First Trimester

Well, as most of you know by now, Jonathan and I are going to become parents in August! We are very excited to add to our family and meet our baby. I am now over 13 weeks and it has been a busy few months. We found out I was pregnant the middle of December and since we wanted to tell our families in person, we waited until we saw them during the Christmas holiday. What a wonderful Christmas present for them (and us!)! Our parents are very excited about becoming grandparents and I have a feeling that baby Lau will be very spoiled. I have been very fortunate that have not really gotten sick, although I was nauseous most of the time and lived off of ritz crackers and ginger ale. I now have my appetite back and find myself snacking on something every hour or two. We had our first sonogram at 9 weeks and it was absolutely amazing. It's hard to explain, but it's like I knew I had a baby growing inside of me, but once I saw the baby on the monitor screen and moving around, it brought on a whole new level of emotions. We are scheduled to hear the heart beat next week for the first time, and I'm sure that will be another emotional visit. Every book or article I read says the second trimester is the easiest so hopefully the next 3 months will be easy ones. I'm sure we will be posting more often, trying to keep everyone up-to-date with my pregnancy and baby bump pictures. For those of you hit by the blizzard, I hope you are all safe and warm. It was quite a storm we had yesterday - I have never seen anything like it! Stay safe and thank you to everyone who continues to keep us in your thoughts and prayers!