Prenatal Chiropractor

For those of you that know me, I've seen a chiropractor since I was a kid because I had scoliosis.  I've continued to see one (on and off) throughout my adult life because I have ribs that will go out from time to time and general aches and pains in my neck and back that I need addressed.  I've been pretty uncomfortable the past few weeks (hip was out of place as well as a few ribs), but wanted to wait until 12 weeks to see anyone for fear that something bad could happen.  After talking to my OB (my first OB that is now no longer because she is moving to Africa), she informed me that she did not believe in chiropractic while pregnant and suggested I see a physical therapist.  I don't know about you, but I don't know any physical therapist that can get 3 ribs back into place, a hip in place, and push a vertabrae in my neck back in place...needless to say I did NOT follow her instructions.  I did my research and found a chiropractor here in the Indianapolis area that specializes in prenatal clients as well as pediatric! 

My first visit was yesterday and I am absolutely thrilled that I went because I feel SO much better!  By seeing a chiropractor once a month throughout my pregnancy (and more frequent as I get bigger) I can help maintain my spine and the pressure that will be put on it as my belly gets bigger.  Not only that, but seeing a chiropractor throughout pregnancy can allow for a quicker and easier delivery (ummm YES PLEASE)!  They can turn breach babies without actually touching the baby and help you to avoid c-sections, as well as all kinds of other things.  Needless to say, I am a complete believer and so excited to continue seeing her.  I'll let you all know later if that claim of "quicker and easier delivery" really actually stands up. :)

The Perfect House!

So Dane and I have been scouring the city of Indianapolis for months now trying to find the perfect house at the perfect price (I know that doesn't exist).  We really like the Broad Ripple area of Indianapolis because it's centrally located (I work on the north side and Dane works downtown) and it's a really fun and happening place.  There are a ton of privately owned interesting restaurants, bike and walking paths, and older homes with amazing charm!  I scour the Internet about a million times a day (don't tell my boss) and saw a listing come on the market yesterday at about 3pm.  I IMMEDIATELY called Dane and told him to contact the listing agent because in this market if you snooze you lose!  We got in the house at 6pm last night and immediately knew we loved it.  It's 4 bedrooms with a loft for an office, 2 full bathrooms, updated kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances, and it's a corner lot with a back patio and grill included (totally sweetens the deal for Dane).  We decided to put an offer in last night after seeing it, sent it in this morning, countered this afternoon and the seller ACCEPTED!!

We could not be more thrilled, but of course we will do an inspection and try to contain our excitement until everything has gone through.  No more one bedroom rental without a door to the bedroom...no more tiny closet...no more ironing board in the dining room...can you sense my excitement?? :) 

Here is a picture of the exterior, if everything goes through I'll upload more pictures later.

12 Weeks

Saturday April 2nd marked 12 weeks for us which means we've made it a full three months!  We went to our 12 week appointment on Friday and met our OB for the first time, and spent most of the appointment waiting (almost an hour to be exact).  We met Dr. Hurry and she was absolutely amazing, she told us she would get us an ultrasound so we could see baby and make sure our due date was accurate (even though we knew it was accurate she just could tell we wanted to see another picture of the peanut).  After waiting another 30 minutes to get into the ultrasound room we FINALLY got to see the peanut on the big screen and for the first time heard the heartbeat!! 

Words cannot explain how it feels to hear that tiny heartbeat that is inside of you.  We haven't been able to hear the heartbeat because our little swimmer has never cooperated with the doppler, but this time with the ultrasound we could see baby and hear the heartbeat all at the same time.  We are exact on our due date, baby measures perfectly, and the heartbeat is strong.

After seeing the heartbeat and cleaning up our OB sat down to have a "conversation" with us which truly scared the CRAP out of me.  Turns out that she is moving to Africa in 2 years and won't be doing OB while she is training...sooooo after meeting her and loving her we will be changing doctors.  Overall it's for the better because I've heard amazing things about another doctor in the practice that delivered all of my friends babies.  When in doubt go with a doctor that has been recommended!

This is one of the pictures of Baby Wilson - Head is to the left with the big alien eyes, two white spots to the right are the hands, and the big white blob to the right of that is the body.

