15 weeks and 4 days with a baby bump. I know I am not looking too hot here but hey I finally remembered to take a picture.

My Sister, My Friend and Her Sister

So I am now 15 weeks pregnant. So far this process has been pretty awful. Today I have returned to work after a two week medical leave due to extreme and debilitating anxiety. I did everything I knew how to get it to go away but my doctor explained that its just pregnancy hormones and with time it will go away. He was right with a bit of help from modern medicine life is begining to return to some state of normality.

But that is not why I wrote this blog I am writing because my sister is finally letting me tell people that she is pregnant also. I am so excited! We are two and half weeks apart and it is so fun. Her due date is October 15th and mine is September 25th! It has already been fun to share together in the sickness and all that comes with pregnancy. The weird thing is that since this is her second she could have her baby either around the same time or before me. She had Zachary by c-section and will most likely do the same with baby #2 aka Peanut.

Now to make things even more interesting my good friend Chelsea is also pregnant. She is 5 1/2 weeks behind me and then her twin sister is 1 week behind her. It is so fun to all be sharing the experience of pregnancy and then motherhood together. I think it is all a very special gift from God.

Our First Appointment

Tuesday was our first Baby doctor visit and it was amazing! We had to wait a really long time but it was so worth it. The doctor we are seeing is a one man show. Meaning that he does not work with any other doctors and so he will be the one to deliver my baby. I love that we can form a relationship with him and know that when the time comes he will be there. He is a young guy that kind of reminds me of McDreamy from Grays. He wears scrubs and converse tennis shoes. He is a great combination of doctor and midwife all in one. He is super personable and spends time to really get to know his patients. The reason why we chose him is because he delivered Frank's niece Juliana and I was there for the delivery. He was the most calm, patient man I could have imagined. After she was born I looked at him and said, "you are going to deliver my babies." The funny thing is when we met with him he remember that I said that to him. I had actually forgotten. It is really important to me to work with someone who has a holistic view of child birth. Now don't get me wrong I am not saying that I am going to deliver without drugs but I want someone who does not want to send me in for a c-section just because things are taking too long and he has somewhere to be. I also am not a big believer in the need for episiotomy's and think they are ways to avoid them. The last time my doctor did an episiotomy was 6 years ago and he rarely does c-sections. He is not everyone's cup of tea but for us he is perfect.

So the ultra sound just blew my mind. I cannot believe that that little baby is inside of me. Just flipping around and doing it's little thing. I am starting to believe that I am pregnant but it is still hard for me to comprehend. Here are some pictures of our little bambino. I think these are kind of boring to see but people have asked me to post them.

Tomorrow I am 10 weeks along and on Monday I have my first Dr.'s appointment. I am really looking forward to meeting with the doctor and just verifying that everything is A-OK. Today has been my best day yet. I could tell I was feeling better today when I woke up and thought I think I am going to go on a walk before work. I think my body is really not liking how sedentary I have been. It felt good to be out in the sunshine and cool air this morning.

This week I have found a bunch of great websites in regards to other women who became gluten intolerant with pregnancy. It has been really encouraging and has given me lots of idea's for cooking. One of the biggest challenges is just figuring out what I can and cannot eat. But the websites are helping me see what my options are. Last night we made a really tasty Shrimp Pad Thai. It was so fun to cook together and it turned out good. I love to cook! Eating out is some what impossible because everything has gluten or has been cross contaminated by other things made with it. I am still trying to figure this out.

I don't really have any huge food aversions thus far. I want to eat things like pizza and cookies but they are not an option. The thing I want to eat the most is tuna. Not sure what it is about tuna but I love it. Sadly you are not supposed to eat much of it so I limit myself to once a week.

Yes, my life is kind of boring right now but hey things will liven up come the 2nd trimester. I still don't really believe I am pregnant.

Food Allergies - Who's Need's Em?

So far this pregnancy has been really hard for me. I know there are people who have it much much worse but still this is not easy. Today I went to see my Chiropractor who also tends to function as my nutritionalist and he helped me figure some stuff out. My stomach has been wigging out whenever I eat carbs. Even the good stuff like brown rice, wheat free corn bread, corn, barley etc... He said that for some people when they get pregnant their food allergies get worse and their bodies do no produce the acids and enzymes necessary to digest food. So he suggested I stick to meat, vegetables, nuts, fruit and potatoes. I am also going to add in some digestive supplements with each meal. So we will see how it goes. He said the good news is that this should all go away after you have the baby! Does he know what he is saying. So for the next 7 months no carbs except for potatoes! Oh boy!

Big Big News!

Surprise I'm pregnant!

I was a bit hesitant to post this because I am only 8 weeks but what the heck, I really hate keeping secrets about exciting things. I am due at the end of September and I go in for my first Dr's appointment on March 3rd. We are very excited to be starting our family. We found out on January 21st and we were really really surprised. We decided that we would start trying because 1. There is never a good time to have kids and 2. It took my sister 1.5 years, and my sister-in-law 5 years and my other sister-in-law is still trying to conceive. So after 5 months we were very surprised to find out that everything had worked as it was intended to. On the 21st I stopped by the dollar tree on my way home and picked up 4 $1 pregnancy tests. My husband is not really a fan of me taking pregnancy tests because they are so expensive but I figured if I got the cheap one's he wouldn't care. So I took the test and two lines showed up but the second line was really faint. After reading the instructions it said that the second line may be very light. hmmmmm.... I told my husband that I had never seen that line before but maybe I took the test wrong. So Frank and I agreed I should take another one. The second test also came up with that line. At this point we were both freaking out and we decided he better go to the drug store and get a good one. So he did and this is a picture of the real deal. It said positive and all signs are pointing toward me being prego. So far being pregnant has been bumming. I have had morning sickness all day long and my allergy to wheat has been on the fritz. I think pregnancy has actually made me more sensitive to my food allergies. The worse part is how I am getting chubby really quickly because of my need to eat non-stop to fend off the constant nausea. Oh the joys! I know it will be worth it though.

San Diego

This weekend was so beautiful and it was an excellent reminder of why I live in San Diego. Yesterday, it was 70 degree's outside so we went on a ride with my in-laws in their convertible. His dad has a 65 Buick or something??? You know one of those old fashion cars that are really long. Well, my father-in-law is so funny he turns up the music as loud as he can and we cruise. The music is typically either a recording from his sister's recording days, Neil Diamond or something Italian. There is no talking while cruising because it is impossible to hear each other. We went to downtown Carlsbad and ate a little restaurant on the beach. It was so great! Yesterday reminded me of how lucky I am to live in such a great city.