Getting Through the 1st Trimester Means....

Getting through the 1st trimester means a lot of things....one in particular that I am loving is finally feeling comfortable buying baby clothes! Here is my first purchase for Baby! (Mommy also has a matching shirt but that will make its debut when Mommy has a belly big enough to fill it out!)

Almost Done with the 1st Trimester!!!

How Far Along: 12 weeks - Last week of 1st trimester!

Maternity Clothes: Very soon....jeans are definitely getting too tight and some of my favorite shirts from last season don't fit anymore because of my boobs :(

Stretch Marks: No Comment

Sleep: Still tough to make it through a full night without peeing - I'm sure this will only get worse

Best moment of the week: Seeing the baby moving around on the ultrasound!

Movement: Does my uterus deciding to stretch like crazy this week count?!

Food Cravings: still fast food hamburgers (yum!), kraft mac n cheese

Gender: Nope - not for awhile

What I'm looking forward to this week: Getting my fetal Doppler in the mail so I can listen to the heartbeat at home!

Baby is on the move....

Here is a new pic of Baby at 11 weeks 1 day old. Heart rate was a very healthy 163. Baby was very active during the ultrasound - kept turning around and changing position! Baby also waved several times and kicked its feet up in the air! Favorite moment of the ultrasound - Baby put both hands up in the air to make a "touchdown" sign! We already have a little football fan on our hands!

11 Weeks and Counting....

How Far Along: 11 weeks!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 1 lb so far (not bad for a girl craving fast food burgers right now!)

Maternity Clothes: Maternity jeans are still too big. Regular jeans are still doable, but getting tighter

Stretch Marks: Noticing more on my boobies - not happy about this!!

Sleep: Still getting up early to pee and going from hot to cold. I'm sure it only gets worse from here.

Best moment this week: Definitely hearing the heartbeat for the first time. Amazing!

Movement: Does round ligament pain count?

Food cravings: fast food hamburgers, apples, pasta, etc. - The list continues.

Gender: not yet. The heartbeat was at 172 so friends and family think its a girl but we will see.

What I'm looking forward to this week: Ultrasound tomorrow! (even though its to check for any genetic abnormalities, I'm not excited for anything to be wrong, but still looking forward to getting another picture of the bambino)

The Sound of Something Amazing....

Today's doctor appointment was amazing. Baby's heartbeat was heard loud and clear (on the very 1st try by the nurse!) The heart rate is measuring at 172, which the Doctor said is great. We made it to 10 weeks!! (Can you hear my sigh of relief?!)

We have our sequential screening ultrasound on Monday so stay tuned for an updated pic of the bambino!!!

Update on Test Results!

A quick update - Doctor office called today. Hubby is negative for CF! This means that are chances of the baby having CF are extremely low. They also tested Hubby for a bunch of other genetic mutations and conditions and he came back negative for all of them. We will get more specifics at our next doctor's appointment which is next Tuesday but we are excited about these results. We are still planning on having the 12 week sequential screening to rule out Down Syndrome, etc. but this news at least gives us some hope that things with the baby will be be smooth from here on out.

The Start of the Third Month!!

how far along: 9 weeks! Last month of the 1st trimester!

total weight gain/loss: haven't noticed big changes on the scale, but the pants are starting to get a little tight

maternity clothes: since my jeans were starting to get tight, I bought my 1st pair of maternity jeans from Old Navy, but they are still too big; bought my 1st NY Giants themed maternity shirt online

stretch marks: before or after pregnancy? hehe

sleep: still having to pee in the early morning and am starting to notice going from hot to cold, tossing and turning a little bit

best moment this week: this last week was a tough one with the nausea but ordering my 1st maternity shirt online was very exciting!

movement: nope, not for a long while!

food cravings: with the ongoing nausea, I go from being starving to sick at the sight of food, but when I am craving, lately it has been burgers and french fries and apples. (what a combo!)

gender: still awhile till we find this out but Hubby still thinks its a girl though. :)

what I'm looking forward to this week: I'm excited for our 10 week appointment to see how the baby is doing and hopefully hearing the heartbeat!