Expecting a Winter Blessing

July 4th: Mike & I had the following people over for the 4th of July: Aimee & Jeff, Shawn, Allena & Silas, and Mom.

July 6th: 14 weeks pregnant and we have now entered 2nd trimester!!! I just can't believe that we are here already! I have been SO lucky to not have any morning sickness. The only thing that has happened is that I have been VERY tired, I have lost quite a bit of weight (25 pounds so far) just because I can't eat very much, and due to the fact that nothing seems to taste very good! I am looking forward to going to my 1st appoitment with Dr. Lopez this week. I certainly hope that she does an initial sonogram because I have been having dreams that I am having twin girls! OH MY!!! I also can't believe that I have almost been in the New Life Center for almost 1 month. The time sure is flying by and it frightens me to know that in just a few more months that I will be on my own, I mean seriously... I am going to be in charge of patients care?? SCARY!

July 8th: My appoitment scheduled for 9:00am went well. I was so lucky to be able and have my mom there with me! I just wish that Mike was able to make it to my morning appoitments. I got standard lab work taken (for blood type, STD's, HIV, Hepatitis & a CBC), did a urine test for pH, sugar & protein levels and of course I am so excited to say we had a sonogram done! Here is our little peanut. I hate to say it because I'm sure it might go the other way, but I am pretty sure this one is a little girl. I just haven't had any dreams but that it is a little girl! Dr. Lopez said that Baby Tran is growing well and that despite the weight I have lost so far that it isn't affecting the baby at all. I am proud to say that it is measuring big enough to change my due date from the 13th to the 11th of January. I was excited to call my Dad and tell him that my new due date is now his birthday!! He said that he thought that would be the date that it came all along.

July 13th: I guess I have a growing gymnast in there because I sure am having A LOT of stretching pain! I have been told by multiple co-workers and residents that this is completely normal. I am glad to know that Baby Tran in there is growing. I can't wait to find out what we are having because I have lots of shopping to do!!

July 14th: 15 weeks pregnant and while stopping by the Wonderbread bakery store today after I got off work because I got an overwhelming urge for Cherry Sweet Rolls. When I went in, the poor cashier said that they are no longer available and that they have become a "seasonal product." I think I officially hit a new low in pregnancy because I started crying and I think the poor girl felt so bad that she called all the stores in town to see if anyone had any left (which they didn't), so I left the store crying which then turned into hysterical laughter when I called my mom to tell her about it. Wow.. they never said the surge of emotions would be this crazy!