21 weeks

I saw the OB again for another check up. They are starting to use the measuring tape on my tummy now. Everything is good, though I told the doctor about some symptoms I had been having for 3 days and apparently they were the right ones to warrant an ultrasound to check on things. So today I went in for the u/s and the tech said all was good and confirmed once again that it is still a boy. "99% sure, you can buy blue with confidence"

Its A Boy!

I had a 19 week ultrasound today and the baby looks healthy and has all the right parts in all the right places. I really loved seeing the heart beat, you could see all 4 chambers and the valves working! I love the ear shot on the one picture of him facing away from us. Plus our little man gave us an open flexed high 5. (the tech was super excited to see that one!)

Still on target for a May 15th due date.

17 weeks

I saw Dr. Dean today. I love her, she is full of life. Baby is doing good. I am doing well. I am starting to look pregnant to the rest of the world (pictures to follow). The anatomy ultra sound is schld for December 21st (boy or girl?) Merry Christmas to us! It has been fun to feel the small and infrequent movements of this new resident of my body. I can't believe that I will be half way during the Christmas weekend. It still seems surreal to me at times. I thank God every day for this experience.

13 week check up

I saw the Nurse Practitioner today. It was a short visit. Just to hear the heart beat....it is there. 150 beats/mintue. Ben was with me too. I read somewhere today that in the 14th week or so the baby develops fingerprints! How amazing is that! Only 3 inches long and it has fingerprints!

Birthday Party!!

Though it is Ben's birthday on the 22nd I am speaking of another birthday. Like 2010. Pull out your calendar's people and mark May 15, 2010. Hopefully the newest Schonewald family member will make their debut around that time. 10 weeks down and counting.

Such happiness in the Schonewald household.

Decompression

Ever have so much going on that you just have to get it all out.

The activies for the month of September include:

finish my online medical coding class
study for national exam
primary program and practices
learn how to sub in for the secretary at work while she is gone for 3 weeks.
adjust to 4 more people in the house
sew a lava lava for a friend and her daughter
visiting teaching appt.
replant the garden for the fall
bountiful baskets twice a month
FHE
presidency mtg
visit with old friends and new couples in the ward
spend time with the husbandman (always a welcome activity)

if I have time....

go to the temple (which should be on the top of my list)
continue working on my Joseph Smith memorial quilt
start my husband's quilt
finish crocheting a baby blanket

Well I know that Lord is on my side and believe you me I will be taking advantage of that.

Sewing Update

This is another table runner I made. Will most likely be a Chirstmas present.

These blocks are called "House of Order" (made up just for this quilt) . This references the orderliness with which the Church was organized. I am not too fond of the orange I picked out, I may redo this block but I will wait.

This block is called "Broken Dishes". It represents the women of the church who broke up their china to use on the outside walls of the Kirtland temple.

There are 5 blocks in this picture (from left to right) "The Tree of Life" (one block) was used to represent the Book of Mormon, the prophet Lehi had a vision about the tree of life and how it represented many things including Jesus Christ. The next 2 blocks are "Broken Windows". The mobs broke into Joseph and Emma's house dragging Joesph away. The red stands for the blood he split. The last 2 blocks "Ocean Waves" symbolizes the many immigrants from Great Britain and the missionaries that traveled.