Week 14

Ok....I guess I am not the blogger like I had planned to be! I am really bad at keeping up to date and even taking pictures! I need to get better at that!

The week of the LEMON!

This week has been awesome! It is the first week in awhile that I have NOT gotten sick!! Yay! Last week was awful! Everyday I wanted to curl up in a ball. Luckily, I am working with first graders so they couldn't quite put two and two together. I have a college student in my room helping out and she has been a Godsend! Thank you Katie! I don't know what I would have done without her. I think my sickness each day has been wonderful birth control for her.....well that or the 20 little rug rats we have who don't listen to a word we say! haha  :  )

With my energy coming back I started back at the gym this week. Finally! I was becoming quite the lazy couch potato! I tried a Yoga class and did my all time favorite....Zumba twice! I am really keeping my fingers crossed that I can and will exercise throughout the entire pregnancy. I do need that extra push though!


Names:

My current obsession are names! It is sooooo incredibly hard choosing the perfect name. I'll like names and Jeff won't. Jeff will like ones that I don't. We'll agree on a name that truly has meaning to our family and then I can't stop thinking about the fact that so and so has the same name! Why that matters and why I care I don't know, but it's so annoying! Then we'll both like a name and then can't seem to pick a middle name that flows. Grrrrr!! We have plenty of time to find the perfect name.

Names of the week NOT for us!

Carlucci - he is a kid in my class who pees his pants every Tuesday and Thursday! 
Dick Assman - it's a real name people! Google him! 
Mona Lisa - sweetest girl I had in class one year, but really??

Dreams:

My dreams lately have been bananas! Everything has to do with being pregnant! Jeff and I have been debating whether or not to find out the gender of the baby. I feel like I NEED to know because of my personality. I am such a planner and feel like I'll have anxiety not knowing because I'll feel like we can't do anything until he/she arrives! Jeff likes the element of surprise. I say it's a surprise whether we find out at week 18 or 40! I think I win, but if you all know Jeff...you know he doesn't cave! In my dream we had the doctor write the gender in a sealed envelope. We brought the envelope to a local bakery for them to bake a cake to reveal the sex. You've all seen the pictures. When you cut in the cake it's pink for a girl....blue for a boy. Well....we had our entire family over for dinner and when I cut into the cake it was PINK!!! Ohhh......and blue.....and purple.....and green and every other color of the rainbow! WTF! 

New addition to my blog.....the daddy section! With each new post I'm going to allow Jeff to write whatever he wants....WITHOUT any editing! I may regret this later, but I think it's fun to get his point of view as well.

Daddy Reflection: 

I thought by now I'd be able to look forward to coming home and rubbing a big round tummy.  Nope!  It still looks the same as it always has.  Maybe she needs more lima beans in her diet...hmmm

Week 14 Survey:

How far along? 14 weeks and 5 days

Total weight gain/loss: + 1
Maternity clothes? I bought maternity shorts and jeans, but really have no business wearing them yet : )
Stretch marks? Nope. I started on the Cocoa Butter though. Fingers crossed!
Sleep: Ahhhhh sleep! Still love it. Waking up is hard and I find myself taking afternoon naps everyday! Not to mention that Jeff has found me sleeping at night when he comes home from work as well!
Best moment this week: not getting sick once!
Have you told family and friends: Yes and we have even made it facebook official  : )
Miss Anything? I made brownies last weekend and it made me really sad that I couldn't lick the bowl!
Movement: Not yet
Food cravings: Weird, but tuna fish - haha. I caved and got a sub today. Other then that...I have a new found love for Salt and Vinegar chips!
Anything making you queasy or sick:  This week has been amazing! No sickness at all!
Have you started to show yet: The little bump is growing for sure!
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and cranky at times : )
Weekly Wisdom: Don't cave into every single craving!!
Looking forward to: September ultrasound where we can find out the gender!!

