Hiccups!

Well everyone, today we experienced another amazing milestone...our first ultrasound showing something that actually looked like a baby!! It was absolutely incredible.

We saw all of the things that you would expect (hands, feet, heart, brain, spinal cord, face, etc.), and got a few cute surprises. Our little Barack was so excited for his screen test that he got the hiccups. It was crazy watching his little body (which is less than 3 inches long!) jump all over the place with each hiccup. The ultrasound technician said it often occurs at this age. Maybe this is common knowledge that we somehow missed (that's what you get when you don't read all the books!), but we were so surprised that our tiny little chip off the ol' block moved around so much. He ruined several pictures by turning his head away from the "camera," but we did get the cute shots that accompany this post. We saw Barack raise his hand, stretch his legs, attempt to punch his way out of Sarah, and even seemed to raise his hand to his forehead (as if to say, oy vey, enough already, I'm tired). All jokes aside, this was a truly special moment for us and we every loved second. As you might expect, Sarah cried the entire time.

The other good news was that everything so far is A-OK and normal as far as length, heart rate, nose bridge, etc. As you can see in the picture, Sarah's belly continues to grow (no new pants quite yet but, alas, that's not too far off) and with the help of grape and cherry lollipops, her nausea is getting a little bit better (but still having weird food aversions...like any sort of pasta sauce). We're now officially into our 13th week and hope that her appetite will get back to normal soon.

As things keep going, we will keep entertaining ourselves by adding posts...because now that Top Chef is over (and there's only one week left of the Bachelor), what else is there to do? If you are reading this, feel free to post a comment (if you want).

The Word Is Out!

This week was a lot of fun (and a little scary!) as we shared our great news with family, friends and Sarah's extended family at KaBOOM!. The responses we've received from everyone have warmed our hearts and made us so grateful that we are surrounded by so much love and support. We are thrilled (and relieved) that all of you will be a part of Barack O'Baby's life! Thank you to everyone for their kind, loving words and wishes.

The fun update from this week is that Sarah is starting to show a little bit (Todd would have said that it was a "big update," but Todd's too smart to make that mistake). Where there was once a flat stomach there is now the beginnings of a round belly which is both very cool and...we'd be lying if we didn't say it...a little weird. Todd is dutifully making sure that his own belly is still the biggest in the family! No new jean size yet, though (for either of us).

In other news, Sarah is still dealing with daily bouts of nausea. She was able to make it through her three day staff retreat in DC okay but she had some dicey moments. We are eagerly anticipating the nausea abating now that the first trimester is ending. Despite the sickness, she is still managing to gain some weight overall, which is good. We look forward to next week's doctor's appointment. We will keep updating our blog because, if nothing else, this is just so cool for us.