Sad and Happy News

This past Friday we had to say good-bye to my mother-in-law, Dave's mom. This leaves us with such saddness and an emptiness that will never be filled. Mom T was such a wonderful person and accepted me into her family with open arms. I already miss her so much and am so sad that my baby will never have a chance to meet his or her grandma. I'm just glad that I was able to make such great memories with her in the short time that I was blessed to know her. She will never be forgotten and will always have a special place in our hearts.

We love you, mom T. Keep watch of our baby as he or she grows and I will have fewer worries knowing my baby has the best guardian angel there could possibly be.


This week also carried a milestone for our baby. We are now at our halfway point and the baby is doing fine. The baby is measuring right on track, and the doctor didn't see anything that was concerning. However, the doctor could not visualize the kidneys draining into the bladder or the insertion of the umbilical cord due to how the baby was positioned. SO...we have to go for a level II utrasound. I am not concerned right now, so none of you should be either. I'm actually a little excited that I get to see our baby again :). (We did not find out the sex).

The baby was looking out, so this is a front view of the face.

And then I asked him to take a picture with more of the body. The little circle is the heart, and the bigger one is actually the stomach. And of course you can see the spine too.

It was all very exciting and I'm just thankful that things seem to be going smoothly and I've been feeling good. The baby has been moving around a lot, letting me know that things are going OK.

Here is my growing belly. It is coming along fine, and I'm sure it will be growing more rapidly in the next several weeks.