13th Week of Pregnancy

This weekend was so busy for us.  We had our housewarming party on Saturday night. We got to see a lot of family and friends that we don’t get to see so often. That was nice. Yesterday was our one-year anniversary. We slept in and then cleaned up a bit from the party. Steve got us tickets for the Wave United game so we went to that in the afternoon. We went to my parents to return a few things and to see my dad before his trip to Las Vegas. Finally we came home, put Jackson in his crate and had some time to ourselves! We also had to eat a piece of our wedding cake. We shared a piece and a glass of milk. The cake was still tasty but a little dry. I threw the rest away today.
We are now in our thirteenth week of pregnancy. I still feel really well. Last week I had a hard time finding foods that appealed to me. I had no cravings for anything! I ate a lot of soup. The problem is when I feel hunger coming on, it only takes about five minutes for it to turn into full blown starvation! That can be difficult when you can’t decide what to eat.
We go back to the doctor next week for our 2nd appointment. I think we’ll hear the heartbeat this time. Steve wants to go with me because he wants to hear it too.

Tenth Week of Pregnancy

This is our tenth week of pregnancy.  Last week we had our first doctor’s appointment.  Since it was too early to hear the baby’s heartbeat, we had an ultrasound and were able to see the baby – so little!  It was actually moving while we were looking at it.  We could see the head and what will eventually be arms and legs.  We also saw the heart beating.  The doctor gave us two pictures to take home.  That’s actually how we’ve been telling people.  At my parent’s house, we announced that we had some new pictures to show.  I pulled out the ultrasound photos and everyone was confused for about a second.  Then they figured out what was going on.  Same story when we told Louise.
I have felt really well so far.  Very little morning sickness.  I’m tired at times.  I’ve been taking naps in the afternoons.  And my food cravings haven’t been too bad either.  I want ice cream, but that’s nothing new.  I’ve also been craving soup.  I had tomato the other day and then today I picked up some more at Pick N Save – chicken and dumplings, bean and bacon and split pea, and some more tomato!  I crave healthy things.  I can live with that.
Our next appointment is in early August.  My doctor said it was o.k. to continue playing on the kickball league that we joined for the summer.  I’ve been playing catcher so I’m not in too much contact with the action of the game.  I still like kicking the ball and running the bases, though.
We have bought a baby name book and are beginning to pick names, but are no where close to narrowing down yet.  We have found more girl’s names that we like than boy’s names.  Maddison, Paige, Maya, Malia, Jasmine, and Chloe.  I know three people who have named their puppy Chloe so that might not be a choice anymore!  Right now I’m liking Maddison.  For boy’s, Aidan is our favorite right now.  We still have to get through half the boy’s section in the name book!