Happy New Year!!

It has been a great year for Ryan and I and we couldn't be more excited to begin 2009. With a baby arriving in June, the anticipation is excruciating.

We had our 4 month Dr visit on Friday Dec. 26th. Ryan was along this time so he was able to hear the heartbeat for the first time. He couldn't believe how fast it was and he thought it was really cool. The baby's heart rate had slowed down from our 9 week ultrasound. It was 171 then and last week it was about 147, 151. Even more exciting, we booked our appointment for the 2nd trimester ultrasound on Jan. 16th!! The same time we will find out the sex of the lil thing! So stay tuned for that.

My bump is growing slowly right now, but I hear that one morning you just wake up and, bam, you're stomach is huge. I hope it doesn't happen overnight. I've been feeling it move and "flutter" here and there. Not too much yet though.

Tonight Ryan and I are heading to a party at Mike & Sara Banks' in Goodhue. It should be a good time even though there will be no alcohol consumption for me, which doesn't bother me in the least. Knowing that I'll be worth something tomorrow is great. But anyways, we'll be going with Joe, Lindsey, Eric, & Michelle (if Sophi is feeling better). So they'll all have a safe trip home afterwards. I owe Michelle a few anyways:-)

Until next year...

p.s. And no Barge, you weren't passed out, we just haven't seen you in awhile!

16 weeks!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all! It has been a wonderful holiday season for us Murphy's. We are very fortunate to have our family close by and our health! We are very thankful this holiday season. I have a new cable for our camera so I can finally post a picture of my beautiful tree. Although, the picture doesn't do it justice.

15 weeks and counting....

Well we just watched the Vikes lose...disappointing but all we can do is hope the Bears lose tomorrow night. Joe P, Megan, & Tyler all came over and we snacked and some drank beer. I'm grilling up some venison brats that Joe brought over, should be tasty.
My scheduled dr visit for Monday Dec. 15th got canceled since my dr was sick. It ended up working out okay though because Ryan was out of town on Evan Corp so we would've missed the heartbeat again, but we rescheduled for the day after Christmas, Ryan will get to come! I'll be seeing my new dr at the Hastings Allina clinic for the 1st time. I decided to switch to there instead of Eagan because I really want to deliver in a smaller hospital. My dr in Eagan delivers at United only. All should be good though because I got my new dr's name from Kali Erickson who had her baby delivered by her as well. Carol Johnson, my dr, is a family practice dr so I can take the baby there afterwards as well.
I still haven't found my camera's computer hook-up so I've been slacking in the picture department. Sorry.
Can't believe Christmas is just around the corner!!!

Christmas is Coming...

It's crazy to believe that Thanksgiving is already a week behind us. The tree is up and decorated, now all we need to do, all Ryan needs to do, is to hang the lights on the house. We got a nice tree, not as nice as last years, but good. We cut it down ourselves again and Ryan helped me to decorate the very top cause I can't reach it. I'd post a picture but can't find the cord for the camera. It's been a quiet week around the house because Ryan's been gone every night so far, except for tonight. He was busy one night cutting up the deer he shot, Bambi. And then he flew to Chicago to do Evan Corp in Gary, Indiana on Wednesday and didn't get home until I was in bed last night. Willy and I had way too much alone time!
I'm feeling a bit more of a baby bump nowadays, but not too much. I have an awful cold so I've been taking it very easy, very easy! Let's just say I haven't really done anything except work. Other than all that exciting stuff, I'm going to a baby shower for my cousin's women tomorrow and Ryan and I are going to watch Sophia sometime this weekend while her parents go out to celebrate their one year wedding anniversary.

Dr. Visit

I had my exciting dr visit today! Just a check-up to make sure I'm not having any problems. A couple pluses: I haven't gained any weight since last month and my blood pressure is normal. The best part of the visit: I GOT TO HEAR THE HEARTBEAT!! It was very fast, which is normal. I was so not expecting to be able to hear it on this visit! I feel bad though, cause poor Ryan wasn't along, so he missed out! It was truly amazing, and once again, I cried! Now just 2 more months and we can see it again and maybe it will cooperate with us so we can find out what it is. I'm still thinking it's a boy, but who really knows! Can you believe, already almost 3months!!!

Great Weekend!

It was a great weekend for Mrs. Murphy. It started on Thursday night cause I had off Friday! A bunch of people from work all went out on Thursday night to Timeout in Eagan. I, being pregnant, sober drove for my sis, Pam. It was a good time, but you know how it goes when you're sober and ready to leave and the drunkie you're driving wants to stay for "one more". Well it was a late night for me, didn't get home till 11pm. Then on Friday, I was up early and on my way to see Twilight!!! The movie I've been waiting for for months! And it was everything I was expecting. Edward is HOT. I'm going to see it again this weekend with Laura, Pam, Kari, & my mom. Can't wait. Friday night I went out for dinner with Andrea, Lindsey, and Bobby. We went to Bellanotte in downtown Minneapolis. It was a very fancy restaurant and the food was very good. We're going to go back when I'm not pregnant and make a night of it. On Saturday, I ventured off to the Burnsville mall to pick up some new black pants and I had to make a stop at Target too. I got some cute holiday socks for Laura and I. Sunday, I did pretty much nothing. I hung out at my parents house in the morning because I was up at 6:20AM, not happy about that. I lounged a lot, went for a walk, and cooked a great dinner. Meanwhile, Ryan was hunting all weekend! He shot Bambi tonight:-(

Almost 11 Weeks!

