Give me a sign!

Me and my big mouth... I probably shouldn't have said that we didn't really realize that Hanneke is pregnant. This morning we namely got a clear sign of morning sickness. It was actually the first time that Hanneke was sick in this way. Well, actually, she wasn't even feeling sick but just couldn't hold in her breakfast... Hopefully, this was just one single sign that we should not ignore our baby... ;-) ...and let's hope it will not be a recurrent event...

Applying for a nursery!

It was a bit a surreal feeling but today we sent out our application for a place at a nursery. It is really a strange feeling because we hardly realize that we are going to get a baby! Hanneke is only two months pregnant and although she is experiencing a lot of "pregnancy symptoms", there is not that much concrete evidence that we will have a baby in about seven months, let alone having to bring one to a nursery! Well, perhaps these kinds of things help us to get more used to the idea...

Pregnancy diary

Since we know we're going to have a baby I started a pregnancy diary, as you can see on the photo. Now and then I write down what is going on in the pregnancy, what we did and how I feel.

Six weeks pregnant: 3rd ultrasound

This is the third ultrasound, around six weeks in the pregnancy. We also heard the heart beat! (See also second picture where you can see the heartbeat.) On the picture you can see Hanneke's womb with the little "something" that starts to take the shape of an actual baby, although this is still "work in progress". The uterus is also growing and our "something" now measures approximately 6 mm... You can hardly imagine that! Although I generally don't really believe in miracles, this is truly miraculous!

We were also very happy to hear and see that our little baby to be--still called an embryo but on its way to becoming a "real" fetus--was growing normally (also because Hanneke's blood was checked to see if her hormone level was rising). We were a little bit worried but this ultrasound was a big comfort to us. The gynecologist also indicated that everything was going as it should--to the extent one can see at this stage. It seems that we should have a little bit more faith in our little one who is on its way to becoming a real baby. :)