We've got a stubborn one on our hands!!!!

Well, we had our big ultrasound today, but turns out it wasn't the only "big" one we will have. The girl doing the ultrasound said the baby was just not cooperating and wouldn't give us a profile shot. Baby sure was moving around a lot though, just not in the right direction. The "biscuit" was making it very difficult for her to capture any good photos. She told us we were going to have to go back for another ultrasound anyway because right now my placenta is low. She said it is nothing to be concerned about and it happens to a lot of women. She said over 90% of the time it will move up to where it is supposed to be. I asked her what the risks were of having a low placenta and she said it could just cause higher risk of bleeding and if the placenta doesn't go up at all then I would have to have a C-section. So we will go back for another ultrasound (not quite sure when; Dr. Krohn will tell us on Friday at our appt.) and hopefully we will have a more cooperative little one so we can get some better pictures!


You can see the head and the spine really well in this one. The baby's face is facing downward. She told us it was a good thing we didn't want to know the sex because she said she wouldn't have been able to tell us today. The baby's legs are all curled up and crossed and squashed up together!


Another one of the head and spine. We're not sure if this one has an arm (elbow) in it up by the face or not.

She took this one because you can see the leg bent at the knew down to the lower right hand side of the picture. She even had me get up and go to the bathroom and roll onto my side to see if the baby would change positions, but it just wasn't having it!!!

18 weeks and counting....

Cole Michael's first photo shoot

I was able to take some photos of Jenn and Mike's son, Cole Michael, on Saturday when we went to visit them. Here is a video I made for them! Enjoy!

Peas and Peanut Butter

Well, Molly turned 5 years old today!!! It is so hard to believe because we got her when she was 6 weeks old and 10 days before we got engaged! And here we are, married 4 years and having a baby. So, I figured since it was her last birthday being the only "baby" in the family, I had to make it special. So I found a doggy cake recipe and made it for her. I know, pathetic, or as Jenn Cubitt said, "Very pathetic". Hey, it is the small things....right? So, happy birthday to our Mols! You're the best pup in the world!


Her lovely cake with peanut butter for frosting, peas (her favorite vegetable) and a couple milk bones as an added bonus!


Waiting patiently....she couldn't wait to dig in!


"Oh man guys....this is so delicious!"


Ah...finally a chunk of the cake! Amazing!

Don't worry, I took the cake away after she ate this hunk. She will have the leftovers tomorrow.

16 weeks!!!!!!!!

Can't believe it....4 months!!!! I haven't felt the baby move yet, but you will all be the first to know when I do! Actually, I was eating a snack the other night and I thought I felt something. It even stopped me from eating for a minute because I was a little surprised by it. It may have just been gas though!! :)
We unfortunately found out that our insurance doesn't cover the 4-d ultrasound, so we are just going to be getting our "big" ultrasound here at Bad Axe's hospital. We have that appt. on February 15th and then see Dr. Krohn again on the 19th. We will keep you updated!!!

Static = active baby!!!

Here is our video from our Dr. appt. today. It was so exciting being able to record the heartbeat. Dr. Krohn said everything is looking great. The heartrate was around 153.

When you are listening to the heartbeat, at about 6 seconds into the video, you can hear a rustling or static through the doppler. Dr. Krohn said that is the baby moving around. You can hear it a couple more times and you can hear Dr. Krohn tell us again that that was the baby moving. It is just amazing to know that it is in there growing and moving!
Enjoy the video. I think I have watched it like ten times already! :)

Personal Space

We are obviously going to have to work on the concept of "personal space" with Molly before the baby arrives. I was laying on the couch the other night with the laptop (looking at baby stuff, I am sure) and Molly felt the need to be very, very close!!! She hopped right up and this is where she ended up. She kept kicking the laptop because it was in her way....excuse me.... This obviously cannot happen when I am laying with or holding the baby....so doggie intervention is going to have to start soon!




She will just have to get used to the idea of cuddling with her ball and bone instead!!! :)