Olivia 25 weeks

Well we are all moved into our new place. It is so nice to have a nicer place to live! We bought Olivia's crib and dresser...as soon as the nursery is put together I will post some photos. Chris and I have both been busy at work and it appears as though we won't be slowing down much this summer either. I have baby showers, weddings and we are planning a trip to the Oregon Coast...we haven't been there in years and we would like one last easy trip before the baby is born!

Here are some photos of my baby bump at 25 weeks...she is really moving around now...there have been times where Chris has even see her kick from across the room!

22 weeks

Here are some photos of my belly at 22 weeks.

Olivia is growing very fast, and it seems as though I woke up one morning and my belly had popped out. Things with the baby are going great and most of the sickness and tiredness has gone away. Thank goodness!!!

We will be moving into a larger house this weekend and we can't wait to start setting up the nursery. We bought the crib on-line last night and we get to pick it up in about a week. Now for all the preperations!

It's a GIRL!!!

We had our 20 week appointment on Friday 4/11. The doctor did a diagnostic ultrasound of the baby, just to make sure that everything was developing normally. We got great news about the that as well as the quad screening we had in March, everything came back good. We were also able to find out that we are having a baby girl!!! We decided to name her Olivia Nicole Thew.

This next month is filled with a lot of things for us, we are heading to California to visit my family on Wed. 4/16 and we will be back on Mon. 4/21. Then we are moving into a new (nicer) rental the first weekend of May...we are keeping busy!

4 months already

Today marks 16 weeks...I cannot believe that I am already 4 months along. It seems like we just found out! We had an another appointment on March 13th and we were able to hear the baby's heartbeat. It was moving around so much that the doctor had to chase it around. She estimated that the heartbeat was around 140 bpm, nice and strong. We found out that we will have an ultrasound at our next appointment April 11. This is the appointment that we get to find out what we are having. We decided that we want to know! The other exciting news is that one of our doctors just bought a 3-D ultrasound machine, we are pretty sure he will use that at the next appointment. The images on the 3-D machine are so much clearer...you can see so much more than the traditional ultrasounds.

Other than baby news...things have been finally slowing down. Cheerleading is finishing up, so I will have a break from that. I was officially promoted to a Study Abroad Advisor as of Feb. 16th. So far I am enjoying the job change. I was even sent to a 3 day conference in Bellingham, WA. I was also asked to go to China, but because I couldn't get the recommended imunizations because of the pregnancy my doctor said it probably wouldn't be a good idea.

Chris is also slowing down at work. He has finished with basketball/wrestling season and is now working with spring sports. This seems to be the easiest load for him.

11 Week Check-Up

We had our 11 week check-up today. We had another ultrasound and we were able to see baby Thew, and he/she looks much more like a baby this time. The heart was beating normally and the doctor said that everything looks great. We will have another appointment in 5 weeks...I am still a little tired, but the morning sickness has pretty much gone away, which I am very thankful for!

We are going to be parents

Well I think that the word has finally gotten out...yep WE'RE PREGNANT! We found out in early January and had an ultrasound on Jan. 17th (at 7 weeks). It was so awesome to be able to see our baby for the first time. Of course it was just a little blob with a beating heart, but it is already adorable. Chris and I are both super excited and can't wait to meet our baby this fall, our due date is Spetmeber 3,2008.

The past couple of weeks I have been exhausted! I don't have much energy and I am nauseous most of the time. I have a couple large boxes of saltines handy, but I have recently found that lemon sorbet settles my stomach best. So I have several pints at home and a few at work as well.

We have another appointment and ultrasound on Feb. 13th, so be sure to check back to see the pictures!