Little Hoff Update Week 5

Week 11! Almost to the end of my first trimester. My doctor's appointment is right around the corner.

1. Little Hoff is the size of a fig. I must decide what a fig is and figure out if I like that or not.

2. My mother in law referred to me as mommy. Wow!

3. We received our first gift. Very excited about that, it is the most precious and soft blanket. It says "Babies come from Heaven" A very happy aunt got it for Little Hoff.

4. It was Easter weekend and I sat in the church service thinking, this time next year, we will be a family of three sitting at church together.

 This is our Easter Picture

5. My emotions are very high this week. I cried at

                     

  * Easter Service at church Sunday. We had a play and when they were nailing Jesus to the cross, it just touched me to much on what he truly went through for us. And that he thought of me specifically while on the cross. And with the thought of Little Hoff inside of me and that Jesus knew that at that moment we would be a family. How unworthy I am. I am tearing up now thinking of it.

* A Hallmark movie

* A Hallmark commercial during the Hallmark Movie

* The card that my sister-in-law gave with the blanket.

* That my mom and dad came out and visited me. (It doesn't happen that often in the woods)

6.  My In-laws offered the crib that Farmboy and his siblings all slept in. (that brought tears as well)

7. My sister in law is already coming up with names that the grandparents can be called. So far she has that my father-in-law can be called poppy.

8. Brushing my teeth still makes me gag.

9. We have bought and unsuccessfully started reading a baby book name. It has only 100,000 of the most popular baby names. Baby naming rule #1 - If you can't pronounce it, it's not a possibility.

10. Farmboy is reading "What to expect while expecting" with me. It makes him appreciate all that is happening to me. At least that is my goal.

11. Farmboy brought me home iris'. I cried.

12. My boss sent me flowers for administrative assistant's day. I cried.

13. We took family pictures last night. Yea! Our first professional family picture. Of course my family didn't know we were a smiling family of 3 not 2. We did proclaim our good news after pictures were taken and the family was overjoyed! Tears were shed (not only mine this time), hugs were given, pretty much what the center of attention would want when announcing her big news!

14. The family is betting on a boy. The pressure is on with my family, cause we are now tied with 4 boys and 4 girls. So yes, Little Hoff will be the deciding factor.

15. I gagged on my prenatal vitamin and thought I was a goner.

16. I walked on the treadmill the other night for a whole mile! I then did 3 loads of laundry and cooked supper (with Farmboy's help) Quite a productive night for me.