1st Ultrasound!

Ultrasound pictures!!! 12/16/2010

We had our first ultrasound today!! It was so exciting! Josh did a great job of video taping the whole thing.  Baby Labbe was moving all around.  The Baby even waved at one point! When we heard the heartbeat I started to cry.  Josh grabbed my hand and we both stared at the moniter in amazment! What a blessed day!!!

We are so in love with our little Baby L! (Josh calls it Lil L)  The Midwife, Kelly, confirmed our due date of July 15th.  She said the Baby looks healthy and has a great heart beat.  All signs of a healthy pregnancy and a Baby who is moving right along.

We feel so blessed to have this little miracle in our lives! Thank you Lord!! :) We are excited to share this news with everyone else during the holidays. :)

Sharing the News!

We finally got to share our wonderful news with our families over the Thanksgiving Holiday.  We told my family on Wednesday night, right after we got home from the airport.  Josh called everyone in for a group hug and told them he made 3rd class, Petty Officer.  Then he said I have some even better news, "Were having a baby!" Lindsi and Nat started screaming and Mom got tears in her eyes. Dad was overwhelmed by the screaming girls but I do think he got a little teary eyed. It was a really neat way to share our news. Nat was the first to touch my tummy and say hi to the baby.  Since the baby was the size of a blueberry everyone kept saying take care of your little Blueberry. :)

The next morning we got to tell Susie and Shawntelle!! Josh also pulled them in for a hug and told them he made rank.  Then he said, "Were having a baby!!" Susie looked like she was going to faint, Josh even reached out to catch her.  She said she felt weak in her knees. :) Shawntelle started crying.  They both were very excited! :) We had to wait to share the news with Rich until Sunday because he was out of town.  We were super excited to tell him and when we did he got teary eyed. Every one's reactions really made us feel so special and excited! We are truly blessed to be able to to have this special baby in our life. 

We also shared the news with Melissa and Favian on Thursday night.  It was fun to share with our best friends who just went through having a baby.  Melissa said, "I knew it!"  It was really neat to see how happy they are for us.

Since the Holidays are so busy for Kasie and I we didn't get to see each other until Sunday night.  But when I saw her I could hardly wait to tell her she was going to be an Aunt! She was really excited.  We both really wish we could live closer so we could be around for the upcoming events.  Maybe one day!

All in all, it was an amazing weekend filled with joy! We feel so blessed to be pregnant.  We really cant believe that it is happening to us!! Josh and I are so anxious to see what the baby is going to look like!! Only 32 weeks left!

8 Weeks

Your pregnancy: 8 weeks

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How your baby's growing:

New this week: Webbed fingers and toes are poking out from your baby's hands and feet, his eyelids practically cover his eyes, breathing tubes extend from his throat to the branches of his developing lungs, and his "tail" is just about gone. In his brain, nerve cells are branching out to connect with one another, forming primitive neural pathways. You may be daydreaming about your baby as one sex or the other, but the external genitals still haven't developed enough to reveal whether you're having a boy or a girl. Either way, your baby — about the size of a kidney bean — is constantly moving and shifting, though you still can't feel it.

6 Weeks

Your pregnancy: 6 weeks

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How your baby's growing:

This week's major developments: The nose, mouth, and ears that you'll spend so much time kissing in eight months are beginning to take shape. If you could see into your uterus, you'd find an oversize head and dark spots where your baby's eyes and nostrils are starting to form. His emerging ears are marked by small depressions on the sides of the head, and his arms and legs by protruding buds. His heart is beating about 100 to 160 times a minute — almost twice as fast as yours — and blood is beginning to course through his body. His intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will give rise to his lungs has appeared. His pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of his brain, muscles, and bones. Right now, your baby is a quarter of an inch long, about the size of a lentil.

 

How your life's changing:

You may find yourself developing a bit of a split personality — feeling moody one day and joyful the next. Unsettling as this is (especially if you pride yourself on being in control), what you're going through is normal. Ricocheting emotions are caused partly by fluctuating hormones. But hormones aside, your life is about to change in a big way — and who wouldn't feel emotional about that?

