Seeing Our Bundle of Joy

Today was a great day!  We got to see Baby D for the first time. From the looks of everything on the ultrasound he/she is healthy without any complications; or as the doctor put it when she walked in the room "you have a perfect baby." It seemed like they took hundreds of pictures, so the baby should be getting used to being in front of the camera now.

And it was also a special day as daddy got to find out if you are a boy or girl?!? Mom decided to wait until you are born but dad wanted to find out now, so we made this card for only him to see (and don't worry anyone who knows Chad knows he can keep a secret):

Mom and dad think you look a little like an alien, especially in the 4D shots, but a cute one anyway :-) You sure are a mover too. You were wiggling around the whole time which was fun to watch! You really loved your little hand up by your face.

Almost halfway there until we get to meet you in person and we can't wait!!

Highlights from the 1st Trimester

Now that I’m on to trimester #2 (which I hear is the best one), I thought I would do a little recap of how the first trimester of being pregnant went.

• First sign of being pregnant: had to pee what felt like a million times a day, I knew something was up.
• Day we found out: Sunday May 15^th, 2011
• Daddy’s first words when he found out about you: “That was quick.”
• Nausea started: 6 weeks
• Morning sickness REALLY started: 7 weeks
• I worry you might have a slight temper as on days you haven’t got enough sleep the night before… you let me know you aren’t happy!
• First doctor’s appointment June 24^th – the doctor (not our regular doctor) was a comedian during the whole appointment. When he was checking my uterus he said: “wow… your uterus is enlarged, {with a worried face} it could be fibroids…...…....... or there’s a baby in there”  and started laughing hysterically
• You can credit all of the suppers you have gotten to your dad, as mom has not been a very ambitious cook lately
• You are still letting me wear my regular clothes and luckily I still fit in my bridesmaid dress for Clint and Paige's wedding

All in all, it has been pretty uneventful so far and I definitely would do it all over again!  I’m sure 2^nd and 3^rd trimesters will bring their own special surprises!

First Stuffed Animal

Baby D got his/her first stuffed animal and it came all the way from Alaska...

Thank you Sandy and Jerry! I love it and think it is perfect that the first stuffed animal the baby got says Alaska on it (where mommy was born). 

Baby's First Gifts

Even though Baby D is months away from being born, it doesn't mean he/she isn't spoiled already.

Thanks everyone for Baby D's first presents. All I know is this baby is very lucky to have such great family!

Guess What I Heard?

This is a very short video of Baby D's heartbeat at 14.5 weeks.

Although I've heard probably 100s of baby's heartbeats while working at the birthing center. There is still nothing else like hearing it coming from your own stomach.

Congrats!

Congrats to Mr. and Mrs. Cermak married July 23rd, 2011. It's crazy to think my little brother is a married man. The wedding was beautiful and so were the the bride and groom!

We are so happy to have Paige as a new addition to our family!

Telling the Cermaks

Getting the Cermaks all together at one time was a little more challenging. After a few failed attempts we decided we would have to tell them all separately since we wanted to tell them in person.

For the Bryan's (Shell & Tom), Tiff went to the cities for Paige's (my new sister-in-law) bachelorette party. I had bought t-shirts for the boys (Jerit and Blake) and put them in gift bags with some other gifts I had gotten for them.

Jerit pulled the shirt out but just threw it aside, as all normal children do, but he was excited about the new cars I had bought for him.

Here they are opening them up... (I love the shocked look on Shell's face).

In their shirts:

Now Jerit is super excited for his first cousin!


Then we finally got to tell Grandma and Grandpa Cermak. We went to go see the new house that they just bought in McKenzie. After visiting for a while I said I had to go to the car to get their housewarming gift. I brought it in and this is what it was:

Mom unwrapped it and starred at it for a quite a while (I think in shock).. the she said "Oh, I have to show your dad." There was a lot of excitement and then we all went out to eat to celebrate with Grandma Rose too.


Clint and Paige got the news over supper at Applebee's. We were chatting about the bachelorette party that was a few weekends before and how I missed the last bar they went to because I was tired. Clint was making fun of me for being a party pooper and Chad chimed in with "Well maybe she was because she is pregnant." It was fun to see their surprised reactions.

So looks like all the family is excited and ready to have a new baby join the family :-)

Breaking the News to the Dschaaks

I admit that I had a lot of fun thinking of ways to surprise our family about us expecting. I had all these "perfect" plans in my head, but of course they didn't really go how I expected...


First we told the Dschaak's because we were all home together and we thought it was a perfect opportunity to tell the whole family at one time. I had bought these stuffed animals for Paige and Parker that were recordable and thought I would have Paige talk into the recorder saying she was going to be a big cousin and then take it over to the family and play it for them. When a good opportunity came I took Paige aside for her surprise I had been telling her about all day. I gave her the stuffed animal (a unicorn) and told her that Auntie Tiff had a baby in her belly and I needed her help to surprise Grandma and Grandpa (and the rest of the family). She looked at me and flat out said "no thanks." I said "please I need a special helper to tell them" and she replied "you can just tell them yourself."


So after several minutes of trying to convince her, I finally realized it wasn't going to happen. I had a little moment of panic about what I was going to do now but then asked Paige if she could keep my special secret for a while and I recorded my own voice on Parker's animal (a monkey) and put it in a box to open with the rest of his presents (we were celebrating his 2nd birthday that weekend in Beulah). Paige really didn't say yes or no to if she wouldn't tell but grabbed her stuffed animal and ran into the house. She ran right past everyone; not saying a single word to anyone.

So, Parker's present opening time came after he woke up from his nap and Parker opened all his gifts except the one. The last box, that was unwrapped, had the monkey and a note that said squeeze me in it. Parker was enjoying riding his new bike so Paige helped him to open it. She squeezed the monkey, but no one could hear it and asked what it said. Paige yelled out "It said... Auntie Tiff has a baby in her belly and I'm going to be a big cousin."

So although it wasn't as I planned, it turned out even better with Paige's help!


But she quickly was over the excitement of a new cousin and wanted to get to the next entertainment - breaking the pinata that we had for Parker's birthday party.