Hey Peeps,
Here is a little mid-week post. Just wanted to let you know that Courtney has started to feel the kicking of our up and coming soccer player. That kid can kick (or so I've heard). Courtney says that when she sits in certain positions it is as if the baby doesn't like those positions and gives her a swift kick to let her know.
Also, Courtney has gotten exponentially big over the past couple of weeks. She is huge!! A couple of our friends came over tonight and looked at her and were shocked at her size for only 4 months. So we might have a very large baby... we'll see.
On a side note... Wyoming weather is stinking weird. Yesterday it was like 75 degrees and today it was a blizzard... we got almost 3 feet of snow. How does that happen??
Anyway, I'll try to post again soon!
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Comparison
Just in case you wanted to see how far we've come... check out these pics. The first is from when we first found out... the second is from 15 weeks!
Healthy and Happy
Hey All!
Sorry for being a slacker and not updating the page in so long! We try to report when there is something new going on. Abbie, my trusty colleague, however has reminded me that I am slacking on my duties.
So here is the update...
We are well into the second semester now (just passed 4 months) and Courtney's nausea has gone away only to be replaced with really bad headaches and back issues. We talked to the doctor about this and he said that the reason for that is because the hormones that your body produces causes the large muscles in your back to relax. You might think this is a good thing but actually it is those muscles that make sure your spinal collumn stays put and so when those muscles relax, other muscles have to tense to make sure the spinal cord is supported. Sooo, when those muscles tense that causes head and back pain. I hope that makes sense!
We got to hear the heartbeat again, this time for longer. I got a video of it so if you want to watch that just go to: www.myspace.com/ashcarter. It is pretty cool to hear! We also got blood work done to test for down syndrome and spina bifida... but came back normal so we should be having a healthy, happy, and normal baby (Courtney agrees about the first two but says that the "normal" is up for debate seeing as it is my child).
Another cool inverstment that we made is what is called a "Bella Band". This is a piece of very stretchy elastic that you wear over the very top of your pants and allows you to wear your pants unbuttoned and unzipped. It has been a life saver for us because we have been able to save on maternity clothes because Courtney can wear her old jeans that fit everywhere but the waist. So she has enjoyed being able to wear "clothes that fit" again (the maternity clothes don't fit her butt... it is too small!!!).
Now lets catch you up on the pics... we ended at 12 weeks, now we are in the 16th. The pics I have only go to the 15th week (we are behind and need to take this week's pics still). So pic one will be 13 weeks, 2 is 14 weeks, 3 is 15 weeks.
Enjoy!!
I promise I'll try to update it more frequently from now on!!
Sorry for being a slacker and not updating the page in so long! We try to report when there is something new going on. Abbie, my trusty colleague, however has reminded me that I am slacking on my duties.
So here is the update...
We are well into the second semester now (just passed 4 months) and Courtney's nausea has gone away only to be replaced with really bad headaches and back issues. We talked to the doctor about this and he said that the reason for that is because the hormones that your body produces causes the large muscles in your back to relax. You might think this is a good thing but actually it is those muscles that make sure your spinal collumn stays put and so when those muscles relax, other muscles have to tense to make sure the spinal cord is supported. Sooo, when those muscles tense that causes head and back pain. I hope that makes sense!
We got to hear the heartbeat again, this time for longer. I got a video of it so if you want to watch that just go to: www.myspace.com/ashcarter. It is pretty cool to hear! We also got blood work done to test for down syndrome and spina bifida... but came back normal so we should be having a healthy, happy, and normal baby (Courtney agrees about the first two but says that the "normal" is up for debate seeing as it is my child).
Another cool inverstment that we made is what is called a "Bella Band". This is a piece of very stretchy elastic that you wear over the very top of your pants and allows you to wear your pants unbuttoned and unzipped. It has been a life saver for us because we have been able to save on maternity clothes because Courtney can wear her old jeans that fit everywhere but the waist. So she has enjoyed being able to wear "clothes that fit" again (the maternity clothes don't fit her butt... it is too small!!!).
Now lets catch you up on the pics... we ended at 12 weeks, now we are in the 16th. The pics I have only go to the 15th week (we are behind and need to take this week's pics still). So pic one will be 13 weeks, 2 is 14 weeks, 3 is 15 weeks.
Enjoy!!
I promise I'll try to update it more frequently from now on!!
Monday, February 19, 2007
Heartbeat!!!
Hey All!
Sorry for not posting last week... there wasn't really much to report. This last Friday (2/16) we went to Dr. Ellis' office for our monthly appointment. It was time to hear the baby's heartbeat. We also got the results of Courtney's blood work back as well. You can all breathe a sigh of relief, Courtney does not have any STDs, anemia, or AIDS... whew, I know I was worried! :-)
Anyway, the doctor got out his "Doppler" or heart beat finder thing and started to probe around. After about 5 minutes or so of strained looks (think constipation) he finally said... "Ah, there it is" and we were able to hear a quickly beating heart. He said that the reason that it took so long to find was due to the fact that the baby's heart was beating in time with Courtney's, only three times faster. So the baby and Courtney's hearts beat on cue and then the baby would have two more beats before Courtney's next. The doctor said that he wasn't sure if that was the baby's heart beat or if it was Courtney's heart beat reverberating off his equipment.
The cool thing about this is that there is basically no chance of a miscarriage from this point on. Courtney will be entering the 2nd trimester on Saturday (2/24) and complications are rare past this point. Courtney has been "alright" (as she says) lately but we all know what that means. Nausea, headaches, and heartburn have become a way of life... as has her complaining (just don't tell her I said that!!!) Hahaha!
