Sarah

v-day — Today you are 24 weeks…. Viability Day! Viability day means that in general if you were to be born today you’d have over a 50% chance of survival. BUT don’t get any wise ideas, you had better staying cooking for the next 15-16 weeks, so you can be strong and […]

24 weeks- Viability Day

2 Apr, 2012 in Her Posts / Pregnancy by Sarah

Baby Morpher… we have a duckling?

30 Mar, 2012 in Her Posts / Pregnancy by Sarah

Belly Update 23 weeks

28 Mar, 2012 in Belly Update / Pregnancy by Sarah

Here is a video of Lucas kicking last night at 23 weeks. Check the lower left side first for the biggest one, and then after that you can see a couple more kicks up by my belly button (slightly above and to the right of it). Tummy Video #1 (click […]

A soccer player? Video Evidence.

27 Mar, 2012 in Her Posts / Tummy Videos by Sarah

My belly keeps growing and growing!! The Beginning 21 Weeks Total Weight Gain– 6 pounds as of last week at the Dr’s appointment Cravings– Still no absolute ‘must have’ cravings, but I am consistently eating an apple with lemon juice squeezed on it (to stop it from browning once it’s […]

Belly Update at 21 weeks

13 Mar, 2012 in Belly Update / Her Posts / Pregnancy by Sarah

lucaswalter — Hi Baby Boy!! We have finally come to an agreement on your name, well part of it anyways. Are you ready for it………..? That’s you baby boy….Lucas. We are undecided as to whether you will have two middle names as of now. It will either […]

The Name Game

12 Mar, 2012 in Her Posts / Pregnancy by Sarah

Atkinson_Sarah_24c — Hi Little Boy! This week we had your 20 week ultrasound where they take all kinds of measurements and make sure everything looks okay. The good news is you look great!!! The Dr said my placenta (which is nourishing you) is a little low, so if it doesn’t move in […]

Yup, still a boy!

8 Mar, 2012 in Her Posts / Pregnancy by Sarah

led_zeppelin — Hi Baby Boy! Today you are 20 weeks, half way there!! It’s weird because the first half of this pregnancy went SO SLOW when I was sick, I couldn’t imagine making it through another week. Now that I feel better time is passing faster, before we know it you will be […]

Half Baked

5 Mar, 2012 in Her Posts / Pregnancy by Sarah

18 Weeks — Hi Baby Boy, First and foremost DADDY JUST FELT YOU KICK!!! You are so strong! He keeps saying that he can’t believe he could feel you! You are getting more powerful every day. Today, kicking Daddy, tomorrow take over the world!!! So for my first belly pic update: The Beginning […]

Belly Update

23 Feb, 2012 in Her Posts / Pregnancy by Sarah

baby_kicking — Hey Baby Boy! I feel you moving in there!! What a cool sensation…. The first time I felt you move was actually the night we found out you are a boy. I woke up in the middle of the night to pee and when I came back to bed I, […]

I feel you!

20 Feb, 2012 in Her Posts / Pregnancy by Sarah

valentines2 — Hi Baby Boy! I wanted to give the long version of our ultrasound day, (as your Aunt Katie calls it, “The Big Day”). I know one day when we get old and senile we might not remember all of these details…. So, your Grandmother (Gramma? Granny? Grandma? Grammy? She hasn’t […]

Feb 14th, the elongated story….

17 Feb, 2012 in Her Posts / Pregnancy by Sarah

You’re a BOY!! We love you already, Son Happy Valentines Day! And for your viewing pleasure, our ultrasound pictures from today. Some are adorable, one is of genitals, some are of feet, and several make our baby boy look like an alien […]

Boy oh Boy!

14 Feb, 2012 in Her Posts / Pregnancy by Sarah

An hour until we find out if you’re a boy or a girl!! Come on baby! Show us your genitals! That reminds me of an awesomely hilarious video to NOT watch at work 😉 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqXi8WmQ_WM

T Minus 1 hour

14 Feb, 2012 in Her Posts / Pregnancy by Sarah

So last week (16 weeks) was the best I have felt in the past 10+ weeks. I did not have to take my Zofran for a good 7 days in a row. And then, AND THEN this morning (17 weeks exactly), I threw up again and had to resort back to […]

16 was the magic number, 17…. Not so much

13 Feb, 2012 in Her Posts / Pregnancy by Sarah

fingerprints — Hey Baby! We had another checkup yesterday, and got to hear your heartbeat again! It was so much stronger and louder this time than last time. You are getting so big that you are starting to push my uterus (your home for now) further up my body. I’ve started to […]

14 weeks

25 Jan, 2012 in Her Posts / Pregnancy by Sarah

2nd Trimester

19 Jan, 2012 in Her Posts / Pregnancy by Sarah

An adaptation of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “How do I love thee, let me count the ways” and a picture of my toilet. Ode to Zofran by S.C. Atkinson Oh Zofran, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee every morning, afternoon and night. […]

Ode to Zofran

10 Jan, 2012 in Her Posts / Pregnancy by Sarah

Last week we got to actually hear the heartbeat for the first time. I have to say, the best part was looking over at Will when we heard it and seeing tears in his eyes. He is going to be the best father I could ever imagine. Here’s the quick […]

Hearing the Heartbeat

9 Jan, 2012 in Her Posts / Pregnancy by Sarah

ultrasound #3 — Yay Sticky Rainbow! You’re still growing!! You look so much more human-like now! We had another ultrasound on Friday 12/30/11. So your actual age was 10 weeks 4 days. Your heartbeat was 174 bpm and looking great! I have continuing problems with spotting, so the Drs are watching me very […]

11 weeks, we have a human!

3 Jan, 2012 in Her Posts / Pregnancy by Sarah

ultrasound #2 — Dear Sticky Rainbow, Today Daddy and I saw you on the ultrasound for the second time! We could see your heart beating away at 182 bpm. Right now you look pretty much like a tadpole with a huge head, but don’t worry, you’ll be more proportionate by the time you’re […]

Sticky Rainbow

3 Jan, 2012 in Her Posts / Pregnancy by Sarah