baby likes hot chocolate

Dustin has a theory: Because certain foods/smells seem to make me feel sick (coffee seems to be the biggest one, closely followed by hot dogs), it may be because the baby does not like those foods. So I think it works both ways. For example, the other day, Dustin walked into the kitchen and asked, "Where did all that hot chocolate go?" I simply replied that the baby really likes Daddy's hot chocolate.

first ultrasound January 9

welcome! 9 weeks, 2 days

Mom thought it would be a good idea to keep a pregnancy journal. So being the generation-Y, raised-on-computers, techie-wanna-be that I am, I decided to start a blog! This way, I hope you will all get to know Baby Mann and help Dustin and I welcome our precious first-born into the world. (And yes, the first words out of the ultrasound tech's mouth were, "Well, I only see one!") Praise the Lord, she also went on to tell us that everything looked great. The baby had a terrific heart rate, which was amazing to hear, and all is developing according to schedule. The official due date is August 11. (Another easy birth date to remember at the annual Carter reunion.)

"And these words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up." Deuteronomy 6:6-7