Thursday, July 30, 2009

07.30.2009

We scheduled our 4D ultrasound for August 20, 2009. They said they would be able to tell the gender of the baby..yahhh!!! We can't wait to have that done. We have an online username/password so our familes can watch it online and be there with us during the exciting time!

We bought our first diapers last night...never to early to begin the stockpile!

07.28.2009

We had our third doctor's appointment today. We heard the heartbeat again; it has slowed down to 166 beats/minute since 3 weeks ago. We also got to hear the baby kick right in the middle of listening to the heartbeat! :) I gained 3.8 lbs in 3 weeks....I was sure to let my doctor know that I don't eat fruits or vegetables, I don't exercise and I've been eating lots of greasy foods! She didn't see to mind too much! According to the Chinese calendar (which our doctor says is about 96% right), we will have a little boy. Our next appointment is 08.18.09 and we will schedule the ultrasound!

Monday, July 20, 2009

Sharing the Good News


Emmett's Family

My Family

07.16.2009

We have been throwing some names back and forth…I like Emma Clair (Emmett’s middle name, named after her Daddy of course) but Emmett isn’t sold on it yet. I also like Madilynn (Lynn being my Daddy, Patty and my middle name) Clair. Emmett likes Addison Clair/Lynn or Tatum Clair for a girl. For a little boy…Emmett V, Cole, Jackson or Kaden. Nana wa-wa’s (My Mom) pencil trick has us convinced it’s a little girl. My nausea has subsided quite a bit since the beginning; I still require naps sometimes during work breaks and lunch. I am very anxious to find out if we are having a boy or girl. We look at baby clothes/accessories everywhere we go. I can’t wait to start buying those cute little outfits!

07.07.2009

We had our second doctor’s appointment today. My weight is the same as last time. I am 9 weeks and 4 days. I’m still nauseas quite a bit but I’m learning to eat things that help out a little bit. All blood tests came back negative. We listened for the baby’s heartbeat. We didn’t expect to hear it since it’s still early and everyone warned us that we may have to get an ultrasound. However, she was able to find it pretty quick and it was strong and very quick, 177 beats/minute. Emmett and I were very excited to hear it for the first time; everything seemed real then. An ultrasound would have been nice too though! Our next appointment is scheduled for July 28, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

06.15.2009

We had our first doctor’s appointment today. We were both very nervous and I had to give what felt like an infinite amount of blood for testing. Our next visit is scheduled for July 7, 2009 and we will listen for Baby Shaffer’s heartbeat. I have been really nauseas from the time I get up to the time I go to bed. I’m also extremely tired…good thing Emmett has taken over cooking and house chores.

06.07.2009

We bought our first baby books and name books…let the arguing begin..

06.04.2009

We found out today that we were having a baby! I am 5 weeks pregnant. I took a total of 4 pregnancies test before I finally believed it. My parents are coming to our house tomorrow to stay for the weekend so we have decided to invite everyone over on Saturday to tell them the big news (everyone thought they were coming over to see the new basketball goal). Papa Shaff is working in Orlando, so we decided to make him a Gen4 onesie and mail it to his hotel. We also made my Dad an “Overton’s Racecars” onesie. Since our Mother’s Day gifts of massages in Destin fell through due to sunburn, we told our Moms that we bought them jewelry instead; however, they were a little surprised to find positive pregnancy tests. My Mom thought it was a joke and wanted her jewelry…Patty screamed and “tackled” me. Chris and Jason continued to play baseball burnout. Needless to say, everyone was very very excited…the next couple of hours were filled with lots of phone calls and text messages spreading the good news!