13 weeks

I am 13 weeks today! Yay, on to the 2nd trimester! I am hoping a start to feel better. I had energy the last 2 days, but it was the weekend so we'll see when the grind of the week starts again. On Weds I had my NT Scan. My mother came with me and the baby was so cute. It was very active, moving its body and arms around. My mom was very smiley and happy to see her grandchild. I just noticed my belly more this week. My husband said I look pregnant now. I think its a real reality check for him, lol. Here are pics from the scan and my 13week belly.

In my 12th week

I am in my 12th week now and I have read and am often told that I will start to feel better soon. I really hope they are right! I have zero energy and am constantly nausious (sp?). I seriously never make plans after work and most weekends I work myphotography job, so I literally just work, sleep and feel like crap. I don't know if family and friends understand why they never see me. I just can't do it. I can't entertain, clean the house, or do anymore driving then I already do. I miss feeling like myself, so hopefully I will return soon!

I do have my NT Scan (ultrasound) on Weds and my mom is supposed to come with me. I am looking forward to seeing my beautiful baby again. I am really excited that this time it will actually look like a baby! So amazing!

10 weeks 5 days

I had an OB appointment this morning. I always get nervous before going to the doctors. It went well though. The dr was super nice and I got to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time. It was 170 and "strong" according to the dr.

Here is a few "bump" pictures. I was surprised to see the difference from the first pic to today. I took the first pic when we first found out we were pregnant. I was 5 weeks or so.

9 weeks

I am 9 weeks today! Every week feels like a milestone. I can not wait to be 13 weeks and in my 2nd trimester. That will be a real milestone. I don' t have another Dr.'s appt until May 29th. I hope they let me hear the heart beat at that one. I will be almost 11 weeks at that time.

Otherwise, my pregnancy is moving along. I have nausea everyday if I start to get hungry, so basically I am always eating. I never realized that this could be why some women gain so much weight. Also, I did buy some maturnity clothes this week. I went to Motherhood in the mall, and got a really comfy pair of cargo pant that can also roll up to capris.

Food is a weird thing these days. Basically nothing seems to taste good. My "craving" has been for taziki sauce. You know, that yogurt, cucumber, garlic sauce. It is so good. I actually went to the diner by myself the other day and got a chicken souvlaki just for that sauce. Yesterday I went to the store and bought a package of it and toasted pita bread to dip in it. LOVE IT!

Friday we went to see Henry Rollins do his spoken word. It was amazing. Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, NY is so beautiful. I hope to see some other acts there in the future.

Now I am 7 weeks again

On Friday I had a follow up appointment with the dr to go over my sonogram and blood work and have an exam. Everything went well. They did tell me that based on the measurements of the baby that I was not as far along as first though. I changed the ticker on the right to the correct date, but left the one below as the original for now.

My new due date is 12/20/09. It is very exciting. It is the same date as my sister's birthday.

As a side note, since I have become pregnant, here are some things I have learned about when a friend/coworker/family member/stranger, tells you that they are pregnant. It is shocking how many people think it is ok to ask, "Was it planned?", "Was it a surprise?". Even worse someone at work said "I can't picture it, YOU with a baby." They obviously thought that they knew me and don't because anyone who knows me well does not have this opinion of me. Anyway, in the future if someone tells you they are having a baby, just say congrats, and how wonderful it is.

1st Ultrasound 7weeks

I am breathing again! We had our first ultrasound today and everything is great. The babies heartbeat was 125 and we got to see it beating at the end. It was totally amazing. I cried right after the tech left the room and my husband was amazing as well. It all feels real now. I have had such anxiety the last few days or even since we found out I was pregnant. I started reading all this stuff about miscarriages and I was convincing myself that something was wrong. It was such a relief to see that everything is the way it was supposed to be. Little baby inside of me, I love you already, and can not wait to meet you. Love, your mommy!

6 weeks

Today I am 6weeks pregnant. Overall I feel great. I can definately tell I am pregnant though. I have alot of tenderness in my chest, feel some cramps/tinges in my abdomen from time to time. I seriously can not button some of my pants already. From what I have read it is due to "bloat". It is the extra blood and fluid in your belly. My bras barely fit already too.

Yesterday I downloaded a few prenatal workouts from excercise tv. I did a 20 minute prenatal yoga yesterday and a 10 minute strengh workout as well. I think I will mix them up with my favorite workout called Ballet Strenght Workout that I also got from excercise tv.

I had my first appointment with the midwife on 4/13/09. They didn't do to much because take a ton of blood for various tests and screenings. I go back a week from tomorrow on 4/28/08 to have my first ultrasound. I can not wait to see our babies small heartbeating. I will be 7 weeks and 2 days at that time and we should see it. Of course I am worried about something being wrong constantly, so hopefully this will put me at ease some, after the ultrasound.