! And just in time for my major allergies to kick in! SO glad the morning sickness disappeared BEFORE the allergies hit. That would have been MISERABLE to have them together!
3) I am starting to get a little more energy. I can wake up at 7 and stay up now, instead of going back to sleep for an hour.
4) We are 1/3 of the way through this pregnancy
5) We can officially start announcing to the world that we're pregnant :) Which is good since I have a little baby bump and have an in-office meeting for work this Thursday. Not sure how else I would explain the bump...

And as of this week our baby is about the size of a lemon (3/12 inches long) and weighs 1 1/2 ounces. So tiny...

I like new stuff

I love getting new stuff! I hate spending the money, but it is fun to get. For those who don't remember, a few months ago we had a family of 4 living in our basement. While they were here, we allowed them to use our basic appliances (washer, dryer, fridge, stove, etc) that they really couldn't get their own of.

Well, apparently they didn't realize you have to change the lint trap in the dryer. I personally thought everyone knew this. So, after they were here for like 2 weeks, they blew up our dryer. When I went down to put some clothes in the dryer, I went to empty the lint trap, like I do with every load I put in the dryer (pok, maybe I empty it a little too much, but that's better than not at all) and I could barely get the little sliding thing out. It was covered with like 2 or more inches thick of lint. When we approached them about it, they said we were overreacting, and you cannot break a dryer by not emptying the lint trap, and they refused to do anything about it (like pay $100 to help purchase a new one or something). So, we have had to be using a loaner dryer since then. Because 1) we didn't really have the money to replace it, and 2) I didn't want to get a new one just to have it get broken.

Since they left, and we have been saving almost $300 a month on utility bills, we were finally able to save up enough money to buy a new dryer. It was delivered today, and I am SO excited! I can finally dry my delicates, and colored clothes NOT on high heat, and not have to worry about them shrinking! YAY!!!

I wish I was more flexible

I have learned over the past week I am SO NOT flexible!!! My wonderful mom bought me this pregnancy workout video. Well, it's a lot of yoga, since that's safer than running and killing yourself during pregnancy. In case you didn't know, yoga requires serious flexibility. I wanna know how in the world this lady touches her toes with this huge belly blocking her way. I can't do it with no belly, I can only imagine when I have a belly how pathetic I will be. And how in the world does she place a pillow on her knees, have her legs straight out, and lay her head on the pillow like she's sleeping? I did this pose, and my hubby laughed saying it helps if I at least try. So, I made him do it. Then he understood it really was harder than the lady made it look. But maybe, just maybe, by the end of this pregnancy I will be super flexible.

So, if you want to feel non-flexible, you should do yoga.