Heartbeats and Re-enlistment ceremony!

Today was an exciting and wonderful day! I had a routine OB appt. this morning at the Naval Hospital and I got to hear the baby's heartbeat. It was so awesome to hear a little heartbeat inside my belly. Everything is great and the midwife said everything looks pretty normal. The heartbeat was 150bpm....very fast. Kenny didn't come to the appt. today because he had to work. He was a little bummed not to be able to hear the heartbeat but I know he'll hear it eventually. I've already gained weight :[ but I'm trying not to worry too much about that. The nurse said to drink lots of water and that'll help keep some of the weight off. So I've been trying to eat healthy and relax!

More fun news...Kenny's re-enlistment ceremony was today!! Although we haven't gotten our bonus yet (hopefully soon, hehe) it was so cool to see the whole thing. I even got a certificate too for supporting him. The battalion commander was there and his Lt. read him the oath. We got lots of pics and I'm sure I'll post some on here eventually. So 4 more years in the Marine Corps, at least. We'll see after this 4 years if he decides to stay in longer. Pretty soon we'll be moving to Cherry Point and I'll be growing bigger and bigger!

12 weeks and 5 days :]

FINALLY!!!! Kenny and I had the first ultrasound yesterday and I am officially 12 weeks and 5 days!!! I can't believe I'm already over 3 months pregnant. No morning sickness either :] Time is going by so quickly and the baby is growing so fast. My due date is February 1st and I already have tons of friends and family picking which day they want the baby born. It was so amazing to see the little baby come up on the monitor. Neither one of us thought it was going to look that developed already. Kenny says, "it looks like a boy." lol but we'll find out soon enough. We're both hoping on a boy but will be happy with either. I can't wait to find out!

Since I'm entering my 2nd trimester hopefully all the sleepiness will go away, at least a little. Everyone says during the 2nd trimester you start to feel better so we'll see! I usually feel okay but I'm always tired!!! Monday I go for my physical and pelvic exam so hopefully all goes well with that. I'll keep everyone updated!

Feeling great...

The picture above is from our wonderful 4th of July weekend! It was the first 4th of July we celebrated together. Last year Kenny was deployed to Iraq so it was great just having him home. We spent the day at Camp Lejeune with friends and watched Leanne Womack in concert. The rest of the weekend we spent with friends at BBQ's and hanging out at home.

I've been feeling pretty great lately which I'm very happy about. I've been tired and occasionally get headaches but other than that Baby Kryg's is being a great roomate inside my belly. I just can't wait until the first ultrasound to find out how far along he or she is! According to Kenny it's a boy already and if it does happen to be a girl, "she better go back in there and grow more." Of course he's just kidding (I hope).

We have a pretty busy next couple weeks planned. This weekend we're driving home for vacation and to spend some time with family. We'll be going to his parents beach house in NJ and also spending time at my parents. Kenny has a motorcycle course next weekend that he's really excited about! Hopefully I feel like good all the way through vacation! We'll see...

Happy July!

I can't believe it's already July! It's already been over a week since we found out we're pregnant. Time is flying by but I hope the summer doesn't pass too quickly. Friday is the 4th of July and I can't wait to go watch fireworks.

So I'll be setting up an appointment with WIC pretty soon so we can start getting some necessities while I'm pregnant and after the baby is born. Seeing as formula is outrageous. I've felt pretty good for the past few days. I had a headache a few times but nothing more than that. Sometimes I forget I'm pregnant! Let's pray it stays that way. I recently weighed myself and so far haven't gained any extra lbs...we'll see how fast that creeps up on me.

1st Appt!

I woke up early this morning and remembered it was time to schedule my first OB/GYN appt! I'm so excited to find out exactly how far along I really am. So my first ultrasound is on July 24th, which is great time because it's two days after we return from vacation. On June 28th I have my first pelvic exam (woo hoo) but I'm relieved that everything is scheduled.

I also found out some great news yesterday about my friend Becky. While Kenny and I were at the commissary, we ran into her husband Charlie. She's 6 weeks pregnant!! I'm really excited for her and for me because now I have someone to talk to and go through being preggo with. I wonder how far apart we'll be from our due dates. We'll see!

Today I felt okay just pretty lazy. I think I layed on the couch most of the afternoon watching Harry Potter :D Kenny got home from work early and it was nice to just relax. He says our baby is going to be lazy if I keep being lazy lol. He was just kidding! This weekend I have to work so we'll see how that goes. Hopefully I don't feel crappy.

Adios!

"Officially" Pregnant

I know two posts in one day, probably thinking I'm a little obsessive already. However I forgot to mention that I had a Dr. appt. yesterday! No ultrasound yet (too early) but I did however have to go in and have an official pregnancy test. Like 2 home tests weren't enough to tell me the stork would be making a delivery soon. That's the way the Marine Corps makes ya do it though. Kenny and I went and of course it came back positive. Although the nurse didn't seem too excited for us, we thought maybe the reaction of some parents to be weren't always as wonderful as ours. So what's next? I have to call tomorrow and my OB/GYN appt. will be set up and the ultrasound will promptly follow.

Time to go eat!

BIG Surprise

VERY BIG surprise and very happy surprise! WE'RE PREGNANT! June 23rd (1 day after my 25th bday) we found out. So whoever decides to read this, here's how it went down.

The past 2 weeks or so I hadn't been feeling so great. I was constantly tired and always had a headache. Most of the time I just associated this with either drinking too much :D or staying up too later playing Wiiii. Kenny and I have been talking about trying to get pregnant; especially after a visit from his brother Daniel and his fiancee Lena with their 7 month old son (our new nephew) Daniel III. However; with my irregular period we never though this day would come. So to make a long story short...on Sunday (my birthday) I was feeling particularly crappy but since it was my birthday we decided to go out to dinner. After dinner we were "supposed" to stop and pick up a preggo test, but we didn't because we were lazy. My new cinnaBUN (inside joke) in the oven wanted to wait 1 more day to let us know.

I woke up Monday morning (June 23rd) feeling so sick I didn't even want to get out of bed! Kenny and I decided that I need to take a test to figure out if we were pregnant and then go from there (because I knew something was making me sick). Kenny was working so I drove to the store and picked up a few things, including a preggo test! As soon as I got home I took the test and really did NOT think it would come up positive. especially after so many failed attempts. That first little, pink line showed up very quickly and I chalked my sickness up to nothing more than a long hangover. Another minute or so passed and as I returned to the bathroom that second (mysterious to me) pink line showed up. I ran downstairs just to re-check the box to make sure that 2 lines meant pregnant...sure enough BABY KRYGIER is on the way.

I called Kenny and after he though I was lying for about 2 minutes finally said, "Hey everyone, we're gonna have a baby!" We spread the great news quickly and everyone is super happy!

So begins the long journey of preggo pains, morning sickness, binge eating, and mood swings! I'll keep everyone (or whoever decides to read this) updated on Baby Krygier!