12 weeks

This week I've had my ups and downs, but I am starting to feel like there will be an end to this nausea and exhaustion. I'm just really hoping to feel better by the time I go to Vegas. It was torture during Thanksgiving time when there was all this delicious food in front of me and I couldn't really eat or enjoy it.

Here is my 12 week sonogram of the baby taken during my nuchal translucency. This was my first time getting a NT done and it was actually really cool. With my past pregnancies, I got one ultrasound to find out the sex and that was it. The NT is so much more thorough, they showed me the brain, the baby's everything really, and my ovaries (apparently I have a really beautiful left ovary, at least that's what the doctor told me). It was all quite fascinating and the baby is looking very healthy, YAY!

Here I am at 12 weeks. This is the hardest part of the pregnancy for me where I'm not looking pregnant yet, just chubby. Today was the first time I went and worked out in like 2 months. I took it really easy, so I don't really count it as a workout, but I got my body moving and heart rate going. I just don't want the recovery to be as hard as it was after I had Emi (I ate twix candy bars almost everyday and I didn't workout during the pregnancy).

I predict my 2nd and 3rd trimesters to be wonderful, as well as the new year!

I couldn't stop laughing!

This is an old photo that Mase and I came across the other day and couldn't stop laughing (I know this sounds cruel), but Emi doesn't normally look like this. The funny thing is is that Emi knows she looks weird in these photos, so she said she doesn't like these pictures. Anyways, Enjoy!

LOL!!! EMI KILLS ME!!! LOL!!!

11 weeks

I was 10 weeks along when I had my 1st miscarriage and I feel it's appropriate to start documenting this pregnancy now at 11 weeks. Yes, you read that right, I'm 11 weeks pregnant and things are looking pretty good this time. I've been to 3 doctors appointments already and have gotten my blood tested. Next week I'll be going in for a nuchal translucency. I'm feeling confident that this baby will continue to grow and I pray that there will be no complications, but I'm not going to lie, this has been the hardest and scariest pregnancy so far. I've been extremely sick and tired, but I guess that's normal for 1st trimesters, I just don't remember Miya or Emi's 1st trimesters being nearly as difficult. I'm going to skip the details this week. Anyway, here are a couple of my ultrasounds taken at 6 weeks (I thought I was 8) and at 8 weeks (confirming I wasn't 10 weeks along).

(6 weeks)

(8 weeks)

It's beginning to look a lot like...

CHRISTMAS!!!

I know we haven't had Thanksgiving yet, but since we'll be away for both holidays, we thought we might as well start the Christmas season early.

Hipstamatic!

Silly Willy

Miya and I were goofing around with photo-booth. We were trying to see how many different facial expression we could make. Silly Willy!

1st grade for Miya

My big girl starting 1st grade. She woke up super early and was anxious to get to school, so she could be 1st in line. I think she was a little excited.

This next picture is of Miya meeting her new teacher, Ms. Suzuki. She seems to be really nice.

Here's Miya and her girlfriends Maddie and Thea. Can you tell Miya was so happy to see them?

The first day of 1st grade was a success. Miya even had a play date with Maddie after school for a little bit. It was just a short play date because Emi really wanted to play with her sister. Emi ran and gave Miya a hug when we picked her up. I wish I got that on film. I love that my girls love to hangout and play friends. My favorite line they say to each other is, "hey friend!"