Our BIG News!

Your guesses were right, we are pregnant!

Yesterday Eric and I went to our very first doctor's appointment. It was a little awkward at the beginning with the pelvic exam and all, but once we were able to see the baby on the screen and hear that hard working little heart it was totally worth it! The doctor confirmed what the nurse had originally told us; I'm 11 weeks along and the baby is due on August 11. He said everything looked great and scheduled me for several future appointments, including the BIG ultrasound on March 9th. Here are the two pictures we got of the little one:

The baby's head is at the bottom and you can see a little leg and tiny foot sticking out towards the top. It's hard to see in this scanned photo, but on our original you can count the 5 little toes!

This is a shot from the ribs up. Once again the baby's head is at the bottom and you can see the arm bent at the elbow with the hand towards the face.

If you want to hear more about how I told Eric, read on. . . .

On December 1st I found out I was pregnant. I wanted to tell Eric in a memorable way so I insisted that I really wanted one of my stocking stuffers early. I told him I'd give him one of his gifts in return. I opened my gift and posed for the camera, then it was his turn. I set the camera to video so I could record his response when he first saw the Texas Rangers onesie I had secretly bought. His reaction was great! Take a look:

**I apologize if the video is not working. Blogger is having issues; hopefully it will be back up and running soon!

After I showed Eric the pregnancy test he was super excited. He had to leave for work just a few minutes later, but not before telling our dog, Lucy, that she's going to be a big sister. :)

We are very excited to finally be able to share our big news with everyone! Now we just need to think of a nickname for the baby. Any suggestions?