Heartbeat!

Today we had our second doctor's appointment and we got to hear the baby's heartbeat! Very fast - whump, whump, whump, whump... :) I forgot to ask the doctor what the rate was so we could guess the gender of the baby. Next time I'll ask! In two more appointments we'll have the ultrasound to determine whether we are having a boy or a girl- pretty exciting! Aaron and I will have a hard time not going overboard once we do find out what we're having!
Anyway, two more days of school and then it's Christmas break. I'm so excited for a break! Can't wait!!!!

12.5 and counting...

According to one of my books, this week the baby is the size of a little lime! When I look at my stomach, I can't imagine a lime in there. I'm starting to get a firm bit of pudge on my stomach, but I bet it will be awhile till I start to show enough for people to notice. I'm still fighting the queasiness, although some days are better than others. I'm hoping that it will start to go away soon though! Tomorrow we have our second doctor's appointment, and hopefully we will get to hear the heartbeat with the Doppler.
Today I had my two finals for my 1st semester classes. The first one was fairly difficult, but I'm sure I at least passed. :) The second was actually open book, so it was pretty easy. It would be pretty terrible if I don't get an A on that final! :) When I left school today, it was snowing - we've probably accumulated 2-3 inches so far and it's really light and powdery. I shoveled our sidewalk and driveway, which was probably in vain since it's still snowing, but at least if we have to do it again, there is less to shovel!
Anyway, three days left in clinic and then it's Christmas vacation!!! Maybe then I'll find the time and motivation to clean my house... :)

Chewie is picking up the slack...

So tonight Aaron and I were watching TV in the living room, and out of nowhere, Chewie comes in with the hand broom in his mouth! Apparently Chewie is sick and tired of our house being a pit, and he knows Mommy is not her usual pick-up-on-the-weekend self so he took it upon himself to do a little housework! :) What a good dog... I wonder if I could get him to clean the toilets too??? Poor Chewie got a little miffed when I had to take the hand broom away... Now he's licking the carpet. Okay, I get the hint - time to sweep the living room!

10.5 weeks and counting...

So according to one of my prego books, the babe is close the size of a strawberry right now. Cool! It's amazing how fast they grow - just 8 weeks ago the baby was the size of a poppyseed and did not even look remotely like a human! I am counting down the weeks till the second trimester - I am really ready to be done with the queasiness! Plus, I know I will eventually be pining to be the size I am now, but the grass is always greener... :) It'll be a nice to have a bump to remind me that there really is a baby growing and I'm not just feeling sick for nothing!
Anyways, Thanksgiving break was great but it felt too short! It was nice to catch up with the fam and we did have a lot of fun making tons of cookies! For pics of that, check out Ellen's blog. I'm looking forward to Christmas break - two and a half weeks away!