Our baby is a star! At 10 weeks old, Jordyn "acted" in her first production - the annual Christmas play at church. Four nights in a row (rehearsal then shows Friday through Sunday) Jordyn was a little angel. She sat up on the stage with Lauren and Aaron and the rest of the drama cast as part of the "family" and was so quiet people wondered if she was a real baby or if we drugged her. If only they could hear her as we were on our way to church and when we were leaving, they would know!

Jordyn also went on a tour of the Anheuser Busch facilites this weekend to learn all about how beer is brewed and bottled thanks to Mike Konecny. We had a great time and Jordyn learned a lot...

2 Months Old! Well Jordyn had her 2 month shots this week. She got four, plus an oral vaccine. She was not feeling well after that, very fussy and not herself. Lauren had a very hard time with her getting shots even though Aaron was with Jordyn. But, trooper that she is, by the next day Jordyn was fine. At the appointment we found out she weighs just under 12 pounds and has grown a bit more. She is doing well and is right around the 50th percentile for her age group. She and Lauren went to Gymboree for a 0-6 month old class and they had a good time even though Jordyn was fussy and had to be fed and cuddled so they didn't do very many of the activities.
Tomorrow Lauren goes back to work, 3 weeks early but it is for an exciting reason that will be detailed more in our family blog very soon. So Lauren and Jordyn have one more day of togetherness before Lauren returns to work.

6 Weeks Old!

Jordyn is now 6 weeks old and she is changing so much. Two nights in a row she slept for 7 hours, which meant we got at least 6 hours sleep all together. We are hoping she will start making that a habit. She is also starting to make noises, "talking" to us quite a bit. And she has been smiling! She seems to be smiling in response to us, but of course it is sporadic still - although she does have a pretty smile. Here is Jordyn with her first smile on camera, a total surprise when she was getting a picture taken with her Auntie Pam.

A few weekends ago we finally made it over to see our friend Michelle's baby who was born 8 days after Jordyn. They are about the same length now but Jordyn has 4 pounds on Skylar. We had a good time swapping baby experiences and comparing babies. Both girls did really well and we can't wait til they are a little older to be able to play together. Here are a few pics we took of the girls, the mommies and the daddies.

One month old!
Ok, we are slackers but our girl is a handful! Jordyn is now one month old, well actually 5 weeks tomorrow. She is doing great. Her hair is lightening and looks light brown but definitely has some red and gold in it. We can't wait to see what color it turns out to be. Her eyes are getting lighter but are still blue. We had a doctor's appointment this week and she is now 10 pounds 2 ounces and has grown about an inch and a half. She does have the baby acne and the doctor said right now it is at its peak and by about 2 months it should go away. Poor thing. Jordyn sleeps pretty well and usually gives us about 4 hours in between feedings at night so we can get some good sleep. She does get fussy but its usually just because she is hungry, wet or overtired. We are figuring eachother out but its going well.
We did get her a Halloween costume but when she got put in it she was not a happy camper so we will do makeup pics and get some up on the blog soon. Here are some pictures to hold everyone over until we get the halloween picture.

Here is Jodryn with her Daddy. She needed a nap after downloading music on Itunes. This was a great time for both Jordyn and Daddy.

Bye bye umbilical cord, hello belly button! This morning at Jordyn's 1:15 am changing/feeding, we discovered that her umbilical cord stump has fallen off. We are very excited about this - she can finally have a real bath!
We also went to the doctor again last week and found out she had gained 8 ounces. She is perfect according to the doctor and now we don't go back until Halloween. We are starting (knock on wood) to somewhat get on a schedule and for two nights in a row she has gotten up at 1:15 am and 5:30 am but slept through the night other than that so we are happy with that.
We did get our peanut a Halloween costume so don't forget to check back around Halloween for a pic of her in it!

