Belly pics

As promised, here are pics of my belly. Since the baby is due April 22, I'll update the blog with a new picture each month on the 22nd. I don't see much of a physical change, do you? I've gained about 2 lbs.

Here's my belly today @ 10 weeks (tomorrow)

Here's my belly at 6 weeks

Things are moving right along

Today I'm officially 9 weeks. Check out the pregnancy widget to the right. The little munchkin is looking more and more like an actual human now. So amazing! I thought I should update with what's coming up and how I'm feeling.

My next doctor appointment isn't until four more weeks. That seems so far in the future, but when I look back, time really is going by fast. I can't believe I'll by 12 weeks along in three weeks. Speaking of 12 weeks, that's the magic number of when I'll start telling everyone of our pending bun in the oven. Other than our immediate family as described below, we've only told a few close friends. No extended family or co-workers yet. I am looking forward to being out in the open because it's getting quite difficult at work to talk to my mom (for example) and only be able to answer her with a yes or no to keep others from hearing me.

We just got back from Reno on Sunday. We were there for Russ & Michelle's wedding. It was beautiful, and we had a great time. To top it off - I really didn't miss drinking. I think a major reason for this is that my nose is now super sensitive to smells, and the smell of certain drinks made my stomach turn inside out. I did have the occasional non alcoholic beer, virgin bloody mary, and virgin daiquiri, so I still got to feel like a big kid.

Lastly, how I'm feeling... I have a new symptom. I believe it's called pregnancy rhinitis. It's very common, and it's basically pregnancy induced allergies! I sneeze all the time, and am blowing my nose. What fun, huh? It's actually not so bad (yet anyway). As far as the nausea, that is still a battle. I got sick in Reno once, and twice Monday morning. I believe that's a total of 5 times that I've had to face plant in the toilet. The nausea is a little different now. Before as described below, I would feel yucky constantly (like a 24-7 hangover). Even when I would wake up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, I would feel sick. That has all passed. Instead I just get a sudden wave of OH NO, and I have to run for the closest toilet. Oh well. I was talking with my dad, and we both agreed that it can be seen as a good thing. Since I don't have a doctor's appointment for so long, at least my body is still reminding me that I'm pregnant and everything seems normal.

I'll post again soon with pics of my belly. I've had some requests to post this so those out of town can watch my belly grow.

Baby Anybody? One coming right up!

Here's the little munchkin (yes, just one baby). The Xs mark the crown to rump (crown is to the left, and rump is to the right). The little ball to the left is the yolk sac. It's still to early to see the placenta. But, not to early to see the heartbeat!!! We saw it, and it looked strong and healthy (from my expert opinion anyway). The doctor said everything looks great. She referred me to a couple OBs at El Camino, and I've already called to make an appointment. We're on our way to bringing a healthy baby into the world! You can see in the bottom margin of the pic that I'm roughly 7 weeks 1 day +/- 2 days, and my approximate due date is April 22, 2010.

Other news...
My next appointment has been made for October 15th @ 2:30. Man, that seems so far away! I'll be 13 weeks. First week of my 2nd trimester...wow!
All of you have been asking how I'm feeling. I'm still pretty much the same. The constant hung over feeling (tired & nauseous). I even got sick at work yesterday. Oh well. I'm dealing with it, and not complaining too much (well, Jeremy may hear the brunt of it).