And Baby Friia is A....GIRL!!!!

Well, we had our ultrasound today and found out that Baby Friia is a Girl!!! A beautiful little baby girl. Such an exciting day! The appointment took quite some time today as they took many measurements of her like her heart (all 4 chambers), lungs, stomach, brain, arms and legs etc... And great news, all the measurements turned out to scale, and she is a very healthy little girl! ALso, according to the measurements, she is estimated to be about 15 oz. Almost a pound! Growing so quickly. She was definitely active during the ultrasounds, and kept wanting to suck on her little wrist the whole time. The 3D image below is really cute, you can see she has her wrist in her mouth. Matt says she is on lock down until she is 18! We will have to see about that, I can already tell that she will melt his heart and wrap him around her little finger :)

I had prepared 2 presents for Matt for today, one in case for a girl, and one for a boy! I bought a little outfit and had it wrapped and hidden in my purse. As soon as we found out we were having a girl, I gave Matt his present. The pants are the cutest little things...and the little onesie says "I Love Daddy", with a little jacket that has a cupcake on it. (See pics below!)

And here are some of the Ultrasound pics...

Half Way There and Grampi is Back!!

Well on Friday I hit the 20 weeks mark! Half way there with the pregnancy. I can't believe how fast the time has gone by, and of course how far away February 4th seems. Such a mix! It seems like we are getting things done with the preparation. The bambino's room is getting cleared out. We used to have 2 dressers in there, and the closet is still full of Matt's shoes...I won't reveal the number of pairs of shoes that are in that closet, but we used to refer to that room as "Matt's shoe room"... so needless to say it will be quite the project getting those shoes transfered to another room. But as for the dressers we got those moved out, and also transferring Xulu's bed (our cat), who used one of the dressers as her bed. She seems to be adjusting well to the new location, which makes me happy, because I get the feeling she will freak out when the baby arrives! We ended up purchasing a crib last week because we found the perfect crib on sale, and thought we better not let the deal pass us by! So as for now the plans seem to be going well/ However I am still very anxious for Tuesday the 21st to find out the sex!! This is worse than the build up for Christmas!!! I am so excited.

Here is a picture of me at 20 weeks. I have been going to my friend Tammy's (www.tammygonzalesphotography.com) Every month for belly pictures. I can't wait to compare the 8week picture with the 36 week picture! It will be amazing. We already notice a big "pop" in my belly, so it will be even better later on in the pregnancy.

Carey Belly- 20 weeks!

Grampi is Back!! Yes it is true, my dad threw in the towel on St. Thomas and has made the move away from the tropics back to the United Sates! I am so happy that bambino will have Grampi so close! Plus not to mention that I can utilize his wonderful artistic talents for painting bambino's room. This picture is of me and my dad at his friend Bobby's house in Silverthorne. What a beautiful backyard! This is where Grampi is staying for a little while, working and helping Bobby since his wife recently passed away from cancer.

Carey and Grampi at Bobby's

Carey and Matt at Bobby's

Trip to Upton

Hello Again!

Well we just spent a very eventful weekend in Upton. We drove on Friday and stayed with Cheri and Troy and family. Saturday was jam packed with lake fun at Keyhole! Of course pregnesia kicked in again, and I totally forgot the camera so I don't have any pics to share of that day. It was such a blast watching all the kids wakeboard. I say watching with my teeth gritted because I was SO wishing I was out there wakeboarding too, but me and bambino had fun anyways by floating around and just lounging in the shade. Then Sunday we went to visit Grammy in Sundance. After having lunch with her, we took her to Spearfish to go shopping at the Farmer's Market and Wal-Mart, to get her hair done, and then out to dinner. I spent most of the time asking Grammy lots of questions about her childhood and young adult years. It was such a blast listening to all her stories. Then I showed Grammy pictures of the 12 week ultrasound and she said it looks like a boy! We will just have to see, only 2 more weeks until we find out. Below are the pictures with Grammy, and the last one Lainee really wanted to take a belly picture, so here I am at 18 weeks!

Matt, Carey and Grammy

Carey and Grammy

Carey Belly at 18 weeks

Finally a Blog!!

Hello Everyone!

Welcome to Friia's Bino Blog! (Friia's Bambino Blog) WOO HOO we are having a baby!!!

My due date: February 4, 2011

Okay, I know I am well into the second trimester, but I have recently been asked if I have a blog yet, along with multiple other questions about the pregnancy, so Matt and I decided to go ahead and start a blog to keep those who are interested informed. Of course this first blog will be pretty lengthy- but I am certain future blogs will be much shorter. Here is a recap of my first trimester...

The HIGHS

• Mindy! What a savior! I am so lucky to have my cousin Mindy pregnant 10 weeks ahead of me. She is a pro. I am always texting her with questions. For example I will be out to dinner and want to eat something but not sure if it is safe while pregnant, so I text her to ask. She ALWAYS knows the answers, and gives me lots of advice, as well as checks in with me after my appointments. It is great!! Not to mention how much fun it will be to have our babies to play together!
  
• Matt! Okay, this may sound a bit cheesy, but Matt is the best husband ever! I will give a quick example, one night around week 8 when I was at my most tired phase, Matt was out playing volleyball and I came home STARVING. I tore apart the kitchen searching for something to eat, and made the biggest mess. Well all that tearing around made me exhausted so I turned to the couch for a nap, Matt came home and said 'My God what happened?' when I explained I was hungry then got tired, he replied with 'Don't worry babe, I got it!' He was so understanding during that phase of hunger and tiredness... it was great! :)
  
• Of course I forgot to mention all the excitement with being pregnant! That is definitely the best part when we get to share the joy with friends and family, and of course discovering all the fun and crazy changes with starting a family.
  
• Thank You Grammy! Thanksto the Materi women genes, I have not had any morning sickness, or nausea at all this pregnancy (besides the aversion to chicken!). But I feel so lucky to have felt and still feel so great this pregnancy.
  
• Garage Sales! We have been making killings on barely used baby stuff at all the awesome sales out here in Highlands Ranch. It is helping us figure out what we need, and of course adding to all the excitement.

THE LOWS

• Is it tired in here or is it just me? Man... that first trimester was BRUTAL. I would sneak out to my car at work for a 20 minute cat nap just to get me through the day. Oh and on occasion, if we had to head to the store to pick up groceries for dinner I would try to catch a quick nap on the drive home (we live less than a mile away from the store!) haha

• Pregnesia - definition: Pregnancy Induced Amnesia. I am sure those of you that are pregnant, or have been pregnant know exactly what I am talking about here.

Well just realized that this blog is already pretty long, so those of you that are still with me, thanks for reading on... Below are the Ultrasounds from our 12 week appointment. The second one is a 3D image. It was so great to see our little bambino moving around. Even though bino was only 2 inches, he/she was moving around wildy, and of course would not cooperate for the images! It was so much fun.

Oh one last thing! We scheduled our appointment to determine the sex. That date is set for September 21 - We are so anxious to find out!

Bambino at 12 weeks

3D Image of Bambino