A Pat on the Back

I was proud of myself today. I went to the grocery store, after a little nap, to pick up some goods for dinner. All I planned on buying was the following:
Italian sausage
Broccoli
Paper towels
Everything else would be unnecessary purchases. Now, usually when I make a trip to the grocery store I come home with an abundance of things that are not so good for me. Yikes. Like Ben & Jerry's Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream, for instance. Yum. Double yum.

But today, folks, the only extras I picked up were things that are good for me and Nacho (and Matt, too). Grapes, peaches, strawberries, salad greens. What the heck?! How did I manage that? I think I may be moving into a new "craving" phase because all I can think about at work is fresh fruit. Today I've had an orange, a banana, an apple, grapes and some raspberries in my cereal this morning. Let's be honest- I would have eaten a peach, but they're not ripe yet. Way to go me... choosing the healthy stuff! Okay, well... I might have eaten the last few bites of the aforementioned ice cream, too... but I didn't buy anymore, so ha!

We had a fun weekend. Matt was doing some work in Walnut Creek, so I tagged along for a couple of days. We arrived on Sunday and walked around downtown Walnut Creek a bit. We ate at a place called The Creamery- delicious ice cream... the mac n' cheese wasn't as good as I'd hoped, but not too bad.

Monday we took BART into the city and walked around, did some people watching (always amazing in San Francisco) and did a bit of shopping (found a cute dress in the Gap maternity section). That evening we drove into Sunnyvale and went to Matt's friend's place. He and his girlfriend made us a phenominal dinner and we got to visit for a while.

Tuesday Matt had to be a working stiff, so I met up with him and a co-worker for lunch in downtown Walnut Creek and then went off on my own to do some shopping. Don't worry- all I came back with were a book and a couple of magazines. I did look in a trendy little baby shop, and giggled as I walked out pondering why anyone would spend $900 on a stroller. $900! Nacho doesn't need any European designed fashion stroller. Good ol' Graco will suit him/her just fine. That night we drove in to Danville, visited with Doug & Cath Fry for a bit, then went to dinner at Pete's with Steph, which is always a good time!

I came home yesterday (Wednesday) and now I am all alone waiting for Matt to return from his week of work tomorrow.

We've got 12 days before the big ultrasound and I am so excited! Matt is so good to me right now and I know he is going to be a stellar dad. Father's day is a just a few days after our ultrasound, so it will be neat to know if it is a girl or a boy before that :) Here is a view of the belly right now... making progress at 17 weeks:


Anywho, I am feeling well and am ready for bed! Until next time...

15 weeks and all is well...

Our last appointment went great- the NP, Carmen, put the doppler on my belly and we could hear Nacho's little heartbeat loud and clear! She looked very pleased and said, "That is a very strong heartbeat! Perfect!" Needless to say I was quite pleased as well! After the last appointment and barely being able to hear anything, it was great to lay there and listen to that little whooshwhooshwhoosh for a few minutes.

Carmen pointed out the different sounds and what they were... we could hear a little clicking sound which she said was the actual closing of the valves (she was impressed we could hear all that- Nacho placed him/herself perfectly to hear everything)! Too cool!

We scheduled our big ultrasound for June 13th!!! So in less than 3 weeks now we should know whether Nacho is a boy or a girl! I am so excited... words cannot describe! I see the appeal in waiting until birth to hear the doctor announce "It's a _____!" However, the lack of gender neutral baby things on the market just affirms our decision to find out at our ultrasound. Plus... why wait?! We can start picking a name (which I know we will need all the time we can get... Matt and I probably talked about boy names for 30 minutes last night and came to no agreement...), picking out furniture and bedding, looking at room decor... yep. I am excited to know!

In the beginning, I was totally convinced that we were having a boy. Now... I'm not really sure. I don't know why I was so convinced... just intuition... but the past few weeks I have been wavering and I know that there are no sure bets. So we'll see in a few weeks!!! Here is my belly (from last week- 14 weeks)... see the baby bump?!!?


I'm feeling pretty well... taking a new pre-natal vitamin that makes my burps taste like I ate fish tacos for lunch (yeah, gross, I know). I'm not a big fan, but supposedly the DHA is really good for fetal brain development, and that makes it worth it to me.

That is all for now... updates soon to come!

Mother's Day!

Yesterday was Mother's Day, and though I am not technically a mother yet, I am a mother-to-be and that is just as exciting when the second Sunday in May rolls around!

Matt is the best. I have the best husband ever... you can't even dispute it. Not only did he get an adorable little aligator onesie (that says CHOMP! don't know why I love it, but I do!) and a little Angels outfit for our little baseball fan, but I am also set up for a mom-to-be massage at the St. Regis (Amy, Matt's sister, got one from her hubby, too- score!). I would have been happy with a kiss and a "Happy Mom's Day" wish... but this was fairly fantastic as well!

Today Matt had the ol' gallbladder removed... came home tonight with one less pointless organ. I'm grateful all went well and he is home in bed, rather than overnight at the hospital getting awakened every 30 minutes by the blood pressure cuff or something random like that. He is a trooper- I was so whiny after I had my appendix out, but he is up and about with no problems! Amazing! What a stud.

A hospital employee asked me how far along I am when I was in the elevator today. I was a little surprised, as it really isn't that obvious yet... maybe he is a L&D nurse or something. The funny ticker I have on my myspace right now reads, "Just plump or pregnant? Other people are noticing and are deciding whether to ask my Mommy this risky question!" How appropriate for my experience today! Oh well... I'm excited for my belly!

