Bidding Adieu...

...to the first trimester! I have to admit that I didn't suffer from terrible morning sickness like so many others I have talked to. I did however just have a lingering queasy feeling pretty much all day every day. No I am at 13 weeks (and 3 days to be exact) and into the blessed 2nd trimester. I started noticing a bump shortly after I found out I was pregnant, but since I had a slight food-made bump to begin with, there was nowhere else for it to go but out. So, here is the official Baby Bump picture taken at exactly 13 weeks (photo credits go to the Famous and Handsome Danny Patyrak)!

According to thebump.com, Baby Patyrak (or BP) is now the size of a peach. BP also is starting to form teeth and vocal chords (hopefully that work somewhat like Mommy's) and also now has fingerprints! How exciting. The nickname BP will only have to last for a little while longer. On Friday, July 1, we have an appointment to find out the gender and can hardly wait. I'm so ready to start picking out stuff for the nursery. Well, maybe I should slow down...the nursery as it stands now, is an office and some re-arranging needs to be done for BP to move in. That work is starting slowly but surely. Knowing whether we are having a boy or a girl will help the process so much more.

For your viewing pleasure...here is a picture of BP at 12 weeks and 5 days...

BP actually looks like a baby now and no longer like a cocoon! That is a relief!

So, as I was watching a Criminal Minds marathon yesterday, I was wondering when I might should take a break from the crime shows. I don't want this baby to get any ideas. Any thoughts on that???

Upcoming events in the Patyrak household include Danny graduating from the Art Institute and a Road Trip of a Lifetime heading to Pigeon Forge! We are so excited about both that we are counting the days.

My next big adventure is right around the corner though. On Monday, June 6 we will kick-off Vacation Bible School 2011! That's right, it's that time of year again. So, bring on the...