I can feel her!

This evening was very exciting for Brad...he felt Baby T for the very first time! She has been kicking me for a couple weeks now, but tonight she decided to kick hard enough for Brad to feel it. At least now he believes me that during last night's football game, she really was cheering her Uncle Joey on by stomping the whole game! She is even playing with us now! If she kicks, we can tap on that stop and get her to kick again! It is all very weird and awesome at the same time!

Baby T practicing equalizing for when she learns to scuba dive with the family.
Blowing you a kiss!

Once upon a time...

Baby T makes his/her debut at 8 weeks! Hard to tell, but Baby T is unside down. Our little Gummie Bear!

Once upon a time on the 30th of June, 2007, it was learned that a new member would soon be added to the Tempel family. I felt every emotion possible; surprise, excitement, fear...etc. all in one moment. Brad, on the other hand, danced around the house with our dog, Pooka, filled with excitement. This news was both a surprise and a blessing to both of us. Over the passing weeks, the idea of having a new baby in our family started to settle into a reality and became the topic of all our thoughts, dreams, and discussions. Since my parents were visiting the weekend of July 6th, we felt it was a good time to tell everyone our news. We were having a house warming party that evening, and waited until the very end to tell. I had written a message on our chalkboard in the dining room and invited all our parents inside. It took 3 of 4 grandparents about a minute to figure out the message that was written in code like in the game "Mad Gab." My mom was the last to figure it out, taking about 5 minutes to give a reaction and a handful more before it set in. It was a very memorable night to say the least!

On July 26th, we had our very first doctor's appointment and ultrasound. We learned that we were 8 weeks along (making March 6th our due date) and that our baby was indeed real. Baby T, as we nick named him/her, was no bigger than a pea and looked like a gummy bear (a body with the beginning nubs of arms and legs).

From that appointment until the next a month later, the pregnancy was pretty uneventful. No morning sickness, but the occasional nausea in the evenings which lead to a loss of appetite. Our next doctor's appointment was quick and simple. Me gaining a grand total of 2 pounds by the end of August! My doctor was just thrilled that I was in the positive weight gain instead of the negatives. September was also very quiet with the only notable thing being the size of my belly. Brad would not admit that it looked any different until the very end of the month, and then said I had gained "only a little."

14 weeks and only showing a bit!
17 weeks and showing a little bit more!

October has been much more eventful! On October 10th I felt Baby T for the very first time, by accident I believe. I was driving to work on a country road, I will admit that I was going a little faster than I should have been, when I went over a hill. I felt my stomach return, then something else, and then a rush of "bubbles." I think I woke someone from their slumber and he/she was throwing a tantrum. From then on I felt something every now and then, but very inconsistently. It was like a small thump now and then. Our next ultrasound was on October 18th, and this was the one were we could find out the gender of our Baby T. Brad was able to make this appointment; which I was very glad he could share in it with me. The appointment was very exciting! We learned that Baby T was, without a doubt, a little girl (yeah!), 14 ounces and 7 inches, has 2 arms, 2 legs, likes to wave her tiny fingers, does gymnastics, yoga, dances, and yawns a lot! It was all too cool to she her in action!
Here is Miss T at 20 weeks resting comfortably.
Baby T showing off her beautiful feet
Baby T was very shy during the ultrasound at first, but we were able to get a glimse at her face

There are a couple more pictures from the ultrasound, but they are not downloading for some reason. So, they will make an appearance at a later time.

Now in the 21st week of pregnancy, just over halfway, I am feeling Baby T (or Miss T as I have started calling her) regularly. She is most active at about 7 am as I am driving to work in the morning, and at about 9:30 pm as I am winding down at night. My belly is unmistakable, I actually had a kindergartener today ask if I had a "baby in my tummy." It has been very exciting and I can't wait to continue sharing it all with you.

Me at 21 weeks--look at Baby T grow!


The new crib was put together by my Master Assembler (aka Brad) on Saturday! Doesn't it look beautiful? This is what we have done with the room so far :-)

Brad's quote of the week..."I'm hugging 2 people at once!"