27 Weeks!

27 weeks 3 days!

6/28/10

26 weeks 6 days

Had my 27 week appointment today! Time is flying! I go back in three weeks and then I start going every 2. She will be here before we know it! I had a sonogram last week and everything is perfect.

I also had my second 1 hour glucose test. Hope it comes back ok. I gained 1 pound over the past month for a total of 14.

Feeling pretty good - starting to get some lower back pain. Switching doctors next week - have an appointment on 5/27 with Dr. Mudd at Mercy. I am excited to be leaving Hopkins!

Baby shower dates are finalized. Baltimore shower is 7/10 and NY shower is 8/7!

Our registries are complete! Check them out, and please feel free to make suggestions!

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It's a ...................................?? You will have to wait till the weekend :)

We do know the sex, but we are waiting to announce it to the world until the weekend. Brian us conducting the All City Honor Band this weekend and both sets of parents will be here.

This is 19.5 weeks (May 3, 2010)!!

18.5 Weeks!

I have been having terrible cravings =.......mostly for junk. I have never wanted fast food/Pizza/bad things so bad in my life! I have been pretty good about controlling myself.....My other BIG craving has been lemonade. Specifically Wegmans light lemonade. Strange......

Had a doctors appointment yesterday.

BP: 100/60
Weight Gain: 2 lbs
Fetal Heart Rate: 140
Sonogram scheduled for May 3 at 4!
Due date confirmed for September 24!!!!

My back has been starting to ache......and the pulling in my stomach has been irritating. Other than that I am feeling pretty good. I just wish I could get over the exhaustion. Oh well.....

Next appointment is May 26! Time is FLYING by!

Week 14

I had a doctors appointment this morning. I was a little nervous because I have been waiting for my 3 hour glucose screen since Friday. I had to do a 3 hour screen because of my family history of gestational diabetes and because my 1 hour screen was high. Things are fine!!!

Appt. Stats:

Weight gain: 0

BP: 112/76 :)

Nest Appt: 4/26

Week 12!

I can't believe I have made it to week 12! I am seeing the light at the end of the first trimester tunnel! My stomach seems to be getting bigger by the day (I know most of it is just my imagination......but I feel huge) and my pants are starting to get tight.

I went out last weekend for new bras and realized I have been wearing about a size and a half too small for the past month.....I am much more comfortable after a nice lady measured me. I also ventured in to Gap Maternity. I bought a pair of pants and a few tops. I also bought a belly band. I am hoping to get another week or two out of my regular pants.

I am still exhausted and going to bed by 8.......but I am not throwing up! My other big issue right now is having to go to the bathroom every hour at night. I am up constantly! I have tried cutting my liquid intake after 6pm, but it doesn't seem to help. Oh well....if these are my biggest problems right now, I can take it. Oh, and what is up with the pulling/stabbing feeling in my lower right side? I know it is normal because my body is stretching, but seriously it sometimes feels like someone is actually stabbing me!

1 more week of work and then we are off to visit Brian's brother Scott for a few days. Next doc appt. 3/31!

It is true!

So.....the rumors are true! Brian and I are expecting our first child in September. ETA 9/25.

We are thrilled! I had a rough 6 weeks, but am feeling much better now. I will be 12 weeks on Saturday!

Here is one of the first pics of the baby! This sono was at 9 1/2 weeks.

Meryl - I hope I can be as good as you in keeping up with this over the next 6 months! I am sure you love looking back on your experience!

Next doctor appointment is on 3/31! I am looking forward to keeping you all updated and asking for tons of advice!

Give me 1 week and I will give an appropriate update :)

UPDATE 2010

I knew when I started this that I would be TERRIBLE at keeping up with it.......8 months later....

Good thing we are not all that exciting :)!

Quick Recap of the Past 8 Months:

Summer - Brian spent the summer taking 2 classes towards his Ph.D at the University of MD. He was at class M-Th for most of the summer. I spent most of my time at the gym and cleaning out the house. At the end of July we spent a long weekend at my Aunt and Uncle's condo in Sarasota, FL (This was our 1 escape from MD).

In August, my sister Janelle moved in with us. She graduated from Lafayette College in May and landed an AWESOME job at Johns Hopkins doing lupus research. Janelle brought her kitten Oliver with her, so now we are a 2 dog/2 cat household.

Fall/Winter - Work and school started back up.....I can't believe that this is our 4th year living and working in Baltimore! Brian took 2 classes at UMCP and also picked up a few more students at the community college. Because of his hectic schedule , I only really saw him on the weekends. The Friday before Labor Day I fell and fractures my tailbone. It put e out of commission for a few months (I went to work for 2 weeks with it before I stopped being stubborn and went to the doctor) - no gym, no lifting, no sitting unless I had my ring.......It was very painful! I am still recovering, but it is significantly better!

The Urban Music Leadership Conference was held in Baltimore this past October. Brian, myself, and 2 other teachers were in charge of putting the conference together. I took the lead on it and it ended up being "my baby".......it took over my life from July-October! It went off without a hitch!

We decided to stay in Baltimore (this is becoming the norm) for Thanksgiving. We hosted a few friends and had a relaxing weekend! We do miss seeing our families over the holiday, but it is too much travel from 2 days.

Our Annual Holiday Feista was held the weekend on 12/18. This just happened to coincide with the Blizzard of 2009! It was a weekend long event because travel was horrendous and our friends who lived more than a few miles from us didn't venture out. NONE of our friends should have, but most of us are from CNY or MI, so a little snow is nothing to us!

We did go home for Christmas - it had been a year since we last saw Brian's family. We got lucky because we had 3 snow days leading up to break, so we had 2 full weeks off! We left the Wednesday before Christmas and brought Janelle with us. We spent Christmas Eve/morning in Rochester and Christmas Day in Liverpool. We were only in NY until Sunday because Janelle had to work on Monday. It was nice seeing both sides of the family!

My family came down for New Year's. We had a great time! My parents brought our new fireplace down with them and we were able to get it situated in the living room. It looks awesome! We had Julia and Brandon over for New Year's Day dinner and my family left on Saturday afternoon.

I got sick last Sunday (with what turned out to be the flu....not H1N1, but it was still horrible) and left work at 10AM on Monday. I spent Tuesday at the docs and was out of work for the week. I don't remember EVER being this sick in my life! Brian and Janelle were great, and I am just now starting to feel closer to my normal self!!

Up next...Honor Band 2010! The auditions were supposed to be 12/18 and 12/19, but had to be postponed until this weekend. Because of my flu, I am unable to be there. This is KILLING me because I am a co-chair and I missed all of my kids auditions. Brian will be conducting the middle school group and Quincy Hilliard is conducting the high school. This is also Baltimore City's 10 year anniversary with VH1 Save the Music, and we are trying to get Quincy Jones to come down to conduct a combined piece at the concert on 2/13. Brian is VERY excited! Hope is torn tendon gets better before rehearsals start on the 22nd!

Hope this brings everyone up to date!