Baby Cook is Growing

Okay, so I know I have had all summer to update this blog with news of our growing family, and I really do not have any good excuses. :) However, I am going to try to squeeze everything in now.

On June 4th Wint and I discovered that we were finally once again expecting. We are looking forward to the arrival around February 10th. We were absolutely thrilled and are still on cloud nine three months later. I never thought I would praise God while hugging the porcelain throne but knowing that each time I got sick meant a healthy baby developing, I did. The first six weeks were quite rough with feeling sick and not having much energy. This required a lot of taking it easy for me, which those that know me well know is my least favorite thing to do. However, I took everyone's advice and did just that.

At four weeks we went for our first checkup and everything looked great. We had another doctor's appointment at eight weeks and were able to have an ultrasound. As anyone who has ever heard the miracle of a heartbeat can attest, it was the most beautiful, wonderful thing I have ever experienced. As hard as I tried not to, I did begin to cry. We also got our first pictures of the little one. At that time, it was about seven centimeters long. A third appointment at eleven weeks included a sonogram where we got to hear the heartbeat again. My doctor told me that everything was looking great and the heartbeat is strong.

Recently I have been feeling much better and have been able to do more during the day without feeling so sick. I still have days that are more like the beginning of my pregnancy but mostly headaches are the biggest symptom now. I am now fourteen weeks and will be going for another appointment next week. We hope to find out what this little one is sometime in September.

Below are some pictures showing my growing belly from the beginning: