Another Milestone

On Saturday, 2/12/11 Sam felt our little kick!!!! This is the first time anyone besides myself has felt our little gymnast moving. We woke up, and I told Sam that she was moving around right then. He put his hand on my stomach and in a couple seconds, she kicked his hand!! :) :) We were so excited.

It's all these little things that make each day with our new baby girl so much fun. I can't wait until she is here!

In other news, Sam's birthday is coming up!!! YAY!!!! The big 2-7. Oh and it's...

VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!! Sam took me(of course LOL) to our church Valentine's Banquet last night. He also gave me a BEAUTIFUL red and white rose wrist corsage to wear - MY FAVORITE! :) I told Sam that this is the first year he got to take 2 girls to the banquet. :) He was very pleased to say the least!

We love you, little sweetie!!!!!!!!!

It's a....

beautiful, precious, adorable, sweet, cuddly and cute GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!




We are beyond happy, and I just can't believe how good God is! <3 This little girl has already captured all of our hearts, and I can't wait to see her soon!!!!

Love,

2 VERY PROUD PARENTS

WOW! 19 Weeks!!!!

Wow, time is really flying by - our little one has been a little blessing for 19 weeks already!! It's been so wonderful....everyday we are just more and more amazed at the miracle of life.....our God is a BIG God!!! :)

We passed a huge milestone last Monday, January 31st around 8:30pm - I felt our baby move/kick!

It is the most amazing feeling - a little person is actually in there letting me know that they are alive and well, ready for action! LOL Since then I constantly feel little kicks/punches. At first I only felt them when I was completely still, but now it is more frequent. If I lay on my stomache, the baby's constant and stronger movements can be felt too. I can't wait until the baby is even bigger and Sam can feel the movement too!! (Baby is moving around right now as I type!!!)
Speaking of Daddy Karlson, I couldn't ask for a more tender-loving affectionate Daddy for our little one. He is constantly letting me know that he 'loves his babies' and he is constantly wanting to talk to the baby or put a hand on the tummy to see if any movement is noticeable. He keeps telling the baby that he can't wait to hold it and kiss and cuddle it. Is he the best or what?!

ANOTHER MILESTONE: Today at 2:15pm I have my ultrasound appt. to find out the gender of the baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone has their guesses, but I can honestly say that I don't have a clue. :) Not that we care either way - we will be OUT OF THIS WORLD THRILLED with either a girl or boy. But just knowing is going to be AWESOME!!!!

MILESTONE #3: I'm gaining weight!!!!! LOL!!!! :) Not a whole lot yet, but I have plenty of time to put on the poundage, as I keep letting everyone know. I am pretty much outgrowing all my skirts, and maternity shirts are much more comfortable now.

Sigh. The joys of pregnancy are too many to count!!!

Week 19: What's Developing!

Our baby is officially the size of a mango! Baby's legs are now in proper proportion to their body.  They are swimming around and practicing acrobatics in the amniotic fluid.  Mommy can feel that exercise!

The baby's heart is growing stronger and can now be detected with a stethoscope.

Our baby looks much like a tiny newborn.  They can even do some things like put their thumb in their mouth and practice sucking it! Winking and hiccups are also starting to become an occurance!!

We love you little mango!