Good Report

Today I saw my OB again. Everything is going along perfectly :) I've gained 3 pounds (and no, I probably will never report how much I've gained ever again!) and the baby's herat beat was 150 and strong. I've had some weird ache-type feeling in my lower abdomen and my doctor confirmed that it is simply the stretching of the ligaments. No other real complaints! I'm so lucky!!!! So far soooooo good.

14 weeks!!!

I am 14 weeks today :) Feeling good! Newest craving is bagles and cream cheese. I can't feel the baby yet but I do feel the stretching occasionally. My next OB appointment is in 2 days. I can't wait to hear the heart beat again. Otherwise I'm sure it won't be that exciting of an appointment. Dave and I are getting a little more excited now that the baby bump is growing significantly. I'm very thankful for the Motherhood and Old Navy stores! The maternity clothes are not as bad as I thought they would be. We'll see if I still have that opinion in a few months!

update

I am so thankful to have made it through the first trimester!!! I feel relatively good. I still get tired out faster than normal but I got a feeling that will be the case for pretty much the rest of my life! My belly seems to have "popped" this week. I'll get a pic soon to post, as soon as I deem one worthy of sharing. I tried to take one and it didn't turn out very flattering. Not sure if I will ever feel like one of these type of pics is really all that flattering though, we'll see! At least the maternity clothes that I've found is kinda cute. I've really enjoyed staring at my ultrasound pics. They are so precious! It's been tough to realize that the baby is okay when I can't feel anything. I'm sure all of you moms out there understand that one :) I see my OB Nov. 25 and I think my next ultrasound will be pretty close to Christmas (around my 20th week), and yes, that means we could have the opportunity to find out if we need pink or blue things!!!!!! Yes, we plan on attempting to find out the sex of the baby and yes... we will share that news! This is all so very exciting!!!

4 D pic

While at our ultrasound today, they decided to try the 4D camera even though we are only 12 weeks and this was stunning. Here it is.... God's miracle!!!

Another Ultrasound!!!

Today was 12 weeks and 2 days!! Dave and I had the privilege to observe our little one once again! This little guy is pretty active right now. Heart Rate was 152. And, our baby appeared to "wave" at us with a perfect tiny hand!!! Along with seeing the heart, we (with the help of Joy, our ultrasound tech) were able to see both kidneys, bladder and stomach! That was just amazing! Everything is looking normal. Here is an updated pic. Looking more and more like a real baby huh?!

cravings

Just a fun fact: I started this pregnancy craving green olives. Not a big shocker I realize but the funny thing is that now, I cannot stand olives! That IS a shocker!!! So then I moved into craving pintos and cheese from Taco Bell, again, not a real shocker and thankfully my stomach doesn't turn when I think of that now. Then I wanted Hawaiin sweet rolls, I don't know what's goin' on! Now it's waffles! Except last night it was apple pie! The only steady craving that has remained the entire time so far is milk! That's a good one I think :) Can't wait to see what's next...

official announcing

Today we were able to share our testimonies in our sunday school class and as part of that we were able to announce the pregnancy! We left everyone with tears in their eyes (not really intended). It's a powerful story! We are sooooo thankful for our supportive friends!

On another note, I've been asked if I've been experiencing morning sickness. Not too bad!! I do however seem to get night sickness. around 9:30ish I start to feel a bit queezy. Thankfully at that time I'm home from work/school and can take it easy. Otherwise, I've only had a few days of nausea throughout the day. The bigger problem has been the fatigue! That one caught me the last couple weeks. I understand that this should hopefully start to resolve this week. I am currently 11 weeks :)