Beat of Our Baby's Heart

Here is a quick update after our appointment today. We were able to actually hear the heartbeat this time, which was wonderful. It was so fast and so amazing. A little heart is beating inside of me...wow!!!! My doctor said the heartbeat was at 156 beats per minute. We go back in another 4 weeks. Very exciting!

Check out the fun song "Beating My Heart" by Jon McLaughlin!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foA0CFgu08M

Baby Bump??

We have reached the 14 week mark and officially in the 2nd trimester. Nate and I are starting to feel like it is a little more real as my stomach is beginning to barely pop out. You can check out the 2 pictures. Do you see the bump!!!!???? We have read that our baby should now be about 3 inches long, similar to the length of a lemon. I am still feeling pretty tired, but I think that is to be expected for the next several months. My allergies have been acting up quite a bit, and with not being able to take certain medications, it has been uncomfortable at times. I would rather sneeze a million times then put the little baby in danger though, so it is worth it! We have our next appointment on Wednesday, so we are looking forward to that. Hopefully we can hear the heartbeat this time! I will write an update after the appointment. Keep praying for the growing baby!

12 Weeks!

We have hit the three month mark, which is very exciting. This week our baby is supposedly the size of a lime. I can't believe how fast the time is going. It hit me again this morning when I was looking at our little baby from the ultrasound. All I could do was cry...of course tears of joy. I am so excited!!! I told all my friends at school last Friday, so that was so fun to be able to share in the excitement with them. My sister in law Casie had told me people bring in donuts at her school to announce their pregnancy, so I kind of took her idea. I bought donut holes and put a little sign up beside the donuts for everyone to enjoy (see picture). It was fun to see people walk by and see their reactions. I am still feeling great other than being super tired. Hopefully I will be able to put a picture of a baby bump soon. So far, my body is not making many changes physically. I keep thinking/hoping my stomach is growing, but those around me are saying nothing has changed! Be looking for a picture in the next week or two!

Clark Baby's Cousins

When Baby Clark arrives in April, he/she will already have a little cousin on both sides of our family.
My sister Amy and her husband Jon recently had a new baby on September 25th! His name is Jedidiah which means "loved by the Lord". We are excited to have our babies so close together. Amy just finished being pregnant, and now I am taking off with the whole process again. Seeing all that she went through with labor and everything sort of freaks me out, but I know it will all be worth it!! On Nate's side, we have the cutest little niece named Emery that just turned 1 on September 14th. They are both so sweet and we love him and her so much. It is so wonderful being an aunt. Check out a few pix of Baby Jed and Emery.

We are having a baby!

Nate and I are very excited to announce that we are expecting our first little addition to the family in late April!! We found out in August that I was pregnant and we couldn't be happier. We had decided to start trying this summer, but we were blessed pretty quickly so we were also a bit shocked when the pregnancy test came out positive! Nate and I both had a moment where we just stared at each other in shock, which then turned into laughter and crying. So far I have been feeling pretty well. I am more tired than I have ever been and require much more sleep, but thankfully morning sickness has not been a big problem. We had our first ultrasound on September 30th when I was 10 weeks along. We were not able to hear the heartbeat, but we saw the little heart fluttering during the ultrasound and could make out the little head and body. It is awesome to know that a baby is growing inside of me. Wow, God is amazing! Check out our little alien baby!