1st Appointment

On Monday, May 14th I had my first appointment.  It was fairly painless- and very exciting.  I think Kelly was a little unsure about the whole OB doctors office deal, but by the time we got to the ultrasound- I think he was doing better.
On Monday I was 8 weeks.  The nurse thought I was farther along- more like 10 weeks, but the ultrasound showed a little over 8 weeks.  I was hoping more for 10 weeks- that way the morning sickness (which actually lasts all day) would be over in 2 to 3 weeks, now being only 8 weeks means I have more like 4 to 5 weeks of this left (hopefully!)

Here is our first ultrasound picture!
Baby Carlson is 1.91 cm long and had a very strong heart beat, 167 beats per minute - Pretty incredible!

Baby's head is down towards the right
My doctor, Dr. Casper (she is amazing) showed us the little leg and arm buds- which to a trained eye I am sure looks like legs and arms, but to us a little blob with a very fast heart beat (is that bad to say?)
Hope you enjoy the picture

We are having a BABY!

Ok- since we have family all over the U.S., what better way to share this exciting experience with everyone other than a blog.  Rachel currently has one to help keep us posted on Baby Cloud 2.0 and we wanted to share with you guys as well.
Let me warn you, I am not great on keeping up with my blogging.  I have a blog for work and that seems to get neglected with everything else I have going on, so.... if I haven't posted anything for a while, don't worry it is on it's way- or email or call me and I will get some info posted.

So- Kelly and I are going to have a baby!  Let's just say this is happening a little earlier than we had planned, but we are constantly reminded that the best things in life seem to be those that are unplanned.  So, life as the Carlson's know it is already changing (more so me)  and will continue for THE REST OF OUR LIVES!  Kinda scary!

I found out Saturday, April 14th- I was home by myself for the weekend and was a little freaked out.  I waited until Kelly got home and we made our way to Chico Hot Springs.  Once we were settled and about to head to the pool I gave Kelly a card and a picture of the pregnancy tests.  Kelly was quite surprised (he thought the tests were toothbrushes at first).  He wasn't really expecting a card with pregnancy tests so I try not to give him too hard of a time about that.

More to come, so stay tuned for the next several months as we add ultrasound pictures, tummy pictures and much, much more!

Hope you enjoy watching baby Carlson grow!