Life being pregnant

I don't really know where those women are that say they love being pregnant. I can't wait for the end result, but if I could bypass these next 4 months I'd be completely happy. Ed probably would too, with all the complaining I do:) Had to make an extra trip to the chiropractor today just to get my back in somewhat working order and it's still bad.

We had another ultrasound today and things looked good. Somehow about 8 weeks ago, Jen was exposed to and infected with parvovirus, also known as Fifth's Disease. It's ok if you've never heard of it. I'm a nurse and I've never heard of it. But I probably was exposed to it at work and developed some symptoms. So they tested me to confirm and sure enough.....so they told us there's a small chance it can pass on to the baby. Because of that, they're doing weekly ultrasounds to keep a close eye on her. Good news is, all looks good so far. And they told me today probably only two more weekly ones and the risk of her getting it should be gone. Which we are very excited for!! As much as we love getting to see her every week (and we probably have more ultrasound pictures than we know what to do with), it will be nice to know that she's healthy and have this behind us.

Not much else new at the Hamilton house this week. Ed's been keeping busy getting ready for his art show coming up. He painted a portrait of yours truly, which I actually think turned out pretty good. Check out his website for that one.
Have a good week!

Our first post!

Hi! Welcome to Jen and Ed's blog. We thought with a little one on the way this would be a good way to keep our friends and family up to date with life at the Hamilton's.

Right now we are 21 weeks pregnant and expecting a little girl around October 28th. It's been a good pregnancy so far and Jen is really enjoying her ice cream!

It's been a busy and exciting week. Ed got accepted at the University of Minnesota into their Program for Individualized Learning to finish up his Bachelor's Degree. He'll start in the fall with evening classes. We celebrated Jenni's mom's birthday last night with a dinner at Busters, one of our favorite neighborhood restaurants. And we had an ultrasound today to see our little baby girl, who is looking very healthy.

We're doing some remodeling around the house, finishing off a room in the basement to make room for a nursery on our main floor. Jen is hoping the guys are done by the time the baby comes, or she'll be sleeping in an office. That's all that's new for now, check back later!