Ok.. I am officially the WORST blogger ever because I never update (thank you Erin for reminding me to actually do something!). I didn't think people actually read this thing :).
I have lots of new to update since it has been forever and day since I have written anything.
<----- We officially close on our house on Friday at 3:00pm! We are so excited and can't wait to start working on it. There isn't much we need to do, just some basic things. We need to paint the whole thing and clean the carpets. I'm hoping we can get a lot of that done this weekend so we can get started moving in the furniture and decorating the nursery!
On the baby front, this kid is kicking my ass! Literally! He moves around so much and seems to never stop! At my 28 week appointment I got an ultrasound (3D). His head was measuring 29 weeks while his abdomen and legs were measuring 24-25 weeks which wasn't good. Doc decided to move back my due date to July 13th which I was NOT happy about considering I want him out right now! Other than him measuring small, everything looked great. I passed my glucose test with flying colors and got my Rhogam shot. I am now officially 30 weeks along and 3/4 the way there! Yay! i go back to the doc May 13th and get another ultrasound!
On Saturday, Cory and I attended our first Childbirth class at our hospital. I actually really enjoyed it. We watched a few videos and played a few games to get us familiar with what will most likely be happening. My favorite part was the tour! We will have a private room for delivery and post partum care. I think Cory was most excited about the flat screen TVs and fridges in the rooms while I am stoked that massage therapists are available at no extra charge! Woohoo.. I'm definitely going to be using them as much as possible. The baby will also be able to stay in our room 24/7 except when they need to do labs and vital checks. The rooms are super nice and I think I am going to really enjoy my stay there! This reminds me that I need to start packing a hospital bag lol
Since the baby has been kicking more (all the time!), Cory was finally able to see him kick from the outside this weekend. We got a strong little guy in there. My favorite part is watching him move through my tummy. He just rolls around and my stomach contorts. A few times I have felt his foot sticking out of me! It's amazing to see, but I will be much happier when he is done pummeling my inside and we finally get to hold him!
I have posted one of the 3D ultrasound pics below. Hope you enjoy and I promise I will update within a few days of my next doctor's appointment! 
<---- Baby Cameron!
We have finally hit the halfway mark! I am now 20 weeks and 1 day. I am still not showing much although my pants are super tight and I suffocate everytime I sit down :). I have bought a few pairs of maternity pants but haven't brought myself to wear them yet. It is stressful every morning when I attempt to get dressed for work. Nothing seems to fit right or look right on me and I get very frustrated. A few time crying was involved! Probably the hormones kicking my butt!
Cory and I have officially picked a name for our little boy. He will be named Cameron Patrick Freihaut! Before anyone asks, we are not naming him after anyone. We just love both the first and middle name and think it flows nicely with our last name. We are planning on registering here in the next few week so I will post that information once we get the registry completed.
On Friday, Cory and I are going to apply for a home loan to see how much we will be approved for. We are hoping that we can get into a house before Cameron comes! On Sunday, we went with Cory's mom to an open house. We really liked it and we think it is definitely in our price range. Also, Cory's brother Derek, his wife Tonya, and our niece Addy came to visit along with Cory's mom to celebrate Cory's birthday he had last week. We all went out to eat at Damon's. It was great seeing Addy. She is starting to walk now and is just adorable. Maggie was pretty good with Addy (who will be 1 on March 2) but did not like the adults. I'm glad she is comfortable around little kids but we needs to get her more comfy around adults. She was abused before I got her and is very weary of people she doesn't know which is everyone but Cory, I, my parents and sister!
My next prenatal appointment is on March 3rd so I will most likely post after that and let everyone know how little Cameron is doing!