Can't Wait!

We are so excited that this week has arrived.  We are 6weeks 4days today! Time is going awfully slow.  We just cant wait to get to NM so we can make the announcement! :)  I am definitely feeling pregnant these days.  I was wondering why morning sickness had not hit me yet...and then it hit me like a ton of bricks on Friday and has continued to stick around.  Last night was by far the worst night.  I was really not feeling well.  It is a little comforting to know that the morning (night time) sickness is here.  I read on a few websites that morning sickness is a sign of a viable pregnancy. :) I think we are going to invest in Ginger Ale.

The doctor's appointment on Thursday went well.  The nurse took our family history and said we are considered "low risk".  The rest of our prenatal visits will be at the Naval Training Center in Point Loma.  I had to get my blood drawn at this appointment.  I warned the nurse that I might faint, I guess he didn't believe me.  After he drew my blood I fainted and almost slipped out of the chair.  It was a little embarrassing. I now have a big bruise on my inner elbow.  The scary thing is that the nurse said I will be there several more times throughout the next 9 months. I am NOT looking forward to that.

We have our first ultrasound scheduled for 12/16.  They will do a full exam and determine exactly how far along we are by measuring the baby.  We will be 10 weeks according to my calculations. At that appointment we will schedule the BIG ultrasound. :) This is the ultrasound that takes place around 20 weeks.  It is where they measure all the baby's bones, head size, and if we we want to know the sex they can usually see it.  (We are going to be surprised)  I am hoping that my mom and mother in law will come out for the big ultrasound.  I am guessing it will be around the end of February.

So anxious!

Another bout of emotions and tears came thru last night.  So much to think about!! The anxious feeling of gaining weight, the birth, and simply having a baby of our own seems to consume my every thought. :)

On the other hand, we are so excited to see our family and share this wonderful news.  This week has gone by so slow.  Only 1 week and we will be in NM.  I am afraid when I see my Mom I will just blurt it out.  Lets hope I can keep it in until we are home and we have everyone there.

Thanksgiving should be really exciting also! Thursday we are planning to hang with The Labbe's, Susie said it will be a packed house.  (Mom, Dad, Shawntelle, Tayvin, Eric, Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Georgette)  Then on Friday we are having TG at The Koens.  We cant wait! Looks like we will have Mom, Dad, Lindsi, Natali, Chris, Melissa, Favian, Lucas, Shawntelle, and Tayvin! We are really looking forward to the time spent with all of our wonderful friends and family.  I simply cant wait! I never want this time of year to be over!!

We have the first big prenatal appointment tomorrow! I am nervous about getting my blood drawn.  I really hope they do an ultrasound but I don't think we are far enough along for them to see much.  I will update afterwards! :)

p.s. We still have no Christmas shopping done....better get on the ball. :)

-Ash + 1

5 Weeks

5 weeks Pregnant

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How your baby's growing:

Deep in your uterus your embryo is growing at a furious pace. At this point, he's about the size of a sesame seed, and he looks more like a tiny tadpole than a human. He's now made up of three layers — the ectoderm, the mesoderm, and the endoderm — which will later form all of his organs and tissues.

The neural tube — from which your baby's brain, spinal cord, nerves, and backbone will sprout — is starting to develop in the top layer, called the ectoderm. This layer will also give rise to his skin, hair, nails, mammary and sweat glands, and tooth enamel.

His heart and circulatory system begin to form in the middle layer, or mesoderm. (This week, in fact, his tiny heart begins to divide into chambers and beat and pump blood.) The mesoderm will also form your baby's muscles, cartilage, bone, and subcutaneous (under skin) tissue.

The third layer, or endoderm, will house his lungs, intestines, and rudimentary urinary system, as well as his thyroid, liver, and pancreas. In the meantime, the primitive placenta and umbilical cord, which deliver nourishment and oxygen to your baby, are already on the job.