11 down, 29 to go

Gary & I are officially on vacation! And officially 11 weeks. This was a bit of a hard week for me. The morning sickness was back in full force, even with the medication. I'm starting to not be able to eat again. Speaking of eating, there are so many things I can't have. Pizza, my FAVORITE thing, makes me sick every time I have it. Well, I should say when it's a plain pizza with red sauce. BBQ is fine. At leat there's that. Anything mint makes me want to vomit just by the smell of it, including toothpaste. I've switched to children's strawberry toothpaste. I had a bad experience with a cheeseburger over a month ago and am afriad to try that again. I crave mashed potatoes. YUM! I've always loved them but lately I've wanted them all the time. Mostly loaded ones, not just plain.

So pregnancy has been the best diet for me. I've lost weight since getting pregnant. The sad part, my stomach is getting bigger. As someone who has always struggled with weight, knowing that I weigh less and am still getting bigger is kinda frustrating and a little depressing.

I'm a little worried about going on vacation. This week has been hard with the morning sickness so I'm worried how it's going to be in the car for 13 hours a day. Just driving an hour is difficult. But it's worth it to get away from the stress of here and just have fun with my husband and enjoy time for ourselves before it becomes baby all the time. I can't wait to get to Disney, and I can't wait to get back there in 5 or so years with our children so they can experience the magic of it.

10 Weeks and Counting

Last week was a mellow week, and I was happy for that. Big news, we did agree on a name for a girl. :) Isabella Kay Jones. And yes, feel free to call her Izzy. Now we have to wait 2 more months to find out if we'll have a little Noah or Isabella. It might kill me waiting that long.

Good news to report. Megan & Jesse (my sister & brother-in-law) are expecting a healthy baby boy in September. I can't wait to meet their little guy! And it works out perfect, now I'll have 2 nephews and 2 nieces.

Gary & I set up our registry with babies r us last night. We put 1 thing on it. lol As soon as we have time we're going to actually go to the store and add to it.

The Name Game

I'd say this was a good week. Only got sick a couple of times, a nice change of pace. I am feeling tired all the time now though. Overall I'm feeling good though.

Gary & I had a great day today. We started the morning with some baby research. Checking out different cribs & strollers. We decided we're going to go with Cherry furniture. :) My mom is the best and said that she would strip and stain my dresser that I had as a child and my toy box that my grandfather made me so it will match the crib and changing table. I think we're going to go with Graco for whatever we can. I'm looking forward to starting our registry. I think we're going to take it in steps so it's not to overwhelming, and we can start now without knowing the sex.

I did my first maternity shopping today. Although I've lost weight, my pants are starting to feel tighter. I wanted to be prepared for vacation in 2 weeks so headed out to Old Navy and found some good vaca clothes. A new bathing suit and everything! And I actually bought a smaller size then I wear in regular clothes, with plenty of room to grow. :)

So we've been back and forth on names for a little girl. It makes me feel like we're having a girl because we just can't decide on one. Boy name, no problem. Done. Noah Robert Jones. (Ok, that did feel slightly weird typing it and seeing it in front of me for the first time. ) Now a little girl, there's so many choices. My top picks are Isabella, Juliet, and Chloe. Gary likes all of those and Eliza. But I also like Cameron. Too many choices! Good thing we have until November to decide.

So last weekend we talked and decided that our upcoming vacation is a very important one. Not only is this something we both need because we need to get away from work and it's been planned for awhile, but now we realized that this is going to be the last one for just the 2 of us for a long time. So we decided to splurge and take ourselves to Disney World. I am beyond excited. Gary keeps making fun of me about how much of a kid I am. He keeps saying he's going to video me and send it in for one of those commericals where the kids find out they're going on a surprise Disney vacation because I am just that happy and excited. It's fine. He can mock me. At least I'm happy. :)

Success!

Today marks my official 8 weeks. :)

Yesterday I met with my new doctors. Let me say, LOVE them! Such a relief. They actually had personality and were actually happy to be the ones to help me through this time. I don't think I'll ever be seeing anyone else. :) The appointment itself wasn't anything special, just a "new patient intake" but went over all the genetic history for both our families and such. I had my first EVER blood drawn. I wasn't too happy about it but I guess I have to get used to that. :( Also talked with them about my aweful morning sickness and how it's gotten so bad I can't even hold down water. Needless to say, I'm on Zofran now. I still don't feel great but at least I'm not puking my guts out all day long. Just a couple times a day. ha!

Next appointment starts the more involved appointments. Not really looking forward to that but I will be able to make sure everything with the baby is progressing as it should so that will be worth it. May 4th is the next appointment. So I get to go and enjoy my vacation and then come home to the doctors.

I'm so thankful that I have so many friends who are pregnant right now, and for those who already have kids. I feel like I have a huge support group of wonderful women. And we're already planning play dates for when my little one is big enough. :)