At this very early point in our pregnancy, we've only shared our news with family (although not for lack of wanting to shout it from the rooftop). We're hoping to keep things under wraps until 12/13 weeks, when we're fully out of the first trimester. So for now, it's still a very big secret.
Speaking of secrets, one like this is HARD to keep!! Jeff and I keep talking each other out of telling people, especially our closest friends (and we've known since THANKSGIVING!!). Lucky for us, we've just got a little bit longer. It certainly doesn't hurt that everyone is out of town for exodus, either.
So here we are at the very beginning of Week 9. Baby Van Orsow is about the size of a southern pecan, and measures about 0.63" crown-to-rump (s/he is too curled up to measure accurate height, so crown-to-rump is what they measure until his/her legs stretch out a little more). Baby's heart beats approximately 160 beats per minute and apparently wiggles around quite a bit, although I still can't feel a thing (except nausea...lots of nausea).
We're scheduled for our first ultrasound during Week 10 on January 2nd, but won't meet with the Dr. for our true confirmation appointment until January 6th. Sometimes I wonder if there's actually a baby growing in there, and then I remember the myriad of symptoms I'm experiencing and know better.
I suppose, for now, that's all I really need to share. We did take our first "baby bump" (or lack thereof) photo last night. Hoping to make these a weekly occurrence, here's Week 8:
More updates soon!!!
