Baby Pictures (sort of...)

Two weeks ago our little peanut posed for its first photos.

Considering it was all of 1/2 inch long, curled up, and upside down, we think this is a great shot! Okay, we couldn't really see anything and the doctor had to tell us what we were looking at. But the coolest part was being able to see the rapidly fluttering area that is the heart beating.

The doctor says everything is going well, and let me know that I can expect to start feeling a bit better gradually starting in a week or two. Welcome news, although I've been more tired than queasy, and it's been nice to have an excuse to take advantage of the opportunity and need to sleep for 10-12 hours a night.

Hopefully the pictures will get better from here on out...

Melinda

Going Swimmingly

Yesterday I hit the pool for the first time in over two months. After doing three triathlons this past summer, I'd come to love swimming, and in fairly long distances. But it's easy to get spoiled by swimming in lakes, being able to hop in, sight the distant shore, and start swimming. This back-and-forth, back-and-forth in the pool is not nearly as much fun, almost makes me dizzy. (I don't need any extra help with being light-headed or queasy these days.)

Being that the water in local lakes is too chilly for swimming unless you're a polar bear, and given that I've been itching to get back to swimming, it was time to head for the pool.

Slow, out of breath, tired. But for about an hour, I felt the best I've felt since discovering that we're having a baby. Shortly before I finished, I realized that I wasn't queasy or sleepy and, in fact, hadn't even thought about being pregnant the whole time.

I'll be going swimming again soon.

Melinda

A Bun in the Oven

We're excited to announce that, yep, we have a bun in the oven! A baby is on its way, and we're looking forward to seeing him or her face to face sometime in July.

Our first office visit was yesterday -- they ran tests and asked all sorts of medical history questions. Next Friday, the 14th, we'll get to meet with the doctor to make sure our little peanut is growing and developing as expected.

Our main focus right now is making sure we get enough naps (me because I'm pregnant and Vic because his work is keeping him so busy!) as well as good nutrition and exercise. We're partway into month #2 and so far I'm feeling pretty good, just a little queasy and a lot tired.

Stay tuned for Lipsey family updates -- home, work, baby, recipes, triathlons, family, friends, and whatever else we can think of to blog about.

Melinda