Daddy and Mommy hear the heartbeat!

The Nursery

I painted the nursery and bathroom last week! We're not a fan of pastel colors or anything that looks too "babyish."  We wanted to create a room that our little boy can grow into.  We chose a neutral color for the walls and the fabric has a mix of colors (gold, green, brick red, chocolate brown).  My cousin Christine and I went to a fabric warehouse last month and found some great patterns of fabric that really work together.  Chaz's co-worker is making the baby's curtains from the stripes, crib skirt in the polka dot and the dragonfly/plaid combo will be used in his bathroom as a shower curtain valence.  I'll use the remaining fabric to make other odds and ends.

There isn't a real "theme" but I'm using dragonflys as decorations.  I just love them and they're a sign of good luck, prosperity, strength, peace, harmony and purity and CHANGE (and boy are we going to have a change around here!).  They are a reminder to live life in the moment and to the fullest.

We're using my old dresser as a changing table/dresser combination since it has so many drawers in it for storage.  We found the crib to match and just love it!  We've ordered a beautiful glider and it should be in at the end of May.  The closet is pretty spacious, so I'm organizing that with baskets, shelves and cubicles that will hold all the the things that won't fit in the dresser.  The nursery is a work in progress!

6/20//2011:  Today, Chaz's friend Marguerite gave us the best gift yet... She MADE us our curtains, shower valence, bedskirt, pillows for the recliner and basket liner... THEY ARE BEAUTILFUL!  See for yourself :-) Now the final decorating can begin.  My cousin Christine is an awesome decorator and has helped me with the nursery to date.  Now that the curtains and other staples are up, the final touches will finish the job!

The changing table.  Red squares to the right will have his name on them once we decide on one and reveal it!

Isn't that a lovely mobile?  I made it myself :-) 

21 weeks...Belly Pictures!

Several people have asked for "belly pictures."  I came down the stairs ready for bed last night and Chaz just had to take some pictures of the big belly :-)

It's a BOY!!!!

Chaz and I had an appointment this morning at Atlanta Perinatal consultants.  Dr. Nelson said everything looks great and there was no mistaking it.... It's a Boy and we're thrilled!!!

12 weeks!

Went to see Dr. Nelson today with the Atlanta Perinatal Consultants.  They took a good look at Baby I and said it looks great!

First OB/Gyn Appointment (Pregnancy Confirmation)

On Friday, January 7th, I had my first appointment with my new OB Doctor, Dr. Bobby Tackitt.  The technician did a "confirmation" ultrasound to make sure that the pregnancy was still viable before I saw Dr. Tackitt.  It was too bad that Chaz couldn't come to this appointment with me.  This was the first ultrasound where I saw so much detail of the baby.  I just stared at the screen still in disbelief.  But when the baby started bouncing around, oh my gosh... I lost it!  The technician handed me several tissues to wipe the tears.  As she said, it was the first time I had let go of the biology of this and became a patient.  I was watching my baby on the screen!  The baby still looks great and has a healthy heart rate of 162 beats per minute.  The top left of the picture shows the yolk sac (this is what nourishes the baby until it's circulatory system takes over).  It will eventually disappear as the baby grows.  The top right of the picture is the back of the baby's head and if you follow it down, you'll see the leg buds protruding out!

My next appointment with Dr. Tackitt will be on February 3 and I will be about 12.5 weeks along; into my second trimester!

First Ultrasound with Dr. Robin Fogle

I was still on vacation from work, but went in on Thursday, December 30th to have an ultrasound with Robin.  She looked at the baby, it's yolk sac and my uterine lining.  Everything looked perfect!  My mom was with me too and together we saw the heart beating at 182 beats per minutes!  This will slow down over the  next week or so, but so far so good!