3 months and counting

Today I officially hit the 3 month mark in my pregnancy!! Here's a little info of what me and baby are going through. (courtesy of the bump.com)

Your Pregnancy: Week 12
Baby's now the size of a plum!

First trimester: Check! The nausea, fatigue, mood swings, and bathroom dashes should soon fade, but (sorry!) headaches and dizziness will probably get more intense. The good news: You're about to embark on the second trimester, when mood and energy levels generally peak.

      

As you move into the second trimester, baby shifts into the growth and maturation stage. After weeks in the critical development stage, almost all of her systems are fully formed.

My next doctors appt. in on March 8th.  Not much goes on at this one from what I'm told...it's the following month that we get to find out the gender!!!

It's my Birthday!

So this morning was like any other morning. The only difference is that it's my BIRTHDAY! We got up like we normally would. I expected Daniel to wish me a happy birthday first thing...but this didn't happen. I was thinking "well that's just weird, because birthdays are such a big deal to him, oh well" So I go on about my morning and get ready for work, walk out to the kitchen and he's there reading the paper enjoying his cup of coffee. I start getting my breakfast ready and my snacks to take to work, go start my car and come back in...still nothing. So I finally ask him, "are you forgetting something?" He says, "no, I don't think so" and I say "are you suuure?" and he says "well, obviously I am...what is it?" And all I have to say is "birth....." and I could see his face wash over with complete shame and humiliation. He was so so so sorry. But it really didn't bother me. I knew he was very tired and had a lot on his mind with school. Anyway, he brought me flowers and a balloon to work today, which was completely unexpected and made me cry (happy tears) a little. So I just want to take a minute to let everyone know how lucky I am! Daniel is such a thoughtful, caring person and I just love him to death! Thank you for everything you do for me babe!

Sorry to get all mushy on you all! It's funny how this birthday seems so insignificant to me...I have so much "other" stuff on my mind right now that it just doesn't seem like that big of a deal to me. This is the first birthday I have ever worked and ya know, it wasn't all that bad!

Well in the spirit of my Birthday, I thought I would share some flashback pictures of me on my first bday, so enjoy!!!

Well there you have it! As you can tell, I've always had a sweet tooth and I will always love cake!!!  I really did have a wonderful day. Thank you to all for the gifts and thoughtful wishes! I love you all!!!

A Special Announcement.

I have racked my brain trying to come up with a clever way to tell the world this, but I can't come up with a thing. I guess I'll blame it on "pregnancy brain"!..That's right, me and Daniel are having a baby! I am 11 weeks (well technically 10 weeks and 4 days). Our due date is set for Sept. 2 2010.

We had our first ultrasound on Feb. 01 2010. Everything was perfect. I've always heard that hearing the heartbeat is the best part of that first appointment. Boy is that an under statement. When I heard that little heart pumping away, it took my breath away. Me and Daniel were completely stunned. After the first initial shock of the hearing heartbeat, let the waterworks begin. Daniel and I lost it! It's an experience that can not be explained...just completely amazing. It made the pregnancy seem real!

This is the picture of our little nugget with the heartbeat across the bottom. And if you look close, you can see where the Doc. outlined the tiny little heart.I always heard stories about people going into the first ultrasound and not being able to tell where the baby is or what they are looking at. Not the story with us. At first glance we could totally tell we were looking at our child.

So far I have LOVED being pregnant. The first month was hard. I was sick every day all day. But this second month has been good. Some days are worse than others, but I have more good days than bad! I'm still really, really tired. All I want to do is sleep the day away. I have to go home on my lunches and take a half hour nap just to make it through the rest of the afternoon. Then I'm in bed by about 9pm. My clothes are starting to get tighter and tighter. I had to go buy me a bunch of "fat clothes" to get me through this awkward stage. I can't wait to be able to wear maternity clothes, they all look so comfortable, I'm just not quit that far yet.

Well, I will be sure to keep you all updated on everything. I have my next appt. in March, and then in April we get to find out what the gender is!