Sometimes you just have to put your feet in the sand!

Andrew and I decided to take off for memorial day weekend and go visit my parents' new house in Apalachicola, FL. We had a really great time! We ate a lot (which I enjoyed) and I took a lot of naps (curse of the first trimester). The first thing I told my dad I wanted to do when we got down there was to go to the beach. I wanted to walk on the beach and put my feet in the sand. I also wanted to take Toby to the beach because he had never been before.

Maggie enjoying the water


Toby running away from the water

Andrew and Toby

While we were there I also had to take a picture of my belly so that I could mark this as peanut's first trip to the beach! All in all it was a really great time!

12 week doctors visit

We had our 12 week visit today. It was very fast compared to the last time I went in. I think I was all done in just over thirty minutes! I went back and they checked my weight ( gained 4 pounds....but I am ok with that) and took my blood pressure. Then they took me back to the room to see the doctor. The doctor came in and we talked a little about genetic testing and then he laid me down on the table to get the hearbeat. I had expected for him to find the heartbeat right away. About a minute went by and he hadn't found the heartbeat yet. So of course I start freaking out. He kept hearing a heartbeat but it wasn't the babies it was mine. He said my heart was racing so loudly he couldn't hear the babies. So I tried to calm down. At one point we heard the babies heart beat and mine beating at the same time. It was crazy sounding. He felt a round a little on my belly and tried to get the babies heart beat separated from mine and finally we heard it! He said it was around 160 bpm, which is completely normal. After about five minutes of waiting it was so great to hear that sound of galloping horses I had been to hear. Andrew and I are going to talk about the genetic testing tonight and decide what we are going to do. The doctor wants me to go in sometime next week if I am going to do it. I will let you know what we decide.

The big 2-5!

Well it happened I am now a quarter of a century old. Andrew and I had a cookout at our house to celebrate the occassion. It was interesting to say the least. Considering a week ago Andrew and I did not even have a grill I think it went pretty well. We had about 15 people come over and we made hamburgers and hot dogs. Annie brought pasta salad and 7 layer dip which was wonderful. And Becca made a cake! It was a chocolate cake with cookie and cream icing (mmmmmmmm). I was a little disappointed that it rained yesterday because that ment everyone had a be inside which is difficult when you have all of Andrew's crazy friends over. The rain eventually let up and they were able to go outside and play corn hole. While the rest of us stayed inside and played Rock Band. A few of us took a break to take a crack at playing corn hole. Becca and I won cause we are awesome :)! I was worried that we were going to have too much food but after the boys second trip to the kitchen they cleaned us out!

I finally bought some maternity clothes! Considering none of my pants fit it thought it was definitely time. Angela and I went to the Motherhood store last week and tried a few things on. I bought a couple pairs of pants, a skirt, and some shorts. I also got a couple of shirts but I figured that since most of mine still fit I shouldn't buy too many right now. They also have a fake belly that is suppose to make you look three months further along than you are then to see how your clothes will fit later on. Angela took a few pictures for me so I thought I would share them.

I am going to the doctor on Thursday for my 12 week appointment! I will let all of you know how it goes!

Can you say bump?

Sorry it has been so long since I have posted! The past week or so have been really busy. Between trying to get everything wrapped up at school for the end of the year, Andrew's softball games, and everything else time has gotten away from me! I have also been really tired lately so that has not helped.

On another note, I posted a few weeks ago that I was going to try to remain in my pre-pregnancy clothes as long as I could but here is the thing. None of my pants fit except for the size up pants I bought a few weeks ago. And while I have been wearing my bella band, I did not realize how uncomfortable it would be!! While wearing your pants unbuttoned and sometimes unzipped does help it still feels tight. When my clothes are too tight, evidently the baby does not like it so my uterus begins to cramp, which is not fun! So I think I am going to throw in towel and buy a couple pairs of maternity pants and maybe then I can be comfortable! I hate being uncomfortable!

Andrew and I took a pitcture this morning and as I thought there is definate bumpage there! I did not think that at nine weeks it would look this way but I guess people pop differently! As far as the pregnancy symptoms go...I have had no morning sickness!!! YAY!!!! I have had some cramping as mentioned before, my breasts are definately bigger :(, and I have detected some signs of moodiness. Unfortunately my students have been getting the biggest blunt of it. I have been working on it but it seems the more they don't listen the worse it gets. The girls also love to hold my hands and rub on my shoulders and I have not wanted them to do that lately either, which is weird. I am hoping it will get better soon!
Oh and I have been having some cravings lately. The first thing is I have been wanting a cookie for weeks. It didn't matter what kind of cookie it was and I just wanted one big cookie with milk! The other craving has been peanut butter crakers. Which is weird for me because I do not really like peanut butter that much!

Oh and I got all of my hair chopped off. I guess in a way preparing myself my mommy hood! I donated 12 inches to locks of love and I am really happy with how it turned out and it is so much cooler and easier to deal with!