Today Rob and I went to our first ultrasound. We have been so excited for this day to come, and it was definitely worth the wait! It was the most amazing thing that I have ever seen. Baby Callahan does not sit still for even a minute. It took the ultrasound technician quite some time to get the pictures that she needed because the baby would not stop moving. Baby Callahan did stretches and rolls, shook its hands and kicked its feet. It was pretty cool to see. So far, everything looks great. We cannot believe how much Baby Callahan has grown.Monday, December 29, 2008
Our first look at Baby Callahan
Today Rob and I went to our first ultrasound. We have been so excited for this day to come, and it was definitely worth the wait! It was the most amazing thing that I have ever seen. Baby Callahan does not sit still for even a minute. It took the ultrasound technician quite some time to get the pictures that she needed because the baby would not stop moving. Baby Callahan did stretches and rolls, shook its hands and kicked its feet. It was pretty cool to see. So far, everything looks great. We cannot believe how much Baby Callahan has grown.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Strollers and bottles and pack and plays oh my!
We are officially in week 11-only one more week and our first trimester will be complete. It is so hard to believe how much baby Callahan has grown! This week, what to expect says that baby Callahan is about the size of a lime. We have come a long way from the grain of rice two months ago! Baby Callahan is also moving around like crazy (although I can't feel anything yet). The baby can now stretch, do somersaults and forward rolls. Isn't that amazing??
Rob and I took our first trip to Babies R Us this last weekend. We thought it might be a good idea to start to familiarize ourselves with all things baby. I never imagined how much gear is required for a little one! We will have to move simply to have space for all of Baby Callahan's necessities! We looked at strollers and realized we know nothing about the 50 different options we have to choose from. Bottles? There is everything from glass, to plastic with different sizes, liners or no liners. It is crazy! We had a good time and now feel that we at least have a starting point to start researching what we need and don't and what other parents love or could do without.
We also have a few friends here in Chicago with small children. They are full of great ideas and quick to share what worked for them and what they would do differently next time.
Our first ultrasound is on December 29th-we can't wait to get the first look at our new little one.
Rob and I took our first trip to Babies R Us this last weekend. We thought it might be a good idea to start to familiarize ourselves with all things baby. I never imagined how much gear is required for a little one! We will have to move simply to have space for all of Baby Callahan's necessities! We looked at strollers and realized we know nothing about the 50 different options we have to choose from. Bottles? There is everything from glass, to plastic with different sizes, liners or no liners. It is crazy! We had a good time and now feel that we at least have a starting point to start researching what we need and don't and what other parents love or could do without.
We also have a few friends here in Chicago with small children. They are full of great ideas and quick to share what worked for them and what they would do differently next time.
Our first ultrasound is on December 29th-we can't wait to get the first look at our new little one.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes
We are 7 weeks into the growth of Baby Callahan. See below for today's message from What to Expect when Expecting.
"The biggest growth this week is your baby's head (the better to store all those smarts in), with new brain cells being generated at the rate of 100 cells per minute. How's that for a budding genius? And talking about buds, your baby is going out on a limb this week as his or her arm and leg buds begin to sprout and grow longer (and stronger), dividing into hand, arm, and shoulder segments — and leg, knee, and foot segments (though the limb buds look more like paddles than hands or feet at this early stage). Also forming this week are your baby's mouth and tongue. And although your embryo is just one month old, it's already gone through three sets of kidneys. The ones in place now are the permanent set and are poised to begin their important work of waste management. In about a week, your baby will start producing urine. Lucky for you, there's no need for diapers (yet). As your baby matures inside you, much of that urine will be excreted into the amniotic fluid, swallowed again by your baby, and then excreted again in a continuous cycle."
It is pretty amazing to know how fast Baby Callahan is growing. I called Rob this morning to let him know what is going on during week 7. We are so excited-little hands and feet!
"The biggest growth this week is your baby's head (the better to store all those smarts in), with new brain cells being generated at the rate of 100 cells per minute. How's that for a budding genius? And talking about buds, your baby is going out on a limb this week as his or her arm and leg buds begin to sprout and grow longer (and stronger), dividing into hand, arm, and shoulder segments — and leg, knee, and foot segments (though the limb buds look more like paddles than hands or feet at this early stage). Also forming this week are your baby's mouth and tongue. And although your embryo is just one month old, it's already gone through three sets of kidneys. The ones in place now are the permanent set and are poised to begin their important work of waste management. In about a week, your baby will start producing urine. Lucky for you, there's no need for diapers (yet). As your baby matures inside you, much of that urine will be excreted into the amniotic fluid, swallowed again by your baby, and then excreted again in a continuous cycle."
It is pretty amazing to know how fast Baby Callahan is growing. I called Rob this morning to let him know what is going on during week 7. We are so excited-little hands and feet!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
6 Weeks In...
Baby Callahan and I are back from our long trip to China. There were no problems-no food issues, no dehydration and no exhaustion. Maybe this baby is destined to be a world traveler!
Last night I was speaking to my mom. She asked me what seems to be the question of the day, "How are you feeling." I was happy to reply that I felt awesome. I told her that other than the awful indigestion and my sudden need for salt (sweets do not appeal at all), I was fine. In fact, I could not believe how great I felt-I must be lucky!
My luck changed this morning. I started to feel flu-like symptoms-I believe that morning (and afternoon and evening) sickness has officially set in. Hopefully it will pass soon-green is not a good color on me lol.
We do not have our first ultrasound until the end of November so we are still keeping our secret and praying that Baby Callahan is growing strong.
