12 Weeks

My 12th week of pregnancy had a dramatic start. Monday morning was hot and humid. The weather, combined with a walk up the stairs from the subway platform proved to be too much for me that day. I was about 2 blocks from work, and started to feel like I was going to faint. I wanted to cross over 6th avenue and sit down in Bryant Park, but the light was red and I knew I would not make it across the street in time. I looked around and found a nice looking lady, and I told her that I thought I was going to faint. The next thing I remember is waking up in her arms while lying on the corner 6th and 40th. Thank god for that woman. She was pouring water on me to help me wake up, so there I was soaked, on the ground, with a crowd of tourists and commuters staring down at me. So embarrassing. As if that wasn’t bad enough, 6 cops and 2 ambulances showed up within 2 minutes of me waking up. It was such a scene. I have fainted before, mostly in the privacy of my own home. I usually just get my blood flowing again, have something to eat, and I’m good to go in about a half hour.

When the cops and EMT’s found out I was pregnant, they strongly encouraged me to go to the ER to make sure me and the baby were ok. I called VJ, and he met me at an area hospital. Not the greatest experience. I am sure this is normally a quality hospital, but I wasn't thrilled with the services provided that day. To sum it up, I was fine before I went in there. I had a bruise on my knee from when I fainted, and I was a little woozy, but that was all. By the time I walked out of there 6 hours later, I had 4 bruises on my arms from where the intern tried to run an IV on me. It took her 6 tries and burst 2 veins. There was blood everywhere, I have never seen anything like it. I had to look away, or I would have fainted again. On top of that, they didn’t let me eat or drink the entire time I was there. By the time we left there around 4:00, I hadn’t eaten anything since breakfast 8 hours earlier. Not good for a pregnant lady!

The silver lining of all of this was that I got to see our little baby dancing and bouncing around like crazy inside of me. We could clearly see its arms and legs moving all around. This baby definitely gets its dance moves from VJ! It knows how to cut a rug, and it isn’t shy about it! If anyone has seen VJ at a wedding when Bruce Springsteen comes on, you know what I’m talking about! The beginning of the ultrasound was pretty hilarious (after the fact). They did a ton of tests on me before they checked on the baby, so I was already there for a few hours by the time we they did the ultrasound. I told the tech that I was dying to see if the baby was ok. She just kind of nodded and started moving the wand over my abdomen. She looked kind of worried, and didn’t say anything for a couple of minutes. I looked at VJ to see if he could see anything, but I don’t think he really knew what he was looking for. Finally the tech looked down at me concerned, and said ‘did you know you’re pregnant?’ seriously?! Uh, yeah, remember that baby I was just talking about 3 minutes ago?? Coincidentally, that is the baby I was talking about! So I told her ‘yes, I know I’m pregnant, is the baby ok???’ Looking unfazed she said ‘oh, yeah, its fine.’ VJ asked her to show me the baby on the screen because he knew I was totally freaking out. So she turned the screen towards me and there was our little baby, dancing around inside of me. Ok, and I can breathe again.

The rest of the week was relatively uneventful. We go in for another (planned) ultrasound on Friday, and I can’t wait for that! VJ thinks that I orchestrated the whole fainting incident just to score an extra ultrasound. I LOVE seeing our baby.

Week 12 of Pregnancy:



How far along? 12 Weeks, 2 days

Weight gain/loss: I am up 2 lbs

Maternity clothes? Nope, but I avoid wearing anything with a waistband, dresses are preferable right now.

Stretch marks? Nope, not yet.

Sleep? All day, every day. Too bad a little thing called work gets in the way of this.

Best moment this week? Seeing our baby! We also started telling more people after seeing the baby, and that was a lot of fun, too!

Food cravings: Ice cream cones. I had 2 last night and 1 tonight already. I’m sure I’ll be having a second before the night is over.

Gender: 8 weeks til we find out. I am curious if the tech will see anything on Friday, I hear it is possible for them to make an educated guess at this time.

Belly button in or out? Still in.

Movement? Dancing like it’s daddy, I just can’t feel it yet!

What I miss? Energy and wine!!

What I'm looking forward to: Our ultrasound on Friday (I am addicted)

Milestones: Our baby can now clench and unclench its hand. He/she is now 2 inches tall – almost as tall as its parents! As for me, people at work who don’t know have started calling me out because they are noticing my bump… I guess that means I’m getting bigger!

11 Weeks

3 weeks since my last blog entry. Yikes. I have been brought down by first trimester symptoms and an untimely cold. But here I am, just past the 11 week mark, and almost into my second trimester. Good stuff, I can’t wait. I have a loooong 'to-do' list waiting for me when I feel better!

Two weeks ago we had our 10 week doctor appointment. The most exciting part was when we heard the baby's strong heartbeat of 172bpm. That beautiful woosh woosh woosh sound has let me breathe much easier these past couple of weeks.

Besides the doctor appointment, I haven’t done much of anything. I go to work, come home exhausted, eat dinner, and go to bed. Weekends lately have been for getting even more sleep, I can’t seem to get enough! This second trimester energy surge cannot come soon enough!!

When I am not sleeping, eating, or working, I have been reading up a storm, here is what I’ve been reading… lots of crazy stuff goes into making a baby!


Our little one already has quite a collection of toys and pajamas for when it arrives, thanks to generous gifts it has already received from family! It is so crazy to see baby stuff in our apartment, and know it is not a gift for someone else. It is a fun reminder about what is going on! Here is what the little one has waiting for him/her:

And while I'm doing pictures, here is the shirt we got for my nice. It is a size 2T, since I hear she is growing like crazy!

Week 11 of Pregnancy:

How far along? 11 Weeks, 2 days

Weight gain/loss: As of two weeks ago, I had gained a pound. I am sure I have gained another one by now (at least). I am always hungry!

Maternity clothes? Nope, but I have broken out the belly band my sister-in-law Heather lent me. Soooo comfortable, thanks!

Stretch marks? Nope, not yet.

Sleep? Cannot. Get. Enough.

Best moment this week? I noticed a little bump for the first time, a coworker actually pointed it out to me. I swear it wasn’t there when I got dressed in the morning, and all of a sudden, that same afternoon, there it was.

Food cravings: VJ mentioned these donuts from the farmers market by where he works – ever since he did, I NEEDED them. He didn’t think I was serious, but I made it clear that it was in his best interest to bring some home from me. He did, and they were SO good.

Gender: Not sure yet, we should find out in about 9 weeks.

Belly button in or out? Still in.

Movement? According to the books, the baby is moving like crazy in there. I can’t feel it yet, though.

What I miss? For the first time, it isn’t wine. I miss that, of course, but I miss feeling human more! I feel useless these days, and can’t wait to have some energy!

What I'm looking forward to: Taking a nap after I post this entry!!

Milestones: Our baby’s is the size of a lime now, and all of its major organs are formed! So crazy…