15 Weeks

15 weeks and 5 pounds gained so far. Thankfully I am not one to get rid of fat pants so I still have clothes to wear for a few weeks. I also started working out so maybe some of it is muscle? Or maybe not....
We were fortunate to have an uncharacteristic 57 degree day on Saturday. I went on a walk with my mom and Chad went golfing. What a treat for February. Otherwise we had a pretty quiet weekend until attending the Don Rickles show last night at the Rock Island Casino. I know I am showing my age but I had never heard of the guy until we got tickets. It was pretty amusing nonetheless. Tonight we are going over to Chad's parents house to celebrate Jen's birthday. Happy early birthday Jennifer!!!

14 Week Update

As I mentioned yesterday I had a 14 week dr appt today. The doctor took one look at my tummy and said 'oh yeah, you are definitely growing!' I'm not sure if that was supposed to be a complement or not but I was very happy to hear the little heartbeat. Yay, there really is a baby in there! Unfortunately my appointments are every four weeks and the Group likes to schedule ultrasounds closer to 20 weeks so I have to wait until 22 weeks until we can find out the gender, probably last week of March or first of April. Anyway, it was a good day.

Happy Super Bowl Sunday

First sighting of a bump at 14 weeks. Chad says its the baby but I'm wondering if I'm just storing up extra fat for the cold Iowa winter. This should all be settled tomorrow when I go to the doctor. Hopefully I will get to hear the heartbeat and have peace of mind there really is a baby in there...

Above is a picture of our new exercise equipment that we had delivered yesterday. I decided to get a photo of Chad testing it out because who knows if he'll ever get on it again (anyone reading this please do not repeat that I said that)!!! Ha. I worked out yesterday for a whole 15 minutes while watching the Turbo Jam infomercial in the background. Hey, gotta start somewhere. I am planning another mini workout today before heading to Davenport Country Club for the Super Bowl. I could really care less about the game, just the all you can eat pizza buffet. Happy February!

13 Weeks

13 weeks, still no progress. But I'm not complaining as I can still wear all of my clothes.
We are recovering from a busy weekend! Friday night we attended a Deloitte party and stayed out until midnight. Saturday night we bowled with 9 other couples. Even with a 178 on my third game Chad still beat me in our three game series by 11 pins. :(
Back to my lifetime movie network marathon!

12 Weeks

Another week has gone by and I may have finally gained my first 2 pounds. As a result, I was inspired to drag Chad along Saturday afternoon to search for an elliptical machine. We spent 3 hours hopping from store to store checking out our options. I think we may have found the perfect solution, a recumbent elliptical machine (aka sit down to exercise!!!). Time to do some internet research before we purchase. After our exhausting afternoon we met some friends for dinner and gambling at the new Jumer's casino in Rock Island. Unfortunately neither one of us came home a winner but we were happy (and jealous) that all of our other friends won big thanks to the craps table. Oh well maybe next time.

I have been feeling a little bit guilty that so much attention has been devoted to Baby Everitt these last few months so I decided to share a picture of the other member of our family this week. Say hello to Micky our beta fish we have had since May!

11 weeks

Still nothing to write home about. Maybe next week.

To answer Sarah's comment and clear up any confusion, the website is not pink because I am hoping for a girl. Pink just happens to be one of the choices from the blogger templates. I can change it to blue with the click of a button! Besides, we are referring to the little Rice Krispy as a 'he' until we find out the sex in 10 weeks or so because I don't like using 'it'. But just for fun, I'll take a family poll. Boy or girl?

Hello 2009!

We are very sad to see the holidays come to an end. We had a great time celebrating Christmas Eve with the Everitts in Davenport and then hopping on a plane Christmas day to Denver for a ski vacation. I stayed in the condo but Chad had a blast learning to ski. Unfortunately I only have a picture of him on his cell phone and I don't know how to upload it on the computer as evidence :( Maybe next time. The festivities continued New Years Day with another Hawkeye victory. At least one team in the Big 10 could represent this year!!!

In other news, Chad and I were very lucky to see baby Everitt yet again Monday. At 10 weeks the little rice krispy (our pet name instead of 'it') is doing great. We got to see lots of wiggling and a heartbeat of 175. I am still feeling fabulous and have not yet gained a pound. I'm sure that will change soon enough...