Dreaming in ....

We had our anatomy scan yesterday. The anatomy scan is basically two techs do an ultrasound one right after the other, and they look at the baby from head to toe and then they can tell you if they see anything that can lead to birth defects. They can also tell the gender!

The great news is that the baby's heart is pumping strong. The blood is flowing great. No sign of Downs Syndrome, and a perfect kidney.

The even more awesome news is that the baby wasn't shy... We are dreaming in blue!

Meet our son!

We have a great name that will not be revealed until the baby is born.

My beautiful baby boy... I am in love with him already. June seems so far away!

Happy New Year!

We celebrated alone at home with Chinese food and it was AWESOME. It was just the way to ring in what we call:

2011: The year of the Baby

We got a great strawberry cake and just hung out on the couch watching Twilight Zone and the Boston Fireworks.

As far as Monkey goes, everyday I am astonished at the growth of my stomach, the idea that there is a little guy or gal in there. And now I find myself enjoying my pregnancy, but I am counting down the days until we meet him or her. It is incredible how close I am with a little one I have yet to meet.

I found myself this afternoon thinking about what the baby will be like, who he/she will be like, what he/she will be when they grow up.... I don't care. All I want is a happy child.

And I get to be the proud Mommy.

That is the awesomest feeling.

I can't believe...

Christmas is one of my favorite hollidays. I love baking, wrapping carefully selected gifts , hanging up stockings and decorating the tree.

I just can't believe next year, my little one will celebrate their first Christmas. Santa will visit on Christmas and New Years (for stockings only), and we will start our own family traditions.

The stockings tradition is one of my favorites... on Christmas morning we didn't get our stockings, rather Santa would deliver them to us on his way back to the North Pole on New Year's Eve. It extended Christmas for us, and Santa had the means to give the world's most awesome stockings.

Yeah... I can't wait!

The First Trimester is OVAH!

Our first trimester has been over for almost a week and it has been interesting, painful and fantastic all rolled into one.

Knowing that the Monkey is growing and thriving every day kept me from really hating every second of the morning sickness, back pain and extreme exhaustion that happened. Just reminding myself that the outcome is going to be our little guy/gal is all I needed to smile and soldier on.

I lost a ton of weight mostly from having violent morning sickness, but my doctor is not really that concerned yet, because I wasn't tiny to begin with. Blessed anti-nausea medicine worked until Monkey decided my stomach made a good bed.

Speaking of doctors, mine is awesome. Super awesome even. She is very aware of certain things that I need to look out for and we are proceeding super cautiously. The whole practice is awesome, especially in the event of reporting odd occurrences, i.e. odd bleeding. They brought me in the first time, and gave me my RH shot, and then sent me for an ultrasound. My ultrasound showed that the Monkey was ok, and I got to see the fingers and toes just starting to form. The second time, they were able to get the baby on Doppler, monkey was perfect and somewhat well behaved. (Monkey is a bit of a ninja with the Doppler. He/she tends to hide wherever they can to get away from it. )

The constant need to lie down kind of stunk. I was in bed at 7:30-8:00 just because I couldn't sit any more. Not just that, but my lower back and my hips hurt.... I mean crying hurt sometimes, even now. This is normal, according to Awesome Doc, but something we have to monitor.

Adapting to pregnancy has been different for me, I have to let things slide, and ask for help. Trying not to get overwhelmed at work has been a challenge, but my co-workers have helped to make life easier.

Now that I am somewhat adapted to small meals, sleepiness and the back pain; the second trimester begins, and I tell you what... I am going to rock the hell out of it.

Here is Monkey at 7 weeks!



Here is Monkey at 9 weeks!

This week Monkey grew his fingers and toes. Next week, there is a lot more in store for him!

Finding out...

The whole baby story begins on a rainy Thursday night. We had just gotten home from an amazing vacation in DC, where I was sure that I was coming down with a bug, but I wasn't going to let that ruin the vacation.

On Wednesday the time we landed in Boston, I was tired and grumpy and couldn't shake it for some reason. My "get a rental car at the airport" plan fell through which put me in a worse mood.

That Thursday, I returned back to work a tired woman. We picked up my rental car after work and I went to go pick up something for dinner at the food store. While I was there I picked up a test, just in case, but I honestly was not expecting a positive. When I got home I went into the bathroom and took it, and I watched one line appear.... and then another. I was giddy and I called to Mr. and told him. We must have spent the next half hour looking at the test, and hugging each other. It was October 14, 3 days before our one year anniversary.

The next day, I called my doctor after another positive test in the morning, and they didn't even need to see me. They congratulated me and we set up my first appointment. They estimated me about 6 weeks pregnant with a due date of June 9, 2011. We started talking about telling the parents around Thanksgiving.... but we wouldn't make it that far.

We were away for our anniversary when I realized that it was tough getting into my pants. I couldn't zipper them up any more. We had to go out and buy maternity pants. It was at that moment I realized my belly was not going to cooperate with the plan of waiting to tell everyone about the baby (who we affectionately refer to as the Monkey). We decided to tell them the next week.

It was so hard not to tell them... with my mom calling every day and stuff, but we made it to the day of. Everyone was really excited, and we spent the day glowing.

Up next: Our first doctor's appointment, ultrasound, and an eventful third month for my first trimester.

Name changes and exciting news

So I have been quiet because I didn't want to spill the beans... but Mr. and I are expecting our first child! So the blog has undergone a name change! Baby Nacho, lovingly referred to as Monkey, is due to arrive in June 2011! Aside from the all day sickness, back aches and exaustion, I am feeling great. More on these developments later!

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