Long Overdue Annoucement, Due in October

Some of you may have heard through the grapevine, or some of you may have heard from Joe or I, but we are proud to announce that we (I) am pregnant!

I'm only about 9.5 weeks along, but have already seen the ultrasound, and we have a little kidney bean with a heartbeat! Well... now it is about the size of a grape.

As for the questions... Yes, I am sick, but hopeful that it will subside in the next few weeks. Due Date?: Oct 2. Do we want a girl or boy?: Doesn't matter to us, but Johnny wants a brother and Gracie wants a sister. They, by the way, giggle every time I tell them how big my belly is going to be.

Here's some cool info on the development from a website called babycenter.org. Its facinating!

My new resident is nearly an inch long — about the size of a grape — and weighs just a fraction of an ounce. She's starting to look more and more human. Her essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months. Other changes abound: Your baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers, and the valves start to form — as do her tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Your baby's organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Her eyes are fully formed, but her eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. She has tiny earlobes, and her mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones. Now that your baby's basic physiology is in place, she's poised for rapid weight gain.