10 Weeks

We are at 10 weeks! Woo-hoo! 2 more weeks and I will be in my second trimester! I've decided to share pictures and mini surveys throughout my pregnancy so I can see the belly growth and remember years from now what I experienced during these nine months of awaiting life!

During the past couple of weeks I've been getting sick more frequently.....something that Jeff is happy about because it's proof that the baby is healthy and growing......yup not so much fun though! Other then that I can't really complain. It's a small price to pay for the miracle at the end!

I've been having fun pinning lots of ideas on Pinterest and searching baby names.....something Jeff and I are going to truly battle with! haha. 

Here are some of my fav nursery ideas from Pinterest!

  

 

Here is my 10 week survey! I can't wait to see how the answers change over time!

How far along? 10 weeks and 5 days

Total weight gain/loss: same
Maternity clothes? Not yet, but kinda bumming I can't rock the summer bump with the maxi dresses!
Stretch marks? Not yet and hopefully never!
Sleep: I love my sleep! I've been lucky enough to have been on summer vacation for most of the first trimester. I get to sleep in and nap when ever I like. However, I start summer school next week! Let's see how this mama to be does waking up at 5 a.m instead of 9!
Best moment this week: looking at ultrasound pics
Have you told family and friends: Yes! Couldn't wait!
Miss Anything? Beer, Oysters & Sushi!!!
Movement: Not yet
Food cravings: No cravings, but it seems like I'm a carb-o-holic! Weirdest food combo is probably waffles with peanut butter and maple syrup! mmmmmm!
Anything making you queasy or sick:  waking up, emptying the dishwasher, seeing raw meat
Have you started to show yet: A little bump so far - basically looks like I'm bloated and I ate a few too many cupcakes
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Weekly Wisdom: Listen to your body! I recently started noticing some shortness of breath during my favorite Zumba classes! I'm not in shape like I used to be and I am creating life inside this belly!! Gotta take it easy!
Looking forward to: Listening to the heartbeat at our next appointment!

11 week photo:

It's Official!

Yup! It's official! Baby Davidson will be making his/her debut February 2013! It is crazy to think that human life has been created and it will be growing in this belly of mine! It seems so surreal, but so incredibly exciting. I have been waiting to be a mom what seems like my entire life!

We found out we were expecting June 8th. I knew I was late, but refused to take a test after seeing so many disappointing negative ones in previous months. After a week of suspicion I decided to sneak downstairs and take a test while Jeff was getting ready for work. You know how you are supposed to wait a couple minutes for the results? Yup....there was none of that! A plus sign immediately appeared and my life was forever changed. My body started shaking and I was filled with such excitement! I always thought I would do something cute and adorable to tell Jeff we were expecting. Ya know, make cinnamon buns for breakfast and tell him we have a bun in the oven......make him a card from baby to be........create a little onsie and leave it on the bed for him to see. Well surprising him didn't turn out the way I had envisioned it. I ran upstairs, knocked on the bathroom door and out he came to me handing him the pregnancy test. There were tears of joy and a moment of oh my god! We couldn't believe it. After 3 pregnancy tests and a trip to the doctor I knew and believed we were having a baby!

It's funny because the moment you see the plus sign, 2 lines or the word "pregnant" you are filled with pure happiness and excitement. Then you find out you have to wait 12 weeks to share the news with anyone! haha.....if anyone knows me you know I am not one to hold in something I am over the moon about! I obviously called my mom right away.....yes it was 6 o'clock in the morning, but this was something I was not going to be able to keep from her! The rest of our family found out Father's Day weekend. We drove to the Cape to share the news with Jeff's mom. On the way to the Cape we stopped at the baseball field to tell my sister and brother in law. We called Jeff's sister and Jeff's dad and everyone was just as excited as we were! I wanted to tell my dad in a special way! It was Father's Day so I made him one of my hand made cards. The card read:

 

  


















It was priceless! What made it even more dramatic was the fact that he read the card out loud! I wasn't expecting that. Sooooo....needless to say, that's how all of my aunts, uncles, cousins, and close family friends found out!