It's a boy!

We found out on Monday that we are having a little baby boy. How incredible it was to see the change in size and body parts since the last ultrasound. They grow so quickly and as I understand it, it continues even outside of the womb!

We have selected a name: Maddox Lennon Janulewicz

Amazingly, many have expressed a dislike for the name. To each their own, too bad for them though, because we love it and Maddox Lennon he shall remain.

We were having difficulty selecting a male name. We wanted a unique name, yet found ourselves drawn to common names, such as Jacob. When we saw Maddox in the baby name book, it immediately struck us. We knew that was the name. A middle name came quickly. We liked the name Lennon all along, but did not prefer it as a first name. When Hubs put the two names together, we knew right away, we had found our boy name. Lennon comes with some added bonuses, besides the fact that we both loved the name,: We both are quite fond of The Beatles, thus the John Lennon connection. Also, my father's side of the family has a few members of the family with "Lennon" as the last name. I would love to be able to say that we did this in memory of those who have passed; however, honestly it had no bearing. We had made a conscious decision that we would not use family names. It seems to cause animosity and sadness amongst families when some are honored and others are not.

We never did figure out a middle name should the baby have been a girl, but perhaps that is because we didn't need a middle name for our girl name.

Nor'Easter

Baby J is experiencing his/her first Nor'Easter here in Virginia. It is a cold 56 degrees outside, windy and rainy. Wait, did I mention that it was rainy??

Unfortunately, I had some morning sickness this morning. Blah! Started today off at the doctor's for a routine blood test. It still cracks me up, that I actually spend less time at the doctor's office now than I did when we were trying to get pregnant. Always good to see the nurses though...they make me smile and seem so genuinely excited for our pregnancy.

Work was also a quite productive and rewarding day. One our interns and I did a lot of clean up from last weekends events and some MUCH NEEDED organizing in the warehouse!

Now, Hubs and I are off to the Olive Garden for a little date night, then picking up some groceries-- Hubs is always worried during storms. He feels the need to stock up.

Cravings galore and not so much craving...

What do you crave during your pregnancy? For me it has changed pretty much from week to week. In the beginning, all I wanted was Campbell's Chicken Noodle O's. (and yes, there is a difference between the O's and any other Campbell's soups!)

Right now, all I want are tart or sour items. Lemonade! Preferably lemonade from Quiznos. I swear, the lemonade at Quiznos tastes like pickles, which makes it even better!! Pickles and banana peppers are another favorite of the moment. I have been known to polish off a whole jar in one day. What pickles and banana peppers do I love the best?? Mt. Olive. AWESOME is all I have to say about that.

So what do I turn my nose up at or should I say my stomach turns over?? For starters, chicken. Really the thought of cooking chicken even grosses me out. I do not see to have a problem with chicken on the bone still, but boneless chicken breast, which I have always preferred, makes me want to vomit all over the place.

Seafood is a huge no-no around me right now as well. I have not eaten any, but if I am around the smell I get a headache and usually feel really sick.

End of Week 12, entering WEEK 13!!!!!!

Well, as of today, I am officially in the second trimester, which seems to feel magic to me. I really did not stress and worry as much as I would have thought that I would during the first trimester, but it does feel extremely relieving to be done with the first 12 weeks!!

I am already less tired, having abandoned my daily naps weeks ago. I really am only DEAD TIRED on weekends when we have events. They are usually longer days than during the week. It would be expected for me to be tired. This past weekend we had a really cool wedding at a private home. Backyard BBQ style. The guests had a great and time and so did we. Sunday we did a quick setup in the morning for a cancer awareness event, which was when my feet started to tell me they had had enough!

Morning sickness is still around too. It usually does not lead to vomiting, just feeling nauseous. My stomach is very uneasy in the mornings. I have to drink an Ensure shake, which seems to settle my tummy...thankfully!

I am swelling a lot. By the end of the day, the feet need to go up. Unfortunately, I have not been able to wear my wedding rings for weeks. We bought a cheapo ring, just so that I still have the feel of the ring on my finger and so I don't get the stares from finger to belly, belly to finger.

Speaking of belly, I have one! Pics to follow soon.