Better late than never...

Here's our little one at my 9w5d US.

Here's my belly shot for today (12w3d)
I thought I'd get at least one in the 1st tri!

Almost 2nd trimester already!

Yippie! I'm so glad I've made it this far. I was able to see my family this weekend which was absolutely wonderful! I miss them so much. I'll see them again for a short time in December, but then I don't know when I'll see them again.

So far the pregnancy is going smoothly. I'm still nauseated all of the time. I had a short break from the nausea for 1 1/2 weeks at around 10 weeks, but it came back. Hopefully the 2nd tri will be kind to me. I have gained no weight, but do feel like my jeans are snug (I wear them fairly fitted). I can't wait to get a bump. I feel like then I will have reassurance that the baby is growing. Then there will be baby movements to look forward to!

I can't wait to be in a place to start planning more for this little one. I love looking at baby stuff at the stores. It's a good thing I don't/won't know the gender or it would be very tempting to buy lots of cute clothes! My brother is predicting a girl so far. I have no instincts either way, but do call the baby "he" a lot (but that may be b/c DH keeps referring to the baby as a boy... wishful thinking). I can honestly say I will be happy either way!

Great day with great news!

My mom is doing well! Thanks for the prayers. Her values are back to normal now. They found some nodules on her lungs and spleen, but are pretty sure they are benign. Her kidneys are recovering and cancer is looking to be less likely. I'm so relieved.

I also had my first ultrasound today. It was amazing! Our little miracle is doing well! The heartbeat was 166 bpm and it's measuring just 2 days off. My OB is keeping my due date the same. DH was able to come too and was amazed at how fast the little heart was beating. Seeing our baby and hearing the heart beat was such an overwhelming, relieving experience. I'm so happy!

Kidney cancer?

We got a call this morning that mom is in the hospital. They found abnormal levels in her bloodwork from her physical yesterday and sent her to the ER. They're running tests now to figure out what's causing the kidney failure. They think it might be cancer. I'm so scared. I hate it that I can't just go and see her. I hate living so far away from family. We'll see what her tests show and may go later. It's so hard to know what to do. I hate cancer. It scares me so much. Please say a prayer for her.