Early Birthday

So since Andy and I will be on the road driving to Ohio tomorrow, he decided I should open my presents early...

I must say, I've never been a big BD person, but my dear sweet husband certainly had different ideas about the whole thing... I feel a little guilty for allowing him to indulge in such extravagance, but I guess I should just be thankful!!! :) And I was sooooo excited!

I didn't get any pictures from when I opened them, but here are a couple taken later...

AHHH! It was all very very exciting! We had talked about buying some of this months and months ago, but decided not to spend the money... little did I know Andy had plans of his own!!

We got to play Mario Kart last night and had a great time - it will be fun to play all the other games that came with the Wii itself and with the extra controller!

This is happy (and, as always, sleepy Mii! ;)




Also, since I haven't posted any baby-belly pics, here is my 10 1/2 week shot... I still haven't gained any weight, or even gained back the 5-7 pounds I lost at the beginning... I'm about 1 1/2 weeks from being done with the first trimester, though, so hopefully I'll "pop" soon!
















And, just in case anyone thinks I'm trying to make excuses for a lot of extra ice cream or something, here is the real proof... although a bit late I suppose... (it's that little plus sign on the left)


Well, I suppose that's about it for now.

Thanks for the early Birthday Andy!!

heartbeat!

Well I had my first doctor's appointment a few hours ago - it wasn't really as bad as I expected. They did have to draw some blood, which I never enjoy, but that wasn't even horrible - the lady did a great job and was really fast!

We finally got to hear our Little One's heartbeat - a solid and strong 164 bpm (sounded like a boy to me)! The doctor said everything looked and sounded great and that we should expect a healthy pregnancy from here on out! It was very exciting and VERY strange to hear the heart beating - mostly because it still doesn't seem real that there is actually a tiny little person growing inside of me... it's all very very bizarre and surreal... I suppose it won't really feel real until I'm actually holding Baby for the first time!

Funny thing though - they ask all of these questions on your first appointment, and when they got to the "do you want an epidural" and I said "no", the nurse's head shot up in disbelief - "Really? Are you serious??" She was shocked, and I laughed nervously... I'm going to try to go au naturale, but I won't be disappointed or bummed out if I do end up resorting to pain relief... so I'm planning on no meds, but I may end up signing the paperwork for them, just in case! ;)

It was quite an exciting morning, and now I'm ready for a nap!