4 years

Happy Anniversary, my love! What a journey it has been. This next year will be the most exciting yet as we take on the roles of mommy and daddy. How fun it will be! There is no one else in the whole wide world that could be a better partner, thank you for being so amazing. And happy 20 weeks to baby! We are half way there :)

*photo by melody hood

19 week baby bump!

We have been feeling lots of movements and kicks over here at the Castro house and boy do we love it!  What I was 90% sure of last week, I now know was definitely the real thing.  We have started to play music for baby (mainly classical and baby einstein).  And so far whenever we play music, it has been a guarantee to get baby moving.  This is when Jason is able to feel the good jabs.  This family time is so special to us and I think it's pretty safe to say we grow more smitten each day with our precious baby.

p.s. hello pumpkin pie craving.  yum!

baby bump

It is crazy to think that I am almost halfway through this journey to motherhood (I am actually 19 weeks now).  On one hand it has flown by and on the other it seems to be dragging.  Since this is my first, it has been quite interesting adjusting to having no control over my body.  Obviously I knew that my tummy would be growing, but to experience it is simply mind blowing.  There is a baby in there, wow! I still can't wrap my head around it.  I am 90% sure I have felt one, maybe two kicks.  It was amazing and I can't wait for more to come.  We don't know if it's a boy or girl yet, but we are hoping to know soon.  On our last ultrasound, baby didn't want to show us the goods.  And that's okay, we are fine waiting if baby wants to play hard to get :)

doggy date

A couple weekends ago, Jason and I headed downtown to a concert on the river front with some friends.  It was a dog friendly event and I really wanted to bring Jack along.  We were a bit nervous about the idea at first because sometimes Jack can get pretty excited around other dogs.  Not because he is aggressive or anything, but he just loves to play with other dogs.  In the end, we were nervous for no reason because Jack did so well!  We were such proud doggie parents.  

We are trying to get out at every chance to enjoy this perfect weather while it lasts.  Don't you just love the transition into fall? 

the reason for my absence: an announcement

That's right, we are going to be parents!  

We are thrilled beyond belief for this exciting new chapter in our lives.  I am 15 and a half weeks along now, so happily in my second trimester.  Let me tell you, that first trimester was rough on me.  I was sick pretty much everyday with morning and night sickness.  So in between running to the bathroom and falling asleep while walking, blogging just didn't seem to fit in my schedule.  Thankfully, I have been gradually feeling better and my bad days are less, although not completely gone.  I definitely want to remember all the wonderful milestones, so I am hoping my blogging will pick up quite a bit.  Our little one is due March 1, 2013 and yes we will be finding out the gender; we can't wait!