Happy Holidays!!!

I didn't have a chance to get a holiday letter out this year, but did manage to get our photo cards ready in time :-) Kyle just finished another class towards his master's degree in business (only 2 more classes to go!) and I have been busy working at my sister's company and getting my product lines out on a few websites. I figured since I don't have the energy to sell it, get other's to do it for you. Kyle and I had an ultrasound last week and were happy to hear all is still well and moving along. Zachary is now 2 lbs and growing. Unfortunately, Mr. Zach was moving around too much and the umbilical cord was over his face.....sooooo no updated ultrasound pic :0( I am moving into the 3rd trimester and am looking forward to setting up the nursery during this week off. We Hope you all have a Happy Holiday season and Happy New Year!

Love,

The McDougald's

Save the Date!!!

Save the Date!!!

Mark your calendar's, the Baby Shower location has been booked for Sunday, January 27, 2008. My hostess's will be sending out invitation's at the end of December. I can't believe how fast this is all coming along! I went in for my monthly doctor's appointment this week and all is well. The baby is growing, I am growing and I am officially feeling the karate chops of Mr. Zachary. He is a kicker, a mover and a shaker......lucky me! Next month I go in for my 3rd trimester screening and will be able to have new ultrasound pictures to post, can't wait. Hope all is well and we wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving.

Love,

The McDougald's

17 weeks, 2 Days ~ IT'S A BOY!!!

What a beautiful day! Kyle and I went in for our second trimester screening today and got to see the beautiful body part of our soon to be……………………………son, Zachary Liam McDougald. We are having a boy and of course he is perfect! His measurement’s are in line with his age and he is really, REALLY cute, well at least his profile and foot is. We are both very excited that another boy will be joining the family. As most of you know that Kyle is one of four boys and my sister has four boys. Everyone, I mean everyone said I am carrying a girl. I even went as far as doing all the online tests and checked the Chinese lunar calendar……don’t believe any of that stuff because it was wrong, wrong, wrong. Enjoy some pictures of our soon to be little man. Pictures are of a pe*is (check out below the arrow), a profile and a foot.
Love,
The McDougald’s

13 week cute baby!

Hello friends and family,
Kyle and I went to our new Dr. today. I decided to not go to the young chap that my previous Dr. suggested as I was not to comfortable going to someone that is so young. This decision brought me back to my original choice of a husband/wife team that has been in the Conejo Valley for a long time with a very good reputation. Actually, the wife of the team was my very first Dr., but with insurance changes, I no longer could go to her. Anyway, long story short, Kyle and I are both very happy with our choice.
Our appt. went very well :-) the baby was moving all over the place and the Dr. was pleased with how everything is coming along. He suggested that I get my first trimester screening as soon as possible since I am at the last week that you could get it. I called the specialist that does the screening and amazingly got in this afternoon. The specialist was also pleased with all the bone, brain, neck, etc....structures and believes that our baby is very healthy. A blood test was taken to see our chances of having a baby with downs syndrome, results to come shortly. I am not worried about it one bit since all was looking well and the Dr.'s were very positive for a good outcome. I really enjoyed seeing the specialist and getting those close up pic's of the baby, what a joy to see our new life being so active! We also got a special treat of a 3D ultrasound (above). The baby seems a little camera shy as he/she has the hands over the face. I can't believe how far along the technology in ultrasounds have come.
Our next appt. is in 5 weeks (Oct. 24th) and we will be able to find out what we are having, I can't wait! We have names picked out for both and would be equally happy with either sex....although my nephews have told me that they prefer I have a boy :-)

I will post more when I get more information to share. Have a fantastic day!
~The McD's

The First Trimester Ends......finally!!!!

This week marks the end to our first trimester, what a relief! Kyle and I went to our last Dr.'s appointment with my long time Dr. of 15 years that does not do delivery anymore :-( I decided to keep going to him during my first trimester as I thought that it was important that I was comfortable and relaxed during this stressful time. Unfortunately, the ultrasound machine that he has is ancient and is unable to provide magnified images, but we still got to see the important things such as the heartbeat and fetal movement. It was too cute, our little man or princess was jumping all over the place this week and the idea of a life form became a reality. Next week, Kyle and I start with our new Dr., which I heard was young, but very good. My current Dr. highly recommended this young chap, so I am sure we will like him and have a good experience during the change. I am also sure this Dr.'s ultrasound machine is more up to date and we will get up close images to share with you soon.
Other than baby information, Kyle has started his new class at Pepperdine, Information Systems. 2 more classes to go until he is a free bird with a master's degree!!!! Once our new arrival is here, Kyle will be going onto his last class and then can start his next degree, Parenting :-)
I have officially left the corporate world and it feels great! Amgen was good to me while I was there and I made life long friendships. It was time for me to follow my dreams and kick start my new business, Here Comes the Makeup http://www.herecomesthemakeup.com/ . I am also going to be working at my sister's company, The Formula Shop, as the Director of Purchasing and New Product Development. I am so excited to use my talent of design towards something new and exciting with our customers. Currently, I am working on completing my product lines, getting ready to exhibit at The Great Bridal Expo and working with a world renowned Dr. on a new product line.....whew! Maybe I will slow down once the belly gets larger and I can't tie my shoes to leave the house. Time to buy some new shoes!!!!

Thank you for visiting our new blog, I will keep up with it as much as I can.