It's a.....

We are the luckiest. 

baby martinsen

It's been officially announced to the world - we are having a baby! I am due on November 19 and feel incredibly lucky to be headed down this journey with my wonderful husband and best friend, Kirk. 

Here are some pictures of the progress so far, for those who care....

This is the day we saw the baby and heard the heartbeat for the first time - 8 weeks

This is after my birthday - 13 weeks and 4 days

This was taken today after a shower, pardon the cow pants - 14 weeks 5 days

I'm feeling better, although not back to normal and still not able to eat vegetables and meat. But I guess my idea of normal is going to change dramatically from now on, right? I will have a separate post about these past 3.5 months but they're not fun and I want this to be a happy post. As of mid-week we'll be able to tell whether this baby is a boy or girl by going to a private company who provides high-quality ultrasounds. The alternative is waiting for our 20 week appointment and I just want to find out! We don't have an appointment yet, but I'm hoping we can go next weekend if we're not camping. :) My energy level is back up, but not back to where it was, so camping and hiking may be out of the question. Don't want to do too much too soon. 

I feel very lucky to be so supported by our family and friends with this next phase of our life. It is amazing to see the baby grow and to have tests come back normal and now all I care about are the basics - healthy baby! I feel like this first trimester was so awful that there's nothing I can't handle coming up, even knowing that we're in for an extra hot summer. I'll keep everyone updated as I progress and especially when we find out what kind of little alien I'm carrying. I'd like to know who's taken over my body for the next 5.5 months...