Ultrasound!

We just got back from the doctors and here's the first ultrasound. The image was a lot easier to make out live on the monitor, this is just a screen capture so it's pretty fuzzy. No idea what gender yet but at 9 weeks it has a head, arms, legs, and a heartbeat. It's beautiful!

Baby moving?

I think we're at about 9 weeks now, (leave it to a guy to lose track of time) and last night Cara said she thought she felt something move inside her! Could she have felt the baby? I can't wait for the ultrasound...

Dumb ol housing market

My wife is definitely nesting, and from what I've read it'll only get worse. Unfortunately it's hard to nest in an apartment. (and it makes painting the baby's room completely out of the question.) We're looking for a house, but Corvallis is defying the current bust and prices remain pretty solid. I know God has something for us and we just have to wait, but it's hard.

A whole lot of sleeping...

One of the first things I've noticed about pregnancy is that it seems to require a lot of energy. You're probably thinking "no duh!" but I honestly wasn't expecting it to take this much out of her this early in the pregnancy. (8 weeks) My once vibrant wife is sleeping peacefully next to me on the couch, and has been since 9pm. (which is very early for us)

Showing

Today she is showing for the very first time. We drove to OSU and took some pictures, I'm not very good but I don't have to be, she is beautiful, glowing.

Being a new father is exhilarating and frightening. We worry, plan, and hope. Will it be a boy, a girl? What will it look like? Will we be able to find a house? Have enough money? When we're tired the line between dreams, reality, and fears all blur together. It's hard to make sense of it all.

For anyone wondering, I used a softening filter for this picture. (that's why it's a little blurry in spots)