Last night I was speaking to my mom. She asked me what seems to be the question of the day, "How are you feeling." I was happy to reply that I felt awesome. I told her that other than the awful indigestion and my sudden need for salt (sweets do not appeal at all), I was fine. In fact, I could not believe how great I felt-I must be lucky!
My luck changed this morning. I started to feel flu-like symptoms-I believe that morning (and afternoon and evening) sickness has officially set in. Hopefully it will pass soon-green is not a good color on me lol.
We do not have our first ultrasound until the end of November so we are still keeping our secret and praying that Baby Callahan is growing strong.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Letter to Nana and Nanu
Nana and Nanu-Mom and Dad,
Save the Date-07-08-09-Congratulations, you are going to be grandparents! After a year and a half of trying, Erin is finally pregnant. Here is how the story goes...The past few weeks she has felt a little off-extremely tired and a little "flittery." She shrugged it off to long hours at the office and anxiety about the trip to China. We really felt that it was important to know exactly what was happening before she left for China. She took 4 pregnancy tests, all which read negative. We had a discussion about the fact that we simply could be testing too early. I did not think that this would be the month that our lives would change forever. I was wrong! Erin decided to take one last test before leaving for China. Yesterday at 6:05 a.m. the test read "Pregnant!" She snuck into the room where I was fast asleep and whispered, "I think you better follow me, I have something to show you." No surprise to anybody who knows her, she was a puddle of tears. I followed her to see the results for myself-although even before she showed me, I knew what she was going to say. Her tears were not of sadness, but of joy. That started off one of the best days of my life.
To be sure that we saw what we thought we saw, we took one more test and got the same result. Erin immediatly contacted her doctor-who knew of the issues in getting pregnant-to see if she could get in for a blood test. Her doctor was booked solid but called her back upon seeing a message that she had called in. "I hear we have some good news this morning-hurry in-I will squeeze you in between appointments." Erin drove to Glenview and got in to see the doctor. Normally at this point, that is all that can be done. However, since Erin is going to be traveling, her primary care doctor made an urgent appointment with an OBGYN.
In the meantime, Nanu called Erin to wish her well on her trip. His first question was "Are you excited?" To which Erin replied "About the trip?" Later in the conversation he said "Are you ready? This is a big trip." To which Erin replied "Yes it is." China was nowhere on her mind-had she not spoken with me right before she would have sworn that I had already told him. It was almost as if both of you had a sense that something was going on. While at dinner celebrating, Nana called. YOU didn't have a dream did you??? :)
The entire day was centered around the baby. There were so many people to see and so many questions that needed to be answered before she left for China. At 3:00 she met with her OBGYN who after performing two more tests said "Congratulations-you have an amazing ride ahead of you." They estimate Baby Callahan to be roughly 4 weeks along. Just far enough along to make Mom really tired, pretty emotional, and to already have strange cravings (ketchup and mayo?).
We really wanted to wait to tell you in person but this was too big of a secret to keep! SHH...our parents are the first to know-we want to make sure that Baby Callahan has grown a bit before we share with the rest of the family.
We can't wait to see you at Thanksgiving!
Love,
Rob and Erin
Save the Date-07-08-09-Congratulations, you are going to be grandparents! After a year and a half of trying, Erin is finally pregnant. Here is how the story goes...The past few weeks she has felt a little off-extremely tired and a little "flittery." She shrugged it off to long hours at the office and anxiety about the trip to China. We really felt that it was important to know exactly what was happening before she left for China. She took 4 pregnancy tests, all which read negative. We had a discussion about the fact that we simply could be testing too early. I did not think that this would be the month that our lives would change forever. I was wrong! Erin decided to take one last test before leaving for China. Yesterday at 6:05 a.m. the test read "Pregnant!" She snuck into the room where I was fast asleep and whispered, "I think you better follow me, I have something to show you." No surprise to anybody who knows her, she was a puddle of tears. I followed her to see the results for myself-although even before she showed me, I knew what she was going to say. Her tears were not of sadness, but of joy. That started off one of the best days of my life.
To be sure that we saw what we thought we saw, we took one more test and got the same result. Erin immediatly contacted her doctor-who knew of the issues in getting pregnant-to see if she could get in for a blood test. Her doctor was booked solid but called her back upon seeing a message that she had called in. "I hear we have some good news this morning-hurry in-I will squeeze you in between appointments." Erin drove to Glenview and got in to see the doctor. Normally at this point, that is all that can be done. However, since Erin is going to be traveling, her primary care doctor made an urgent appointment with an OBGYN.
In the meantime, Nanu called Erin to wish her well on her trip. His first question was "Are you excited?" To which Erin replied "About the trip?" Later in the conversation he said "Are you ready? This is a big trip." To which Erin replied "Yes it is." China was nowhere on her mind-had she not spoken with me right before she would have sworn that I had already told him. It was almost as if both of you had a sense that something was going on. While at dinner celebrating, Nana called. YOU didn't have a dream did you??? :)
The entire day was centered around the baby. There were so many people to see and so many questions that needed to be answered before she left for China. At 3:00 she met with her OBGYN who after performing two more tests said "Congratulations-you have an amazing ride ahead of you." They estimate Baby Callahan to be roughly 4 weeks along. Just far enough along to make Mom really tired, pretty emotional, and to already have strange cravings (ketchup and mayo?).
We really wanted to wait to tell you in person but this was too big of a secret to keep! SHH...our parents are the first to know-we want to make sure that Baby Callahan has grown a bit before we share with the rest of the family.
We can't wait to see you at Thanksgiving!
Love,
Rob and Erin
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