Friday is my next appointment- time to hear Nacho's heartbeat again! Oh, you didn't know? The new nickname he/she has been dubbed with is Nacho. Why? I don't know... but it makes me happy!

Cat is out of the bag!

Here is a little recap of the weekend:

Saturday, May 5th- Telling the friends...
We had our Cinco de Mayo party and ushered people into the guest room to give their opinions on the "new furniture" we're looking into. I think there was some shock and disbelief... "Whaaaaa?!" "Are you... pregnant?!" "Umm... that is a crib." These were some of my favorite responses.

Everyone was so excited for us... though, I think it is a little unreal for everyone still. Let's be honest, it is still pretty unreal for me sometimes, too! It was so fun to finally tell them, though! Keeping something so exciting a secret for 13 weeks is brutal! I think Scott was the most surprised that we waited to tell for so long... hehehe, they all kept thinking about times that we had hung out in the last three months and that I was pregnant during random times... "I was going to buy you a beer at the baseball game!" "You lied at broomball!" "You just smiled when we joked you were pregnant!!"

I love it!

Sunday, May 6th- Telling the youth group...
Well... I was planning on telling them during high school Sunday school. The Tveit's were leaving early, so I decided to sneak the information to them before they left. Well... when Lynsey heard she immediately began screaming, hugging me and doing the happy dance. Needless to say, that attracted attention and within 2 minutes my entire youth group was aware of the situation! We went in and did our Sunday school lesson (I was impressed they were able to focus!). Because they had permission to tell people, it didn't take long for everyone to hear our news... word spreads fast when 10 teenagers know their youth director is pregnant.

So, we got lots of congrats, advice and shocked looks... people are excited and that is fun! I think I should probably get a a t-shirt that says:
"November 11th."
"I'm feeling pretty good."
"Yes, we're planning on finding out the sex."
I think that would pretty much sum up the three most asked questions we've heard so far! Maybe that would be too much though... until then I will keep answering.

So it was a fun weekend, all in all. I'm starting to get my energy back, I think, which is nice. My cravings for hard boiled eggs seem to be passing. One family, the Pagels, bought me a jar of pickles and a gift card for Golden Spoon. Too funny!

Well... I should get back to work... just wanted to do this before my pregnancy brain ate this information in a black hole, never to be remembered again. Until next time...

T-minus 2 hours!

The friends are coming in two hours and soon they will know we're having a baby!!! I'm so stinking excited... today has been sooooo loooooong waiting for 7:00pm to come!

We cut out pictures of baby furniture and taped them up on the walls in the guest room. When everyone is here, we'll tell them we're looking at some new furniture for the guest room and that we need their opinions... then they'll go in and say, "Whaaaa?!"

I can't wait!!!!!!!!

Bummer on no margaritas for Alison tonight, though :(

2 more days 'till lift-off!

I am so excited to tell our friends. I am itching to spill it!

Last night as I walked by Matt he looked at me and said, "I think it's a good thing we're telling everyone this weekend. People are going to start noticing." At first I panicked and was afraid I just looked like Fattie Fatterson, but as it turns out it's my lovely baby bump (check it out...).

Last night was unpleasant. I tried to go to bed at 11:00pm and couldn't. I felt sick and couldn't sleep, so I got up and sat at the computer for an hour or so. Tried to go back to bed at 12:15ish and ended up getting up again and going out to the couch to watch TV for a while. I ate some crackers, drank some milk and finally ended up going back to bed about 1:30am... I propped myself up with a bunch of pillows and must have managed to fall asleep sometime after 2:00am. Oh well... I keep telling myself it could be so much worse. It isn't all that bad.

Well, I have distracted myself from working for long enough... I will get back on task.

2nd Trimester, here we come!

Well, from what I have read your 2nd trimester begins anywhere from 12 weeks, to 13 weeks 3 days to 14 weeks 4 days... so whatever. I'm pretty much out of the 1st trimester which is an exciting milestone! Chances of miscarriage drop significantly now, only 1% or something. Not that I have been too worried since the ultrasound, but still- it sounds good!

This past weekend we had our high school youth group All Nighter! We saw a movie, then headed to broomball. This was tricky... I couldn't risk falling, because of my love bug, so I had to make up some excuse not to play. "I pulled something in my back". I lied. But to be fair, my back does tend to hurt these days. I lived through the night and am still catching up on my sleep, though I think I am finally human again. Maybe.

On Saturday our friends will be coming to our house for a Cinco de Mayo party... little do they know that we'll be telling them some big exciting news! I can't wait to tell them... it has been so hard keeping it from everyone. I hope they are excited for us!

I've been feeling pretty good... tired, but good. I feel a little sickly tonight. I'm sure it will pass though. My belly is starting to stick out a wee bit. When I suck in my gut, it won't go in below my belly button :) It is quite cute. Unfortunately, to the untrained eye, I just look like a fatty right now. This morning I had to hold my pants together with a hair tie... through the button hole and wrapped around the button. Very classy. Too poochy to button up, to small to sport any maternity clothes (which I am ok with because they really aren't attractive). I have to get up to pee in the middle of the night every night now. That isn't so enjoyable, but oh well.

Well... that is all the happenings I can think of right now. More to come soon!