1/4 Down, 3/4 To Go!!!

So pregnancy is about (give or take) 40 weeks and by us celebrating 10 weeks down, I can't help but think that we are already done with 1/4 of it and it has truly been an amazing ride!!! Time is flying....I think about the time when I took that first pee test and our first doctor's appointment and I couldn't imagine waiting 6 weeks to see our baby for the first time in the ultrasound and now we are only a week away!!! I know the baby will be here before we know it and we can't wait!!! Craig and I are having a blast picking our favorite names, thinking of our nursery theme and looking at baby things online.

As far as pregnancy symptoms, I'm struggling a little with this heartburn and slight nausea! I've tried Tums, and for the last week or so I've taken Zantac and its just not doing the trick! Another very strange but I guess expected symptom (according to the books) has been vivid, weird, crazy dreams, and not always happy dreams but sometimes nightmares that have woken me up crying inconsolably for hours.  I've asked a couple of friends about strange symptoms they had while pregnant and the most common answer I've gotten has been "everything abnormal is normal during pregnancy!", which I guess that takes a bit of the anxiety away...

Our little prune is growing and growing and growing and now has working arm joints and cartilage and bones are forming!, amazingly, vital organs are fully developed and starting to function. This week, baby Pitt is growing fingernails and hair is starting to appear and baby is even swallowing and kicking in there!!!!!! WOW....I'm speechless!

TUMS....My new BFF

Proud to say that we have made it yet another week and Baby Pitt is growing like crazy!!!! This week, baby is the size of a delicious green olive and I like to think is one of the big, cocktail olives because the box of raspberries that I had last week looked bigger than this picture!!! This week, the baby is developing more distinct facial features which makes me think....what is this baby going to look like??

Things are going great!!, Im still pretty tired most of time but thankful that my mom and aunt are working so hard at the shop that I can take quick naps almost every day!! However, the heartburn has gotten a bit worse and now I carry with me a big box of Tums in my purse that make noise everywhere I go!!!!  I read that the hormones responsible for heartburn are the same ones that are responsible for putting hair in the baby's head, so Im thinking that this baby is going to have a FULL set of hair when he/she is born!!!! No real cravings, no real sickness, just enjoying every second of this beautiful and amazing journey.  

We saw the cardiologist this week and he was happy with the dosage of the heart medicine and didn't change anything for now.  He did tell me that as I get bigger, the dose will probably have to increase but assured us again that the baby would not be affected by the change. He will see us again in 2 months.

Thanksgiving was, as always, a wonderful holiday. We gathered with family and thank God for our blessings, especially the one that we hope will make its debut sometime in June!! Food was delicious, baby and I both agreed, and just being able to spend time with Daddy, both sets of grandparents, other family and friends was wonderful. Biggest and best surprise of all was being able to Skype with my cousin Monica (more like my little sister) who is in Argentina living for a year as an exchange student!!! 

Friday was also amazing!, Abuelita turned 84 years old and we were all together to celebrate it!!! She had the biggest smile I have ever seen!!! She looked radiant!!!

"Lub-Dub"

I remember in nursing school, I was taught that the sounds the heart makes are "lub" and "dub" and that was the S1 and S2 or first and second noises generated by the beating heart as the blood travels through it.  I also learned the movement of the ventricles as the blood entered one and travelled to the next, and as fascinating as that was at the time, today I saw it for the first time in our unborn child.

Not actual, but very similar!!

I didn't get much sleep last night thinking about today. I got to the shop early and as I worked sending emails and decorating cupcakes, it was finally time to go see the doctor. We were told today's appointment would be to just to go over test results, but deep down I hoped that the nurse practitioner would want to take a quick look!.....to my surprise, she did!!! first thing she said when she came in was "let's take a look", so I quickly laid down and as she put that warm gel and started searching for our tiny raspberry, I closed my eyes, said a quick prayer and held my breath until she sighed and said "there it is!, there is your baby's heart rate going at about 300 beats per minute at this time...isn't that amazing????" I turned my head and there is was, a really tiny flickering on the screen....the most beautiful thing I have ever seen....

