Jumping baby

So, today I am 11 weeks and 5 days pregnant. We went to the doctor and everything was great! She gave me a physical to check my overall health and said everything was good. I gained 3 pounds, but it feels like 15 because my favorite jeans I wore about 5 weeks ago no longer button. My labs from my last appointment were perfect. After the physical she used the doppler to hear the baby's heartbeat. She wasn't able to hear it, so she asked if we would like to wait for an ultrasound. We waited for about 2 and a 1/2 hours before the tech could see us, but it was definitely worth the wait. At first the baby wasn't moving at all, but right away I could see the heartbeat. She poked around for a few seconds and all of a sudden we saw the baby jump. Thomas and I both laughed because it was so cute! She kept trying to measure the baby, but he was moving way too much. We got to see all of the baby. The baby turned so we could see the face. Then the baby put up his hand. Then the baby straightened out and stuck out its foot so we could see the little toes! I guess he just wanted us to see that he was all there=) After she finally got some measurements she let us hear the heartbeat. It was so awesome! I got a little teary eyed=) When we left the appointment Thomas and I were both ecstatic. It was so fun to see everything. I'm still having nausea, but for the most part, I've learned what triggers it. My worst craving lately has been jalapenos and ice cream. But after eating the jalapenos a few times I had to stop because the heartburn was terrible! Everyday last week all I wanted to eat was bean and cheese burritos. Yummy!!! =)

In other parts of our life, we are getting ready to move back to California. Thomas finally got his orders so we are slowly starting to pack and get things in order. We are trying to enjoy the rest of our time in Hawaii as much as possible. This weekend we are going to be with our friends for 4th of July. We are planning to go watch fireworks on Schofield. I'm sure it will be lots of fun=)  

                                                                    My belly at 8 weeks

8 weeks, 3 days!

As many of you already know Thomas and I are expecting our first baby. We are both extremely excited. We just started calling the baby our little "Mexican jumping bean" because that's about the baby's size right now. We don't feel right calling the baby "it" so that's what we've agreed on=) I've been feeling okay lately. I'm always tired and naps have become my favorite after work activity. I'm nauseous at random times throughout the day, but it usually only lasts a few minutes. I'm thirsty all the time and that's probably due to my 30 trips to the bathroom every day, not including the 3 times I wake up during the night. Lately I've been craving anything with marinara sauce, which I didn't really care for before the pregnancy. My regular pants are getting pretty snug so I've been wearing anything that's stretch material. To everyone else I just look like I'm getting chubby but Thomas and I can notice my belly getting a little round shape. Every time I say I feel fat Thomas is there to make me feel better by saying, "You're not fat, you're pregnant! Our baby is making room to grow big." It's actually pretty cute. He's being great with everything. He's been right by my side at every doctor's appointment and hospital visit. The greatest moment so far was when we saw our little bean's heartbeat. That was such an amazing thing. I can't wait to hear the heartbeat. At our next appointment on June 30 we should be able to hear it. I'll be almost 12 weeks at that time. It's all so exciting!