What to Expect

BECAUSE WE'RE EXPECTING!!!!!

Baby Quong is due to arrive January 6, 2010 and we are thrilled to receive him/her! A friend in my ward commented, "You love babies so much, you deserve one!" and that about sums it up. I love babies and I love this little baby that's coming to our family. January seems very far away, but everyone keeps telling me it will fly by and it kind of has already. I'm 14 weeks right now and our baby is about the size of a lemon--3 1/2 inches long. When we found out, our baby was the size of a poppyseed so that's a lot of progress!

We got to see Baby Quong. It was so incredible and made this little one seem so much more real. I'm posting pictures for your viewing pleasure. We saw its heart beating and it even moved its tiny little arm. I cried; Tyler did not. But we both loved it. If you're familiar with ultrasounds you can probably make it out; if not, I'll help (it's funny how moms can see it but everyone else I have to point it out). Top pic you're looking at baby straight on. The circle on the right is the head and the dark spots are baby's eyes and you can see a little line for a mouth. The circle on the left is the body. Bottom pic is a side view. The right circle is the head and the left circle is the body and the little things poking out are arms and legs! Isn't baby adorable? Okay, it IS a little alien-esque but I'm sure it will grow out of it.

Answers to common pregnancy questions I get asked:

No, I haven't been sick. At all. Don't hate me if you were sick during your entire pregnancy! I am lucky and I got my mom's genes who wasn't sick either. A couple of times I thought I was going to throw up, but I haven't. I know, I'm blessed! And because I'm now in the second trimester, I don't think I will get sick (knock on wood). One lucky duck!

No, I can't feel the baby yet. A few more weeks, so I've read.

I want a girl and Tyler wants a boy (of course). We won't find out until around week 20, but we are going to find out. I'm excited to see Baby Quong again! I said that I would still be happy with a boy, but Tyler said he won't be happy with a girl. I think it's because he secretly knows he'll be wrapped around her itty bitty finger. haha

Am I going back to work? I don't know. There are way too many factors that affect that decision that we just don't know yet. We'll see. But I'm trying my best to save up as much PTO as possible so I can enjoy maternity leave and not worry about it!

We don't know if we're moving either. We've talked about it a lot and looked into it a little. I am dreading the day we have to pack up this place and move it (whether it's across town or across the country), but our apartment is a tiny little one bedroom. It would be nice to have a place for Baby Quong. If you hear of anything, let us know! My requirement is a dishwasher and Tyler's requirement is washer/dryer hookups because we have them but can't use them. And I don't really want to live in a scary basement apartment. We'll see what happens.

Baby names. Another thing we don't know.... Tyler has rejected some of my favorites and his favorite is "Grizzly" for a middle name--I'm sure all the girls can understand the discussions we've had about that one. We have a few ideas for girls but are lacking on boy names. Names that start with "C" or "K" don't sound great with Quong. For example, we really liked Keaton for awhile, but Keaton Quong doesn't sound good so it has been x'ed off. Yesterday we were at Wal-Mart looking for presents for my niece and nephew's birthdays and there was a Cabbage Patch Kid named Macy and, surprisingly, we both kind of like it. The more we talked about it, the more it grew on us. Wouldn't that be hilarious if we named our baby girl after a doll? So if you have suggestions, let us know!

Both Tyler and I are really happy and excited about this new addition to the Quong Dynasty. I can't wait to be a mom! It's what I was made for! ;) We feel really blessed and that the timing was right and that we are being lead the way we should go. And hooray for Baby Quong! We are just so happy to have you!