Meet Max Dale Touchette-15 weeks

Last Friday we found out that Ella is going to have a Baby Brother, we are all very excited. Tomorrow I will be 16 weeks and I had a Dr.'s visit today. I gained 2 lbs in the last month and I am measuring right on track for 16 weeks, Max's heart rate was 159bpm. I go back in a month for my big ultrasound when they check out all Max's major organs. Can't wait to find out that he is a healthy little boy!

On another note, Mrs. Ella has 6 teeth coming out right now. She is a trooper though, you would not be able to tell by her happy demeanor. As many of you know, I have been going to a class for the last 3 weekends in Baton Rouge, well this weekend will be the last and I know Ella, Casey and I will all be elated Sunday afternoon when it's over. I have to say though, her daddy has been taking very good care of her. The picture below is from last Saturday morning, which was the second Saturday morning in a row they went to Meche's for donut holes. Meche's was packed inside so they took the donuts to the back seat of the Yukon and watched Barney while eating donuts. According to Ella, "the good life!"

Ella - 1 Year 8 Months

Let's see, where do I start...Miss Ella is keeping us busy and in stitches. She continues to make us laugh each and every day and brings so much joy into our lives. We have seen her interact with babies within the past few weeks and both Casey and I are excited to be giving her a playmate in a few months.
I bought a toilet seat for Ella that fits onto our toilet and she has been doing very well, I attached a picture of her updated Potty Training Chart (when she gets to an Elmo she gets a prize). Aside from that, we are working on saying our ABC's and numbers 1-10. Her toenails have to be painted at ALL times and she loves to take off her polish (she thinks the Listerine bottle is the nail polish remover) and paint Mommy/Daddy's toenails. She loves to dance and is into Elmo and Barney! I have included a few videos...

Telling Casey

I think that Casey already explained the story in a previous post about how he found out but I figured that I would post the actual video. To help set the scene, I had just come home from working out and hurried up and took a pregnancy test. Immediately I got a positive result and threw the pregnancy test in with the rest of Casey's Father's Day gifts. See for yourselves how excited he was about the test and his skittles.....

12 Weeks- Dr. Appointment/Ultrasound

I would have normally been 11 weeks and 4 days today but based on my ultrasound, she advanced my due date to February 16, 2012, which means that I am 12 weeks pregnant today, yeah, 2 weeks left of first trimester! Casey and I got to see our little baby this morning, he/she was very active and moving all over. We weren't expecting this much detail but we even got to see his/her precious little hands and feet that we will be loving on for many years to come. The baby is measuring 5.34cm, which equates to 2.1 inches and the fetal heart rate was 168bpm. We included a photo and a video of the ultrasound below, enjoy!

Oh, I almost forgot, here is a picture of my growing belly. I was very shocked to find out that I haven't gained a single pound in the last month, I sure feel like I have! Anyway, my next appointment is August 31st, until then....