She froze the picture on the screen only for a few seconds, but it was long enough for both Craig and I to take a good mental picture, smile so big to the point of almost crying and ask her if there was any chance she was looking at 2!!!! She smiled and said "I definitely see 1, so I think there's only 1 in there!!!" We again smiled, this time with some relief. The appointment went on and we went over the test results. "Everything looks great" she said as she read down the numbers on her screen, but when we got to my vitamin D, she paused. "It is way too low Paula", I couldn't believe it, again? really? so needless to say, Im back on more pills!. Before leaving the appointment, I got my flu shot and had to have some more blood work done because apparently my thyroid was elevated in 2010 and no doctor ever told us!!! We should have those results by next week.... now let the countdown begin for 3 more weeks before our official ultrasound and the very first real picture of our Baby Pitt....for now, here is the baby bump, 8 weeks down, 30+ to go :) and loving every second of it!!!!

My Favorite Fruit!!!!

We have reached another milestone! Today we are officially 8 weeks pregnant and our baby Pitt is the size of a delicious, beautiful raspberry!!!! And to celebrate, my sweet husband made us dinner and surprised me with beautiful roses!! According to my weekly emails, hormones at this point are not only heightening my senses but also making me have some crazy dreams!!!....and last night was definitely my first! I was in the dream with people I havent seen in years, Craig wasn't there :( and there was a tsunami happening!!! I was with these friends in the 18th floor of an apartment building, watching everything go under water below us, then a HUGE wave came towards our windows so we ran to the next room and BOOM I woke up because I had to pee!!!! Wwwweeeiiiirrrdddddd!!!!!

100,001 baby names book

As my senses are in overdrive, apparently our baby's sense of taste is starting!!! The baby is developing taste buds and growing about a millimeter a day!! What an amazing miracle! We are still in la-la land! We are having so much fun looking at stuff online and thinking of names...we havent bought anything yet so Im pretty proud of myself, although I did see these two adorable owls that made me think of an owl-themed nursery (and my mom ended up buying them for us!!....I mean for the baby!!!!!) ...and ever since "Owls" are on my mind and everywhere around me!!!!.....is that a sign?

We can hardly wait to see the baby for the first time and have a countdown going (3 more weeks until that first ultrasound!!), although we do go back to the doctor this wednesday to discuss test results! I think I can speak for both of us when I say that it makes us a little anxious because in the first appointment they asked if we wanted to be tested for some genetic disorders and we didn't know exactly what to say so we went with the recommendation of "yes" so we'll see......

It's crazy to think that I can already see what this unconditional love is all about....I became a mommy the second I saw those 2 lines....Im already so in love with our child and feel like I love Craig so much more for being the daddy!

Blueberry Love

Life could not be much better than this!! Our little baby Pitt has grown to the size of a blueberry!!!! Of course today when I went to the super market, I stopped at the produce section and stared at a box of blueberries and smiled....Im sure people were wondering what was going through my mind!!!!
Already doubled in size since last week!!! Baby's brain is developing and generating 100 brain cells every minute, also the heart is more complex and even has a permanent set of kidneys now :)
I'm feeling great! I do get occasional heartburn, Im peeing A LOT, exhausted and every once in a while I feel a little nausea but not enough to get sick! I keep thinking that we have 9 more days until we go back to the doctor's for test results and I hope we can take a sneak peek at our little one!!!! Stay Tuned.....

Our Little Sweet Pea!!

6 Weeks down and 30+ to go!!!!.....and thankfully feeling great! Other than feeling extremely tired most of the time and also a bit bloated, this journey has been amazing!! No cravings, but really thirsty all the time!
According to all my readings, the baby is growing and growing fast!! Starting to sprout eyes, ears, nose, cheeks, and chin! Even the tongue and vocal cords are starting to form!!! and even the heart is already beating about twice as fast as mine!!!! Im already thinking about the future, wanting to plan the nursery, go shopping, share the news with the world and even see the belly grow!!! Im trying really hard to take it one day at a time, but I got baby-on-my-mind ALL THE TIME and window shopping or internet browsing doesn't hurt anyone, right??