Tag: first pregnancy

  • Christmas!

    Christmas!

    One of the nice things about living in Colorado is that we’re centrally located for our family. Nick and I both have siblings on the West Coast and parents in the Midwest, so holidays in Colorado can be a nice compromise.  This year, the Jacksons came out for Christmas with their two pups, Chloe and…

  • More Ultrasounds

    More Ultrasounds

    In early October, we had our 8-week appointment and ultrasound at Kaiser. Once again, everything was textbook.  At our first appointment, they’d told us we should be able to hear the heartbeat at the 8- or 9-week mark, so we were excited to possibly hear little peanut’s ticker.  At this 8-week appointment, they said we’d…

  • Trauma

    Trauma

    As I mentioned last week, Baby Jackson is doing great. I don’t want anyone to worry about that when they see this week’s post title. But the title is very appropriate for what I’m going to share.  Sometime between our first couple of ultrasounds, I had a scary flashback.  I went to one of Nick’s…

  • The First Ultrasound

    The First Ultrasound

    First, I’m sorry I’m a week behind on posting this blog. I should’ve known the week of and the week after Thanksgiving was just going to be too busy and fun to sit down and write a new post, but I was optimistic.  I’ll share more about our fun holiday week in an upcoming blog…

  • Bundt Inner Often

    Bundt Inner Often

    A little over three years ago, my husband and I got pregnant. I could hardly believe it; we’d only been trying for about six months or so. I took the test on a whim after experiencing some out-of-the-norm cramping and headaches. I’d also started waking up early, even before my alarm. (For those who know…