I have been going through "sympathy" pregnancy meaning that I feel like a fat cow because I feel empowered to eat every time Courtney eats (which is like every hour) and so this pregnancy is doing in my workout routine and "diet" if you can call it that. I blame it all on Courtney!
Check out the pictures from the past two weeks.
Pic one is at 11 weeks, two days... pic two is at 12 weeks, two days.
Cheers and we'll be updating soon!!
Ash
PS. Check out the new "Anberlin" album... it rocks!
Sorry for not posting last week... there wasn't really much to report. This last Friday (2/16) we went to Dr. Ellis' office for our monthly appointment. It was time to hear the baby's heartbeat. We also got the results of Courtney's blood work back as well. You can all breathe a sigh of relief, Courtney does not have any STDs, anemia, or AIDS... whew, I know I was worried! :-)
Anyway, the doctor got out his "Doppler" or heart beat finder thing and started to probe around. After about 5 minutes or so of strained looks (think constipation) he finally said... "Ah, there it is" and we were able to hear a quickly beating heart. He said that the reason that it took so long to find was due to the fact that the baby's heart was beating in time with Courtney's, only three times faster. So the baby and Courtney's hearts beat on cue and then the baby would have two more beats before Courtney's next. The doctor said that he wasn't sure if that was the baby's heart beat or if it was Courtney's heart beat reverberating off his equipment.
The cool thing about this is that there is basically no chance of a miscarriage from this point on. Courtney will be entering the 2nd trimester on Saturday (2/24) and complications are rare past this point. Courtney has been "alright" (as she says) lately but we all know what that means. Nausea, headaches, and heartburn have become a way of life... as has her complaining (just don't tell her I said that!!!) Hahaha!
I have been going through "sympathy" pregnancy meaning that I feel like a fat cow because I feel empowered to eat every time Courtney eats (which is like every hour) and so this pregnancy is doing in my workout routine and "diet" if you can call it that. I blame it all on Courtney!
Check out the pictures from the past two weeks.
Pic one is at 11 weeks, two days... pic two is at 12 weeks, two days.
Cheers and we'll be updating soon!!
Ash
PS. Check out the new "Anberlin" album... it rocks!
Monday, February 5, 2007
Week 10, Day 2...The First of Many
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls... welcome to The Carter Creation! This website is dedicated to telling the story of our first baby. We want to chart the progress, as best as possible, of Courtney's pregnancy through both words and images.
As this is the first post and we are already 10 weeks, 2 days into the pregnancy, we've got some catching up to do.
The story starts on January 4th when we found out. Courtney had been a little sick over the previous days and we thought that maybe she was coming down with the sickness that had hit the California Carters over Christmas break. After a few days we thought that she should probably go to the doctor's office because she kept feeling tired, crampy, and nauseous. Just to make sure it wasn't the fact that she was pregnant she took a pregnancy test. WHOA! That was a surprise. Isn't birth control supposed to be almost 100% effective?? Almost being the operative word in that sentence.
So we scheduled a doctor's appointment and began to accept the fact that God threw us a curve ball and, ready or not, we were going to be parents!
Over the past few weeks we have gone from "Holy Crap" moments to "This is going to be awesome!". I already bought some Chiefs gear for the child (boy or girl, I don't care... they are going to be a Chiefs fan!). This child already has a Chiefs jersey onesie, a Chiefs T-shirt, and before long its very own jersey. Daddy is getting excited... can you tell?
Courtney has had the roughest ride of it. She has gone from CRAZY cravings for things such as: cheese, cheese, cheese, crab legs, meat, Vejars and You-be's Pizza (restaurants back home), hamburgers, etc. But once she has those things she has aversions to them... literally thinking about them makes her want to puke. She has dealt with nausea, vomiting (rare but happens), and sore limbs. But she is toughing through all of these things and is getting really excited as well.
To end this post I will post the pictures that we have been taking. We want to chart the growth of Courtney so we have been taking pictures every Saturday. We took the first at 7 weeks, 1 day and the last was today at 10 weeks, 2 days. Check them out to see how she has progressed!
As this is the first post and we are already 10 weeks, 2 days into the pregnancy, we've got some catching up to do.
The story starts on January 4th when we found out. Courtney had been a little sick over the previous days and we thought that maybe she was coming down with the sickness that had hit the California Carters over Christmas break. After a few days we thought that she should probably go to the doctor's office because she kept feeling tired, crampy, and nauseous. Just to make sure it wasn't the fact that she was pregnant she took a pregnancy test. WHOA! That was a surprise. Isn't birth control supposed to be almost 100% effective?? Almost being the operative word in that sentence.
So we scheduled a doctor's appointment and began to accept the fact that God threw us a curve ball and, ready or not, we were going to be parents!
Over the past few weeks we have gone from "Holy Crap" moments to "This is going to be awesome!". I already bought some Chiefs gear for the child (boy or girl, I don't care... they are going to be a Chiefs fan!). This child already has a Chiefs jersey onesie, a Chiefs T-shirt, and before long its very own jersey. Daddy is getting excited... can you tell?
Courtney has had the roughest ride of it. She has gone from CRAZY cravings for things such as: cheese, cheese, cheese, crab legs, meat, Vejars and You-be's Pizza (restaurants back home), hamburgers, etc. But once she has those things she has aversions to them... literally thinking about them makes her want to puke. She has dealt with nausea, vomiting (rare but happens), and sore limbs. But she is toughing through all of these things and is getting really excited as well.
To end this post I will post the pictures that we have been taking. We want to chart the growth of Courtney so we have been taking pictures every Saturday. We took the first at 7 weeks, 1 day and the last was today at 10 weeks, 2 days. Check them out to see how she has progressed!
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