Normally I'm not one to post pictures of my body, but I thought I'd share a few pics of my baby bump (or more correctly, the baby pushing all of my fat upwards). The above picture was taken at the 14 week mark....And the below picture was taken at 4 weeks, shortly after we found out we were expecting. Bit of a change, yes?

Now that the second trimester has started, I'm beginning to feel a lot more human. Morning sickness is gone (I do not wish that on ANYONE!), and I'm starting to get that surge of energy that everyone talks about. Today after getting home from work, I did two loads of laundry and hung a bunch of posters in the basement. Maybe my nesting is starting a little earlier than it does with most people, but I feel like I need to do something other than just wait for this kid to show up. Although, Daddy and I will have plenty to do once we start on the nursery in a few weeks!

The Importance of Family

Last Tuesday, my Grandpa Lechtenberg passed away. He was the Lechtenberg family patriarch; the rock of our family. No matter what, Grandpa was always there with a smile and an encouraging word. Even toward the end of his life, when his cancer returned and ravaged his body, he was still optimistic. Not that he would beat the cancer, but that his final days on this earth would be good and full. Grandpa was, by far, one of the toughest men I knew. He expected a lot out of his kids and out of his grandkids. Maybe that was part of his military background (he was a lieutenant with an anti-aircraft unit in WW II). But, he had such a soft heart when it came to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. We were his light, his reason to smile.

This past weekend, laying him to rest, showed me the great importance and love that my family has for each other. We didn't just cry and mourn his loss. Together, we celebrated his life. We are so excited to tell our baby all about Grandpa Fritz and the love that he had for all of us.

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ ~Matthew 25:23

Welcome!

Welcome to our blog! Here is the first of what will be many posts featuring the newest addition to our household. We are very excited to meet our little one! We found out we were expecting on August 10, 2010. Baby Ramsey is due April 20, 2011. I'm sure s/he will be the sweetest Easter egg ever!

We had our first real OB appointment today. Everything looked good, or so said our doctor. Blood pressure was nice and low at 102/76, and baby's heartbeat, which we heard for the first time today, was 157 bpm. That sound was music to my ears. :-) Kid you not, I could have listened to it all day. Up to this point, I had been a little fretful, worrying about whether or not everything was okay in there. Well, turns out this little stinker is a squirmer. It took them a few minutes to locate the heartbeat, but when they did, I noticed there were a lot of other bumps and swooshes. The nurse told us that it was the baby moving around, and that s/he seemed to be VERY active. With that, Daddy and I let out a sigh of relief. So, with the first trimester wrapping up, I feel much better about everything. :-D

We will update more in future posts. Thanks for reading!