Going Live

I've been writing this blog since we found out we were pregnant.  Until today no one other than Marco knew about it.  We wanted to wait until we went to the doctor to let the world know about our blessing. Believe me it was tough to keep such great news to ourselves.  So here goes...hope you enjoy.

Father's Day

This was my facebook status in honor of father's day yesterday:

"Thank you God for blessing me with the most amazing father. Thank you dad for giving us everything, always without a complaint. You are the perfect example of a hard-working, love-giving, and amazing father. Thank you God for blessing me with a husband who possesses those same qualities. Happy Father's Day Dad!!...... Happy Father's Day MARCO!"

My dad has done a lot for me. A LOT.  He continues to do A LOT for me.  And sometimes it's the little things that I will forever have in my heart.  Saturday we were at the mall in Odessa, and as we were leaving the smell of movie theater popcorn did not sit well with me.  As soon as we hit the parking lot, I started gagging. 

 My brothers being the brothers that they are, started making sounds of disgust and quickly walked ahead to the car.  My mom who never experienced any sickness in any of her 3 pregnancies (lucky her) kept walking along.  

I stopped in a grassy area of the parking lot and proceeded to throw up, and who do you think was by my side?  My DAD.  I could just feel the sympathy he felt for me at that moment.  He took my shopping bag AND my purse. My dad does not hold purses. EVER.  He asked me if I was ok, found me a napkin to wipe my mouth, and then we walked to the Tahoe while he still held my purse. That small gesture where he stood by my side and walked with me while holding my purse meant the world to me.  He stood by me like he has done throughout my life.  

I love you Papi. 

Dreams

I'm not talking about the ones at night, which these days for me consist of all kinds of food. :)  I'm talking about dreams for our child.  My Our little baby is not even three inches and I catch myself thinking about what we want to teach him/her, what he/she will be like, or what hobbies he/she will have.

On Friday at the very last minute, my brother Ruben very generously invited me to a concert to which my parents, Ramon, Crystal and him had been planning to go for weeks. Marco had to work so he couldn't go.  (It's about to get very Mexican in here, so just hang on.)  I agreed to go, and I am glad I did.  The artist was Espinoza Paz and he is great, but the best part was that he was accompanied by a 16 piece Banda during his show.  You can click the link to see what I'm talking about.  Anyway, while watching the concert I found myself dreaming of what I would like bebe to play...because he WILL be musically talented...unlike his mother.  He's going to play the Tuba...yes the Tuba. :) I just realized that this dream only works if we have a son...I don't know if I'd want my daughter playing the Tuba with a Banda.  However one thing remains the same, our child WILL be musically talented.  Can you tell I'm a little bitter by MY lack of musical talent?

Meeting Bebe

And now it's all so real.  Today was our first doctor's appointment, it felt like an eternity for our appointment to finally get here.  It kind of was.  I scheduled the appointment on April 28, it was originally scheduled for June 1, and then it was rescheduled for June 15! But the day finally arrived and we are happy to announce that everything appears normal, Thank GOD.  Marco was able to go with me to our first appointment after arranging his work schedule, and we both had an enjoyable experience.  We first met with the doctor in his office and he asked us lots of questions, and we asked him some questions.  Today I am 11 weeks and 4 days along and the Doctor has determined that our due date is JANUARY 1, 2012!! He also prescribed me some medication to control my nauseousness and morning sickness because although in the beginning I was feeling good, somewhere along the way morning sickness began to kick my butt.

Anyway, moving along to more fun things, we had a sonogram done and we got to see our baby for the first time.  It was AMAZING.  He/She was moving around so much!! The doctor said he/she is a happy baby and that's why he/she's moving so much.  It all became so real, I REALLY am pregnant! God has blessed us with the ability to develop someone in my body created by Marco and Me. We were both very emotional and of course I cried. What a BLESSING!!

Meet our Bebe.  His/Her little head is to the left. I know it's hard to see.

Of course bebe is too little still and we can't tell if it's a he or she, but it looks like it's going to be one active baby.  I should start to feel him/her move in a few weeks. Hopefully, the next time we go to the doctor we'll be able to determine the gender.

10 weeks

Today we are 10 weeks pregnant.  I haven't really taken any pictures, and I can't really tell much of a difference since I'm already on the chubby side.

The Blind Pig, Austin, Texas