What's in a Name?

After many hours or searching through the pedigree charts and family history, we are pleased to announce that we have two names ready to go for this baby, be it a boy or a girl. If it's a girl - Elsie Holloway Wire. Elsie for Iska's grandmother and Holloway a surname from Iska's side. And if it's a boy - Wyatte William (or Lonon, or Levi or Cordes) Wire. Wyatte is Iska's dad's middle name and William is from Jarad's lineage. As you can see we are still a little shaky on the middle name for the boy. You try saying Wyatte William Wire three times!

Heartbeat - What a Sweet Sound

Today was our third visit to Dr. Le. We heard the heartbeat for the first time today. What an awesome noise! The baby's heartbeat was 148 beats per minute, which for you nervous people out there (Oh, that's just me) normal range is 120 - 160. The mommy-to-be has gained a total of four pounds, with two of that being since the last appt. Dr. Le said the total weight gain at five months (only a month away) should be about ten pounds, so we have a ways to go!
Iska has finally stopped throwing up so much - what a relief! Maybe it has to do with her having the sweetest husband in the world. One day, after finishing two backyard projects, he made homemade enchiladas and Spanish rice and he wasn't even going to be home for dinner! If you see Jarad, make sure you tell him he is doing a great job. Well, that's all for now. We have another appt in four weeks with Dr. Le and the big news will come the following week when we get the mother of all ultrasounds at the hospital. During this visit they check all of the organs and we FINALLY get to know if this is a baby GIRL or boy! Can you tell which way mommy is leaning?

Second Visit to Dr. Le

We had our second visit with the Dr. on April 24th to make sure that everything was progressing according to the plan. We were very nervous and anxious to see the heartbeat again and to make sure that the baby was doing fine. Our visit was short, but very encouraging. When the unltrasound first started the baby practially did a toe touch. Then we could see little arms moving about and a little foot just kicking away. Boy have we got a fiesty one! We saw the heartbeat again and the baby measured up to be right on schedule. You can see the back side view in this photo. Now, we wait another month to see our little person again. Mommy been pretty sick, throwing up a lot, but that is just part of the process. Salads are now off limits as they do not stay down. Our next appointment is May 26.

Here is the Baby!!!

We have now had two Dr.'s appointments, but here is the first photo of Baby Wire. You can actually see little legs and hands. We saw the heartbeat and the new daddy gave both mommy and the ultrasound tech a high five when we finally saw that everything was just right about our little one. Jarad also did a little dance in the room, thank goodness no one else saw that. It was the best Dr.'s appointment I have ever had. We are so thankful that everything is going well. We will keep you posted.