I cannot believe how fast this is all going! I've been very lucky to get through the 1st trimester with no vomitting! Just a little gas and nauseous here and there. I hope that with my second it's this easy. I'm finally over the feeling of being hungover too! I've been a great little wife this week cooking dinner for the last 3 nights straight and a 4th one to be delivered this evening. That's a lot in the Murphy household. I've even invited a guest to enjoy, my sis Laura. I'm making her favorite and then we just might play some scrabble!

Family Photo!

It was a weekend spent mostly hanging with the Murphy family. We had dinner at Mike & Pam's on Friday night after Ryan got home from his tree convention. Megan & Tyler were home, so we got to spend some time with them too. On Saturday, we had dinner at Joe & Sara's. Sara has been busy painting the house, and it looks so much better. Christian was around for awhile so Pam made sure to get a Murphy Family Photo for Christmas. The girl next to Megan is Joe's girlfriend, Sara and her son, Mason. Just in case anyone was wondering. And yes, that is Christian, so grown up, on my lap. Crazy how fast time goes.

Baby Update:

I am now over 10 weeks along and everything seems to be going great. I'm not nauseous anymore, but I have been getting headaches more frequently. Other than that, I'm still pretty tired all the time and going to bed by 8:30pm on work nights. Just a couple more weeks and I should get back some more energy, so I hear.

Here is our little bundle of joy! The head is the big thing on the bottom.

It's all really real now!!!

Well we had a great dr visit yesterday. We were able to see the little bundle of joy! It was amazing!!! It looks like a bean and it was hanging out on it's head. The dr. said that she's never see a baby stay on it's head the whole time like ours. It's certainly a Murphy, showing off already! The heartbeat was at 171 and everything looked great. My due date is June 12th! I was at 9 weeks exactly yesterday! I'll try to get a picture of the ultrasound on the blog page for everyone to see!! So excited!!!!

Long Week...9 weeks!

It has been a long week, thank heavens it's Friday tomorrow! Nothing too exciting has been happening at the Murphy house. I finally had the energy to take down Halloween decorations and workout yesterday. Other than that, I've been very lazy and so tired. I finally had to kick Willy out of the bed last night because I've become such a light sleeper! I wake up every hour!! Since he wasn't in bed last night, I was able to sleep straight through from 8:30p till 1:30am. It was great, and so needed. Just thought I'd share a pic of my Willy!

Tomorrow is our 1st ultrasound so we can hear the heartbeat. I'm a little sketchy that we will actually be able to hear it, I think it might still be too soon. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I just want to hear it and see it so I feel better about sharing the news with everyone! Also, all of my test results from the 1st dr visit came back completely normal! Great News!

Back to work! Only a few more hours to go and then home to enjoy a homemade tuna hotdish, courtesy of Pam Murphy! Thanks!

Halloween Party

Laura:Dead Whore; Eric: Freshman 15; Ryan: redneck; Chrissy: TMNT; Whitney: Flapper; Pam: Lady of the Night

Well we survived the Halloween Party. It was lots of fun, more fun for some than others. There were some great costumes, a couple hundred jello shots, some competitive rounds of Tippy cup, and a nice fire (that Eric B would later puke on). A few people were actually sick that evening, and those that weren't felt pretty crappy on Sunday. I myself felt a little hungover (I didn't have anything to drink but a Dr. Pepper and water). It was from the lack of sleep and all the work the day before. I had to sleep in the spare bedroom upstairs because Ryan was Snorphy. I could even hear him upstairs. So worth it though, the party that is, and I'm definitely having another one next year. Eric Burvee won 1st place in the costume contest, and Ryan won 2nd place for sexiest costume.

The intense Tippy cup game. Ryan and Carrie Minton are talking some smack to the other team!

Not what I expected...

Well we had the doctor appointment today and nothing fun about it. Apparently it's still a little too early to hear a heartbeat, so I just had the exam and blood drawn. Ryan had lots of fun. Oh well, the important thing is, next Friday we have our 1st ultrasound!!! Can't wait. Anyways, off the baby subject for a bit. Laura and I have been very busy in preparation for our Halloween party this Saturday. We should have a pretty good turnout. We're going to be very busy tomorrow making many, many, many jello shots. I'll put pictures of everyone in their costumes up later!

Today's the Big Day!

Well today is our first doctors visit. We are so excited to finally get medical confirmation of our miracle. We should be able to hear the baby's heartbeat, no ultrasound yet, but the heartbeat is a good start. Just to catch everyone up, Ryan and I are expecting our first baby!! We learned of this pregnancy on Oct. 1st. I'm not for sure, but I believe that I am just over 8 weeks along. I will confirm that after the appointment this afternoon.