Sweet, sweet music to our ears..

Tonight we had our 12 1/2 week checkup. And it was finally our turn to hear our baby's heartbeat. It was such an incredible sound and made us both feel that much closer to our little Laz. The heartbeat sounded good and strong, beating very fast. Almost sounded like an espresso machine churning. haha.

We did our best to record the heartbeat from the doppler machine but it didn't come out that well. But if you turn your volume up you can definitely hear little Laz pumping away :)

EDIT: The video is not uploading correctly, I'm working on trying to figure out why. It may not support the WAV file.. :(

TCBOTB rocks!

So I owe kudos to The Cutest Blog on the Block. I stumbled across them when i was searching for cute blog designs. They have lots of really inspiring backgrounds, banners, and blinkies. There is something for everyone's taste. And the best part is you can save the page elements to a photo editing program and add text and pictures to your hearts content. If you are thinking of creating a blog, or just want to revamp yours, definitely give thecutestblogontheblock.com a looky.

Choosing the right crib..

We are doing our research for a crib. It might seem a bit early but we've been advised by other recently new mommies, as well as the Baby Bargains book, to order by your 20th week of pregnancy. This is because so many of the cribs are backordered or need anywhere from 6-12 weeks for it to arrive. It's rare to find the exact crib in the finish you want in the store. And the majority of collections are offered online anyway..

We've got it down to three contenders. We know we want something with a deep dark chocolate/espresso finish. And we'd prefer hardwood over pine or that MFD stuff. And above all we want a crib that will be safe and comforting for our little bean. We've read countless reviews and polled the consumer reports websites and here our are top three choices: Tribeca by Bedford Baby from jcp.com, Babi Italia Pinehurst from bru.com, and Monterey by Bedford Baby, also jcp.com. All three are convertible style cribs.

So which is your fav and why? leave a comment! :)

12 week update... yes i said two cheeseburgers, mmm

Ok, so I'm 12 weeks along now. well, 12w3d if you want to be exact. I won't lie, it hasn't been easy. Weeks 8-10 I was very nauseous and had very bad heartburn. Every thing looked unappetizing. And what was worse is that it all smelled horrible! For those weeks I relied on Raman or light grazing whenever my stomach protested from not eating. I was so jealous of mr. laz being able to eat whatever he wanted.

But things have turned around since my 11th week and now I'm back to feeling hungry and enjoying food. The other day I was sooo hungry right before I left work. And even though I knew I had meat defrosting for dinner to cook in less than an hour, I just NEEDED food. So I told my coworker I was stopping at mcdonalds on my way home. she asked if I was getting fries to tide me over? I said "bwahahha, I'm getting a 2 cheeseburger meal". She knew I already had dinner plans for the night. She couldn't believe I was going to get 2 cheeseburgers. My response, "well you know, I'm eating for 2 now. " ;-)

Just for fun I snapped a pic of my 12 week profile. The first thing you notice when you look in my direction is my set of, ahem, twins. They have nearly doubled in size since we found out I was pregnant. My "belly" is mostly bloat at this point but my stomach is definitely starting to round out and distend. And I can feel my uterus starting to push out toward my belly button. Yes, i said uterus. Gonna break out those maternity pants this week I think ;-)

Our little bean..

Here's our first ever ultrasound, taken when I was about 8 weeks. It was quite the experience for us both. They made me guzzle water an hour before I went in. I had to pee like nobody's business. I thought for sure as she pushed and massaged the transducer across my stomach that I would let the rivers flow all over the table. But I managed to keep it in check and even forgot for just a minute when the tech showed us the image of my little bean. It's heart was beating ferociously at 170 bpm, very strong. And the tech pointed out the nutrional gestation sack and the umbilical cord to us. And then she released me to the nearest bathroom. ahhhh.

Our estimated due date was set for December 11th. On thebump.com website that makes me a member of the JingleBellies club ;-)

We won't go back for another ultrasound until around 19 or 20 weeks, when they determine the gender. Can't wait to see if it's a boy or girl! Hubby is thinking girl... ;-)