Groggy, Rainy Day

Well, I spoke too soon! Spring was here, and now it's left again.
It's in the low 40's and raining. Very gray. Very dreary.

BUT, it's still a beautiful world, because there's less than six
months until we meet our little bundle of joy!

We went for our 14 week dr. appt. on Thursday. It all went very
well. They checked all my vitals, and everything was great.

In total, since finding out I was pregnant, I've gained seven pounds,
which is not too bad at all. Some of my coworkers at LC have commented
that I look great, and don't look like I've gained anyting but baby!
What a great compliment!

We had another ultrasound and we saw how big he/she is getting! We saw hands with little fingers, VERY long legs with feet and they were kicking away! On the head you can clearly see a nose and mouth, but it looks very alienish. The nurse said an alien appearance is normal at this stage since the fetus is very boney (bony?? sp?) and does not have a lot of fat deposits yet. The nurse could not get over how long its legs were! It must be coming from Rich's side....his dad is over 6'6". She assured us that it is growing rapidly, my uterus is the right size, and everything looks great.

I still feel tired and just peeled myself off the couch to write this, and yesterday was feeling very nauseous in the evening. We have our next appt. in 3 weeks, and will get to hear the heart beating away! We saw it during our last ultrasounds, but are anxious to hear our little munchkin.

Keep checking updates! The nurse said I should be feeling little flutters very soon!

Spring is Here!

I think spring has finally arrived!
It's supposed to be 63 degress today,
with perfectly sunny skies and we have a wedding
to attend today (the first out of ten this season!)

Thank you once again for all the emails and the cards!
We couldn't be happier and we are hoping the next six
months fly by! A lot of people have asked me how I am feeling
so I thought that would be our next update.

I am feeling pretty good overall now. The first 10 weeks or so,
I would literally come home from work and pass out on the couch.
And when I say pass out, I literally mean PASS OUT! I had a little bit of nausea
but only vomitted once. My mom had made me a big turkey dinner because I love
turkey, and it's nutritious, but I had 3 bites before it all came up.
I did eat the green beans, cucumbers, and a little stuffing though!

While we were on the cruise I was pretty nauseous. We took a day trip to the beach in the Dominican Republic and it took 45 min. on a widing pothole-filled road which made me extremely motion sick. It took me about 2 days to recover from that and I wasn't able to look or think about food for those 2 days. I ended up coming back from a 10 day cruise with not one pound gained, so that was great!

So, not too bad overall. At 13.5 weeks, I'm still pretty tired, but making progress. I have a little belly, and it seems to be growing rapidly. It's kind of making me nervouse of what nine months will look like! (But, in honesty, I can't wait for that big belly!)

I avoid caffeine, I try to eat fruits and veggies everyday, but seem to eat a lot more fruit. I drink a lot of milk and eat a lot of cereal, and truly crave pizza, especially from The House of Pizza in Hammond. My mouth just watered a little bit. Chicken and turkey, which are usually my favorites, don't really please me anymore. I also normally don't eat a lot of red meat, and that has changed. I want to eat steaks, sausages and a craving for burned (on the grill) hot dogs has arisen more than once.

I will try to take a belly shot tonight when getting ready for the wedding. Check back soon!