Baby Burnette

(Our baby!  I wish the print-outs were clearer, but regardless, I love them!)

   Marcus and I found out about sweet Baby Burnette on Monday, January 4th and we couldn't be more excited!  Our baby's due date is September 17th and so far, we've been able to see him or her twice.  Once at 7 weeks 4 days and the second time at 12 weeks and 3 days.  I can't accurately put into words how incredible it is to see our tiny growing baby.  

   Our second ultrasound was this past Monday and it was amazing.  Our baby was moving, moving, moving!  The baby would flip, turn-over, open his or her little mouth, put his or her little hands to his or her little face, cross his is her little legs . . . while Marcus and I watched in fascination, the ultrasound technician was trying to get the baby to turn and be still for just a few moments for measurements.  The baby finally settled and posed for a few pictures before moving again.  I'm not sure the baby liked the pressure of the ultrasound instrument!  Seeing our baby was just so incredibly humbling.  I still can't feel anything yet and knowing that our little baby is growing and dancing inside of me is amazing.  We are so blessed.

   So far, my pregnancy has been great.  During weeks six through seven I experienced a little bit of nausea, but nothing severe and I've never thrown up.  I have not had most of the "common" pregnancy symptoms.  The most noticeable one I have had to deal with is fatigue.  In weeks six through eight, I was very tired - especially after work.  Some afternoons I took a nap and most nights I went to bed early.  Toward the end of week eight, the fatigue started to ease up and by week nine, I was back to feeling myself again.  Now, I'm feeling great and my most obvious pregnancy sign is my baby bump.  (Oh, and I drink A LOT of water.)  According to my Aunt Linda, she and my grandmother both were showing by the end of their first trimesters.  A coworker told me that many short girls tend to show early since they don't have a lot of abdomen to begin with.

My second trimester begins on Friday!  We've got 27 weeks to go!