Bouncing Around

Well today (Sat. Oct 10, 2009) was the day that we got to do another sonogram by my cousin, Randy. This was so much FUN and AMAZING! Some of my family got to be there to see and watch Baby C. (Scot, my mom, dad, sister - Rebecca, cousins - Laura, Emily, and Randy)
At first, Baby C just wanted to sleep, sleep, and sleep. But of course, we did not let her/him. :) And every time we nudged Baby C, she/he would move and stretch a lot. So VERY cute. Baby C would keep moving and throwing her/his arms and hands around her/his face. Loved how Baby C was jumping around. We have a few videos to share from today. We will keep posting and hope you enjoy.
Everyone had really good time and enjoyed watching Baby C. This was my dad's (aka: Pop) first time to see a sonogram; so that was so much fun to watch him and his excitement.
Thank you SO VERY much to Randy and the Kotara Family. We can not thank you enough for the priceless videos and pictures of our little miracle. We are so lucky to have had this opportunity and look forward to more! Love you all.

15 weeks

Today is Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. And I am still so happy to be in the 2nd trimester!! I have been feeling so much better. My nausea is few and far between. Now if I could just get rid of these headaches.... but Dr. Carrasco said these headaches are normal right now, due to all the hormones. Cant wait til they are also few and far between. :)

Randy called this evening (my cousin, which is a RN and a Echo/Sono tech) and said that they got a new machine and that he would like to do a sonogram! WOW. How AWESOME is that?!? Therefore, we have scheduled a sonogram on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009.... CAN NOT WAIT til Saturday. My family is going to get to go and see Baby C also. My mom, dad, sister and her family- my bro in law and kiddos! Woo hoo.

Dr. Visit #2

Today we had our 2nd dr's visit and our 3rd sonogram! We went over pre-natal vitamins, because I stopped taking pre natals due to nausea. But every since I stopped taking them, I have been taking 2 flintstone vitamins with iron and 1 folic acid tablet. Dr. Carrasco said that this was perfectly great! I am so glad because this combination has helped me with my nausea.....
Also, I have gained 3 lbs. Dr. Carrasco said this was good. :)
The sonogram went so good. Baby C was sitting Indian Style (legs were crossed) with his/her hands close to the face. We could see Baby C's fingers wiggling and moving all over. That was our favorite part, seeing all the individual fingers! So cute and sweet. The heart rate was 156/min.

The next visit and sonogram is on November 3, 2009. This will be the visit that we will find out Baby C's gender. Oh My Gosh, we are SO EXCITED. We will get to see our Brooke Nicole or Seth Thomas. As of right now, these are the names that we have chosen for Baby C.

We Made It!

14 weeks! woo hoo. This is the beginning of the 2nd trimester. So excited that we have now passed the 1st trimester. This is a huge relief since the 1st trimester is the scariest and most important...
Looking forward to this wonderful journey.

Dr. Visit #1

This is an exciting day. We get to go to our first dr's appt. We did have a sono 5 weeks ago but did not visit with Dr. Carrasco.
Dr. Carrasco went over the basics with myself and Scot. We just talked about the pregnancy, classes to take, a pediatrician, and any questions that we had.
Then it was time for our second sonogram. Unbelievable! We are amazed at the growth of Baby C in just 5 weeks. This was no longer a flashing dot. Baby C looked like a tiny baby. :) We now could see the head, torso, arms, and legs. Extremely fascinating. He/She was waving to us. Loved it! Baby C was so active and moving all over the place. We got to hear the heartbeat, 174/min.
What an emotional day for the Castleberry's. Incredible to see the miracle growing inside.

Our first.....

I called Dr. Carrasco's office (this is the ob/gyn that will be caring for me during the pregnancy) yesterday to let them know that I have been having severe cramps and a lot of pain in my stomach. Dr Carrasco wants us to go ahead and come in and have a sonogram in the morning. Even though I am not bleeding, he just wants to make sure everything is ok.
Scot & I get to the dr's office for the sonogram this morning. Both of us is scared and excited.
The sonogram went perfect! The sono tech was looking and said, there is the baby. Are you kidding me? All we saw was a dot. But, this dot started flashing and the tech said that is the heart beating. Tears just started coming to our eyes. Yes, this is real. There is our little miracle. The assured us that everything looked good and the baby was in the right place! :) I can not even describe the excitement, joy, and happiness that we were and are feeling...
This was our first scare, our first sonogram, but this day was also our first realization of us having Baby Castleberry. Nothing but pure amazing!
Thank you Lord!

One more....

OK, OK, OK..... I know. I have taken 3 already. Why another? Well, because I keep hearing and reading that its best to take a test when your menstrual cycle is at least a week late. Today I am officially a week late.... And the drum rolls.... #4 pregnancy test- positive! This is it, this is what has me convinced. Even though I am still shocked, I now know that we are having a baby.
Scot, on the other hand- is still dazed and confused. He is excited but just not so sure if he really believes all the pregnancy test. :) I just think it so cute and funny that Scot is stunned. I love it.