13 weeks!!

We opted for an optional non-invasive screening test that tests for Down's syndrome, trisomy 18, and I think maybe some other stuff.  All I know is, I get extra peeks at my baby!  We got some really good pictures this time, and once again it kept moving around a lot.  Also, we got to hear the heartbeat :) which was 153 bpm.  I am 13 weeks today (according to the doctor's office...they moved the due date up a bit at one of my early ultrasounds), so I am almost out of the first trimester!  We go back in a month (Oct. 11) for the rest of the bloodwork & another ultrasound & they'll be able to tell us if it's a girl or a boy!
Note:  I have no idea how to make the pictures do what I want them to, and I'm not patient enough to figure it out :)
Here's Little Baby Seaton:
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It's a little baby!

Little fingers!

Awwww :)

More pictures!

Here's the latest picture of our little one!  It was moving around so much!  Brad said it waved at him.LOL  In this picture you can see it's head and a hand sticking up and it's little feet on the left :)

Starting to look like something...

Okay, use your imagination & it's starting to look more like a little baby than a blob.  The head is to the left (the round part) & you can see little arm & leg buds.  The little heart was still just beating away!  Praise God!

Blogging & Babies

So, I decided to start a blog.  I have no idea what I'm doing & our computer acts up a lot, so we'll see what happens!  One reason I wanted to start a blog was to let people keep up with all of our baby stuff ...if they want to.  So...
If you are reading this you already know that we are pregnant again!  We are very excited, and a little nervous too :)  We found out on July 15.  It's hard to believe we've already been pregnant (and known about it) for over a month!  I wish I had some cute story about how I told Brad, but no.  I was having a pain on my left side (the side my ectopic pregnancy had been on) so I (being the worrier that I am) asked Brad if I should take a pregnancy test just to feel better.  He said "Sure, but it'll be negative".  So I take the test & it has the faintest line.  So I go into the living room with a scared look on my face saying "Do you see a line?"  He looks at me like I'm crazy & gives me a skeptical look.  (In his defense he thought the line had to be as dark as the control line).  So we go out & buy one of the more expensive early testing pregnancy tests & it was definitely positive!  Disclaimer:  I DID want to be pregnant again, I was just afraid of having another ectopic, so I was much more excited/relieved when we found out it was not another ectopic.  Also, did everyone see that I was right & Brad was wrong...it doesn't happen much but I enjoy when it does :)
So, I had a total of 4 blood draws over the course of 2 weeks (longest 2 weeks EVER) which showed my numbers at least doubling like they should.  Then we had our first ultrasound on July 28:

Okay, so you can't see much, but it's not another ectopic!

Then another one a week later on August 4:

We got to see the little heartbeat!

We are pretty amazed at how God creates new life.  We all started out as just a little blob!  We are trying to just take things one day at a time & be thankful for what we have now.  P.S. I don't think most posts will be this long...I was just trying to get caught up :)