18 weeks!

18 weeks and working on a decent little bump! And right on cue (as the books have indicated), felt two definitive kicks at 18 weeks and 2 days!  In-credible. 

Most supportive husband award goes to...

...Brad Kiesling.

Back story: These days, if Penny is going to get a walk it has to be before 8, maybe 8:30 am or it's just too hot. And since B is up earlier than me to head to work, I usually tackle the moosh walks. 

On Monday morning, after we'd basically been traveling for two weeks straight, I was woken up to Brad kissing me on the cheek ready to head to work.
"I got up early and walked Penny so you can just rest this morning."
Seriously? It was both the most thrilling news and the most thoughtful thing I'd heard in weeks. Love you, B, and thank you for loving me and peanut.

16 week appointment

Compared to the 8 week when we got to see peanut on the sonogram, the 12 and 16 week appointment have been a bit less exciting with a quick in and out.  But since at these two we still got to hear the heartbeat, this time we decided to audio it :)

DC weekend

Baby took its second trip to DC - a fun weekend filled with lots of love and laughter!

16 weeks!

Weeks 15-16 symptoms: skin still a mess (I think this will become a pregnancy theme), still have a few moments of no energy, belly still pretty soft when I lay down but getting firmer and bigger when I stand, first strong smell aversion at 15.4 (damn ground turkey), stuffy nose with some bleeding, bleeding gums when brushing, HUNGRY when I wake up in the morning, last pair of shorts that could button are too small.

Baby and Mom's first solo flight, friend and family time

post flight smoothie
yes, I took this in the bathroom - don't judge

Baby and Mama took our first solo flight to STL - a pretrip trip to visit aunt Claire and aunt Carlie - before heading south to Memphis to visit Martha, Scott, Drew and Kasie. Both mom and baby did great :)
It was a GORGEOUS weekend and we were happy to escape the desert heat!

s'mores in Memphis

The word is officially out!

Officially into the 2nd trimester and we made the news public!

 Thank you, thank you to a few people on Brad's team at PetSmart for taking some awesome reveal pics for us! 
They are perfect!