Week 12

Welcome to week 12!! Sorry for missing last week, but it was a very crazy week, and no matter what we did, there just wasn't enough time to get everything done. I did have a doctor's appointment last Monday, and everything went well. Everybody was very pleased, and the baby's heartbeat was good and strong, a little slower than before, but still very strong.  So that brings us to week 12. This time, there is pictures to go with this week.

A view from the side

And a view from the front. If you look closely, you can see the the lines starting to be more defined. I have a small circle on my belly. 


I still don't feel like I'm 12 weeks pregnant, time has really flown by. I still feeling great, no sickness. =) The fatigue is starting to be less and less. I am now able to start staying up a little later than I was. Which is good, since going to bed at 9 or 9:30 really made me feel like I was getting old. It's hard to believe that I am almost in my second trimester. Wow.... 

Silly, silly puppy

This Sunday morning, we were making breakfast, and Mike went back to the bedroom, and this was what he saw.

Briley was just chilling on the bed, enjoying the lazy Sunday morning that we all were having. But Sidney was no where to be found...

He came back out to check on how breakfast was coming, thinking that Sidney might be hanging out where the food was, but he was wrong, she wasn't here.

Here was our baby dog, all curled up in our bathroom. Why you ask??? Once when she was a tiny puppy, we were cooking breakfast, and whatever we were cooking, popped out some grease, and hit her. So now, whenever she hears some sizzling, she runs and hides. This is new though, usually she just went and laid down on her bed, which is in our room. I guess she feels safer in the bathroom. The funny thing is that our bathroom is right behind the kitchen. So in reality she is closer to the sizzling than what she wishes to be. Just don't tell her there. Silly puppy....

A day at the zoo

This past weekend, the entire family here in Kentucky made a trip up to Cincinnati zoo. It was a beautiful day, and we truly enjoyed ourselves.

Some of the animals were being very silly, and showing off a bit for everyone.

Since it is October, and getting close to halloween, the zoo had special activities that they had the animals partaking in. At certain times, each animal had the opportunity to have a pumpkin smashing. Even though we didn't see any of these smashings, we saw the aftermaths of many of them.

Some animals just didn't seem to care that there were people out and about checking things out. They were just as content to go about their normal, daily routine.

We couldn't have asked for a nicer day. The weather was great, and we enjoyed looking at all the animals and just hanging out with each other. It was a great weekend to spend together as a family.

10 weeks down

As we roll into our 10th week of pregnancy, I thought I would post a few belly pictures for all the world to see. Well, not all the world, but a fair amount of the US, since we have family spread across the states.

As far as how I've been feeling. Great! I've had a fair amount of fatigue, but I've been told that not only is that a good thing, but that it will pass here in a few weeks to a month. So with that being said, so far, so good. It's been pretty easy being pregnant, and for that I have been very very thankful.

ETA: 05-07-12

Well, there is a bit of news on the Gressler horizon. We are expecting our first little one in May, May 7th to be exact.

This is what started it all...We were both so excited when this is what we saw. Now that we knew we were expecting, we had to decide when to tell everyone, the exciting news. So we decided that we would wait until we had a few more pictures to share.

Here is the first few pictures of our baby. When these were taken, I was a little over 8 weeks along. The heart beat is strong and steady, and sounded like a little machine gun when we heard it for the first time. Even though it looks like the baby is smiling at us in the last picture, it's really facing towards the bottom of the picture. He or she is looking down, with their body to the left of the picture.

We've decided that we are going to take belly pictures every week to show how the pregnancy is progressing. So here is the first one. I am 9 weeks in this picture, sorry that I look a little rough, I had no idea that I looked that bad. Exciting times for everyone!!

T is for treat...

Well, actually it's for T-bone, at least this time. Mike and I were treated out to dinner earlier this week. We enjoyed some great steaks and great company while we were out. After we had stuffed ourselves, we decided that we would bring home the steak bones for the girls. So after they were cleaned up and bit and rinsed off, they got to enjoy them. At first, they weren't sure what to do with them, since they have never had a steak bone. But once they figured out what they were, they went to town on them.

Yum, yum, good stuff.....

We love our treats!!!

Garage Project take two...

This past weekend, Mike decided that he was going to finish organizing the garage, so that we could park the cars in it, since that is what a garage in for. At least in my opinion...

Here it is after all his hard work. There is still a few things that need to be put away, and out of sight, but that is another project, for another day.

Here's with one of the cars in the garage....

Here's with both of them in there.... I'm so proud of Mike for all his hard work on the garage. It's so nice to be able to park in the garage. It's the simple things sometimes.