A Toddler's Perspective

Yesterday we went to the Body Worlds 3 exhibit at the California ScienCenter. It was the second exhibit in the series that Jeff and I had seen, but it was the first time we took Mia with us. My favorite moment during our visit came when we approached a display similar to the one pictured here. This dissection reveals all of the blood vessels in the whole human body, and absolutely all other tissue is removed. It is truly an amazing thing to see.

A toddler's perspective, however, is very different. As Mia & I approached this body, she shouted, "Elmo!" at the top of her lungs. All of the other adults nearby started chuckling, and one commented to me that she would never look at Elmo the same way again. I don't think I will, either! :o)

Baby's First Photo!

We got our first look at the baby this week when I went in to see my doctor about a chest cold I've had the last couple of weeks. I wanted to make sure it wasn't turning into bronchitis since I really don't want to be taking antibiotics right now. Luckily it's just a post-viral thing that will clear up within a month or so on its own. Of my two OBs, this one is a softy, and she suggested we just "take a peek" at the bean to make sure that everything was okay. And everything is great! We even saw the heartbeat, so I'm really relieved about that. :o) Enjoy!

Oh, my tummy...

Holy moly... So I guess I just about asked for it, and the nausea has kicked in today. It sort of crept up over yesterday & today. At first I just felt a little nauseous if I waited too long before I ate. Then today my stomach decided it didn't care if I'd eaten or not, and I've been nauseous for most of the day.

The funny thing is that I'm actually kind of grateful that I feel so nauseous, because aside from the fatigue I haven't really felt pregnant. It's nice to get some signs that things are progressing as they should be, especially since I've got to wait a little more than two more weeks before I get to see my OB the first time for this pregnancy and check this bean out on the ultrasound.

I realized the other day that I'm really looking forward to enjoying this pregnancy, but I think it's going to be hard to relax and get to that point until I can feel this baby moving regularly and I'm getting regular feedback that s/he's okay. Unfortunately, it's going to be weeks until we get that far!! :o)

Feed Me.

Ok seriously, I don't think I could eat more food if I had to. Every time I eat, I'm starving an hour or two later. And I don't mean hungry, like, "Yeah, I guess I could eat." I mean starving. This is crazy. I'm starting to worry that I'm going to gain some crazy amount of weight in my first trimester...which I didn't have to worry about w/ Mia b/c I was so nauseaus I couldn't eat for a month. I'm certainly not rooting for the nausea to kick in, but I'm not looking forward to that first OB appt where my doc asks why I've already gained 10 pounds. ;o)

Zzzzzz...

The fatigue has certainly set in this week. I've never really been a good napper. I usually say I'm going to take a nap, and I never actually do b/c I'd rather get stuff done or I just can't fall asleep during the day. This week, however, I have taken a nap on four consecutive days. I am sooo happy that Mia *is* still a good napper, b/c I don't know how I'd do it otherwise.

Mia's First Baseball Game

Jeff and I took Mia to her first baseball game over the weekend. Jeff was pretty stoked on getting her a toddler-sized baseball cap (which Mia also liked), and I got a kick out of watching her w/ her little pom-pom. I really gained an appreciation for how much Mia enjoys clapping during the game. Whenever the crowd started cheering, she rushed to hand over to me whatever was in her hands to free them up for clapping. She was so excited to be clapping w/ so many people. I also taught her how to boo, and she found that pretty funny. :o)

Telling Kristy's Family

Mia and I had fun telling my mom the good news today. Last night I made Mia a necklace that spelled out "I'm the big sister" with the beads. Today we drove out to visit my mom, and I knew she would spot the necklace and figure it out in about 0.2 seconds...and I was right. ;o) She saw Mia's necklace and said, "Are you wearing a necklace? Oh, what does it say? Let's see, 'I'm the big sister...' Are you pregnant???" It was at that moment that I captured the smile below w/ my camera. It was a pretty fun start to the afternoon. :o)

Part Deux

I've decided to continue my tradition of running a 5k and learning that I'm pregnant immediately afterward. ;o) Jeff and I ran the Derby Day 5k this morning, and after I got home I decided to take a home pregnancy test even though I figured it was probably too early to get a positive result. Well the two lines popped up almost immediately, and I almost fell over. I called Mia over to me, gave her the test, and sent her to give it to Daddy. She obviously has *no idea* what news she shared w/ Jeff, but he started grinning from ear to ear and asked me if I was serious about eight times.

I am so grateful to be pregnant, and I am so excited about doing this all over again. I can't wait to get into the doctor's office and see the first ultrasound, b/c it's so hard to believe it's real until I can see it with my own eyes. I can't wait to meet this addition to our family and to figure out if Mia has a little sister or brother. According to the baby websites, this bean is due on or around December 10th, so I'm looking forward to an early visit from Santa this year.