Week 11: 3rd Doctor Appointment

No ultra sound/picture this week  =(  BUT we still got to hear the heart beat racing away! 

It was the strangest thing to have the doctor hold something on my stomach and have a heart beat fill the room.  This really made me giggle with joy (literally)!

Little Burger is the size of a lime! 

All the same symptoms for this mommy-to-be:  hungry + tired. 

Luckily  I have not had ‘morning sickness’  =)

Official Dr. Office Weight Gain = 1 Pound

Week 8: 2nd Doctor Appointment – Heartbeat Check-Up

Little Burger’s heart is beating away at 160 – just perfect! 

And, look how much growth has occurred in just one short week!

Little Burger is the size of a raspberry! 

I am still eating continually but have also started to get VERY TIRED!!! 

Bed time is much earlier these days….8:30PM on average.

SURPRISE!!!

We had a GREAT time surprising our parents with the news of Little Burger!

We traveled to Victoria without anyone knowing (except my brother Jason, future Uncle!).  When my Mom and Jeff got home from work, we were at the house with little burger cupcakes and Kate with a big balloon!  Of course my Mom cried with joy.  

The next morning we went to Ausitn's parents house....rang the door bell and waited with a plate of cupcakes and Kate with her cute Future Big Sister sign (the balloon went flying away as we walked up).  His Mom (aka 'CC') answered the door and felt so bad....she 'forgot we were coming to town'!  LOL!  Once they figured out it was a surprise and there was a reason for the surprise, CC and Pop (his Dad) were so excited for our little blessing.  KC (future Aunt) was also in town with our niece (Eden) and nephew (Drew).  We gave them their 'Halloween' presents....tshirts with 'I'm going to be a BIG cousin'.  They were very excited about 'BB' (baby burger is what they call Little Burger) and the cupcakes!    

Later that evening we went over to my Dad's house.  It was a day of coordinating with Cathy on getting everyone together.  They got it immediately (Cathy actually suspected it!).  Dad was so proud of the news...and even began his search for the perfect 'Granddad' name!  We also went over to Granddad's house and told him - he grinned from ear to ear!

We felt so blessed to be surround by family all weekend!

Week 7: 1st Doctor Appointment

Confirmed….I am pregnant!!!

It was amazing to see our Little Burger (or what they claimed was the baby)! 

And the heart beat…truly a miracle from God.  

Little Burger’s heart beat was a bit slow (129 vs 160)

So the doctor is having us return for a follow-up visit in 1 week. 

Lots of prayers!

Let the picture taking begin! 

Little Burger is the size of a blue berry…so small. 

I am hungry ALL THE TIME!  Otherwise….everything is normal.

Kate's 1st Dove Hunt

Dove season in Southwest Texas is a BIG deal!  

What does this mean....we make a trip down to Victoria each year for opening weekend!

His Dad made the arrangements and the boys headed out.  

SUCCESS!!!  

This was Kate's first hunt ever....and she did well.    

Austin was very proud of Kate and enjoyed the time with his Dad.

Visit Home

Well, we had been planning on coming home this weekend for a while....so we made the trip to Victoria!  We had made the decision to not tell anyone (including our family) about Little Burger until our first appointment....so we kept the big secret to ourselves!

While at home we visit my grandparents...LOVE THEM!

Aren't they just adorable!

Little Shamburger-To-Be!!!

God blessed our lives with TWO pink lines.

(kind of hard to see in picture...but I promise, they were both there!)  

I was so excited the morning I found out BUT we had company staying with us so I kept my mouth shut.  We all went to lunch at Burger House – which made me giggle knowing I had my own Little Burger growing inside me.  After company headed out, I let Austin in on the good news!  

He couldn’t believe it - he was so excited!