7 Weeks

I have to admit, I've kinda been putting this off (who likes taking pics of themself?), but I swear my jeans are feeling a bit tighter in the lower abdomen and although I don't actually think I'll start showing for a while yet, it is probably best to just get the initial one over with so we definitely have a "before" picture to compare to!

Our First Toy!

Special thanks to Great Uncle Bryon and Great Aunt Dianna and cousins Lydia, Garrett, and Kirk. We got a fantastic surprise in the mail yesterday from them. A very nice card with a special note from each of them and then a toy for the baby!

Another big thanks to all of the other well wishes that we've received so far! We're so thrilled and anxious to get through the next few weeks so that we can tell the world!

Princess Portia's Crystal Ball -- Week 7

This week we incorporated Portia's crystal ball gazing with her birthday gift. I held the same treat in each hand and said if she went for the left one her guess is girl, right - boy. Of course she went right to the left one. She sniffed it, then sniffed the right one, then ate the left one. So once again it is GIRL!

Further backing Portia's clairvoyant skills is our chiropractor Dr. DeCanio. For those of you that don't know, I suffer from a pain disorder called Fibromyalgia. I visit Dr. D on a regular basis for adjustments and acupressure. He's different from your average chiropractor because he does holistic treatment and energy healing. Since starting to use him as my doctor, I have had an amazing difference in my pain. Well as part of his treatment he told me that he can also predict the baby's gender. Always the skeptic, I asked what his correctness percentage is. He said 100%! As you have probably guessed, his prediction is also GIRL! I'm not going out yet and buying everything pink, but for now I think that I'm going to go along with Portia and the Dr. :) He did a test to see if it was twins, too, but said he couldn't tell yet...

On a side note, Dr. DeCanio also did some treatments for my morning sickness. I felt so much better when I left the office! Granted now that it has been a few hours, I'm starting to feel nauseous again, but it was nice while it lasted. He also suggested that I buy sea bands. If you don't know what they are, they are these bands that you wear to combat nausea, a lot of times people use them for seasickness. I guess they're a big hit for morning sickness, too. They remind me of my grandpa, who I can remember telling me about using them when he went deep sea fishing! I bought a pair on my way home and am excited to give them a try.

Princess Portia Turns the Big 0-5!

Yep, today's Portia's 5th birthday. She decided to make sure that I knew, really early in the day (2 am!) by asking me to take her outside. Luckily for her, I had to go to the bathroom, too!

Here's Portia starting the day in bed acting like the princess she is!

Here's a pic of her birthday gifts. Notice the toy says "Battle Tested"...

Portia was happy and I have to say that the "Battle Testing" has held up well so far. Usually she destroys a toy in about 5 minutes and she really chewed on that thing for a good hour and it is still in tact!