Baby Dustin is On The Way!

We are so excited to announce that Baby Dustin is on the way!  We found out in January that we are expecting our first little peanut on or around September 26th, 2012.  We kept it a secret for a long time, but I wanted to document everything along the way so that I didn't forget anything!  So, I'll be using my blog to share pictures, thoughts, questions, and asking advice of all of you over the next six months.  Make sure to stop in often, and I'll try to make sure I update it at least once a week. 

Finding out we were expecting...
This is kind of how the life plan works, right?  We move back to New Jersey to be closer to family and friends.  We buy a big house with four bedrooms.  We need to fill it up!  I was wondering if I could possibly be pregnant, and I decided to take a home pregnancy test at 10:00 pm on January 23, 2012.  It came back positive.  (**NOTE--This also happened to be my very first day at my job as a 2nd grade maternity leave teacher.  Ironic, huh?)  JB was on a late-night phone call for work, and he was taking FOREVER to get off of the call.  Finally around 11:15, I heard him hang up the phone.  I walked into his office, and inconspicuously videotaped his reaction.  It was priceless.  I don't know that I'll ever be showing our child his first reaction, but I am happy to report that he has gotten used to the idea that we are going to be parents, and he is more excited than freaked out now.  :-)

Monday, February 6, 2012
I had my first OB appointment.  At this appointment, I took a urine pregnancy test, and it obviously came back positive.  (I had already taken 3 at home, so I was pretty sure this was the case.) I had a lot of bloodwork taken for genetic testing.  Then, I sat down with the nurse, and we went through a very thorough family health history for about an hour.  Finally, I walked out of the office with a big folder of pregnancy literature and a giant bag of prenatal vitamin samples.  (More on the prenatal vitamin debacle later...)

Thursday, March 1, 2012
I had my 2nd OB appointment with an ultrasound at 10 weeks.  JB came with me to this appointment, and it was amazing to see that there was actually a baby in there!  The ultrasound technician was very sweet and answered all of our questions.  She also sent us home with a ton of "first" pictures.  My doctor's office does both regular and 3-D ultrasounds.  I have to admit that the 3-D ones kind of creep me out.  I think they will be better when the baby is a little more developed.  The heartbeat was strong at 164 beats/minute, and the ultrasound tech said that everything looked perfect.  Baby D. is growing right according to schedule and hitting all of the milestones. 

Check back tomorrow for the Week 11 picture!  Thanks for going on this exciting journey with us...