Jelly Bean

How do we even begin....what a whirlwind of excitement the past couple months have been!! :) We've been calling our little bundle of sunshine on the way our "Jelly Bean." We've had the chance to see his/her heartbeat 2 times now!! It's still so unreal. Tomorrow we go again for our 12 weeks appointment - hoping for good things!!

It's still so hard to fully believe that I'm pregnant - tho the tight fit of my clothes the past couple weeks has definitely helped it become more real to me. :) The major slow-down in my running has been a big clue for me too. And of course the mighty appetite increase hints that I'm pregnant as well. Luckily, I haven't had to experience any bad morning sickness - just a little bit of nausea (usually in the car on the way to work) that passes pretty quickly.

We got to tell both of our parents in the same wknd - my Dad's 65th birthday. :) Kinda funny, when he opened up our "I love Grandma" & "I love Grandpa" bibs, he automatically assumed they were for Charlotte (my brother's newly born little girl)....then he reached in to look at the picture we had also enclosed, and the realization spread over his face as he passed the pic on to Mom. :O) Grandma was there for the whole thing, too, and Jon & Karine called via webcam just in time to hear the news. And we got to see Baby Charlotte wide awake with gorgeous eyes blinking!!

We told Steve's parents the next day, and they are so excited. They're ready to go out and buy things now...we have to remind them that we have plenty of time. :) Buns said she could smell the little bundle of sweetness already....and Gary is already making plans for taking the grandchild to McDonald's and making peanut butter eggs with him/her. :) Gotta love the Grandparents!!!

We are really looking forward to our 12 week point & our doctor's appointment Thursday, as we can finally share our good news with our extended family & friends. And we even already got our first real "baby equipment" from Jolene & Franco - a wonderful little baby bath kit to bathe a newborn, infant, and toddler. And we have plenty of reading up to do with our new subscription to Parents magazine (thanks Keith & Heather!).

We can't wait to meet our precious little Jelly Bean!! So sweet.... :)