160 heart beats a minute

This morning we heard the baby's heartbeat for the first time! Our baby's little heart is beating a healthy 160 beats per minute. What a cool experience! The baby was moving around quite a bit so it was hard to keep finding it, but the few seconds we were able to hear it was more than enough.

Some of my early symptoms are starting to go away and I'm feeling pretty well overall. I just bought my first pair of maternity pants, but no cute baby belly yet. Our 16 week appointment is December 29th.

9w5d Belly

Here's me at 5 weeks vs. 9 weeks 5 days. Nothing more than major bloating going on! :)

Baby Hokie

We're 9 weeks along and I'm starting to get some of my energy back. I'm enjoying that while I can! Some of you have asked for a new belly picture, but honestly there is nothing to see yet. My pants are getting tighter and tighter but no cute belly bump yet. We are looking forward to our next appointment on the 25th, when the doctor is going to try and hear the heartbeat with a doppler.

We took a trip down to the Virginia Tech game last week and got the baby prepared for next football season!





Baby also has a few new friends waiting to play: