Week 12 is here and we have so much to be THANKFUL for this week. Baby Brickhouse is looking great and growing like a weed based on our 11 week screening. Nasal bone measurements and Down syndrome testing are all more…

My taste buds are finally starting to come back and things that made me wanna barf a few short weeks sound good again. Maybe it has to do with the holidays on the horizon, maybe it’s because I’m almost at more…

Well, it seems like this week should mark a milestone – 1/4 of the way through – right? For me it did, but the “real” milestone is still a few weeks away when my first trimester comes to an end. more…

Baby Brickhouse is officially the size of an olive (.9 inches), so this is where I put the brakes on the whole “incorporate foods into my diet each week that represent the baby’s size” since I don’t “do” olives (why can’t more…

Well, week 8 has set in and so have all the side effects of pregnancy. First of all, pregnancy is 10 months – not 9 like people always say. It’s 40 weeks of pure craziness. Ups, downs and everything in more…

Week 7 is here and time is flying by! Ask me again at week 35 and I’ll probably say, “This is taking FOREVER!” Since the size of a baby is compared to fruits and vegetables during pregnancy, I decided I more…

Information overload has set in thanks to all the pregnancy books I’m reading, and my morning sickness – make that all-day sickness – is here in full force. Luckily, I haven’t been so sick I can’t keep anything down, but more…

I had my second round of blood work done this week and everything looks great. Baby Brickhouse is busy growing strong and healthy! My hormones (hello morning sickness!) and sense of smell have officially gone into overdrive, while my energy more…

As many of you may have heard, my husband, David, and I are expecting our first child in June! So many things ran through my head when I saw that double line pop up on the at-home test: Does two more…