5 Week Update

If our calculations are correct, we are 5 weeks pregnant today! Our baby/babies is/are around the size of a sesame seed. So far, I've not had too many symptoms. I've mainly just been tired, feeling a little bloated, and needing to pee a little more than usual.

My HGC levels were continuing to rise at my doctor's appointment this past Friday, so everything looks good so far. My HCG level was at 715.5. Our next appointment is on 3/25/11 for an ultrasound, which is when we will find out how many babies we have!

My mom and dad came to visit this past weekend, and they gave us our first baby gift--a little baby robe and hooded towel. My mom also gave me her old sewing machine, and I completed my first sewing project with my mom's help--a nursing cover. Thanks momma and daddy!

Please continue to keep our precious baby/babies in your prayers!

Hershey Has Some Big News to Share...

We're pregnant! God is so good! We went to the doctor's office yesterday for a pregnancy test, and it was positive. I go back on Friday for another blood test to make sure that my HCG levels are still rising properly. We have an ultrasound on March 25, and we will find out then how many babies we have baking in the oven. (Make sure to answer the poll to the right.) We are so excited!

After we got home from the doctor's appointment I took a home pregnancy test. Of course, we knew what the result would be, but we've never had the joy of having a positive test. After going through years of having negative tests, we figured that was something we needed to experience!



Baseline pictures (4 weeks):

A Forest of Daffodils!

There is an area in Winterville where someone has planted tons of daffodils in a field. We've heard a lot of people talk about this place each spring and have seen many of our friends' family pictures taken in this location, but we had never seen it in person...until today! We decided to take Hershey with us and take some pictures. You could tell where it was located from a way down the road, marked by the many cars parked on the side of the road. There were many families there taking pictures, as well as 2 or 3 artists painting and drawing pictures. It was really beautiful!

An enchanting forest


Daddy and Hershey


The majestic prince


Mommy and Hershey


That smells good!


Mel


Awww...this reminds me of our high school prom pictures!


Sweet love!