Last night Jordyn met her big brother Gavin. She bonded well with her brother and Gavin was so excited to meet her. It was very cute. Gavin could not stop talking about her and cannot wait until she can play so he can show her things and teach her. Gavin especially cannot wait until Jordyn is big enough to go into the pool so he can teach her how to swim and monkey walk around the pool.

Jordyn's first doctor's appointment. So far since birth Jordyn has lost 10 ounces but the doctor is not concerned. She is healthy and strong and the doctor is very pleased. Jordyn was not happy about being unclothed - it was pretty cold and she let us know. The doctor said he loves hearing babies scream the way she did because he knows she is healthy. Sick kids don't scream like that. She is a nice pink color with no sign of jaundice. Prognosis: Excellent. We will go back next week to monitor her weight, etc.

As for our first few days home, so far so good. We got some good sleep last night so we are thankful for that.

We also want to extend a BIG THANK YOU to our church and family who have provided meals for us and offered to get us things to make the transition at home so easy. We are enjoying everything and we just really appreciate everyone's generosity.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE AT QUALSTAR - Aaron's work. When we got home from the doctor, we received an edible arrangement in a bear vase with fruit cut out like little bears and budding roses with a balloon declaring 'Its a Girl'. It is so beautiful we don't want to open it and eat it - but we will, of course! We just want everyone at Qualstar to know how touched we are by your generosity, we did not expect such generosity and you keep surprising us. We are looking forward to thanking you for all you have done for us and our growing family.

Thank you to Katten Muchin Rosenman for the gorgeous flowers we really appreciate them thank you.

JORDYN HOPE MILLER

Lauren and Aaron went to the hospital Friday, September 29 at 5:50 am to begin induction. We were checked in and Lauren was hooked up to an IV, and the pitocin was started at 6:30 am. Lauren began getting some contractions, and at 8:30 am the doctor came in and broke Lauren's water. At that point she was still 2 cm dilated and 70% effaced. After her water was broken, the contractions began getting more intense. Around 11 am the contractions were strong enough that Lauren asked for a pain med. They gave her one through her IV to "take the edge off" but all that did was make her very sleepy and dizzy. By then she was 3 cm dilated. She tried to get through some more before asking for the epidural. Unfortunately, the anesthesiologist was on another project and would take "10 minutes" but ended up taking 1 1/2 hours to get to Lauren. By then Lauren was in a lot of pain and ready for the epidural. It took a few tries to get the epidural hooked in but when it was finally done, the pain began to subside instantly. Once the epdidural was in Lauren was checked and was at 8 cm. For the next few hours Lauren just labored in the bed, not feeling any pain which was great. Finally at about 5 pm Lauren was checked and was 10 cm dilated and just had a little bit of cervix on one side. They had her lay on her side for a while which got the rest out of the way. The nurse had her push a few times but Lauren had a lot of trouble because she could not feel very much. So they stopped the epidural and told Lauren at 6pm we would start pushing. Lauren pushed for about an hour. Luckily the doctor was right across the street because once they called the doctor Lauren was having trouble not pushing. At this point the epidural had completely worn off so Lauren could feel everything, and she was not quiet about it! The minute the doctor got in Lauren began really pushing and within minutes the head was out and body soon followed.

The first thing the doctor said was "Lauren, where were you hiding that baby?" She weighed 8 pounds 12 ounces and was 21 inches long. She is beautiful and we are so proud of our peanut.

Aaron was a great coach. He was by Lauren's side the whole time and was very encouraging and comforting. We are just looking forward to getting to know our peanut. Everyone is home now and doing great.

I am sure everyone says there baby is the most perfect and beautiful baby they have ever seen, and Lauren and Aaron are following that as well. We have been waiting 9 months to see this little girl and now the day is here. Lauren and Aaron are proud to welcome there beautiful baby girl Jordyn Hope Miller ( aka Peanut ) 8 pounds 12 ounces 21 inches long born 7:14pm.

Mommy and Daddy's Angel

Stay tuned for more information.......

