Babymoon!

Todd and I went to Key Biscayne, FL for a long weekend.  Todd was able to get 4 free nights at The Ritz with his Marriot points!  The resort was amazing!

This vacation was all about relaxing.  We woke up early every morning to see the sunrise and to go for a long walk on the beach!

Enjoying some cocktails - a pellegrino with lime for me and a mojito for Todd.

Relaxing by the pool with my happy hour milkshake!

Todd relaxing beachside!

Our last night there we had a wonderful dinner at this Itailan restaurant at the resort.  The food was unbelievable.  We sat outside and had a great view of the water!

One more picture of the belly!  :)  This one is my favorite!

Goodbye Heels, Hello Flip Flops!

Now that the weather is getting warmer and the belly is getting bigger I am making the switch to flats and flip flops!  I'm not looking forward to July and August when the temps are in the 80's and 90's but it will be nice to just throw on a comfy summer dress and flip flops!  At least I have an excuse to lounge by the pool all summer!

Baby Furniture!

This weekend Todd and I went shopping for baby furniture.  We are going to wait until after the next ultrasound to order anything but we wanted to get a head start.  We went to Babies R Us and Tots To Teens which Dana recommended.  This was our first trip to Babies R Us so we had a lot to look at.  We looked at the cribs and dressers first then walked around aimlessly. We decided on white furniture because we think that will go best with the baby's room.  The walls are dark brown and have white wainscoting / paneling half way down. Right now the room is our "work out" room so of course we are going to move the equipment to another room.

  

This is the crib we really like:

 

  

Todd checking out the car seats

Todd relaxing on the glider and ottoman.  He claims he was just testing it out!

Girls' Night

Last night I hosted girls' night at my house.  We started girls' night about a year and a half ago when we all moved to North Carolina. We meet once a month and rotate who organizes it.  This month it was my turn to host and I had a theme - a wedding album theme.  Everyone brought their wedding albums, we sat in a circle and passed them around to see everyone's big day.  It was so much fun to see all the pictures and hear about all the wedding details.  We all spent a lot of money on our wedding albums so it's nice to show it off every once in a while!  It was also the first time I've seen all the girl's since telling them I'm pregnant so we had lots to talk about!

I'm starting to show a little in this picture!  Can you see the baby bump!?!

Music To My Ears!

We heard the heartbeat today for the first time!  What a wonderful sound! We had a brief visit with the doctor for a routine checkup.  I weighed in at 104 which stayed the same since my last appt. and my blood pressure was 102/62.  We met with Dr. Wheeler who is one of the newer and younger doctors and we really liked her.  She is a favorite there - my sister and a few other friends like her as well.  It took her a few seconds (which felt like minutes) to find the heartbeat but once she did everything sounded good.  We also made our appt. for the next ultrasound when we find out the gender - the big day is April 1st!  The ultrasound technician better not play any tricks on us since it will be April Fools Day!!!  Although I could have some fun with it afterwards when I spread the news! :)    

12 Weeks!

Last Thursday, Feburary 25th I was offically 12 weeks!  I am finally in my second trimester! 

To sum up my 1st trimester:

- I have gained a total of 5 pounds.  I have been trying to eat every 2 hours and drink plenty of water.  I have cereal every morning and drink a BIG glass of milk before I go to bed.  I have a salad everyday and try to have 3 fruits and veggies a day.  My biggest craving was diary - specifically milk and dairy queen vanilla ice cream on a cone!

- I had no morning sickness!  I didn't throw up once!  I had a few headaches and felt tired in the beginning.  I feel bloated just about everyday and I feel really uncomfortable right after I eat.  Probably because i don't have a lot of room in there.  I've been having trouble sleeping because I normally sleep on my stomach so the last two months I have been trying to sleep in a different position.  And I know it's just going to get worse!

- Emotionally I have been feeling fine.  I haven't noticed any big change in my personality but if you ask todd and my parents they might not agree.  The only thing I've noticed different is that I get easily annoyed - especially at work.  I haven't had any problem telling my boss what's on my mind and what's been bothering me for the past year and a half.  I feel bad about that but hey it got me a raise!  I even got my own office because of some paint fumes by my old desk. :)

Here is a picture of me at 12 weeks!

Nelson's Visit

This weekend Todd's parents came down to visit.  It was great to see them!  It was the first time that we've seen them since finding out I was pregnant.  They bought us a book for making baby food and a baby food steamer - blender.  I can't wait to use it!

Todd and I got them a cute onesie for the baby to wear when we visit them in Boston that says - "Nana and Papa love me!" and a bib that says "What happens at Nana and Papa's stays at Nana and Papa's".  They loved it!

On Saturday we went to Wilmington & Wrightsville Beach for the day.  We walked down the riverwalk in Wilmington and had lunch on the water in Wrightsville beach.  The weather was really nice - 55 and sunny!  On our way back home we had dinner at Second Empire for Barry's birthday.  It was a lot of driving for one day but worth the trip!   

On Sunday we had a brunch for them at our house with my family and Lori & Chris.  They met Leila for the first time and they got to see Lori's house afterwards.  All in all, it was a busy but fun weekend! We can't wait to have them down to visit again!