Week 12

This week, because that gorgeous baby bump has decided to show up, I am going to start doing weekly updates! I have to admit that this was not an original idea of mine, I stole it from a friend (shhhh and many thanks to Kayse). I am going to try to put up pictures of my ever-growing belly as the weeks go on and hopefully give you some interesting baby facts and updates as well! 

Here it goes!

How far along: 12 weeks

Maternity clothes: bought a few shirts and 2 pairs of jeans, then Mom came to town and I got treated to a few more items : )

Sleep: I am a champ! And by champ I mean boxing champ. DH (Dearest Husband) has woken up multiple mornings and had bruises or sore muscles where I have apparently kicked/punched him! (sorry honey!)

Best moment this week :Two moments really: 1) We saw our baby kick the heck out of the ultrasound wand and watched as he/she turned over and basically wiggle through the entire ultrasound. That's going to be one active kid. 2) DH looked at me the other night and wrapped his arms around my belly. It finally hit him, I think; we are having a baby! 

Movement: Nothing that I can feel but we saw how fast our baby can move with the ultrasound. 

Food cravings: Bread. Bread. And more Bread. Preferably the hot, fresh loaves from Panera. Yum

Belly Button: Still an innie. 

What I love: Packing while pregnant! Just kidding, I love laying down in bed at the end of the day, resting my hands on my belly and imagining how amazing this child will be. 

What I miss: Oh there is not enough space to list all the things I have packed away right now, I miss having a clean apartment, a fully stocked fridge/kitchen, etc, etc. 

But mostly I miss having a smaller butt : ) A bit vain of me, I know. Oh well.

It's a Baby!

We went in for our first ultrasound today and I am so happy to announce that it's a BABY!!! The first image we saw was our energetic child kicking the heck out of the placental wall, and that kid can kick! Unfortunately I can't feel a thing yet, but I know that once our amazing baby is bigger I'm not going to get a moments rest. Pictures will be up as soon as I can figure out how to work the scanner again.

Hooray for Easy Visits!

I went to the first appointment on the 30th. Everything went so well! It was just to get me registered and to get some blood drawn, so no big deal. The registering nurse was super nice and easy to talk to, and the nurses in the Lab were amazing to me! I'm not a big fan of needles (I don't know anyone who is!) but the nurses took great care of me, giving me water and helping me out of the chair. I got a little dizzy because I have low-blood pressure, but other than that we did awesome!
We have another appointment to get the test results from the blood work next week. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that I will be as healthy as I think I am and no serious problems arise.

Time To See The Doc!

As with Navy Medicine, most things are weird and the OBGYN actually calls you! How great is that? Well, we have my first appointment set up. They will take my medical history and stick me with a needle to test for any oddities in my blood. At this appointment I'm only going to deal with nurses and I'll select my doctor and get recommendations from nurses based on my preferences. 

Hopefully my amazing hubby with get some time off work to go with me! (fingers crossed).

Angels in My Life

I can count on one hand the people I consider to be complete angels (with few friends I consider most to be angels). My husband has made it to the top of the list. Two nights ago I experienced a craving for a cherry limeade and onion rings from sonic (this is after I had essentially cleared out the pantry for dinner). Like the amazing man he is, he went and picked them up on his way home after a long day at work.

I love that man.