Baby Giti is 15 weeks!

Time flies by so fast--we can't believe that baby giti is almost 4 months old! Next week we go to the doctor and get to find out what baby giti is...we are very excited for this visit! So far, I haven't popped yet--I've widened and my hips are stretching because they hurt and are very itchy. On other news, we found out that I'm super anemic, so that's been why I have been so overly weak and sleepy...so I've started B12 shots and iron and hopefully I'll start feeling better!

Baby Giti goes to Vegas & a Coldplay concert

This weekend, we went up to Vegas to visit Ali's family. On a last minute whim, we decided to get tickets from Craigslist for a Coldplay concert. Eventhough our seats were pretty far from the stage, halfway through the concert, the band came all the way up to our seat and did 2 acoustic numbers right in front of us--I mean right in front! Baby Giti not only got to go to his first concert, but got to be within 1 feet of his mommy's favorite band! It was amazing! We're sure he was dancing in mommy's tummy the whole time.

After the concert, we went out to dinner with Uncle Steve & Gail and had an incredible Italian dinner--only in Vegas can you have a gourmet Italian dinner at midnight! Baby Giti got to eat yummy food like Caprese, fig & prosciutto, risotto with lobster, white chocolate gelato, crochette, and an amazing ciocolato cake. Now mommy has to get back in the gym on monday morning!

The photos I post look like I photoshoped my head in them or are using a major zoom, but thats really where they were...we literally were right in front of them--in a concert with 17,000 people what are the odds! Baby Giti is our lucky charm!

Craving Persian Food!

So I haven't had any bizarre cravings yet, but I've been craving homemade Persian food like crazy! Luckily while Ali & my dad are fishing in Alaska, I've been staying at my dad's house in Laguna, babysitting Wolfy, Fuzzy, and Teddy, and enjoying homemade food from Nadereh, Saide and my Khlaeh Simin. Khaleh Simin spent all Monday cooking and packaging food in tupperware so Ali and I have a weeks worth of meals to eat! I can't wait until my nausea gets better and I can start cooking again!

As for my belly, it hasn't popped yet. I found this great cartoon that explains what I feel like now =)

We're having a baby!!!!!!!!!

Surprise! We are having a baby! As of today I am officially 12 weeks pregnant and our due date is January 15th! We have kept our secret for the last 3 months and now we are so excited to share the news with our family and friends. Today--we got to see Baby Giti on the ultrasound and he had 10 fingers and toes and a belly and a face and everything--eventhough he is only 2 inches long, he looks like a real baby! As far as the sex--I decided to call him a he becuase so far all the family members we have told say their gut feeling is that he is a boy! But who knows! The nurse that gave us an ultrasound said baby's heart beat was 167 which is really fast--which according to old wive's tales means its a girl...We are so happy to share our news and feel free to check in--I'll be updating the blog regularly to keep everyone updated. We'll be posting belly photos--once I have the guts to let Ali actually take photos of my bloated belly. =)

Birthday Wish!!

Today was my 29th bday and Ali took me out to a romantic dinner and I made a wish that baby will be healthy and happy! Tomorrow we get to see him on the ultrasound--so ecstatic! This is the best birthday ever...although I didn't get to have a glass of bday wine...oh well!

FATIGUE!!!!!!!

I am so tired. Sometimes I feel too tired to breathe or lift my head up. One of the effects of being pregnant is having to pee a lot. Sometimes in the middle of the night I have to pee so badly--but I literally lie there trying to convince myself to get up and am honestly close to letting myself pee in bed. Alas...I get up...take Teddy out to pee....and go myself.
Other interesting news...eventhough he is less than 2 inches...he supposedly looks like a baby now. Oh--speaking of he--I have decided to call our baby a he. At this point we have probably told 10 people we're expecting and they ALL say it's a boy. Although, last night my friend Tina got her clairvoyant vibes that I have twins...

Finally, in my fatigue, I have been watching random TV shows--my show of the week was Baby Story...and I'm totally freaked out. Labor looks so painful and scary....I'm so scared.

8 weeks and tired.

The nausea is still there, but the most annoying thing is that I'm always tired! I really am so lucky that I am not working right now and school doesn't start for a couple months. I really don't know how women in their first trimester can work all day.

Since, Dr.Z isn't doing babydeliveries, I'm on an OBGYN search. It sucks becuase I have no idea how you go about finding a doctor and I don't think it's like the movie knocked up where you can go try out 50 OBs before you find the right one....

On other awesome news, my cousin is also pregnant! 7 weekish--and we're probably giving birth at the same hospital! How cool is that? Baby Giti will have a cousin the same age to play with!

The photo is from the internet--it's not baby giti although he probably looks similar. =)