Updates

Brrrr..it's been cold outside, even down here in Florida the temp. has dipped in the 20-30's a few nights. January here sucks...it rains all the time and it's cold.
Mary is doing well, she is around 13 weeks. This is the boring time I guess where there's just not much going on pregnancy wise. She is going into her 2nd trimester, not showing yet, no kicks yet, we don't know the sex of the baby yet and no Doctors appointment until early/mid February.
Finding the right daycare has become a goal of ours. I've heard some stories from people that make me want to scream. There are 2-3 within 10 minutes of us, one that will be opening in August so we will see.

2nd Doctors visit

We had our 2nd Doctors visit yesterday and it went well. Despite having to sit there for almost half the day we were very pleased with everything. They did a doppler ultrasound and we saw the baby for the 2nd time on the screen. This time the baby was jumping around, it was unreal. And then it's little hand went up and started waving, it was very cool. We then listened to the heart beat...another awesome thing. Then the baby went to sleep...lol. I guess babies in the womb sleep a ton.
After that we met with the Doctor and she went over some stuff with us. Everything is healthy and on track. Mary goes back in 4 weeks, and she is exactly 12 weeks today.
We got our first few items for the baby at the bookstore last night. We don't know the sex so we are waiting on that for alot of stuff but we figured some books would do. Mary and I like to read so we plan on reading books to the baby early on.
Mary is doing well, still getting sleep whenever she can. Her appetite is up and down but she's keeping what she eats down. She's doing well with work and everything.
We are looking forward to finding out the sex of the baby in the next 1-2 months. My bet is on a girl, but I also thought the Buckeyes would kill the Gators.

Friday is the big day

Mary has been feeling bad the last week with the sickness and the aches/pains. We are both impatiently waiting for the 2nd trimester where we are told it gets easier for a few months. She seems to be keeping down alot more lately and getting the extra sleep she needs.

I spend alot of time wondering what it will be like with a baby in the house? Will I be a good father? How will it affect our relationship? To help me answer these questions I do alot of reading. Not many people know that I love to read, and it was not always that way, but after college I started to read almost a book a week. My current reading consists of pregnancy magazines and books and all of my questions seem to be normal for a first time father.

The reading does get me excited about having a child, forming our family, and putting my stamp on this world. In my mind Mary and I are a team throughout the process, although she deals with alot more physically and mentally then I have to. My goal is to make her feel as good as possible throughout the pregnancy.

Our next Doctors appointment is Friday for the 12 week ultrasound. We get to hear the babys heartbeat and see him/her again!
Mary is not showing much yet, but we expect the tummy to grow in the next month. I will definately get some pics up if she lets me.

1st Doctors visit

We had our first major Doctors visit and found out Mary was about 10-11 weeks along, exactly as I predicted. I was right that she was initially pregnant, and now I'm right on how far along she is...cha ching. Included in this post is the picture from the ultrasound. We are going back next Friday to have a more in depth ultrasound done. All I can say is it's amazing to see the heart beating on the screen, I took the picture to work and showed it off to everyone!

Mary has been sick alot with morning sickness and has all the other signs of being pregnant. It's pretty funny, she has these cravings that are so specific it's not even funny. One day she wants cheese sticks without the sauce and the next she wants something else weird. Besides the morning/all day sickness she is doing fine and she has been a trooper only missing one day of work because of it. Good stuff

We're having a baby!!

We found out after christmas we are having a baby. I think we both had feelings of excitment followed by alot of thought. We have been talking about having a baby for a while, but thought it could wait...guess not.

We are happy right now and excited for the future....and I am going to do my best to keep you all updated using this blog! Pardon my grammer...blame Akron city schools...

Our trip home was great because of many reasons, one reason I already went over above, but we also got to see our family and friends. We spent time with our family and got to see many of our friends. Although we were tired from all of the traveling it was well worth it.

Enjoy our pics from our trip home...

Ice skating

Browns game with some good friends

Mary with her niece

I love my nieces!