12 weeks!

Well, we've made it to 12 weeks! I remember thinking 8 weeks ago... will we ever make it to 12 weeks? And now we're already there! I can breathe a sigh of relief. The "nervous" time is over with. Now we can move on and look forward to the rest of the pregnancy. I'm feeling a lot better and getting more energy. Besides fighting off a cold for 2 weeks, then ending up with a sinus infection this week, I'm good. I'm on antibiotics, so I should be better in no time. I'm looking forward to feeling good and maybe even trying to get some exercise in. I feel like I've slept my entire 1st semester. I've basically been working and coming home to the couch every night. I'm sure Ted is ready to have his fun, energetic wife back... But I hear that it just gets better from here, so I can't wait. Some people have asked for "belly" pictures, so I thought I would share a couple so you could see that I am finally showing a little bit. Until next time....


4 weeks pregnant


12 weeks pregnant

Valentine's Dinner and More

Ted & I had a fun, relaxing Valentine's Day together. We woke up and drove to Austin to one of our favorite places, Central Market. For those of you who have never been, it's definitely worth the drive. They have a really great cafe where we had an awesome lunch, then we spent the next hour or so shopping for the freshest produce and meats that you can't find anywhere else. We like to make a trip to Central Market every few months, especially on nice occassions. We bought some really awesome steaks, vegetables, and long-stem strawberries with chocolate fondue for dinner. We took it all home and had us a nice dinner and watched a movie. Just our style... (And no, that's not wine in my glass. Unfortunately, I had to fill mine with grape juice, which was NOT at all the same. Oh, well... I'll eventually get to drink wine again. )

Last weekend was an exciting weekend for Ted's sister, Tisha, and her long-time boyfriend, Dan. They called us to announce that they are engaged! We are soooo happy for them. Congrats! We can't wait for the wedding!

My pregnancy continues to go well. I'm feeling better and better now that I'm reaching the end of my first trimester. Mornings still come with some nausea, but now that I have a magic pill, it only lasts for about 30 minutes. Reglan works great! I'm still a little tired in the afternoons, but it's nothing like it was several weeks ago. My tummy is starting to grow a little. I'm still wearing my own clothes, but it won't be long before I have to go shopping. Ted & I have been thinking of baby names, and I think we have actually decided on a girl and a boy name. We are so excited. We'll let yall in on our name when we find out the sex of the baby in 8 weeks. Wow, that's going to go by so fast! Until next time...

First OB Appointment

We had our first OB appointment today with one of the nurse practitioners. The NP that I saw was great, but she was even more awesome when she went and got my friend and favorite NP, Jan to come in for the ultrasound. Jan was so excited, so she decided to do the ultrasound for me. Our baby is looking great! The heartbeat and everything was perfect. She took lots of pictures for us, so you can see from the new ultrasound that the baby has really grown over the past couple of weeks! What an amazing little miracle we have! The ultrasound today was actually right on target with my due date, so it looks like it's September 10th like we initially thought (Tisha's birthday!). Even though I didn't think I would need it, she went ahead and prescribed something for nausea just in case. Here lately it seems to come and go. But overall, I'm feeling pretty good. My next appointment will be with my Doctor on March 10th. My big ultrasound where we'll find out if it's a boy or a girl (exciting!!!) will be April 15th. So, that's only about 2 months away! We'll continue to keep you updated...

"Fireproof"

Ted was so sweet on Friday. I was really tired from working all week and told him I just wanted to stay in and maybe watch a movie. Well, he ended up cooking me an awesome dinner and renting the movie "Fireproof." I had been wanting to see it for a while now. We were big fans of their movie "Facing the Giants" as well. If you are looking for an inspirational couple's movie, I would highly recommend "Fireproof." The acting is a little cheesy at times, but Kirk Cameron is pretty cute, and the message is so great!

Just thought I would share....

Nothing much to report as far as pregnancy updates. Overall, I'm feeling a little better. Not quite as nauseated or tired as I have been, so that's been nice. I met with the OB financial counselor today to talk about insurance etc.. She gave me lots of goodies to look at. Tomorrow the OB nurse will call me to go over some stuff and set me up for my appointments. So hopefully I will be scheduled for my first OB appointment in the next couple of weeks. Talk to you soon!