oh snap... something's developing: 11 weeks

how far along? 11 weeks

maternity clothes? no, just comfy and casual

sleep? still sleeping good, the usual for me, waking occasionally for a trip to the bathroom or a big ol' glass of ice cold water

stretch marks? nope

best moment this week: it was all a good time, these past two weeks. excited and congratulatory reactions of family were the best - some are convinced we're having a girl, already, when we mentioned that the baby's heartbeat was 171 at our 8 week appointment. a family trip to erie, with our fender, to break the news to my whole family, gathered for a reunion of sorts. we also took our first camping trip in a few summers and relaxed the weekend away.

miss anything? still, an occasional, tasty cold brew. we stopped in to al's, a pizza place we used to go to every now and then to find that they've reno'd and added beer cooler after beer cooler. so many that i've never even heard of. yes, i wanted to try ~~one~~ a few.

movement: none. anthony keeps asking, but it's way too early

food cravings: we fulfilled my food craving for pizza at al's

anything making you queasy or sick? no, thank goodness

gender: how much longer?

pregnancy symptoms: still general nausea here and there, but no major morning sickness

have you started to show yet? yes, but still able to conceal, until appearing to have a little extra in the tummy is actually cute

wedding rings, on or off? on

happy or moody most of the time? happy, i think :)

looking forward to: my birthday this week (a whopping 34 years) and our next appointment on 9/5
notes from dad: 11 weeks and i am feeling nervous and excited. we are having a lot of fun telling people. i like to tell people. doing photo shoots and really enjoying our time together. i feel really good. my wife is GLOWING and super beautiful - it's like i'm winning all over the place. looking forward to the next appointment and finding out more.

along with the 11 week milestone, we hit another inevitable one. i could have chosen another pair with a bit more wiggle room, but i wanted to wear these. yes, these. this is called the "close-your-jeans-with-a-hair-tie-trick". i see some belly band making in my future.

since they're so darn cute, i wanted to show how we shared our news with the parents. they were a bit of a teaser with multiple steps to get to the actual news, but well worth it and a keepsake at that!