First Pictures

Several updates this time. First off, we were finally able to see the little cashew. We had an appointment with our pernatologist...we had the ultra-sound and we heard the heart beat. What a completely amazing moment that is - especially for first time parents. Chris and I sat there is complete amazement.

The nurse joked that that maybe there would be 2, but there was only just one - we are just so thrilled. The heartbeat was 163 beats per minute. I thought that was crazy fast, but it was perfectly normal. The doctor also changed my due date to August 2.

Besides seeing the baby, I can also tell he/she is growing like crazy - I'm still too small for maternity clothes, but I'm too fat for my regular pants. So, I had to do a little shopping this week. I'm not even too sure how long these new pants will fit.

In other news, I have a tooth that needs to be pulled - which is causing me some concern. I'm going to need a sedative for the procedure and the dentist isn't too sure if the doctor is going to allow that. We see my OBGYN on Monday, so I'm sure that will be a topic of conversation.

10 weeks

I can't believe I'm 10 weeks already. I feel like we just found out a few days ago. Things are going very well and my nausea seems to have subsided a lot. I think I'm one of those few girls that barely gets any morning sickness. I've pretty much breezed by with little or no sick feelings. I'm truly taking that as my first blessing that this child has given me :)

We had our 2nd check up on Monday and all went well. He said there is no reason that I won't have a happy and healthy pregnancy. I think that was music to our ears. We tried to hear the heartbeat, but Dr. Arroyo thought we were a bit too early for that.

We are going back for a 1st trimester screening on 1/23 and we will for sure hear the heartbeat and get a lovely portrait. I'm so excited about that!

Today in the mail came my first piece of clothing for the little bean. I couldn't resist a little pair of white tennis shoes that I saw at oldnavy.com. I was out there looking for some maternity pants when I saw them, so I had to get them. Anyway, they arrived today and I was looking at these little shoes thinking I can't believe I'm going to have something to fill those little things, they were so cute and tiny!

We are off to visit my step-sister in Minnesota tomorrow... we are making the 8 hour drive, so wish me luck that we don't have to stop every 30 min to go to the bathroom... that would make for such a long trip!

Happy New Year!

Being pregnant on one of the biggest partying nights of the year - is in one word, boring. Chris spent the first part of the night at some friends house watching the KU game and I spent the entire night on the couch watching some movie on Lifetime. We both ended up in bed at around 10:30, not even making it to midnight. So, Happy New Year.

I said I didn't make it to midnight, but I'm sure I must have been up around then during my one of 7 trips to the bathroom I seem to be making every night. I really don't get how I can pee this much. It seems during the day I don't go that much, but then all of a sudden once my head hits the pillow and my eyes close I'm up almost every 30 minutes or hour heading to the bathroom. I really don't understand how I could have that much fluid in me?

I am getting really good at seeing in the dark though, that is for sure. I also am under the impression that our dog Maci loves it when I get up, because upon my return from the bathroom she is almost always resting her head on my pillow.... like she's glad that I'm gone because she now gets to lay next to Chris and on my pillow.

So, as I mentioned on my last post we are off to the doctor again on Monday. I'm so hoping to hear the heartbeat and see the little bean.

Happy 2009!