September 26, 2008 - 2nd Ultrasound video

Here's the link to the video we took of yesterday's ultrasound. Thomas video taped the monitor during the ultrasound...


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7915945255621541152

September 25, 2008

Today we had our second ultrasound, at 9 weeks 2 days. He/she was a lot bigger than last time. Got to hear the heart again and even got a little dance performance for mommy and daddy. He/she is moving on their own now and was in constant movement throughout most of the ultrasound. Was really neat and we got to video the monitor, so we'll post that as soon as we can. Unfortunately the still pictures (which I'll add to this post this weekend) aren't as good looking as it looked on the actual monitor, but was probably hard with all of the movement! Crown to rump length is right at 1 inch right now too. We got to see the arms, legs, brain, and even some fingers! So neat - a true miracle!

Next ultrasound is scheduled for Wed. Oct 8th (11 weeks).

September 22, 2008

Well, we officially hit week 9 today. Little baby should be about the size of a strawberry and already has fingers and toes.

Not a whole lot has changed lately. Except that last Thursday I finally pulled myself away from pizza and did a complete switch to craving salads/light sandwiches with lots of veggies.

Had a bit of a rough weekend. It seems that if I go any longer than 1 1/2 hours without eating something fairly substantial, I get pretty woozy feeling and nauseaus and just want to lie down. I have to force myself to eat something and then I feel better again. So LOTS of very small meals all throughout the day for me!

Had my first "fat" realization yesterday too. Put on one of my "larger" pairs of jeans to find out I can no longer button the button! Thomas looped a rubberband through the button hole and around the button for me so I could still wear them... setting a date to hopefully go shopping with Katie Murtha and Mom Starr Oct 11th to get a few pairs of pants!

September 19, 2008

Well, I FINALLY got myself over the pizza hurdle (after 5 days of eating nothing but pizza for lunch and dinner - of course, some of them weren't that bad since I at least made it at home, which cut out the grease, etc).

On the other side, I've been battling a horrible cough all week. I think it's allergies from the ragweed. Robitussin is the best I can do right now, at least it helps...

Got a really neat book from my manager yesterday - Your Pregnancy Week by Week. I started reading through it and it's very interesting. It has lots of information about food, what you're going through, what your baby is going through, tips for the week, size/development of the baby, and exercises for the week. 

At least it's Friday and I have the weekend to hopefully relax a bit and maybe catch a nap! ;)

September 15, 2008

We have reached 8 weeks today and have decided to start a blog so that our family far away can still be a part of the pregnancy. Read when you want/have time and enjoy!

This weekend was the first progression of "cravings" beyond bread (which seemed to be my food item of choice for the past week or 2). As of Saturday, I escalated to a severe aversion to chicken/pork (just the sight, smell, or mention makes me want to get sick!) as well as some vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower). Instead, all I seem to want is bread/cheese. Pizza anyone? So far, I'm going on 4 days that I'd be perfectly happy eating nothing but breadsticks dipped in marinara sauce and a good saucy pan pizza. We'll see how long this lasts!

So far, it's been a blissful pregnancy with very little nausea/heartburn and haven't gotten sick (knock on some major wood!). 

Got my prenatal "Fit Mama" DVD today, will have to put it in sometime and give it a try!

I'll try to post a few back-dated posts and include pics from the first ultrasound from last week.

September 9, 2008

Our first ultrasound, at 7 weeks, 1 day. Found out we are having 1 (cingular); which, is a slight disappointment (we would have been perfectly happy with twins), but we are thrilled just to be pregnant. Everything looked great and blood tests were all good. 

It was so amazing to see the little guy absolutely pulsing from the heartbeat. And we actually got to HEAR it too. It was so strong! Today is really that day of realization that there is someone growing inside of me, what a miracle!

September 16, 2008

My determination won today over my fear of trying out my new exercise DVD in front of Thomas at the risk of being laughed at. Here's the result: it was actually pretty fun (the "cardio" section used salsa dance steps and then did a couple of sections of stretching) but I did accomplish reinforcing the fact that I have no coordination... Oh well, it's still good exercise for me!

According to my WebMD weekly newsletter, he/she is now about the size of a grape (.56-.8 inches along the body). "Eyelid folds and ears are forming and even the tip of the nose is visible. The arms have grown longer and bend at the elbows. Places where fingers and toes eventually will grow are becoming notched." It's just too cool to see how far along they progress so early!