It's Officially the Second Trimester!

1/3 down and 2/3 to go! Very exciting!

First Trimester Screening

We had our first trimester screening test yesterday (the Nuchal Translucency ultrasound). The results were wonderful (preliminarily negative for any abnormalities!) and we got a whole bunch of new "baby pictures" to share! We also got to hear the heartbeat for the first time - SO amazing!! The little peep's heart was beating like crazy at 167 BPM :)

Tomorrow will start week 14, which means we will officially be out of the first trimester. We are very excited about that!

Baby from the back (butt on left head on right)

The heartbeat :)

Profile Picture: Head is on Right

These are the feet. They are resting one on top of the other.

Take Our Poll!

We have added a poll to the bottom of our blog. Take your guess at baby Gross' gender!

The rumors are true!

Yes, the rumors are true, we are having a baby!! After 13 "hush, hush" weeks we are excited to share the news that we are expecting our first (human) baby. (If you know Jax, you understand why we need to add "human" to the mix!). We discovered the big news on July 20, 2010 and have been taking the last two months cautiously, while we waited for confirmation from our doctor via ultrasound. We have now had the pleasure of seeing our little "peep" (a nickname derived from the baby's close to Easter due date) on ultrasound. It was absolutely stunning to see the little heart flicker away at 10 weeks and then to see all the activity of somersaults and "dancing" at our 12 weeks appointment.

We cannot wait to watch our baby grow and prepare for its April Fools Day arrival in our lives!

Thank you for visiting our blog and sharing with us in this special time!