18 weeks!!!

18 weeks!! Hooray!!! There are some bared belly pics on facebook for those who want to look. I managed to convince myself to put them up, they are pretty amazing. I can't believe how fast everything is going (secretly I'm very happy) Corey and I are SO excited to meet JellyBean. JellyBean is a little mover too! Especially at night, which is quite normal apparently. I have found some nice maternity pants, cheap but nice and some bras too! Thank god ... I thought it was just me but my chest is definitely expanding. Luckily, not at the rate my belly is. There is a great debate over how big I`ve gotten. Some people say I'm HUGE already, and others are really looking hard to find it. I guess JellyBean is already playing games with everyone :-). My ribs are already sore and so is my lower back so I am booking massages, but I'd really prefer a nice ... gentle ... massage lol. Corey needs something a little tougher ... so I guess so different massage therapists would be nice.

In other news, I had a fight with our Quansit, but neither of us is ready to talk about it.

The baby bump

I love my baby bump. It's gotten quite hard now and the baby's movements are easier to see. Corey and I have compared the baby movements to fishing or when jigging for Walleye. Sometimes you get a little nibble, and every once in a while you get a big BITE! And that's EXACTLY what it feels like :-D I know that's a weird way to describe it, but it fits.

Apart from baby news, I'm a sucker for my puppies. Odie is SUCH a baby with his big brown eyes and shivering. He only shivers when you're watching though. I let them in last night and he and Maggie just vegged out, sprawled in various parts of the house. They are pretty pampered pooches. Winter is harder on them this year. Maggie is getting arthritis in her hip and Odie is living through his first winter. Although they love it outside, they don't really care for the cold. Molly and Miloh pretty much just do what they want. Miloh owns the quansit and keeps the mice out, so we keep him with cat food and a warm place to sleep. Molly goes to the bathroom outside and sleeps inside. She doesn't have anything to chase in the house because she's already eaten all the mice there lol.

In other news, Corey is rarely around. It's hunting season in case you didn't know and I will soon be making fun of ... er ... posting some of his ... prey .... on the blog site. :-D

Finally Pregnant

This is the first picture of baby Linfitt, taken on October 4th, 2007. JellyBean is 9 weeks and 3 days in this picture and we are currently 12 weeks pregnant. We are due on May 5th, 2008 for our FIRST child, but sadly this is our fourth pregnancy. (in case you didn't know) JellyBean is doing well and I heard the baby's heart beat on monday.

For those of you who know what I've been through, that was the most amazing sound in the whole universe. There is nothing to compare it too. We are thrilled, but still very cautious.

I am very nauseous which is why I had to go off work for 3 weeks. We actually thought we were having a miscarriage and SURPRISE, there was a baby there. The heart is strong and everything looks real good. I'm starting to feel slightly better, but cautious 0ptimism is always good.

I still remember the shock of the news and how badly I was shaking after I was told and couldn't believe it was for real until ... well ... I still don't believe it's real. I know I soon will!!!

LOVE Corinne and JellyBean and extremely proud papa to be Corey