I've been waiting for today for sooo long! My best friend, Kimie, and her husband Gareth are coming to town to visit!!!! I haven't seen Kimie since her wedding weekend two years ago. That's a really really long time to go without seeing your best friend. She moved to Florida after her wedding and a trip to Florida from Tennessee isn't just some weekend trip...lol. They finally moved back to North Carolina last September, but neither of us have been able to make the 3 hour trip. It's ok, cause this weekend will wake up for it!
On to my pregnancy update. I'm 12 weeks today! Almost out of my 1st trimester! I've been feeling pretty good lately. I stopped taking my anti-nausea meds about 5 days ago. I'm still tired, but it's nothing unbearable. My picture today is my 12 week shot. I'll put my 7 week shot up too for comparison (it says 7 weeks, but it was actually 6 weeks 4 days).
It's icky and raining today, so why not update my blog! I'm 10 weeks and 4 days today (206 days to go). I had my first ultrasound on April 5th and it was so nice to see my little baby on the screen. The ultrasound tech changed my due date to November 12th. I gained 3 days, but that's ok. I'm still taking my anti-nausea meds, but instead of needing them 2-3 times a day, I've only had to take one as soon as I get up in the morning (except for if I have a bad day).
So I have really exciting news (for me...probably not for anyone else...lol)! My best friend in the whole world is coming to see me May 30th!!! Her and her hubby will be staying through that Monday and leaving early Tuesday morning (I think...they may leave late Monday night). I haven't seen Kimie in 2 years (since her wedding weekend). It's been so hard not having her here and not being able to see her for so long.
I've been really slacking with my camera lately. I just haven't felt like doing much of anything, let alone taking pictures. I took a couple the other day, though, when I had lunch with friend of the family. This first picture is Bryson trying to give Kelsie a hug. Kelsie liked Bryson, but she did NOT want him to hug her...lol. It was so funny!!! The next picture is Ashlin at the bottom of the slide. She climbed up the stairs, walked all the way to the other end of the playset and went down the slide all by herself. I was so proud of her! The next two are pictures of the newest member of the B. family (the friends we had lunch with). Her name is Brooke and she's such a sweet little girl! Last, but not least, is the perfect mother/son moment. Bryson fell down and hurt his knee so mommy was making it all better.
Time for another update! So as of today I am 8 weeks and 3 days (only 221 days to go...lol). I went to my first appointment on March 24th. I was expecting my appointment to be with Dr. Traver, but I got a call the day before my appointment and they said she was sick so I would have to see Dr. Garza and my appointment would be about an hour earlier. I was thrilled because Dr. Garza is my favorite. It was just a typical 1st appointment: pap, breast exam, some questions, blood work. I talked to the doctor about my nausea and asked for medicine to help control it, and before I even got the whole sentence out, she said she'd write me a prescription for phenergan. I told her she was my best friend...lol. It's helped A LOT!!!! My due date is November 9th at the moment, but they will confirm it at my first ultrasound on April 5th (this Monday). I can't wait!!! I'm so excited to see my little nugget!!!
Yesterday, I decided I would take the girls to the park to take their Easter pictures. I got some cute ones, but the trees in the spot I wanted to take the pictures weren't blooming yet. It's ok, though. I'll go in a week or so and it should be beautiful. I got some great shots of some flowers. It's probably my best combo of photography and post processing to date. I saw some pictures I took of flowers last year and I can't believe how much better I am now! It's so cool to see that. I hope I can continue to grow. I need to try and venture out of auto. I have a nice fancy camera...I can't let it be a really expensive point and shoot (although even in auto, it's a million times better than my point and shoot ever was!). I thought I'd post 2 of my flower pictures from last year and some from this year as a comparison. As always, click the picture to see it's full size. Hope you enjoy!
A year ago-
My pictures from yesterday (April 1, 2010)
I typically don't play with lens flare or anything like that, but the sun was on that side and there was a small amount of lens flare anyway, so I experimented with it and I like it on this picture.
