Double Digits

I'm 10 weeks today! It's an amazing feeling. We had another ultrasound last week and saw a ton of growth. It's astonishing how much changed in two weeks. The heartbeat is perfect and the baby is measuring right on track (not behind anymore). My due date is October 25th. I can't wait to meet our little pumpkin.

The morning sickness is easing up a bit. I'm so exhausted all the time, even if I don't do anything. Vacuuming has become a Big Deal. I'm still suffering from a terrible cough, which just exacerbates all my pregnancy symptoms.

My lower abdomen is expanding and quite firm. Depending on what I wear, my pooch is quite apparent. Of course, everyone else just thinks I've been eating too many donuts, but we know the truth. ;)

I had a baby dream over the weekend. I was holding our baby: a boy. He was so cute and was wearing a simple white onesie and hat. Junior was sitting next to me and we were admiring our little guy. We took off his hat and saw a ton of dark hair that stood straight up.

I'm on a normal prenatal appointment schedule now, so I'll start seeing the doctor every two weeks. Now that we've determined everything is normal to this point, I won't have another ultrasound until around 18 weeks.

Baby Zavala

After three miscarriages over 8 months, I'm pregnant again! The positive pregnancy test was on Valentine's Day. We both had a positive feeling. On Saturday, Junior surprised me with roses and champagne to celebrate Valentine's Day (yeah, a day early...so what?). We put aside the champagne because I was planning on testing that next morning. Bam! Two perfect lines. It's a good thing I followed my instinct! I told Junior he could have the champagne to celebrate, but we decided to save it until after the baby's born.

This pregnancy is going very well so far and we saw the heartbeat earlier this week. That was a huge milestone for us. I think I was more prepared to see nothing than to see that beautiful little flickering. Still trying to process. I also swear I saw the beginnings of an eye but Junior missed it. He didn't take his eyes off the heartbeat the whole time.

I'm due late October. I've had three appointments with bloodwork and ultrasounds already and all is normal. I'm grateful my doctor has been proactive and considerate of my need to Know Things Lest I Freak Out. The baby is measuring 5-6 days behind what I should be based on my last period. (Commence Big Freakout on my part.) The doctor isn't concerned at all. I'm trying not to freak out over a few days considering everything else looks perfect. The doctor was content scheduling my next appointment in four weeks, but then I started to cry a little and he said he'd see me in two weeks for another ultrasound to ease my mind. (Gotta love the pregnancy hormones. I can cry on a dime these days!)

He may not have a whole lotta personality, but at least he's being reasonable.