UPDATE Damn pregnancy hormones, Lauren just cannot make up her mind. Well, after a lot more thought, induction has now been scheduled for tomorrow, Friday September 29. After all, what is a few more days, right? Right? Anyone?

News from the doctor's visit today: if Peanut doesn't come on her own, we will be inducing next week. At that point Lauren will be over 41 weeks and all the baby will do is continue to grow so they want her out next week. Lauren is now 2 cm dilated but still 70% effaced. The doctor did an ultrasound and the baby looks good. We saw a hand and foot, and the baby is breathing which is a great sign. No gender confirmation, unfortunately. The doctor is very happy with how the baby looks, she says Peanut is doing great. Lauren also had to do a stress test where they hook a monitor up to her belly for 20 minutes to monitor heartbeat and movement, etc. and the doctor is very pleased with what she saw there, too. So the big dilemma was when to schedule induction. Once hit with the reality, Lauren got a little skittish. The doctor would still like to see Lauren go into labor on her own, as would Lauren and Aaron, even though if she were in extreme discomfort Lauren could induce as early as tomorrow morning. While Lauren would like to see Peanut come tomorrow, she would rather it happen on its own. The doctor feels the same way, so after a lot of thought Lauren and Aaron have scheduled Peanut to be induced next Wednesday, October 4, if she has not already arrived. We will go back for another stress test on Monday to make sure Peanut is still doing well if she hasn't already arrived. So now we are just hoping that since Peanut has a deadline she will decide to come along on her own rather than be forced out! As always, we will keep you updated as to any progress on that front.

Baby Watch `06 continues another day.... Well we are now in +3 days past the original due date. Lauren is continuing to feel pressure and still uncomfortable. Lauren and Aaron have been walking so much it seems like they are training for a marathon. We have another doctors appointment this afternoon so hopefully there is some good news and things are continuing to progress on there own. Once we return from the doctors we will update everyone.

Baby Watch `06 continues again.... Well we are now in +2 days of the due date and still waiting patiently. Everything is still normal and Lauren is still uncomfortable and having a hard time sleeping. Lauren had her first baby dream last night, so maybe that is a sign and the baby will be here this week ( one can only wish ) Well Lauren has a Dr. appointment tomorrow so we will keep everyone updated on what was said........

Baby Watch `06 continues. We are now in +1 days of the due date. Aaron is starting to think that everyone is right about the first child always being late. Lauren is feeling a lot more pressure and cannot really tell if they are contractions or just the baby moving in a funky way. Aaron believes they are contractions but has no clue. We are extremely anxious at this time for the arrival of our peanut. As you can see we have been giving an update daily and will continue. We have started another poll survey.

When Will Peanut Arrive
	Week of Sept. 25, 2006
	Week of Oct. 1, 2006

Special Thanks To Michelle Kane For The Idea

Lauren and Aaron would like to thank everyone who participated in the name poll. We have received a lot of great feed back and truly thank everyone. Unfortunately the name will be under a strict silence until our little peanut is here. Here is the final results of the poll.

Jordyn Hope Miller 38% 8 Votes
Savannah Hope Miller 33% 7 Votes
Hayden Sienna Miller 5% 1 Votes
Hayden Hope Miller 24% 5 Votes

Please stay tuned for more information........

CRUNCH TIME.......... Well we just got back from the doctor visit and there was good news. The baby has dropped over an inch since the last visit and Lauren is dilated over a centimeter, which is nice. The doctor is hopeful that the baby will come within the week. Aaron on the other hand is starting to see a pattern here that peanut is going to follow in her moms footsteps of never being anywhere on time. Geez this is going to be fun :) Well we are scheduled for another appointment on Thursday to see the progression. We are keeping our fingers crossed that peanut will be here this week.

WOW today is the estimated due date. Unfortunately there is only about 5% of women who actually deliver on there due date, so we are hoping we are in that percent. Lauren and Aaron thought they would never see this day. We are so excited. As of yet still nothing much to report from the front, Lauren is very uncomfortable and has a hard time sleeping. This weekend we did a lot of walking trying to get things moving along. We have a doctors appointment this morning at 11:30 so hopefully we will have some good news. We will keep everyone updated once we get back from the doctors. Remember today at 6:00 pm PST. The name poll will be closed, so get those votes in.

