14 weeks

I am officially in my second trimester!!!!

I wish I would've started this blog a lot sooner. Only because I would've loved to have seen my progress so far.  I will admit though, ever since I've found out that we were expecting I've started to feel that the further along I get into this pregnancy the more I feel like this body is no longer mine. Ok, just for the record I'm not complaining at all.  I've had a very easy pregnancy so far, but the changes that my body is going through catches me off guard at times.  I sometimes wake up one morning and look at myself in the mirror and do a double take because I don't recognize the body that I see in front of me.  I also know that this is just the beginning of the many changes...but for now I'm just learning to really embrace it.

This is the first week that I've ever truly felt pregnant.  Last week when I was on my lunch break at work I experienced the baby kick for the first time!!! It was pretty crazy cause I had just gotten done eating and drank a cold glass of water...and then all of a sudden I felt this little pop about 3 inches below my belly button.  There I was all by myself with the deer in the headlights look just not moving and unsure what to do.  I sat there a little longer to see if she/he would do it again, but no dice.  It was probably one of the most amazing feelings ever!

ps. this is not my belly!

Along with the baby movement, yesterday was the first time I've ever felt truly sick.  I started getting these terrible headaches a few weeks back and with that I began to develop an annoying cough too.  Yesterday, those powers combined and I could not get myself out of bed!!! I called my nurse and all she said was to get some  throat lozenges, tylenol, and drink lots of fluids. I was not aware that when you're pregnant that you are VERY limited on what type of medicine you can take.  She told me that I was only allowed to take up to 500 mg of tylenol in one day...and for you who don't know that's a little over 1 pill!!!  So I took my one pill and sadly split it in half...

Now along with the belly that I already have... I can now feel my uterus just above my pubic bone which is starting to push my belly out even more.  At work today I happen see a reflection of me in the mirror and I saw my lower belly peeking out of the bottom of my shirt...cool! Not really!

I guess all I can do is laugh about it...I'm just thankful for every week that passes.  Besides all the crazy things that I've been feeling it just reassures me that the baby is developing properly.

Baby Roque at 12 weeks

The baby so far...

Size: 3 1/2 inches about a size of a lemon

Weight: 1 1/2 ounces

The baby is learning to squint, frown, smile, and suck his/her thumb!  

  

Having a baby 101...

Josh and I have always known that we wanted to have a family of our own.  After our wedding we told ourselves that we would wait at least a year to start.  We really wanted to focus on us as a couple and really soak up the married life.  We planned a few trips, enjoyed our laid back schedule, slept in, and just really enjoyed life with just Russy to attend to.

Russ-Muguss

After a year and a few 'Maybe we'll should try next month' We finally decided to buckle down and just do it.  We scheduled our first preconception appointment in the end of February and had to go back a few times and take a few extra tests due to some not-so-good test results.  It was a rocky month for us.  I worried a lot that and I'm sure Josh did too!  I just had this feeling that it was going to take a while for us to get pregnant...I was driving myself crazy with all the worrying...then one day after talking to Josh and expressing to him how worried I was he said to me 'Geez, relax will ya? We haven't even started trying yet.' He was right...we haven't even started trying yet, so why was I getting so stressed for?

When I say that this pregnancy was planned that is an understatement!!  I did everything under the sun to make sure we got it right the first time!  I slept with a chart and thermometer on my night stand so I can chart my basil body temperature every morning, bought an ovulation kit, tried to get into shape, and became a little more cautious of what I ate!! Ya, I didn't want to leave anything to chance! Um, I even slept with a pillow under my legs (my mom swore to it)!

Fast forward to Easter Sunday (the day before my 30th birthday) We spent the early afternoon with Josh's family to celebrate and on our way home we decided to stop and pick up a pregnancy test.  We got home and I immediately made a b-line to the bathroom....next thing I know I'm taking the 3rd one and it still came out 'positive'.  We were both beside ourselves and started nervously laughing.  We seriously didn't think it would happen so quickly, but we were both happy regardless.  Naturally, all day we kept randomly saying 'Um, we're going to be parents...this poor kid...' and laughing.

Baby Roque at 8 weeks
The best birthday present thus far!

Hello!

I've never done a blog before and I've never thought I would.  There's just something about blogging that makes me nervous...I worry if whether or not what I have to say will be interesting enough for people to read, or if people will even like it.  Then I finally decided...'Why not?'  Josh and I have family all over the world and due to our busy lives we are not able to keep them posted on our new adventure in life. With that being said  this blog is just about Me, my husband, and our growing family.  It will just follow us as a married couple experiencing the growth of our family. The good, bad, and funny!! We hope you all enjoy!