First Belly Post

Ok so I haven't posted any belly pictures because we didn't have any point of reference.  We took our first picture at 6 weeks and our second at 11 weeks.  I apologize for my hair in the second picture, we had some crazy wind that day!  Not sure if you can tell a difference, but I sure can!!

 

          6 Weeks                                                                             11 Weeks

Baby Showers and Friends

This weekend I hosted a baby shower for my good friend Lauren Budreau with 3 of our closest friends.  It was an intimate 8 person shower where we made the most delicious brunch and played some really fun games.  Most of all, we got to spend time with good friends that we don't see very often!  I hadn't told any of my friends that I was pregnant with the exception of Lauren (she was pregnant too and since my family didn't know I had to be able to talk to SOMEONE).  Before our guests arrived Lauren encouraged me to tell our closest friends so I unleashed the news and of course everyone was absolutely thrilled.  The best part was that we weren't telling anyone else just yet and at the shower they were asking about "who's next" in terms of babies...little do they know!

First Appointment

As I said before, we woke up Sunday to a bit of a scare and ended up in the ER for about 4 hours.  I joked with Amanda that I just couldn't allow her wedding weekend to be ENTIRELY about her :)  After being stuck a few times with needles and a few tests they determined that everything was fine and we were definitely pregnant.  They pulled the ultrasound machine into the room which was exciting except it was such a small screen only Dane and my Mom could see what was going on.  There is definitely a baby in there and they could see the heart beating which was a HUGE sigh of relief. 

You would think that was enough excitement for one week, but we had our first 10 week OB appointment today which was very exciting.  Even though we already knew it was in there, this time when they did the ultrasound I was able to see everything!  It was overwhelming to see the little guy in there moving all around and watching the tiny heart flutter.  We go back in 2 weeks so I'm hoping that we will get to see the little one again :) 

Telling the Family & Amanda's Wedding

The weekend of March 12th Dane and I headed up to Chicago for my sister Amanda's wedding.  My mom and I planned a quick and small wedding ceremony/reception at the Lincoln Park Conservatory that was absolutely beautiful.  With the stress of keeping Amanda's pregnancy a secret as well as planning the wedding, Dane and I didn't want to add to everything by telling everyone early that we were pregnant as well so we kept it for a secret for almost a month!

Dane and I arrived on Friday the 11th and we met my sister at her apartment.  Her husband's brother and sister in law were at the house so we called both Amanda and Ryan into their bedroom to have them open their first wedding gift of the weekend.  I created a cute little onsie that said "I HEART my aunt Da".  After looking at it for awhile, the two of them weren't really getting it and then when she looked at my face she finally realized what was going on and tackled me (just like I did to her when I found out she was pregnant).  Needless to say there were tears on both our parts and everyone was very excited.

We took Amanda to get her nails done, relaxed at the hotel, and before we went to the restaurant Dane and I went into my parents room to give them a gift.  I put together a box with a pair of booties and a note that said "There won't just be ONE set of booties at Christmas this year"...My Mom immediately knew what was going on and it took a second for my Dad to get it.  Once my dad understood his response was "you've got to be shitting me!" HA. (picture below without the note)

At dinner we told my other sisters and two of my cousins and everyone was just as excited.  After all the excitement I was absolutely exhausted and we had an even MORE eventful day on Saturday!

Saturday was not as overwhelming as I thought it would be, we started with a nice breakfast, ran errands, got ready, and hung out in Amanda's suite.  My sister Sarah created Amanda's bouquet and my mom did her hair, and after pictures at the hotel we all piled into cabs to headed over to the Conservatory.  No decorations or flowers were needed because we were in a jungle of exotic plants and the most vibrant flowers you could imagine!  There was a short ceremony, and then came an announcement form the bride and groom:

THEY ARE HAVING A GIRL!! :)

After good food, great company, and a few tears we headed to a bar afterward (despite being exhausted) and continued our good time until about midnight :)  We woke up the next morning to a little scare (will save that for another post) that ended up with us in the ER for about 4 hours and missed getting to say good bye to my sisters and brother.  Despite our little hospital visit it was a great weekend and I'm soooo glad I got to see my ENTIRE family (doesn't happen very often) and help Amanda and Ryan celebrate their nuptuals.