Halfway Point

I can't believe that I'm at 20 weeks in this pregnancy already!!!!!!! Tine is just flying by. Though the first 3 months were a complete blur and all I remember are toilet bowls lol. I am very happy to say I'm on day 2 of not having to take my anti nausea medcine :)
I have certainly had a growth spurt over the past 3 weeks. Clothes that did fit, no longer do and I can feel like I've put on weight. So far I've gained 12 pounds so I'm not that worried and everything I've been eating has been extremely healthy. I'm hoping that my craving for fruit continues throughout the pregnancy.
Finding out the gender this week has brought the pregnancy to a whole other level. Knowing I have a son in there versus calling it 'baby' makes that bond even stronger and I cannot wait to meet him!
Here is a pic of me at 20 weeks....

Our lil BOY!!!

After 20 weeks of anticipation we are so excited to learn that we are having a little BOY!!!!
So many of us (including myself) thought it would be a girl, but I am thrilled that we are having a sweet little boy and you can bet he will be mama's boy. The appointment today went perfectly!!! He has all his fingers and toes and every other part that he should have. His face is adorable and we fell in love instantly. He is extremely active, a soccer star in the making. He was kick kick kicking the entire time we  had him on the screen....I think we are going to have our hands full with a very energetic lil man :) The doctor said he is right on track as far as size goes for his due date. They believe he weighs 11oz and his hearbeat was136 BPM.
I have had a very stressful week so I was a little worried about my blood pressure but they said it looks great. Here are some photos of the adorable guy!!!

16 Weeks

It's hard to believe I'm already into my second trimester! Time is just flying by, and Baby P will be here before we know it.

Our last check up went very well. The probe was barely on my stomach and we could hear the heartbeat loud and clear. It's always such a relief to hear that precious sound. The heart rate was 143bpm, which was a little slower than the last appointment but more than normal.

16 weeks

As you can see from the photo my bump is growing! I have been feeling the baby move, which is incredible! Today has been the most active for Baby P yet, or what I've felt anyway.
Thankfully I have been feeling a million times better the past 2 weeks. The throwing up seems to have stopped :) I'm still on my anti-nausea medicine but it's keeping the morning sickness at bay and thats all what matters. Stay tuned for the next update as we will know it's a little boy or girl in there....

Baby P: 12 weeks

We have made it through the first trimester!!!! We are so relieved to be at this stage of the pregnancy; not only because we know the baby has made it through the most critical stage but also because the past 3 months have been rough. Along with the complete exhaustion that every mother to be goes through, I've also had terrible morning sickness - which has landed me in the ER. I've been on medicine since about week 8 and while it does help it has not taken the morning sickness away entirely.

My husband has been amazing throughout this whole period. He has waited on me hand and foot, made sure I'm taking my medicine, does the majority of the laundry and even goes to the grocery store by himself when I can't make it there. He is going to make a wonderful Dad to this little one inside of me.

Me at 7 weeks, you wouldnt know I was pregnant from looking at me.

Me at 12 weeks

At our 12 week appointment we got to hear our baby's heartbeat for the first time, which words can't describe how I felt. Both of us teared up and I know we could have sat and listened to that sound all day long. The heartbeat is nice and strong 152bpm. Again we both felt very relieved that everything is going well. As you can tell I'm starting to look a little more pregnant, though I feel like I look like I ate too many cookies. Somehow, amongst all of the throwing up I have gained 9 pounds, which amazes me. It makes sense as to why my pants are feeling tight and uncomfortable. Over the next couple weeks I'm going to have to invest in some maternity pants. I am hoping that the morning sickness will start to subside now that the first trimester is over.

Thank you to everyone for all of your well wishes and prayers so far in this journey. We both feel very blessed that we are getting to become parents to this little one and I know that we are already excited about meeting him/her.

Family Photos

We had the opportunity to have some family photos taken and of course I jumped at the chance. We even included our little Cisco. Enjoy!

One Down..Forevermore to Go

It is hard to believe it has been a year since we stood before our friends and family and exchanged our wedding vows. I guess that old saying, 'times flies when you are having fun' is true.
It has been quite a year thats for sure, getting settled in our house, buying a puppy and all the craziness that goes along with that, an insane work schedule for James that finally came to an end thanks to a new job, 2 amazing vacations and everything inbetween.
As our anniversary was on a Monday we celebrated all weekend long. We spent the day in Ocean City, MD on Saturday; it is our favorite beach spot and we had yet to make it there this summer. Sunday evening we went out to dinner at Iron Hill, it is one of our favorite restaurants and we always enjoy the food there. Monday, our actual anniversary, James made me a yummy dinner; steak, baked potato and corn on the cob. He really should start to cook more as its so good:) For dessert we pulled out our wedding cake, which I am very happy to say was just as good as I remember when we went for our cake tasting. To top the night off we polished off a bottle of champagne.
Life with my husband has been wonderful, even on the bad days. I know that no matter what happens throughout my day, I get to end my day with him and nothing beats that. I cant wait to see waht this next year has in store for us.

Fish Lewes

One of things James and I wanted to do once we were married, was to create our own traditions, most of which take place around the holidays except for our annual group fishing trip out of Lewes, DE. We started it last summer and besides getting to go out into the ocean and fish, it is also a chance for us to get together with our closest friends and have some fun with them. This year it was James and I, Rich and Sarah and Rif and Suzanne. Tara and Ryan we missed you :( We do a half day of fishing, and rods and bait are supplied, all we have to bring are the drinks:) We like to make it a little competitive by seeing if the guys or gals catch more. Last year the guys won by 1 fish; this year I am very happy to annouce the girls won 4-2!!!! I did catch 3 of those fish, a sea bass, a pufferfish and a flounder. Unfortunately all were too small to keep. Even though the fish were no biting this year I know we all had a great time catching some sun and hanging out with each other. Just like last year we ended the day with a yummy meal at the Irish Eyes overlooking the marina.

James and I on our 2nd annual fishing trip

2011 group: Suzanne and Rif, Sarah & Rich and James and I

My flounder

James and his shark