12 Weeks, 1 Day

After a little longer than anticipated, Chris and I are happy to announce a baby is on the way! As everyone knows, Allison is also expecting and her twins should be here sometime in November. I am due February 5, so these cousins will be a little less than three months apart! We had an appointment Wednesday where we got the hear the heartbeat for the second time!! The heartrate was 180 bpm and from what we've read and what everyone keeps saying that means it's a girl. Chris has said from the beginning it was a boy, but I think he may be changing his mind :) I don't really have a preference either way, as long as he/she is healthy!!

Below is a picture from 3dpregnancy.parentsconnect.com and is about what the baby looks like now. He/she is about 2 1/2 inches long and 1/2 ounce. That's quite a change from the 1/8 inch when we found out only six weeks ago!

I am looking forward to trying to keep the blog a little more updated with how things are going and more pics of our nieces and nephews. We are rapidly approaching the "Birthday Season" which runs from the very end of August through the very beginning of March. Currently there is a small break in October and January, but that may change if our little one decides to come a little early. I think there are only two birthdays (Christa and Chris in June) that don't fall in that range!! I will post a picture of my little bump as soon as I get my butt off the couch!