Morning mama!

Well my usual night owl habits or staying up late and sleeping in seem to have officially ended. I am lucky to stay up past 10pm and am awake and ready to rock and roll by 8am. Which is still so crazy to me, because I am getting more than 8 hours of sleep. But I am not a napper and don't sleep during the day- so I guess I make up for it at night!

It's been quite a change getting up early, my body is adjusting- now just gotta get Scott to bed before 1am!

I also started taking my prenatal vitamins right before I go to bed, and have not felt sick or nausea at all the past couple of nights. I think because I had been taking prenatal vitamins for years now, that when the doctor gave me a different kind, it was probably a bit stronger and something my body was not used to. So now, it's taken right before bed, and I feel good all day!

I am so excited, Scott and I talk everyday of how wonderful life is and how blessed we feel.

8 weeks...

I am 8 and a half weeks, according to the last ultrasound I had at the doctors.

I am so excited and just want to start showing my belly! :-)

I have been feeling good during the day and have more energy than in the evening, where I can hardly move and am sluggish. I have been going to bed so early, which is such a change for me being the usual night owl.

Eating well and taking prenatal vitamins...

nighttime nausea

i have not gotten sick yet- no praying to the porcelain gods- thank goodness.

however in the evenings, usually after 8pm, i do get a bit queasy and have to make sure i then eat again lots of carbs and drink fluids.

it has only been the past two nights, but i have felt it and just tried to ward it off and not think about it.

scott's aunt karyn, who is an ob/gyn in upstate new york, gave me some b-natal lollipops and hard candies, which contain a lot of vitamin b and are supposed to help with sickness. i tried one, mostly because i was curious what they tasted like- green apple lozenge and cherry therapop- didn't sound too bad. well they definitely don't taste like any old regular piece of candy, that's for sure.

i am hoping that the tummy wooziness doesn't happen again tonight.

feeding frenzy!

i sure had quite the appetite today and was following the "see-food" meal plan, where pretty much anything i saw, i wanted to eat, and therefore, put in my mouth.

it seems to be much better on my stomach when i eat frequently throughout the day and also helps my blood sugar. i haven't felt nauseas yet, so things are good.

currently, i love animal crackers, oranges, popcorn and pudding. :-)

We have a date!

We went to the doctors today and had an ultrasound. The baby is growing and today I was 7 weeks and 1 day.

OUR DUE DATE IS JUNE 28, 2010.

We are so thrilled, it was great to see the baby on the monitor. We also got to see the heartbeat, which looked like a flashing light. It was so exciting, and great confirmation for us. I am feeling good, eating healthy and taking my multi vitamins.

Today was a day we'll never forget!

This is what our little baby looks like, more like a worm than a baby. And it's approximately the size of a blueberry. Oh how much it will change!

spreading the word

it's a lot of fun telling people your good news! we have slowly been able to tell people around Antigua about our new addition on the way. I am going to the doctors here on Tuesday to have a checkup and an ultrasound to check exactly how far along i am and my due date. details to come!

tummy aches

last night was another first- stomach cramps that woke me up in the middle of the night.

nothing serious or to be worried about, just lots of cramps, probably more so from the super spicy tacos we ate!! no more hot sauce for me and the baby for a bit. i'll make up tehe loss with ice cream!

first dream

I had my first baby dream last night, it woke me up and i was a bit shocked. it was all about TWINS! so after i woke up and pondered the idea, i was surprised my first baby dream was about little twins! i am sure it won't be the last one. well, maybe for the twins.

Safe and Sound!

We made it back to Antigua last night after a long and horrible 14 hour travel day. We had a long layover due to mechanical problems, so we were stuck in Miami most of the day.

But it is great to be back on the island. It is super hot, so we are drinking lots of water to stay cool. We missed Toby so much and told him our news and that he was going to be a brother! He was happy and wagged his tail a lot! :-)

Looking forward to cooking some good meals.

Uncle Curt and Diane are coming to visit this Thursday, we are excited to tell them the news!