First Time

Well this is my first time for this and I hope to keep things up through the remainder of this pregnancy and after the baby is born. I am currently 16 weeks 3 days pregnant and I am so excited.

First a little background:

Mike and I have been together since May 18, 2008. We now have an apartment together and we are loving every minute of it. We hope to buy a house next year and maybe move closer to my best friend Coren, her husband Kenneth, and my Godson Dean Alexander Maxey! I think Oakland will be a great place for our children to grow up! I am due May 3, 2009.

The pregnancy so far has been a little nerve wrecking! I knew at 3 weeks I was pregnant. I took a test at 4 weeks which confirmed my thoughts. I have had a previous miscarriage and was immediately put on hormones to keep me pregnant. We had our first ultrasound at 6 weeks 4 days due to some bleeding but everything seemed to be fine. The baby's heartrate was 110bpm. The morning sickness (all day sickness) finally kicked in and Phenergan became my best friend. We had a second ultrasound at 10 weeks 4 days and got to hear the baby's heartbeat again which was 175 bpm. Our last visit to the Dr. was at 14 weeks 4 days and no ultrasound this time but Dr. McDonald could actually use the doppler to hear the baby this time. Heartrate was great at 160bpm. We go back to the Dr. on December 4, 2008 for our Stage 2 ultrasound. I know we can find our the sex of the baby at that point, but we have decided to not find out and let it be a surprise at the birth. We have nicknamed the baby "Poppy Seed" after reading "What to Expect." Poppy seed is kind of a play on words. The baby at one point and time was the size of a poppy seed but then again it is "poppy's seed". GET IT?!?! HaHa! We thought that was funny!

Well anyways, the sickness has now gone away but I am dealing with my body hurting. Things are now stretching and I already can not get comfortable while sitting on the couch or sleeping in the bed. My hips are already hurting me as well. I have a feeling I am in for a lot more pain later on down the road. I have also started to feel the baby move a little bit. It's a feeling of flutters on my left side of my belly right now. I have to say it is a pretty awesome feeling. Kinda tickles some times too.

More updates and blogs to come soon!

Love,

Mommy K, Daddy M, and Baby G