7 Weeks..."Healthiest Pregnant Woman Ever"

Joe and I have been keeping busy...it is making the time fly by!  Which makes us happy because we have been anxiously awaiting our first doctors appointment.  When I called to change my appointment the day after I found out I was pregnant (my new patient appointment wasn't until the end of July), it seemed like an eternity away.  Now it's in only 5 days!!! (but who's counting?!).  I have never met this OBGYN, but she came with good reviews from girls at work so I am keeping my fingers crossed it is a good fit.  I am so happy Joe is going to be able to get out of work for a couple hours to come with me (incredibly thankful for an awesome boss and flexible job...we are so lucky!).  We are just anxious to know everything is going okay with Baby Lude, and to informally "meet" the little one.  I found out they will doing a transvaginal ultrasound at this appointment....so we will get to see the baby! Excited/nervous/anxious/happy.  Is it Tuesday yet?!

We spent the weekend eating good food, putt-putting, and playing games with friends.  The bar tender at Local Roots was very concerned I wasn't ordering a drink on a Saturday night.  I told him I had taken on 9 months of sobriety.  He found that quite funny.  You catch people a lot more off guard when you aren't showing at all :)

Wednesday night (a "school night" as we like to call it) Joe and I had date night.  We went to Gallo's for dinner.  As soon as we walked in all I could smell was fish.  I made the comment to Joe it smelled very fishy, and he just laughed at me.  Apparently I have a very heightened sense of smell these days because he barely noticed.  I am just thankful I have not been experiencing any morning (or all day) sickness.  So although I am noticing more smells, they don't seem to bother me.  (I actually noticed recently our water in the house has a smell, and I suggested we get a new filter for the fridge.  Turns out there hasn't been one installed all along.  So now we have one on the way!).

After dinner we went to the Cirque Du Soleil show, KOOZA!  It was such a fun show.  Great story, hilarious, and amazing acrobatics! We loved every minute.

Joe and I getting ready to go into Kooza.

Joe has deemed me the "healthiest pregnant woman ever."  He is quite disappointed in my cravings, and keeps trying to talk me into craving things like Cookie Dough Oreos.  He swears he will help me out with them if he has to! ;)  In general, I crave fruits (raspberries) and veggies (Spicy Hot V8).  But no real strong cravings I can think of up to this point.  Although the french fries at Gallo's were delicious!

My sister Renee has been texting me about martinis and wants to make some when she comes to visit next weekend.  I am just letting her think we are having martinis :)  Can't wait to surprise my family!

So here we are already at week 7.  Buddy and Izzy wanted to let you know how excited they are about their future little brother/sister.  And they also think it is AWESOME their sibling currently has a tail, just like them!

Baby is the Size of a Blueberry

Buddy is excited to play with Baby Lude in the yard and on the swingset!

Izzy isn't quite sure what to think.  "So Mom you are telling me that blueberry is going to turn into a baby?!"