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.

Juliana De Luca~ 6 months old
My sister-in-law has two girls that I am crazy about

Sofia will be turning "2" in March and she is so much fun.
She calls me Zia which is italian for Aunt.

Sofia and Papa

I thought it would be fun to show you all some pictures of the first two months of Zachary's life and then one current pic. Can you tell I am a proud Auntie? Most of you are probably unaware that when he was born he weighed in at 12lbs and 11 oz! People try and tell me they have big babies and I think to myself you have no idea. My sisters only comment is "thank God for c-section." Most people wonder if my sister had gestational diabetes but she didn't. We think it is all linked to the fact that both of Zachary's grandfathers are 6'4".

Our House

Per Jen's request: So this is a picture of our home in Vista that we bought almost two years ago. I dont' have any current pictures of the inside. We love our home and feel blessed to be able to own a home in Southern California. It has three bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms. We did a ton of work on it before we moved it like removing some walls, completely remodeling the kitchen and so forth. Two of the best features of this home is that the master bedroom is downstairs and it has a nice size bonus room. WE ARE BLESSED!