Trip to Canada (& 15 Weeks)

Our 5 day to trip Canada (which turned into an unexpected 6 day trip due to cancelled flights thanks to Hurricane Debby in FL) was wonderful! We went to Ontario to visit family and see a part of Canada we had yet to visit. I was nervous about the plane ride--would I get sick being prego and all? But I worried for nothing! After our flight into Buffalo, we drove to Barrie and spent time hanging out with my uncles, aunts, and cousins; driving around the town to see the sights; and eating a lot of amazing food courtesy of my Aunt Anne and cousin Katie!

Matt and me on Wasaga Beach right outside of Barrie, Ontario

Then we headed to Niagara Falls for a couple of days to see the falls. We hopped aboard the Maid of the Mist boat for a closer look at the water and river, getting ourselves soaked in the process. But the views were worth every drop of "mist" which seemed more like a torrential downpour!

My brother, my sister, me, and Matt standing in front of the "American" falls at Niagara

A view of the "Canadian" falls and a Maid of the Mist boat

Before our boat ride...and before we got soaked!

13 1/2 Weeks!

Time is starting to fly by! I kinda forgot about the blog, only because the past couple of weeks have been dedicated to finishing up the school year at Bay Point (my first teaching job), packing up my entire classroom, saying my goodbyes to coworkers and students, and moving to my new school where I'll teach 6, 7, and 8 grade Language Arts. I'm so incredibly pumped for this new step on my journey as a teacher. It'll be easier in some ways and challenging in others, but I welcome the change and look forward to working with a new group (or three new groups!) of students and teachers. Now that I'm officially on summer break, I can take things a little slower and focus on me, family, friends, and preparing for Baby Sehner's arrival! :)

Yesterday Matt and I told the rest of our friends and extended family members about our big news by posting a few "announcement" photos that our friend Amber took a couple weeks ago. We received an enormous amount of love and congrats from people who are excited about our next step becoming parents. It really felt great to have no more secrets, to share the news with everyone. And after all, it seems that posting anything on Facebook makes something official to the world!

We're Expecting!

Do not open until December 20th (our due date)

Matt and I went to our 12-week doctor's appointment a week ago where I had an ultrasound, some quick blood work (which almost caused me to pass out thanks to a rough, gruff nurse who didn't know how to prick a finger properly), and a chat with doctor #2. This was Matt's first time at an appointment, so I think he didn't really know what to expect. I didn't really know either--would we still be looking at a blob of cells? We had no clue. But during the ultrasound, we were both mesmerized by the image of our little one--s/he was fully formed! We were looking at a tiny little baby, only 3 inches long. But we could easily  point out baby's head, hands, tummy, mouth, eyes, ear, even a little nose! At first it looked like baby was sleeping even though we had a perfect profile view. But then the tech started tapping my belly with the ultrasound probe and s/he started moving it's hands and even opened and closed it's mouth a few times! The tech said she could give a pretty good guess as to the sex of the baby since she was getting a great view of her/him, but we declined because we didn't want to go by a guess. It was pretty unbelievable how far along our baby was developed in just a few weeks and how active our baby could be at 12 weeks along. Matt even said to me last after the appointment how he couldn't believe that some people could look at an sonogram and not see a human life, how some people could dismiss a baby as a mere fetus. I couldn't agree more.

12-week sonogram: Baby's head is on the left, hands are just in front of it's face where you can see an ear, eyes, nose, and mouth, then a big, round tummy, and finally we think we're seeing a "foot"...or it could be something else! :) In a few weeks we go back for our 16-week appointment to find out the sex of our baby!

How far along: 13 1/2 weeks

Gender: We’ll find out soon!

Total weight gain: +2 pounds…and a LOT more to go!

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: Cheese and sweets

Signs of pregnancy: It’s certain that my nose will stay sensitive throughout the whole pregnancy. Doctor said hopefully it will go away after the baby is born—yeah! I hope so too! Also have been getting some headaches daily, but I just need to drink more water.

Sleep: Now that it’s summertime for me, naps have easily become a daily routine.

Labor signs: No

Happy or moody? I’ve snapped a couple times the past few weeks (thanks, crazy hormones!), but I do feel happy a lot of the time.

Stretch marks? None, but I’ve picked up some cocoa butter and started using it now

Maternity clothes? Not yet, but I got some great stuff from a cousin-in-law of mine who had her two kids in the wintertime—lots of jeans!

Wedding rings on or off? On

Miss anything? Sushi! Every time I go to Publix (grocery store) I stop by the seafood counter and drool over the raw salmon and tuna that I wish I could have. Ughhhh…6 more months.

Best moment of the week: Sharing our big news with Facebook friends and family.

Looking forward to: Heading to Canada this week with my parents, brother, sister, and Matt to visit some family outside of Toronto. It’s been years since we’ve seen our cousins and a couple years since we’ve since our aunt and uncle, so I’m really looking forward to catching up. However, I’m anxious about the plane ride—hope I don’t get queasy!