I made the news!

Our firm was named the #1 Top Workplace among small companies in Houston! The article was in yesterday's Sunday paper. Of course the office is all a buzz and we are super excited and proud of our firm.
The rest of the Article can be found here: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/topworkplaces/7260578.html

In other important news....Baby girl is doing great!  I have felt regular thumping from her for several days now and I'm so happy.  Feeling a baby move in your tummy is the best feeling on earth.  We have our big ultrasound next Friday and I can't wait!  Yesterday Courtney asked Ava if she was having a baby sisser and Ava said "no" but then I asked her where her baby sister was and she said "it's in your belly button"  LOL, Courtney and I were laughing at that response.  We are just working on what to name this precious child.  It must be equally as beautiful as Ava's name so that's tough!

or a future fly girl?

What cracks me up the most is now when she dances she says "I shakin what mommy gave!"

The future Carrie Underwood...

Pebbles Flintstone

Ava starts shaking her booty anytime she hears a tune, but she really loves her new nursery rhymes DVD.  Here's a sample of some of her moves...

Movement :)

I am now feeling movement.  If had not experienced this once before with Ava, I would not even realize it's movement I feel, but I do!  I know it's her because it's right where they found her heartbeat on Wednesday.  It's not even the butterfly feeling but the rolling feeling I would feel with Ava.

When Steve picked Ava up on Wednesday from School, her teacher said that Ava has been very fussy and sensitive the last week or so and it is unusual for her.  She said that Ava will get upset at the smallest thing and then asked Steve "Is your wife by any chance expecting?"  and Steve said "yeah she is!" and her teacher said "I knew it!  I was telling the other teacher Miss. Nicole that her mother must be expecting.  She said as long as she's been doing this, she can always tell when the mother is expecting because the children start acting different. She doesn't know what it is, but it's like the sense something is coming.  She suggested we be sure to involve Ava in everything that we can.  Yesterday I went and bought her a big sister book and we read it last night and talked more about the baby coming.

16 Week Check-Up

Well baby girl is doing just great!  I went in today and her heartbeat was 165 bpm, her down syndrome and Trisomy results came back and we are very low risk of any of those..yipee!  Today I had my flu shot and more blood work.  I get poked every time!!  Supposedly my thyroid levels were a little low last time so they are checking it again just for precaution.  No big concerns though.  I’m still not feeling movement, although the last few days I think I may have felt some flutters, so maybe soon!

Next appointment is Friday November 19th and it’s the big 20 week anatomy ultrasound J  So we will confirm that we do indeed have a hot dog bun and no wiener J  ha-ha. 

As for mommy, I am so so so happy to report that I am feeling much much better!  I think we have finally made it through the morning sickness phase of pregnancy and I’m feeling great.  In other good news, my doc said I could stop the lovenox injections and start the baby aspirin.  Another annoying thing I don’t have to worry about, no more nightly shots in the tummy.

I am now in the stage where I’m showing and my regular clothes don’t fit, but most of my maternity clothes that I had before are still too big.  So today I’m looking a little ridiculous in my overly baggy clothes, but what can ya do.