Meet Baby Fraz

Hi everyone!  This has been a busy week for us!  It started out with a wonderful visit from my cousins who live in Michigan!  They did a ton of site seeing in Baltimore and DC, and I was able to join them for a  little bit when I wasn’t working.  My favorite site that we saw was Broom’s Bloom Farm.  They have the BEST homemade ice cream around!  We rushed one night to get there before they closed and as we were standing in line the realization came to me that this icecream may have raw eggs and may not be pasteurized!!  Having never been pregnant before, I’ve been reading up on the basics, and those things are on the list of things that I read not to eat.  So being the rule follower that I am, I got a little sad and thoughts of no Broom’s Bloom for my entire pregnancy began flooding my brain.  By the time we got to the counter I was preparing myself for the worst.  But then as luck would have it the icecream DOES NOT have raw eggs and it IS pasteurized!!!!  Hallelujah!!!!  This was perhaps the best news of the week…or was it?

No I must say that the best news I have had this week would be that our baby is healthy and we SAW THE HEARTBEAT!!!!  Yay!  We were so excited.  Matt and I went for an early sonogram on Monday to make sure that my blood levels were ok and to check to see if the baby was doing alright.  What an amazing experience!  Here is how it went:

Nurse: Ok so you can undress from the waist down and the doctor will be right in. (Leaves.)

Matt: Waist down?  Am I supposed to leave?

Erin: No!  It’s for the sonogram.

Matt: Is that what that thing is for? (pointing to the “sonogram stick”  for lack of a better word)

Erin: I think so.

Matt: So they are going to stick that thing in you?

Erin: I think so, just to be safe stay in your chair.

Matt: No kidding, I’m not going down there!

Then came the miraculous moment of seeing Baby Fraz for the first time.  The doctor immediately turned the screen so that Matt could see, described where the baby was and that the flicker that was on the screen was its little heart beat.  The look on Matt’s face was one that I will never forget, he was amazed and immediately fell in love with our baby.  We did get to take a picture of Baby Fraz home with us.  The x’s that measure the baby’s length pretty much cover the baby because it is only the size of a lentil bean right now.  Big or little, we are just so happy that everything looks good so far.  Based on the measurements they say the due date may be around April 21st now, give or take a few days!!!! So without further ado, we are pleased for you all to meet Baby Fraz!

Until next time…

Erin