Merry Christmas!!

So it is Christmas morning and I have been up since 4am- is my body trying to prepare me for future Christmas mornings with our Little One? I am sitting here in front of the tree watching "A Christmas Story" and dreaming of the day I will be doing this with my child and I can't believe how very lucky I am. My only wish this year is that everyone I love is as happy as I am right now:) I also wanted to share pics of our beatiful tree and of our celebration with my Dad, StepMom and Grandpa last night. I am fairly sure our baby will want for nothing since the "Grandbaby" received more presents than Brian and I last night and he/she has not arrived yet!! I knew this day would come - when my child started receiving copiuos amounts of presents and I am more than happy to pass the torch - I have everything I have ever wanted. I am going to sign off for now and hope to get a couple of more hours of sleep - this is going to be a long day.

12 weeks 1 day

Today was our second ultrasound and the above pictures are a result of this appt. We were able to hear the heartbeat again (158 beats a minute) and our little monster was moving around a lot. We were able to see ten little fingers and toes and teeth buds. I am feeling much better - I am not feeling nauseous anymore and Iam starting to get more energy (I am able to function after work now). I have started getting headaches but they are not so bad - I have suffered 15 years of migraines so a couple of regular headaches won't bother me.

We are all ready for Christmas and look forward to spending time with the family and showing off the new pics of our baby. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all:)

December 13th

I would like to officially say goodbye to my body. I now have a baby bump all of the time (no it is not a "food" baby anymore) and I have gained 5 pounds. The first trimester is quickly coming to an end and I am looking forward to the second trimester. I am not as nauseous at nights anymore - once in a while I have a bad night and down a Cup of Soup and lay on the couch. I am still tired and need naps on the weekends, especially if we are working hard. We have our second Ultrasound on December 21st and we can hardly wait- what a great x-mas present. I am hoping this picture will be clear enough that I can show it off. At the last ultrasound I drank too much and almost peed my pants and did not give the tech enough time to get a really good pic- I won't make that mistake again.

We are all decorated and ready for Christmas. We are looking forward to a holiday full of family and friends. I have a feeling this will be the last holiday we get presents since everyone in the family is talking about what they can buy the baby.

November 27, 2009

Brian and I found out we were pregnant at my 30th birthday party-best birthday surprise ever. I then took two more test over the following week and all read "pregnant". The pregnancy was cofirmed a week later at the docotor's office. We had our first ultrasound on Brian's birthday (November 23rd) and we were able to see the little monster moving around and were able to hear the heartbeat - the most amazing sound ever. The docotor believes we are around 9 weeks right now (even though I think I am at 10 weeks). Our second ultrasound is December 21st and I should be 13 weeks pregnant- at that time I will start sharing this website with everyone:)

Symptoms:

Naseaus -sometimes all day, other times around dinner

Tired- all the time

Growing, achy chest- this is starting to get better

Frequent urination- visits to the bathroom equal several times an hour

Memory loss- can't remember if I put on underwear this morning

How the Little Monster is growing:

Your new resident is nearly an inch long — about the size of a grape — and weighs just a fraction of an ounce. She's starting to look more and more human. Her essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months. Other changes abound: Your baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers, and the valves start to form — as do her tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Your baby's organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Her eyes are fully formed, but her eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. She has tiny earlobes, and her mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones. Now that your baby's basic physiology is in place, she's poised for rapid weight gain.