Pics of BabyWells!!

Here are the pics of BabyWells being busy as ever!!

Another Baby Update

We went yesterday back to the doctor to get my cervix length measured. Back in 2003, I had a LEEP procedure done to take out some abnormal cells on my cervix. So to make a long story short now that we are pregnant I have to have it measured to make sure it can hold the baby in (sorry - only way to put it in layman's terms!) So we went yesterday and I don't think the ultrasound tech looked at my chart first because she just did a regular ultrasound at first. She was an awesome tech and was showing us every little part of the baby and took a zillion pictures in which we came home with about 5. And boy was the baby just a moving around and waving at us. Then the tech was like, why are they asking for another sonogram at this time and I said to measure my cervix. So then she proceeded to measure the cervix and asked if we wanted to know the sex of the baby and we of course said yes. She said she would try even though it is sometimes a bit early in the game to tell....and she could not see anything because the baby had its legs bent the whole time. So we left with a several more pictures we were not expecting and with a good report this time for the cervical length. We will have to wait to see what the doctor says and probably get checked a few more times just to make sure I do not need a stitch or 2 to hold it closed.
Unfortunately, I we do not have a scanner at home to put the pics up, but I will do so first thing tomorrow morning when I get to work.

BabyWells Update

Not too much new from todays OB visit...we got to here the heartbeat for the first time and that was about all for the visit. BabyWells was doing well and heart beating strong. No ultrasound pics were taken, so it may be a few more months before we get to see the baby again!
We will continue to keep you posted! ;)

Birthday Weekend

This past weekend I celebrated the BIG 29. My parents, Nanny, Chris, and his girlfriend Erin came up for the weekend to celebrate. They got in Friday night and then Saturday we went and ate at the fab Five Guys then of course while in Williamsburg could not pass up Yankee Candle or the outlets. After shopping/walking off our "healthy" lunch we came home to fire up the grill with some steaks. The guys had went and did all the grocery shopping that morning and came home with balloons and cake for me, so we indulged after our wonderful dinner on some cake and ice cream. Then Sunday, J cooked his masterpiece, breakfast burritos and then we headed to the VA Beach for stroll on the boardwalk. The guys did do a little "wave surfing" and then we headed back to the house for a fish and chicken dinner, caught and prepared by JWells!! And everyone left yesterday after J and I headed to work. We had a wonderful time just hanging and relaxing with the family and of course was sad to say goodbye on Monday morning. You can click here to see some pics from the weekend.
I am officially finished with school for a little while, well at least until Baby Wells arrives. Only by the Grace of God did I pull a B out of my microbiology class. I thought I was barely going to make a C, so I was totally suprised to see a B on my transcript yesterday...but I will definitely take it. Now onto RN school next year - Lord willing!!
J is finishing up his softball seasons this week. He finished the church league a week or 2 ago and tonight is his last game for his base team. And he is still playing intramural golf! Unfortunately I only made it to 1 of his games this year due to school :( But hopefully next year or if he plays fall ball, I can make it to more games. So now he can hopefully get more fishing in now that the summer sports are wrapping up.
BabyWells is doing swell...as you can tell by the birthday pics my stomach is poking way out there - I am just waiting for my gut to round up vs just looking fat. This is definitely a hard thing for me right now and J just keeps telling me it is ok, this is suppose to happen - in which I know, but still is hard to accept...espeically when the scale only says 3 pounds heavier than normal yet you look 20 pounds heavier (which I know too not to worry about the numbers - but hey, it is my downfall and has been most of my life!) We have got 12 weeks down and only 28 or so more to go. I think I have passed the hurdle of "morning sickness" so all is well! But we go on Thursday morning for our next appointment and hopefully another pic of BabyWells - so more to come on that!

Washington DC Trip

We are back after a quick trip up to DC this weekend. We had a WONDERFUL time and looking forward to going back up there to see more. We saw the highlights of the city atop a double decker bus in which were could get on and off any of the stops and stay as long as we wanted. We were only downtown for just Saturday, so we were able to get just a glimpse of the city, so we are going to head back again sometime in that we can go see more things up close. We did spend a bit of time at Arlington, and words can not describe this "hallowed ground!" You can click here to see a few of the pics J took.

Please Pray for the Kunze's

I heard earlier this week that one of my teachers from nursing school, Mrs. Patti Kunze, and her hubby were in an auto accident on July 2. Her husband had minor injuries and she is in CRITICAL condition. There are more specifics to her condition but due to good ol HIPAA, I can not disclose them at this time. But I just ask for prayer for her and for her family. Click here if you want to ready just the news article about the wreck itself....rumor has it that the teenager was drunk. Thanks so much for praying for her...all of classmates and my teachers have become part of my second family - we all spent so much time together and shared so many memories. Mrs. Kunze was the one pushing me, well actaully all of us, into the delivery rooms on our labor and delivery rotation - she only wanted the best experiences for us during that rotation.
On to the Wells news...not too much new going on. I have finished up my microbiology class this week and I take my final next Thursday - so that will be a HUGE relief to have that over and done with. Jason surprised me on our anniversary with a trip to Washington DC, so we are leaving tonight to make a quick trip up there for the weekend. We are totally excited...it will be our first American trip since we have been back stateside. Hopefully we can travel a bit more and go and see things around here now that I am finished with school for a little bit. Almost every month or every other month in Germany we were traveling somewhere and we miss that so much - so now on to explore our own country!! So hopefully we will have some pics up within the next week!

Happy 4th of July!!

May we not forget why we are bbq'n, off of work, hanging with friends,watching fireworks,and hanging at the lake today....Freedom!! Freedom is never given it is won. We hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July!!