Week 16

This week has been great! I am feeling great and less tired than I have been in the last 15 weeks!
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Baby Dav experienced his first Central Park picnic this week. We went to listen to the NY Philharmonic and watch the fireworks afterwards...it was a lovely evening with great weather after a quick afternoon thunderstorm. Of course I forgot the camera ... next time!

I also wanted to pass along my thoughts and prayers to little Mason Garka who was born on the 20th and is getting ready to have heart surgery this week. He and his parents have been through a lot already and will have a long road of recovery ahead of them. Keep them in your thoughts please... www.masongarka.com

Have a great weekend!!

~crystal

It's a....BOY!!!

We found out on Friday morning that our little pea in the pod is a boy!! We are thrilled, but honestly just want a healthy and happy baby!! So of course we have some names on the short list, but I wonder what all of you are thinking for a name...first and middle!!

I will post the sonogram photos tomorrow when we get them scanned in. They are really cool!!

~crystal

Oh yeah...week 15

Here is the link to this weeks baby progress!!! My nausea is gone and energy levels are picking up a bit...still enjoying an afternoon nap when I can though!! :)

http://www.babycenter.com/6_your-pregnancy-15-weeks_1104.bc?scid=mbtw_preg15:40&pe=2Uvr7dQ

Girl or boy??? What do you think???

We were travelling last weekend....sorry for the lack of posts. I will be better, I swear!

We went to Lansing, Michigan to hang out with Anthony's Father's family as well as some of his Mom's family. It was a nice Father's Day and we were happy to spend the day with one of our Dear 'ol Dads.

We go in for our next Dr. appointment tomorrow morning and will hopefully be able to tell the sex of our little bambino!

Any feelings of what the sex is going to be?? I have been referring to the baby as a 'He' from the very beginning...but that might just be a subconscious reaction to the pregnancy...who knows. I did have some pretty good morning sickness and some say that means a girl??? Or was it that the baby will have a lot of hair?? Or was it that the baby will be healthy?? So many to choose from!!!

Bugaboo vs. MacLaren

Our conversations these days seem to revolve around baby things....Does your baby stroller determine your social status??? The price of a Bugaboo, with all of the attachments is nearing $1000!!! Can you believe that?? But every mom that I have stopped on the street to question, yes I have done this and so has Anthony, says these strollers are the best and worth every penny. Really? Does the kid really know the difference in shocks? I have a hard time believing our kid will grow up and say, "Mommy, Daddy, why didn't you buy me a Bugaboo?" Honestly, my biggest concern is having a stroller that is easy to maneuver on the subways and streets, as well as comfortable for a newborn up to 3 years of age.

As many of our neighborhood blogs write about, there is a hate for strollers! They do take up most of the sidewalk and moms usually travel in packs so those without kids tend to hate on the strollers and the pushers of said strollers. I have to say, our neighbohood has seen a big increase in stollers sightings which might just be me being more in tune with mommies/daddies and babies!

Anyone have a stoller they just can't live without???

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It is settling in....

I am beginning this blog on June 6, 2008 and look forward to communicating with everyone local and from a distance.

Well, the first trimester is nearly over and boy we are both happy about that! I struggled with all of the things that come along with pregnancy during the first trimester and Anthony had to deal with me! He has been absolutely wonderful and I have no idea how I would have made it through these last few months without his support.

So, last week we had our one and only genetic screening test, this one was for Down's Syndrome, we agreed to do. I am against any invasive testing and whatever the outcome of the test it wouldn't change the way I already feel about this baby! But this was just an ultrasound and a finger prick, so I agreed. My mom, Aunt PJ, and cousin Ramah were all in town (they surprised me with their visit) and were able to view the ultrasound as well. It was a very exciting day and I was very anxious about the results which caused me to have a tension headache for the 2 days prior to the screening....it miraculously went away as soon as the screening began! We received excellent marks on the screening and don't have any worries of DS. Yeah!!

My nausea has finally subsided and I am waiting for that burst of energy I am supposedly going to get here in the next few weeks! That will be more than welcome!!!

We have had a revolving door of visitors this Spring...very much welcomed by both of us! Our very good friends Sergei and Amanda will be moving to NYC at the end of the month and absolutely can not wait to have them so close!!

I have included a link to baby center's weekly update and will continue to do so for those interested. If you have any thoughts, ideas, opinions, tips, etc....please don't hesitate to pass those along to us as we are new parents and can get all the help we can!!

Love to all,

Crystal

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