1 more day until Peanut's due date and we are getting very anxious. We did lots of walking yesterday hoping to get something going but so far nothing, just a few sporadic contractions. We have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and are hoping to hear some good news, and of course we will keep everyone posted. We thank everyone for participating in our name poll, its so neat to see what everyone thinks and will make a great addition to the baby book when we print it out. Once again everyone please get your votes in for your favorite name, as tomorrow 9/25/06 the polls will be closing at 6:00 pm.

2 days now until the due date and Lauren seems to be doing really well. Lauren and Aaron have been doing a lot of walking trying to let gravity perform its magic. We appreciate everyone participating in the name survey. Still not sure on a name but its fun to see what you all think.
We put the car seat into the car today so now we are truly ready for Peanut's arrival. We put the pack'n'play in our room earlier this week and it has its sheet and everything on it - we were hoping that would encourage Peanut to come out but so far nothing.
Lauren had a doctor's appointment this week and things are still looking good. She had a contraction while the doctor was measuring her belly so now she knows what they feel like. She has been feeling them since then so that is another good sign.
We can't wait to meet our Peanut!

Well 3 days left until the due date. As you can see from the title above we are still not sure on the name we will choose. We have some names picked out but continue to go back and forth and cannot decide. We are in the process of putting up a polling survey to see which name our families and friends like best. Stay tuned more to follow.

Which name do you like the best?
	Jordyn Hope Miller
	Savannah Hope Miller
	Hayden Sienna Miller
	Hayden Hope Miller

Just a quick update, not much to report. Lauren went on maternity leave starting last Wednesday and got some cleaning and laundry done but is now very anxious for Peanut to debut. Last night we could feel a foot up near Lauren's rib and Aaron felt it and tickled it, and the foot kicked back! Peanut was "playing" with her daddy and Aaron was so excited. It was a really special moment.
At Lauren's doctor appointment last week there had been no change and now we are a week away from her due date so any day now we are hoping to meet her... and decide on a name finally!

Well, now we are really undecided on a name. We like Hayden and Jordan, and Savannah. Guess we will just wait and see! Lauren had her 37 week appointment this week and is now 70% effaced and about 1 cm dilated. We know this doesn't mean much but we are hopeful that this means things will get going sorta soon. Lauren is doing well but is increasingly uncomfortable, though it is slightly easier to breathe these days. Her last day at work will be next Wednesday but of course she would love to go out earlier. We still have to wash all the clothes, blankets, etc. we plan on using right away and Lauren still has to pack the hospital bag but we are in good shape and are anxiously awaiting our Peanut's arrival. Our church is throwing a baby shower for us this coming Tuesday - this one is girls only and Lauren is looking forward to spending time with them. That's about it for now, more soon!

36 Weeks!
Well, only about 4 weeks until the due date! We are going to the doctor every week starting this week, and so far the head is down, the doctor can feel it, and Lauren is about 50% effaced. Progress!
We also started the childbirth series at the hospital - finally. Lauren is the first one due in the class, most of the others are due October, November and even December and she has the smallest belly! Aaron finds this worrisome, Lauren figures she is just carrying more in her middle, but all in all the baby is healthy and there is no need to worry, some people just carry the weight differently. The information is a bit overwhelming and scary - um, epidural, thanks! - but they did do a relaxation exercise and gave a cd talking you through it and Aaron really liked that. They gave us a bunch of worksheets with tips, etc. so we will have to read them over and probably pack some in the bag we will take to the hospital.
Other than that, the room is just about ready, and is looking great. We have to wash the blankets and things we know we will be using right away so that is a project for the next week or so and then Lauren will pack her bag so that it is ready to go. At this point, Lauren is still working and hoping to make it a few more weeks though she is ever more uncomfortable. The baby is making good progress growth wise and if you look at the right moment you can see the blob move! Aaron read that the baby will move away from a flashlight or a frozen/cold spoon when put up against the belly so we tried it last night and finally, he got to see the baby completely move positions. It was very exciting, and we may try to do that a bit more often in the next few weeks or try the flashlight.
Oh, and now we are really not 100% decided on names. We are going back and forth from Hayden to Savannah, but there is always the chance we will see something else we like before she debuts.

