18w6d... Busy week!

Thursday was a big day...

Bri and I had a great OB appointment. Our little one has a great heartbeat, somewhere in the 140s. The baby kept moving away as soon as the doppler got even close to it, it was cute. We LOVED the OB we saw this visit! She is very young, probably no older than Brian, but incredibly knowledgeable and very kind. We would really like her to deliver our little one... I guess we will just have to wait and see who is on call that day. Two more weeks till we find out if it is a boy or girl!

Second big news... As some of you know I have been growing out my hair to donate it to a breast cancer charity (Beautiful Lengths) for a couple years now. The back story for those who don't know, I have wanted to donate my hair for some time, but never got around to doing it. Well almost a couple years ago I decided to grow my hair longer. Around New Years 2007, I decided that my resolution would be to grow it out long enough to donate it. Well as you all know a lot has happened in those last two years, and I have gotten close to cutting it many times, but never managed to convince myself to do it. Well thursday I decided it was time to cut it. I have a completely new look, and I LOVE it. I managed to get three pony tails out of the hair that was cut off. Two of them were over 12 inches long, and one of them was 8 inches long. I had Brian come and document the whole thing in pictures, so enjoy!

18w2d... Belly Pics

Ok, so since I have had a million people asking for them, I asked Bri to take a belly pic of me on Mother's Day. So right before bed, we shot this little number.

Well I can't say I feel like I am showing to anyone other than myself and Brian, but I suppose I am. I just feel like I look big, but I think its time to admit it, I am pregnant. I have started wearing maternity clothes almost exclusively. I have a great friend who lent me a bunch of outfits which should help get me through at least some of this pregnancy.

On my first Mother's Day :-) Brian made it incredibly memorable for me... thank you sweetie! Brian took me out for breakfast, and cooked a big dinner for my entire family. well at breakfast, the diner was handing out flowers to all of the Mom's that came through. Well without saying anything, they handed me a rose saying it was for the Mom-to-be. I could have jumped up and down and kissed the VERY greek old man. I am showing!!!

Well I seem to have gained a little weight back from the 8+ lbs. that I lost in the first trimester. I think I have gained 4lbs, which would still put me down 4 lbs.

Well, we have an OB appointment on Thursday morning, I'll update more after that.

In the mean time.... HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!!!