Just a quick update

I had my first official OB appointment today. After giving me the usual prodding exam, it was time to use the doppler. Don't worry, the midwife told me, 10 weeks is early and we might not hear anything yet. If we don't you can come back in a couple of weeks and try again. I was desperately hoping we could hear because Dave will be gone in a couple of weeks.

Well, she put the doppler on my belly, and to both her and my surprise, we heard an immediate thumpthumpthumpthump loud and clear. It faded in and out and rolled around as if our little peanut was dashing all over the place. "Now hold still there, little baby!" said the midwife. Dave was invited in the room and beamed as he too heard the strong 150bpm heartbeat.

I wanted to shout, "IT'S ALIVE Muhahahaha!"

Seriously though, hearing that little beating heart coming from inside me, with the sound of my slower one in the background, was by far one of the coolest and most miraculous things I have ever experienced.

Hi, Everyone! Well I've got some new pictures from recent activities that I'd like to post, as well as a new belly picture. This weekend we finally got some rain, and there was a big temperature cool down. (Wow, a chilly 86 degrees!) The cooler weather made for a lovely weekend for Riverfest, which is like the Arts, Beats, and Eats festival of little Clarksville. The lovely river you see is a five minute drive from our house, and Dave drives along it every day on his way to work.

This is the whole of Riverfest, and as you can see it pales in comparison size-wise to the large late summer festivals of Detroit. It is a big deal here, though. I think all of Clarksville turned out to visit. We ran into our friends within 10 minutes of being here.

Ummmm....Yeah. The Bass Pro Shop (the same one that had the gun-toting child display) was here hosting a catfishing competition. Yes, those are giant catfish in that bucket. They were keeping the fish in a giant portable tank. Kinda weird if you ask me, but it's all part of the local culture.

Here we are standing by the river at Riverfest. It was a nice, breezy day.

Here is my nine week belly picture. There is a little less bloating and a little more baby, I think. You might not be able to tell, but I can feel a little, round bump beneath the skin on my lower abdomen!

Look! The baby got it's first presents sent from Grandma Bozyk! She sent us a cuddle blanket, receiving blankets, socks, onesies, and an ear thermometer (leave it to a nurse.) It's very exciting to imagine those little socks being full of little feet!