Week 13

Just a little inside info: 13 is my favorite/lucky number so this week should be great!


We are finally packed! I can't wait for our POD to get here so we can start to load that sucker. It is also my final week of classes, however, I will still be participating in class online.


Now for the Pregnancy update: 

How far along: 13 Weeks!!! WooHooo!

Maternity clothes: I'm waiting untill we get settled in VA before I get any more, but I can definately tell i will be needing some soon!

Sleep: Every morning, like clock-work, I have gotten up for the sole purpose of going to the bathroom. The amazing time that our bundle of joy has chosen to wake me up every morning? 6 am. bleh 6 am and I don't work out well. 

Best moment this week: It doesn't have much to do with the baby but it was the best moment this week. Einstein (our dog) sits and stares at you lovingly if he wants anything. So he sat infront of me and stared for a good 10 mins. before I let him up on the couch to snuggle with me. And guess what, it wasn't me he wanted to snuggle with, it was the belly!

Movement: Nothing yet, unless you count the clock-work bathroom runs. 

Food cravings: S'mores! Chocolate! The sour/tart Easter shaped candies! So basically sugar. : )

Belly Button: Still an innie, but the belly is growing. 

What I love: being done with the packing! I don't think I've said it enough yet .... We're done! 

What I miss: Home cooked meals, we packed all of our dishes and cooking pans, plus the fridge is empty. We are making a trip to Sprouts on Wed. to pick up road trip snacks though. 

Sorry, no picture right now. I'll post one as soon as I can. 

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter sunday no matter what you were celebrating!

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).