Baby's First Photos!

Today we had our first doctor's appointment and ultrasound! It was so fun to get to finally get to see the baby.  I'm officially 6 weeks and 6 days pregnant today, and I'm due 12/10/10! We saw the heartbeat flickering away on the screen (doc said it looked like it was over 150 bpm- Old wives tales say that means it's a girl!) and everything looked great.  My doctor likes to see the baby on an ultrasound after 8 weeks, so we'll be going back for another appointment on May 6th.  Our doctor called the baby a "peanut" when it was up on the screen, and Brown has decided that's his new favorite nickname.  So, we've got Emby, Nugget, and Peanut in the rotation now... Poor kid... ;)

Update on me: I've been SICK AS A DOG since last Friday. I'm nauseous ALL THE TIME and have thrown up about every other day.  Eating is such a chore- Everything sounds disgusting, but I'm starving.  I really don't know how I'll survive till my second trimester...  If I'm MIA for the next few weeks, this is why.

Tempura Tuesday

ALL I wanted today was a tempura shrimp hand roll (maybe baby loves shrimp??), so I found a gigantic Asian grocery store up north (literally the size of an HEB) and gathered my supplies.  I've never made hand rolls or any sushi-type item at home before (or ever fried anything for that matter) but I certainly have eaten enough of it, so I though I was qualified enough!  I decided to tempura fry some asparagus and carrots, too, because tempura veggies are delicious!!

I waited until my sous chef got home and we put together a pretty fun little dinner.  Brown took to frying quite naturally!  Can't wait till I can eat raw fish again so we can mix it up a bit, but it was really yummy, anyway.  :)

Our first few batches of veggies

The rolling station

The finished product!

Prepping for the "Big Reveal"

So, Brown and I have decided to tell our parents the good news in 3 days, which is Easter Sunday! Today I bought some "I love Grandma/Grandpa" bibs that we stuffed in plastic eggs and put in some adorable gift bags.  We'll be spending Easter with my family in San Antonio, then we'll head back to Austin in the evening and swing by his parents house.  I can't wait to see their reactions.  This should be fun!!

The supplies

The finished product :)