Our magical weekend

So much to catch up on but first I want to share about our weekend at Disney for my BFF's wedding. We left Friday morning and drove for about 10 hours. It was my first time leaving Luna and Angel with a petsitter so I was sad and cried a little bit. Nothing eventful Friday just checked into the hotel and had dinner at Outback.
Saturday morning was the rehearsal breakfast at the Grand Floridian. I'd never been there so I thought it was awesome! The day was absolutely gorgeous too. It was great to see everyone again. We hadn't seen our pastor and his family since our wedding so that was sweet.

Breakfast was sooo yummy! Then we were off to the wedding pavilion/chapel. Did I mention how sunny and warm it was?? No need for jackets or gloves, yay!

so pretty and you can see the castle straight ahead

After the rehearsal, some of us headed to downtown Disney for lunch and shopping. I had a much deserved nap afterward. We met up with the bride that evening and got ready for dinner. We ate at Wolfgang Puck's and it was $$$$! It was nice to eat there but I wouldn't do it again. I ordered the salmon and it was good but not enough food. Then it took 40 minutes for Justin's desert to come out. Now that was GOOD! Chocolate lava cake :)

After dinner, I just kissed hubby goodbye and the girls returned to the hotel. We were up at 6am for hair and make-up! At 1045 the limo came to get us and we were off for pictures. I started getting nervous before we walked down the aisle. Nothing like my wedding where I was calm and relaxed. I think standing around waiting makes me nervous.

Maid, Bride, Matron

Weren't we just here? <3

Mr and Mrs. M!

Seeing her walk down the aisle made me tear up bad and I thought I was going to cry a river. I told myself to stop it and get it together. Then I remembered we had pockets in our dresses and why in the heck did I not pack tissues?! The ceremony was short and sweet but I just kept thinking how blessed we all are that we're still the closest of friends and we have been through so much together. I was so thankful to be a part of her special day!
The reception was beautiful and the food was delicious. Justin kept telling me how he wished he could relive our wedding day again...I love him. It did bring back those feelings when we were out there dancing and having a great time. This time I told him we're dancing with the baby :) Disney holds so many memories for us and our friends that we were saying how we've fallen in love at Disney, had a wedding, and honeymoon there. Now someone has to get engaged there and then conceive a baby there, LOL. I look forward to the day we'll bring our little guy/girl, but for now I'm more than ok not seeing Disney for several years.


Here's a link to additional photos of the wedding

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3087452&id=5211969&l=c488489fca

Now let me recap some baby news! We had our appointment last Wednesday afternoon and Justin heard the heartbeat for the first time. It was a healthy 146bpm. I asked my doc a bunch of questions that I've been studying up on. She answered them how I wanted her to so as of right now I'm not switching practices. For our next appt I requested a midwife so I can start getting to know them. We have 3 of them and one of them will be there when I go into labor. If my doc is on call then I'd ask her to be there otherwise I want the midwife. I was considering changing to a practice with one doctor and one midwife, but I'm feeling comfortable where we are right now. I'll post the questions later in case someone out there is curious.

It was the sweetest relief to hear the hb and nothing could take the smile off my face :-)
We went public on FB the next day and it was nice to read everyone's comments. I am now 14 weeks along and feeling wonderful!

This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.

In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches —about the size of a lemon  — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active. Source

My symptoms haven't changed. I feel cramping now and then which are just growing pains, my hands still fall asleep at night, I can get out of breath a lot sooner when running, and I'm hungry often.

My maternity jeans were dirty yesterday so I had to wear my fat jeans with an elastic around the button. It worked but I wasn't very comfortable. Hopefully, this weekend I can buy another pair. What else...I'm using Aveeno Intense Relief Overnight Cream all over my belly and really everywhere since I tend to have drier skin. I haven't bought any oil for stretch marks, but if I start to see some I'll be running to CVS! I guess that's it for now.

One more thing! We should find out the sex on March 23rd but we're planning on having family over the following weekend after the appt to reveal the sex. We're not sure if we're going to surprise them or if we're going to be surprised with them. We might have a cake baked with either pink or blue icing in the inside!! Can't wait!!