Lots to catch up on this week. We had a doctor’s appointment this week and all is looking good. The doctor said Peanut is in the correct position (head down) so that is good, and she is growing very well. The next appointment will be in two weeks and then we go to weekly appointments. Heartbeat still sounds strong and everything is going well.
We had our shower this past weekend and it went really well. Thanks again to Pam, Kelly, Kristin and Lauren’s mom for helping to put it all together. We ended up with a pretty big group and though we feel really bad that we didn’t get to spend a lot of time with everyone, we hope everyone enjoyed themselves because we did. We got a lot of great stuff – overnight Peanut’s room transformed into something that looks like a baby’s room. I will post some pics of the shower when we get some. Thanks again everyone who came, we had a great time.
In other news, we have already attended two classes at our hospital: the maternity tour and childcare basics & car seat safety. The tour was really helpful because they showed us the process of where we go when we check in, etc. Reality! The facilities seem nice and we really like that they keep the baby with you basically all the time, except for morning check-ups. Childcare basics taught us how to swaddle which seems like a miracle if its done correctly. The guy in the video just wraps up these screaming infants, picks them up and holds them on their side and instantly they stop crying. Amazing. Hope we can figure that one out! We got a lot out of the car seat safety portion. They were very knowledgeable and will even inspect the car seat once we put it in which we will definitely take advantage of.

You may have noticed we have changed the title of this blog (again). We have come up with another front-runner for our Peanut's name. We are still considering Hayden, and nothing is definite until we actually meet her, but for now we think we like Savannah Hope the best. But, as I have said before, we have 2 more months so we might come up with something we like even better by then. Stay tuned!

Here are a couple of pics from Hawaii from the digital camera. A lot of the ones with Lauren in them did not turn out the best so we will wait until we get the disposable cameras developed in the hopes that there are some better ones. This one you can see a bit of a belly there. The next is the gorgeous scenery we looked at all week (oh, to be back!), and the last is of a sea turtle that we actually swam with.

Ok, we are bad so we'll try to catch up on everything in this one post. Peanut is growing a lot and everything seems to be on track. Lauren feels movement and kicks every day, and can even see her stomach pulsating when Peanut moves. Aaron got to feel a good strong kick the other day so now he knows how it feels. Lauren had to take the glucose test to check for gestational diabetes, which came back abnormal so she had to go for the 3 hour test. This meant fasting from dinner until the test was over and getting blood drawn 4 times over 3 hours. Not to mention sitting at the testing place for 3 hours! But, the results came back fine so we are in the clear on that one, too.

We actually just got back from Maui and had a great time. The weather was beautiful and we had lots of fun. Lauren (or maybe just Peanut) got a bit seasick when we took a snorkel trip to Molokini and then Turtle Town, but Lauren did do the snorkeling at both places though she ended up "sicking up" in the ocean. It was really pretty and we had a good time, just wish it could have lasted longer. We will try to get some pictures up in the next couple of days once we have a chance to go through some of them.

We have also created a registry for baby items - we spent 2 hours registering one night at one store! Lauren's bridesmaids, Kelly, Kristin and Pam have generously offered to throw her a shower so that is coming up as well and should be fun. We are in the 30th week this week so about 10 more to go, we just can't believe it. We have also started clearing our spare bedroom, getting it ready for not only Peanut, but for Gavin who will begin overnight stays with us this weekend. We have been in our place for a little over 2 years already and we are just now finally organizing and making the spare room livable! The "theme" will be hawaiian/surfer, which will work well for the baby and for Gavin, and things are moving along though we do have a bit more to do, and then get the baby furniture. All in all, though, things are moving along!

