The Wonders of Maternity Clothing

Travis is mortified that he was an accomplice to this picture...but check out how much a maternity top can hold! We'll have to compare my volleyball belly to my full term belly.

Baby Belly - 11 weeks

Its official, I have a baby pooch that was not there before! Its not cute enough to be called a baby bump yet...

Baby is now the size of a lime! My little lime currently enjoys a 1:1 ratio between body and head, and has skin so transparent that blood vessels show right through. But, fingers and toes are no longer webbed, and hair follicles, tooth buds, and nail beds are forming--setting up a significantly more attractive future.

Lets hope baby gets some of Travis' super thick hair!

Rough Weekend

I still have it in my head that when I hit 12 weeks my morning sickness will disappear and I will have my energy back...but this weekend was not a step in the right direction = ( Instead I added a new symptom to my morning sickness (heartburn) and I spent most of the weekend laying around either napping or trying to control the nausea and heartburn. I can list my accomplishments of this weekend on one hand (which most definitely means I did not get the necessary house cleaning and errands run).

Saturday - big outting of the day, Costco! Looks like we'll be going to Costco once a weekend to fulfill my watermelon needs = )

Sunday morning - did a 5K with my workout ladies...thanks to previously stated nausea and low energy I was not able to run the full 3 miles (a fact that had better change very soon!) but had a fantastic time catching up and finally spilling the big news to my girlfriends.

Post 5K and breakfast - baked my Mom's Million Dollar Pound Cake. This is a huge accomplishment bc it was my first attempt at replicating my Mom's deliciousness...and I felt super ill at this point which makes adding butter and sugar, etc very nauseating!

Sutin Summer Picnic - Travis and I made it out to the Sandia Lakes for the Sutin firm picnic. It was a perfect afternoon (aside from a little wind) and we had fun hanging out with our little lawyer crew. I get to see all of the crew again at Trav's next softball game...and...wait for it...I finally get to share our news with the other wives!!

The picnic zapped any remaining energy I had and we spent the rest of Sunday watching all extra innings (18 innings total) of the Padre/Dbacks game. Thank goodness that only requires laying on the couch with your head propped up for prime tv viewing!

My New Maternity Wardrobe

My maternity wardrobe has now more than tripled thanks to Auntie Shae Shae and Uncle Mikey! I rec'd a package yesterday with two maternity cardigans (brown one above...grey one currently on me), all kinds of goodies, and some Burt's belly butter! I absolutely cannot wait to wear my [bump] tank top at Disney World = ) Its a little blurry in my picture but it says [bump] baby under manufacturing process - in the oven.

As my Mayo Clinic pregnancy book so delicately puts it...I am on track and starting to get a little potbelly. From what I am learning, baby is still very low but my body is making room for the growing uterus. I'm ready to graduate from potbelly to baby belly!!

Your Mission!

I see the commercials for the Iced Mocha McCafe and absolutely want one! Your mission is to try one of these in honor of the pregnant lady avoiding caffeine and let me know if it is as delicious as it looks = ) I hope baby appreciates my coffee sacrifices!

Our first challenge competitor - Shae - bought one today = )

Missing the hubs

Travis had to go to Flagstaff to earn some Navajo bar credits = ( He's been gone 26 hrs now and we are missing him! Remi watched the door for hours last night waiting for him to get home...poor little guy finally gave up and hung out with me around 8pm.

Gear Daddy

I'm not sure I approve of the tone Travis' Pregnancy Survival Guide is taking... Here's a little excerpt Travis shared with me yesterday:

'If your idea of a good time is shopping for and spending money on items you never knew existed, let alone thought you'd ever find space for in your home, you're going to really dig pregnancy and parenthood.'

Haha, this book is actually very funny in its sarcasm and incredibly helpful in the preparation department. I feel like Travis is now more prepared than I am...Ok, only in the topics covered in the first 66 pages so far! Who knew we'd need both a regular stroller and a jogging stroller (maybe most of you but I didn't = )

So much to learn and only 208 days to take it all in!

Little Victories

Yesterday I finally had enough energy to get in a little workout. Nausea and zero energy have done a number on my workout routine so my new goal is to get in 30 minutes of exercise every day. It wasn't much but I got in 20 minutes on our treadmill and did some squats, bi's, and tri's. Hopefully yesterday was just the start of gaining back some energy!

I also bought my first maternity top! Technically I don't need it yet but I wanted to check out the maternity section at Old Navy (which does not exist in ABQ). Fortunately they had a few maternity online returns so I was able to try those on for sizing and I found one top that I had to buy = )

Baby Belly - 10 weeks

Baby is now the size of a Kumquat! With bones and cartilage starting to form and vital organs beginning to function, baby is making major progress. Body length will almost double in the next three weeks, and arm joints are now working. (Soon legs will too).

I am still very low on energy and fighting nausea...but it sounds like there is an end in sight! And as of my doctor appt yesterday I have not gained any weight, but the nurse said I will be making up for that in a couple of weeks. I'm sure a trip to Disneyland will help in that department!

Remi got pooped on!

Travis and I went to see Angels and Demons last night. When we returned home to rescue Remi from boredom in the backyard we discovered that while we were gone he was pooped on! Direct shot on the head by a pigeon. Click on this picture for a better look. I tried to explain to Remi that this meant good luck but he just looked at me mortified.

Saturday, May 30th @ 10am

We heard the heartbeat!! We may not know if its a little boy or girl growing in there, but we do know that we have a strong and perfect little heartbeat!

And all future Uncles and Aunties have finally been notified! They are all off to a celebratory dinner tonight...without Travis and I...that just doesn't seem fair...

CONGRATS

My lady Bri Iversen just got engaged approx 30 minutes ago!! Congrats Bri & Johnson! Johnson planned a surprise trip to Dallas this weekend and snuck into Bri's house while she was at work. Bri came home to a ring, roses, and J on one knee!!

I heart Watermelon

The way to my heart these days...buy me a watermelon! Or strawberries and bananas...but mainly I will love you forever if you buy me watermelon, haha = )

My Sweet Husband

Travis' shirt today...huge on him. Travis' watches...all need to be resized. I commented that I wish I had to get my entire wardrobe resized and his response was 'You will soon'.

Not quite the direction I was going for = )

I am so excited about tomorrow's Dr. Appt! I can't wait to meet our new Doctor, Midwife, and hospital! And if everything goes well I finally get to tell Michael, Shae, Danny, and Staci = ) The torture of keeping a secret is almost over!