So we found out I was pregnant on Aug.5th! Happened on the first try too!!! Amazing! I am now 11 weeks along and couldn't ask for a better pregnancy so far!!! Except for the occasional headaches, insomnia, and food aversions, I have been feeling great! We went for our first sonogram at 9 weeks and saw our little baby and heard the fast little heartbeat too!!! We are soooo excited our baby time is nearing!!!! We've been secretly baby shopping for the past few months and practically have our whole registry picked out already! I finally do not have to hide all my pregnancy books and magazines under the bed anymore! Nope! They are now strewn all over the house in excitement! I've got some fun little preggie helpers too such as Preggie Pops which are the lollypops which help relieve nausea, some Belli Pregnancy face wash which doesn't contain all the harmful chemicals that others do, and the greatest husband ever who brings home PF Chang's, Whole Foods Pizza, and plenty of snacks for my raging appetite! :) Oh and I have already come up with what I think is a brilliant birthing plan. I'm throwing lamaze out the window because simple breathing exercises are NOT going to calm me down for the big event. They simply do not engage your mind and the key to easing my anxiety is through distraction. So as we were on a long drive home the other night I turned up my favorite songs and belted them out as usual. Singing brings me to such a relaxed state that most can only achieve with a dose of Valium. :) So I'm going to try bring in a boom box/cd's/ ipod whatever to my labor/delivery room and singing my little heart out before the big push! I think it will work like a charm. Singing makes me happy and when you are happy you are more relaxed and able to deal with pain better. So that's the plan for now. I'll let ya know how it pans out in real life :) If it does work though, I'll write a book titled, "Singing through the Pain" and start a revolutionary new birthing method guaranteed to make me millions so I can retire by the age of 30! I have it all planned out just you wait!
So on another note, we have decided to stay in the Bay area for the next long while, meaning 5 or more years. As you are well aware, this is not my first choice as I would rather flee to the country, but in my recent pregnant state have drastically changed my viewpoint because this life is not all about me anymore, not even all about us. Now we have our baby to consider and Tim's recent job promotion to Project Manager at Trihydro which is making him a much happier man career-wise. We are now looking at houses to buy in the American Canyon area which is in the North Bay area only 10 minutes from Napa Valley!!! It will be a wonderful place to call home for a while and you couldn't ask for better weather! The landscape is gorgeous, green rolling hills and vineyards and just an hour from the coast. Not too crowded either, Napa has a small town feel and will have a lot of activities year round for us to do!
So I'm excited!
For the time being, we are staying with a friend at his house in the Oakland Hills which is another beautiful area. He has offered to have us here until we find a home for a very generous price on rent so we will be able to save some cash in the next few months! San Francisco is only a 10 minute drive across the bay bridge, Berkeley is very near by too and just 5 minutes drive up the hill from where we live now you can overlook the entire bay and see the Golden Gate bridge. The view is spectacular! There is also a beautiful National Redwood Park 10 minutes from the house with tons of trails overlooking the bay and camping! Who knew there was such natural beauty within this concrete jungle? I am certainly learning to appreciate my surroundings more as we continuously act as explorers of this massive state we grew up in but apparently still have so much more to learn about here!