Well, we saw the doctor this week, and sadly no picture but everything is still going well and we did hear the heartbeat. And our childbirth class got cancelled on the first Wednesday we were supposed to have it. Kristin and Lauren got there after rushing from work only to be told the class didn't have enough couples to have it continue. So now we are looking at other options.
The belly is growing steadily, sorry for no pictures yet but we really will try to take some and put them on soon. There is lots of movement in the belly, and Lauren tries to catch it when it starts by putting her hand on her stomach but she usually just misses it, though a few times she thinks she actually has felt it outside. She's an active kid so as she gets bigger we are sure we will all be able to feel the movement.
Other than that, we are making some progress in choosing themes for the room, choosing other accessories and deciding a date for the baby shower - thanks in advance to Aunt Pam, Kelly and Kristin who have so far generously offered to be a part of putting a shower on. We have not actually started a registry yet but will probably do that at the end of the month.

Oops, as you can see by the date, this was supposed to go up mother's day - two weeks ago!
Lauren got more preggy clothes for mothers day, and she is very excited about it. In just a few days, her stomach really started protruding. What looked like a bloated belly on a Friday was a definite bump by Sunday. We have taken one belly shot but Lauren is not happy with it so we will try to post one soon, even though we are already half-way through!
In the past few weeks, the activity in the tummy has majorly increased. The other day Lauren got a few good hard kicks, and is feeling lots of fluttering. Basically every day she feels some movement. Lauren has also begun sleeping with a body pillow because she is quite uncomfortable these days sleeping, and since she can't sleep on her stomach that seems to be helping. We also signed up for lamaze/childbirth prep classes. They actually begin this Wednesday. Yes, it seems early, but they recommend signing up 3 months prior to your due date, and we would miss one class of the next session which begins at the end of June so they told us to sign up for this one. It is 5 weeks long. Sadly, Aaron will miss the first class because he was informed last Thursday that his work needed to send him out of town for a repair - to Denmark! He left Sunday and will come home this Thursday, but Lauren's oldest and greatest friend Kristin has graciously offered to go with Lauren - thanks, Krist! So, that's about all the news I can remember for now... we have a doctor's appointment next week and we are crossing our fingers we get another picture!

Okay, so we have been seeing some really great t-shirts for pregnant couples, and while we would never actually wear most of them we are getting quite a kick out of them - just had to post a fave... Oh, and we want to give a shout-out to Aunt Pam who has sent Lauren a tank top that says 'We're Hungry' on it, which got delivered to us with no note or invoice and we were sort of freaked out because we had no idea who it came from! We finally tracked down the sender, and a few days later received a shirt for Aaron that says 'My boys can swim!' Too funny, Aunt Pam! (For those who can't see the pic very well, its a stick figure with a pregnant belly and underneath it says 'LOOK WHAT I DID!')

As you can see, we have decided on a name - for now. So, Peanut is now Hayden Sienna Miller's nickname. Everything is trucking along just fine, just wanted to post a quick update to let everyone know that the results of Lauren's AFP test came back just fine, not that we were worried but it is good to know things are fine.
Other than that, Lauren has gained weight - she thinks is excessive but it is just right - and she does have a bit of a bulge going on. She definitely can't button any of her non-maternity pants which is quite a thing to get used to but she is managing. Aaron has done a little of the sympathy weight/cravings, nothing too bad though he has had some interesting cravings and eating habits. Lauren's favorite was the night he combined Mother's oatmeal sandwich cookies with icing filling, macaroni and cheese, and his cayenne pepper in one bowl - yuck!

IT'S A GIRL!!!