Lots of love <3
C&C
I know I am horrible at updating this thing but Cory and I got some very exciting news today!IT'S A BOY!I have posted the sonogram picture and it is very obvious that it's a HE! Cory and I are extremely excited and can't wait to start picking baby boy stuff out and registering! Our due date is still July 7, 2009!I have only gained 2 lbs. so far but the doctor said she expects me to start gaining more in the coming weeks! Everything on the ultrasound looked great and we were able to see the heart with all four chambers, the bladder, spine, brain, and lots of other little organs. We have bought a few gender neutral baby items so such as a Colt's stuff :) (Cory is a Browns fan.. boo). We are thinking about decorating the baby's room in a Jungle/Safari theme. We have found one room that has a lot of green and tan and jungle animals that we really like.I will try to be better about posting weekly on this thing! Right now we are ecstatic about finding out we are having a boy and can't wait to meet him! Have a great rest of the week!C&C
Today was my second prenatal visit. Unfortunately, it was Cory's first day back to school so he was unable to go with me. I have not gained any weight since my prenatal visit but Dr. Huffman told me that that is absolutely normal. She even said that some people lose a few pounds in the first trimester. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I can't wait to gain a little wait and start showing! While at the visit, I got to listen to the heartbeat again. While the heartbeat monitor was on my stomach, we kept hearing this whooshing sound and Dr. Huffman said that was the baby moving around. It was amazing to hear but I wish that Cory would have been there to enjoy it with me. Dr. Huffman said that everything looked and sounded good. She told me that at our next appointment we could do the ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby. That date is officially February 3. I called Cory right after my appointment and he is very excited about our next visit as well. He will be taking off work early that day to attend. We have also invited our moms to come to the appointment with us.I know that I never put up the first ultrasound picture but unfortunately the scanner is hiding behind a pile of Christmas stuff. I may get around to doing it at the same time I put up the sonogram picture next month :)C&C
Finally! The morning sickness has let up and I have been feeling much better the past week or so. I still feel tired the majority of the time but it has been kind of nice to get so much extra sleep that I am not used to. We still have not scanned in the first ultrasound picture but I plan on doing that this week.. I promise!My pants are starting to get tight and I have been online window shopping for maternity clothes. Some of that stuff is so expensive but I have found some decent priced clothing online and at Motherhood Maternity. Some of my friends have also chimed in on store that offer affordable maternity clothes.Today we let Maggie open up her Christmas stocking. Since today and tomorrow will be that last days that we will both be home we decided to let her have at it! She loves all of her new toys and had trouble deciding which ones to play with. She will get another stocking at my parents house on Christmas so we are sure she will be excited about more toys and treats coming her way. Cory is not so excited about the prospect of picking up the torn up pieces of her toys that are usually littered across the living room floor every day.
On Friday, Cory called me when he got home to let me know that Maggie had chewed up the back of one of my tennis shoes and had dragged about 6 books off the bookshelf and destroyed them.. and by destroyed I mean ripped them to shreds including the hardback books. I was glad that I was not home to have to punish her because I am not good at handling that. I end up cuddling her and apologizing thinking that she understands that I am hurt more than her when i swat her muzzle.Our next prenatal visit is on January 5th. I will try to update the blog before then if I remember and have time to. Cory is going out of town on Tuesday and I will be following him after I work a half day on Christmas Eve. We don't plan on being back until Sunday I believe. We hope that everyone has a Merry Christmas and a great New Year! C&C
If you haven't heard yet, we are expecting our first child in early July of 2009! We decided to steal the idea of a family blog from some family members and so here we are! We plan on keeping everyone updated about the pregnancy and our new addition when he or she arrives!We had our first prenatal visit on December 3rd. Everything looked good according to the doctor and we were very excited to hear the heartbeat and get ultrasound pictures of our little peanut! The heartbeat was 176 and everyone I have told says that means we are having a girl. We will see if they are right about that when we find out the gender in late February or early March. Our exact due date is July 7, 2009 according to the doc.
We have tried explaining to Maggie (our dog) that she is going to have a little brother or sister, but she doesn't seem too excited yet!We are a little worried about how she will react to no longer being the center of our universe when the baby arrives, but we are sure that she will adjust just fine and be the best big sister ever!Thankfully, my "afternoon" sickness has been letting up in the past week although I am still tired most of the time. It hasn't helped that Cory and I have both been sick for the past week or so. We are gearing up for Christmas and almost have all the gifts wrapped and Christmas cards sent out. Cory was very excited to get Christmas cookies from my mom and has been unwillingly sharing them with Maggie. (It's hard to say no when she gives us those puppy dog eyes).Hopefully we will be able to update this blog once a week to keep everyone in the loop on what is going on in our lives. Cory only has one more week of school then he is off for two weeks for Christmas break. He is very excited about break. I'm sure he won't be so excited when I give him a list of chores to accomplish while I am still slaving away at work! Hopefully on the next post I can put up the ultrasound photo from our first prenatal visit. I have been lazy and haven't scanned it in yet. :) We hope everything has a great week!C&C
