Nearing the end of the first trimester

The past few weeks were full of medical appointments and continuing to rejoice in the fact that we will soon be a family of three.  Unfortunately, I have been having a horrible time with allergies (it's been so dry here, like a lot of other places, so with harvest time and lack of rain, my allergies are not liking this environment).  It's been pretty annoying since early September, but about 2 weeks ago, I started having severe sinus pressure and was having an upset stomach on and off.  Thankfully, I only had to deal with morning sickness when I was 7-8 weeks pregnant and we were on vacation in D.C. (I attribute the sickness to all of the traveling we did-- my stomach did not agree with the metro rides, taxis, airplanes and car rides), so it was a big time bummer to have an upset stomach again.  I saw a doctor and was prescribed a Z-pack and hope of relief.  After a week, nothing changed, so back I went and got a prescription for Omnicef.  It's a little complicated being allergic to amoxicillin and sulfa and then to be pregnant on top of things, so my choices in medications are limited.  While I do feel a little better now, I'm still not 100%. 
But, I completely forgot about feeling cruddy when we went to our 12-week appointment last Tuesday.  I don't think we will ever get sick of hearing our baby's heart beat!  We had our first appointment with the doctor and then headed to get labs and an ultrasound for genetic testing.  For those of you who know me, getting stuck with needles is not my idea of a good time, so to have a lot of vials drawn (in addition to getting a flu shot!) was a big thing for me.  Bless Phil for keeping me occupied and keeping my mind off of those horrible needles.

 The first set of pictures is from our first doctor's appointment at 8 weeks showing the little baby bear.  Then the second round of pictures is from this past week's appointment at 12 weeks (it looks like a true baby now).



Everything continues to look great with the baby!  During the doctor's appointment, she listened for the heart beat and we heard it going strong with a 168 HR.  A little bit later, we saw Baby T at the ultrasound and s/he continued to have a strong heart beat with 173.  It was so stinking adorable to see him/her moving around... we have a busy baby!  It looked like Baby T had the hiccups and was just discovering that s/he had legs and arms, as the limbs would move at sporatic times.  We walked out of the appointment with more pictures for the baby book and more joy in our hearts!

On 9/27, I hit 13 weeks.  My clothes are definitely fitting a little more snuggly, so I know the first maternity shopping experience will happen in the next few weeks :)  The 13-week photo states that we are '13 weeks on 9/27/12.  Size is 3 inches (about the size of a peach) and weight is 0.8 ounces (about the size of 4 quarters).'  Cravings/wants/things I truly enjoy (since Phil states that a craving is something that I have to have at this very moment and I haven't experienced that just yet) this week have been cheeseburgers, Welch's fruit snacks (yes, that specific brand) and Goldfish snacks.
Happy first week of October!