Jake and Amanda sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G, first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a baby in a baby carriage. Jake and I have decided to create this blog to share our journey with family and friends. We will also be able to archive these blog entries as keep sakes for the future. This is our first try at parenthood and gladly accept any and all advice. We hope through this blog you will be able to laugh along the way, as we share our pregnancy, and first few years of Baby Schachle’s life. We are so excited and can't wait until August to meet our sweet baby girl!

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Friday, March 2, 2012

Blog Update for 13 weeks - Sorry it's a week late.

12/13 Weeks:   What a busy week it’s been! The week started off with SNOW and ended with temperatures in the 70’s and thunderstorms! North Carolina weather… gotta love it! I’ve enjoyed getting a glimpse of spring!!  Jake not so much... this beautiful weather makes it hard for him concentrate as he day dreams about the upcoming turkey season. Last weekend was full of Birthdays! Zach’s birthday was Saturday (Feb 18th); we celebrated with dinner and spent time catching up with friends. On Sunday we had Matt, Stacy, and Declan over to celebrate Stacy and Declan’s birthday. We had so much fun playing with Declan’s new motorized helicopter. Time spent with family and friends is always a blast!
Pregnancy update:
 I’m starting to feel more pregnant as my belly continues to POP :) I’m up 8lbs! Grow Baby Grow!
I’ve had a few issues with heart palpitations and tachycardia over the last few weeks. Making a baby is no easy task! We had our second OB appointment this morning. (Feb 24th) We are 13 weeks today! (Feb 24th)  The Doctor had some reassuring news. Palpitations are very normal during pregnancy as the blood volume increases and the work load on your heart doubles. He also said a woman’s heart rate will increase by 15 beats per minute during pregnancy. Good news – sounds like all my symptoms are to be expected when growing a baby :)
More exciting news:
 Our next appointment has been scheduled for March 23rd. This will be the day we find out if Baby Schachle is a boy or girl! YAY, I can hardly wait! I’m so ready to pick out a color for the nursery and start thinking about baby names.
About the Baby: 13 Weeks  
Your Baby : Your baby can make a fist and even suck his or her thumb this week—both skills that are über-cute during infancy ... and not so much at the age of 9. If you're really lucky, you might catch a glimpse of baby's thumb sucking on an ultrasound photo. That's a framer! Other exciting developments include:
Your baby's eyelids are fused shut to protect his eyes as they develop. His bones and skull are solidifying and soon itsy-bitsy ribs may appear. (Baby ribs! How cute is that?!) Baby's intestines are finally right where you want them—in his or her belly instead of poking out into the umbilical cord. Baby's tooth sockets are all loaded and ready to pop out baby teeth six or seven months after baby is born (causing baby a lot of pain and you a lot of lost sleep).
Who's that singing? Elton John? Could be your baby: His vocal cords and larynx are completed now.
Your baby-to-be now weighs about 20 grams and is nearly 3 inches long, or about the size of a Nutter Butter, covered in chocolate. OK, it doesn't have to be covered in chocolate, but isn't everything better that way?
Baby Belly Picture coming SOON! :)
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