Happy Thanksgiving!

Let me start out with a few things I am thankful for...

Josh and I being together here in Abu Dhabi - we are lucky because there are a lot of single people working on his project that have no one to come home to! Also, it's a safe and beautiful place!

How easy it was to get pregnant! I really thought it would take longer than it did! And most of all a healthy baby that's growing everyday in there! Today in my latest ultrasound I saw it's heart beating! It was so cool!

My wonderful family & friends...you never know how much you'll miss them when you go this far away. The phone calls & email have made it so much easier for Josh and I!

I am also thankful for Shelly, one of the people here who slaved over a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner for a lucky 8 of us that were feeling a bit lonely without our families! It was a really nice way to spend a Thanksgiving away from home...

So many things to be thankful for...I can't even list them all...Happy Thanksgiving!

I saw the baby!!!

Sorry that I haven't written in a while!! Here's what's been happening!

I had my first ultrasound last week along with lots of other tests at the Corniche Hospital. This is the hospital where Josh and I plan to deliver the baby. I was a bit freaked out at first because it is a local hospital and I felt a bit out of place. I always pictured that my visit would be a bit more private. I was ushered into a room filled with other preggo women and in front of all of them you had to get weighed and your blood pressure taken. I think it was the first time I'd ever had to do that in a public setting - well I guess weight watchers! :) Anyway...I met with a midwife that was wonderful and she made me feel right at ease. Unfortunately I am hypothyroid so I have to meet with a doctor throughout my pregnancy and not the midwife. The doctor I saw set me up for the ultrasound the same day! I went in a drank lots of water and then my name was called...I thought...this is it! I finally get to see it!! She squirted the jelly on and placed the wand on my tummy and oh my GOD there it was!! She said, "There is your baby!" Then the heartbeat...then the tears! It was one of the most happy moments in my life.

Enjoying a Break!

Well, I am certainly enjoying a break from work! I'm sure that the baby is too! I went to the beach yesterday (we I guess we did) and drank my fair share of the fresh orange juice that they make. It is sooooo good. Like think of the best orange juice you've ever had then multiply it by ten! Delicious! Maybe it's one of my "crave" items. I can't seem to live without fruit! I guess that's a good thing. I have fruit all of the time! And vegetables...and salads...yum...I guess this pregnancy thing really does turn your cravings around! I did want potato chips and flaming hot cheetos in the beginning...but now it's just like I said...not as appetizing as strawberries, well and some ice cream! Yes, ice cream...oh well...I try to substitute it with cool whip! :)

Today I am going to the Corniche Hospital ~ this is where thirteen thousand babies are born in Abu Dhabi every year! It is the best place and I 've talked to lots of Moms who also agree. I'm going to start a file today and also set up my first ultrasound.

The first time I hear the heartbeat will be so cool!