getting bigger

I just keep getting bigger. Its crazyness! I feel like a whale & its pretty uncomfortable. I finally gave in and bought 2 pairs of maternity jeans this weekend. The whole sweat pants thing is working but I can't really go out in sweat pants. Therefore I gave in.

We can't wait for Friday! We have another sonogram/ultrasound appointment (still not sure what the difference is) for the NT scan. I can't wait to see the baby again & get new pics and have it actually look like a baby this time! It's going to be a big difference from the 6 week pics.

13 week belly pic on 9/29

oh one more thing ... this was my birthday cake aww

3 Months!!

12 weeks already! Its really flying by. I hope it keeps up till April! lol Don did my finger prick today for the First Trimester Screening. I cried like a baby as usual but it HURT!! I have the sonogram for it next Friday! Really looking forward to seeing the baby again & getting new pics!

September 22 - 12 week belly pics

Back to Reality, sorta

Back from vacation! We celebrated Don's birthday on the Carnival Liberty & it was great. The ship was like a clone of the Glory that we loved back in April 07. Same design/layout and all with some added upgrades like a huge LCD screen over the pool on the lido deck! Cozumel was the same as the last time we visited. Don & I spent the day together while the rest of the boys went 4 wheeling. We walked around the shops & then went to Paradise beach where they had fun stuff for Don to do in the ocean like a trampoline and a glacier to climb. Afterwards we met up with the guys and went to Fat Tuesdays. The next stop was Grand Cayman and we had never been there before. It was absolutely gorgeous! Clearest water i have ever seen & i think i like it better than the Bahamas! I'd love to go and stay there sometime. I was not thrilled with Jamaica. Of all the islands i've been to I've never been hassled so much in my life. Don & I only spent maybe an hour off the ship shopping & then headed back since we didn't have any excursions booked. I felt like it was the longest vacation of my life! Normally it goes by soo quickly i'm wondering where the time went but this time had we docked a day early i wouldn't have minded. I think it may have had something to do with being sober! lol All in all it was fun & nice to be away & get some sun. =)

I took the belly pics in our stateroom on Tuesday September 14. I was exactly 11 weeks since they moved up my due date!

I came back to find out my job has been soo slow lately that they don't need me to work right now. So I just applied for unemployment. Hopefully all goes well & i'll be happy to sit home & collect. =)

I'll be 12 weeks tomorrow!

Heard the Heartbeat!!

Soo we had an appointment today with the Dr. who by the way was super nice!! She broke out the doppler & forewarned us that it was early and not to be concerned if we cant hear it right away if at all. But soon as she put it on my tummy there it was loud & clear!! We heard the heartbeat!! It was awesome! & they decided to move my due date up to April 8th based on the last sonogram! Fine by me! The sooner the better!! Now we can go on our cruise without any worries tomorrow. Just wanted to update quickly before we go!

Cruise in sight!

This Saturday we leave for our Carnival Cruise! I'm very much looking forward to it! Not soo much looking forward to being sober but at least I won't be at work right? lol We have another Dr. appointment Friday & are hoping to hear the heartbeat!! I'm going to go to the mall after work to see if I can find even just a few things that I'm more comfortable in because my wardrobe just isn't cutting it! I keep growing and as of now it still just looks like fat! lol Again I've been feeling ok this week, same spurts of nausea here and there.

9 week pic 9/8/09

Goodbye Summer =(

Can't believe it's already September! This summer flew by & the weather sucked! I'm feeling much better this week. Still have spurts of nausea but they come and go, other than that I can't complain much. I feel huge! I can't button my jeans anymore. I had to go to Target & buy a Belly Band to help the situation. I hope this helps me last another couple of months before i have to go buy maternity stuff. Not looking forward to elestic band jeans! I'm hoping to just live in sweats for the winter. I'll just buy them in a bigger size. Only 10 more days till its cruise time!!

Here's my 8 week pic on 9/1/09