21-4-2011 - First Ultrasound!

My mood while writing this blog: Happy

We just had our first ultrasound and it was really amazing to see the little peanut! Some days it just doesn't seem real yet, especially with morning sickness almost gone. We were also glad to see there is just one in there, too! It was a pretty quick visit, so we only got to watch the ultrasound for a few short minutes. But, in that time, the baby moved his/her arms around, almost like trying to get the umbilical cord out of the way! Everything measured great at 12 weeks 3 days and the due date is still set for October 26th. The doctor's visit was fairly uneventful. We scheduled another appointment in four weeks when we could also have the quad screen done. Then we come back again in eight weeks for another ultrasound to see if we're having a boy or a girl! How exciting!

I've been pretty sick with this pregnancy, which is very different from my pregnancy with Cole. I think I'm finally getting over it, but I am not able to eat onions or garlic at all. Or if I don't eat something for a while I start to feel pretty sick. I had a really bad case of the flu several weeks ago and now our whole household is battling a really horrible cold. Cole missed a couple of days of daycare and Todd and I have been really sick the last few days. We're all running on very little sleep, but hoping to get over the hump soon.

As far as food goes, I have been absolutely craving McDonald's Egg McMuffins and any kind of pizza. The Egg McMuffin craze is slowly going away, but pizza sounds good any time! I've also eaten more bananas in the last 13 weeks than I've probably eaten in my whole life! Oranges also taste really good and I've been drinking fruit punch Crystal Light like crazy. I had some plain Ruffles potato chips last week and they were SO good! They completely hit the spot, although I was extremely thirsty the rest of the day! Soup was good during the long weeks of morning sickness.

I haven't gained much weight yet, which is great. Although, my pants are getting snug quickly. I have a feeling I'll be needing maternity clothes much sooner than later. I'm getting much bigger more quickly this time around.

Other friends and family are slowly hearing our news. Payton, Callie and Brooks are very excited! We're working on slowly telling additional people as we see them.

Other than that, we're just moving right along! I'm looking forward to spring weather and summer activities.