Well, we have not posted in a while, so lets get you caught up. Two weeks ago we had a doctor's appointment - no new pics but we did hear the heartbeat - it sounded like a stampede in Lauren's stomach. Then, the biggest thing: we scheduled the "big ultrasound" where we could find out the sex of the baby.
So today we went in with our blank VHS cassette which Aaron will add shortly to the blog. They made us wait, of course, and Lauren was going crazy - the not knowing was killing her! Now, we both figured it was a girl, and everyone who made predictions said it would be a girl. Aaron was definitely hoping for a girl.
Finally we get called in, and the technician tells us that he has had boys all day. We said we would be the exception to the rule - and we were! He measured the baby's head, torso, legs, and heartbeat. Everything is perfect and right on schedule. Then he gave us the big news - ITS A GIRL! So now, we have got to concentrate on names. We had a boy's name picked but now its back to the drawing board :) Afterwards, Lauren had to get more blood drawn for the AFP test which will test for Down Syndrome, etc., and we will get the results next week.
We went to Babies'r'Us to try to get something "gender specific" now that we know its a girl, but couldn't figure out what to get so we just looked around and tried to settle on bedding and other things we will eventually register for.
Above, these are the pics we got from the ultrasound. The top one is proclaiming our little girl is in fact a little girl. The technician said he saw from every angle and is 100% sure she is a girl. The middle pic is of her facing upwards, not a great shot but we think we can see her cheekbone and head and torso. The bottom pic is of her facing down. The dotted bright white line is her spine.

Our Family is Doubling in Size!!!
And no, we are not having twins. As some of you know, Aaron has a son, Gavin, who is now 4 years old. Just yesterday Aaron was awarded 50% legal custody and a visitation schedule. Aaron began seeing Gavin in December, but Lauren was not allowed to meet Gavin or Aaron would not be allowed to see him. So, papers were filed with the court and not only did Aaron get visitation, but the court ruled that there were to be no exclusions - meaning Aaron can bring Gavin around anyone, and Lauren finally gets to meet her step-son. Congrats to Aaron for holding his own at court, it was a long day and he did a fantastic job representing himself - it was tough and Lauren and Peanut were very proud. And Peanut is so excited about this, too. (S)He was jumping around all morning - Lauren swears she can feel Peanut moving. So now what was a two-some at the beginning of the year will be a foursome before the year is out! We are all so excited to incorporate Gavin into our family and our life. So thanks for the well-wishes and support.

These are the pics from our second appointment which was March 9. As you can see, it actually looks like a little baby. While we were watching the screen, we could see the heartbeat which looks like a flashing light. We also watched the baby kick, punch, and move - it was pretty cool! An active little guy/gal, that's for sure! As of now, the due date is still September 25, and growth wise we are right on schedule. Two more appointments and we will be able to know if it is a boy or girl - we are dying to know!

So far, everything is good - I have had nausea but no throwing up or anything. I do get lots of headaches, though. I have gained a few pounds so far - I feel like its very noticeable but I am still wearing my clothes (for now), though I have gotten a few maternity clothing items already...

Sorry it has taken us so long to get this up and running but now we've done it. This is the picture from our first appointment back in February, when it was confirmed that indeed we are preggers. So far we are due September 25 - 2 weeks before my birthday and 4 weeks before Aaron's.
We were taken a bit by surprise with this - we made the decision to start a family mid-December thinking we would have a few months before anything happened, and WHAM! within 2 weeks Lauren was pregnant. Surprise! But, we are happy. We weren't sure at first, when I took the first 2 pregnancy tests the lines were quite faint, so Aaron took one to compare - his had no line, thank goodness! But, just to be on the safe side we got 2 more tests, each of us taking one, and yet again Lauren's had the faint line and Aaron's had none. So, we knew for sure Aaron was not pregnant, but Lauren probably was, and now its confirmed! Aaron, of course, is thrilled because he has been wanting me to get "knocked up" since we got married. I, with the help of all these new hormones, am feeling excited and scared and everything else. But all in all we are really happy and feel very blessed that this has happened. Stay tuned!