Our Newest Announcement....

It's finally time to blog about our new favorite subject! Not for any reason other than we haven't gotten around to it yet, but we had such a great day that it's just too exciting to not document.

So without any further ado... we introduce Baby Moreno Matheson!
This picture was taken today (13 weeks exactly):

From July 27, 2011

(It has a huge brain! I'm already a proud mom)

And for comparison, here's the shot of the baby at 7 weeks 6 days (My little seahorse):

From July 27, 2011

Today was our first trimester scan, meaning that we got the most amazing, super long ultrasound. My mom came with me because Juan Carlos wasn't supposed to make it because of another appointment, but fate was on our side... our appointment was running late and his finished early. So he was able to join us! The ultrasound facility was awesome with a huge room and a tv projecting the ultrasound, so everyone got a great view of baby the whole time :). It was super fun (albeit slightly embarrassing) from my perspective to watch mom and JC take pictures of the screen with their cell phones like we were at a rock concert. Lots of happy dancing during this appointment :)

For the real reason of the appointment... that was all good news too. Our risks for autism and down syndrome are in the range of 1 out of 100,000. What does this mean? I'm a happy camper that can stop freaking out a little bit now.

Here's a video from the ultrasound as well... wonderfully edited by JC:


I can't get over how amazing it is to see the little baby waving its arms and legs around. It does freak me out a little bit that it moves around in there and I can't feel it (or see it, since I'm not really showing), but seeing it move around in the ultrasound definitely made it more real. We even saw it flip over and push itself off of me once!

Since this is our first post and there are 13 weeks to cover, I'll recap a little bit of what's been going on...

Important dates:
- Positive pregnancy test = May 26th
- When we told JC's family = May 28th
- When we told mine = May 29th

How I've been feeling:
- Looking back, I should've been able to tell from day 1 that I was pregnant. I've been tired and flu-like since then. I kept denying I was pregnant though.
- All day constant nausea started around week 5-6.
- Actual morning sickness? Weeks 7-11. Side note: being sick at work is no fun.
- Good news? The morning sickness was never as bad as a lot of people get... I still count my lucky stars for that.
- Now? Feeling a lot better, but I haven't quite gotten that second trimester energy that people talk about. Some days I see glimpses and feel like super woman for a few hours, but then most days I still crash on the sofa right after work. I'm not officially in the second trimester yet though, so let's hope it's coming ;)
- My least favorite part? How I never feel hungry anymore, I just feel nauseous instead! (and now it sucks more because I always want food!)
- I've spent the last several weeks freaking out that something was wrong with the baby... I think my nerves are somewhat settled now.

How JC's feeling:
- He's nesting already!

Other interesting info:
- Am I showing? Sorta... I can tell that things aren't the same, but my pants still fit and you wouldn't be able to tell otherwise if you didn't know. We'll start taking pictures soon.
- Weight: Same as beginning (though I lost 3 and have since gained it back)
- Foods I won't touch: tomatoes (starting to re-introduce these), greens (also making a comeback), mushrooms... many more, but those are the worst.
- Food cravings: Cheese!!!!.... otherwise....Mac & cheese, Daphne's spanakopita (fried spinach & cheese), peanut M&Ms
- # of meltdowns over food: One... I was desperate for mac & cheese one day when I was sick, and the restaurant ran out. Not lying, I cried :(
- Most shocking part of pregnancy: The fact that all my healthy habits disappeared and I was suddenly ok with eating things that I wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole before. I've still been trying to pick "healthy-ish" options to satisfy the cravings in a healthy way, but I had my first soda in 3 years, my first box of mac & cheese in probably 7 years, and gave up on my favorite veggie/fruit smoothies nearly immediately.

I think that about sums it up for now... JC and I are beyond happy and cannot wait to start our family. This process is literally one of the most amazing things I've ever experienced (despite the fact that I might say otherwise sometimes!).

Lots of amazing things to come... sending lots of love to our little baby :)
Lauren & JC