What a difference a year makes

It was one year ago today that we found out our lives were about to change dramatically. What a joy it is to celebrate this Christmas with the child we were only looking forward to this time last year! It was a truly momentous occasion last December 19 when I woke Justin up at 7 a.m. to show him the positive pregnancy test. An "imprinted" moment, as Justin's mom would say, and certainly one neither of us will ever forget. So here's a look back at last year's blog entry (the one no one knew to look for until after the fact) ... how things have changed!

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Thursday, December 21, 2006

We're having a baby!

We're having a baby! Congrats to all the soon-to-be grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts and uncles! We hope you'll enjoy watching Christina's belly grow with us as we anticipate the arrival of the newest Fisher.

Thanks for joining us as we countdown to baby Fisher's arrival. Since we don't know what we're having yet (a baby, yes, we know...but we won't find out for a while if we'll be painting the nursery pink or blue), our baby's nickname is Ziggy. Click the links at left to keep up with baby Ziggy's progress!

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Week 5

We just found out this week that we're having a baby, and can't wait to start telling family and friends! We're both so excited, with a fair share of nervousness mixed in. We're waiting until Christmas to tell everyone, so for now, our lips are sealed!

No signs of morning sickness yet (thank goodness)! In fact, the only day Christina felt anything was earlier this week when a "yucky" feeling that wouldn't go away made one of her friends ask if she was pregnant. She took a test to be sure, and, in fact, she was! Justin was truly surprised when she woke him up at 7 a.m. to show him the positive pregnancy test.

Baby Ziggy is about the size of a small sesame seed this week and looks like a tiny tadpole. The cells are forming for his major organs, and his neural tube is beginning to develop, from which will sprout his brain, spinal cord, nerves and backbone. His heart and circulatory system are beginning to form this week and his tiny heart will begin beating soon.

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