This weekend we went to Iowa for Sean’s Brother’s graduation and to visit Nicole’s family which seemed like an appropriate time to tell them. We wanted to wait till the end of the first trimester (or at least near to it) before we made the news public. And now we have. We’ll probably post a little more frequently now as questions come up and, of course, as we get more information as the process progresses.

The main questions we’ve gotten so far are “Are you going find out the gender?” and “Have you thought about names?”
Answer one… Probably. We will be doing a Level 2 Ultrasound because there is a risk, based on family history, of a kidney problem that they’ll want to check for. It’s hard to look at the kidneys without finding out the gender anyway.
Answer two… Yes, a while back we got a book of 40,001 names. We’ve narrowed it down to about 200 so far. We’ll keep you posted in that department as well.
So… Yeah, it’s official.

Nicole had a appointment with the Midwife today. She’s pregnant! So, the saga begins.
The due date is sometime in Mid- December, between the 13th and the 16th (Happy Birthday Dad!)
She reportedly has “perfect urine” and a great pelvis.

So far, cravings have been not that strange, but then we eat strange stuff anyway. No throwing up so far, but close calls. So, that’s that.

This will serve as a record of our pregnancy and onward. For now it is private. Eventually we will open it to the public.