baby's first pictures.

i can't describe the feeling when we got a chance to see our little one for the first time. i got hooked up and ready to go and as soon as i felt the very cold ultrasound gel on my stomach, we saw the very noticeable "peapod," as we fondly call our baby. tear filled my eyes at the sight of our little peapod and i felt a feeling of serenity that i have never ever felt before in my life. doctor says the baby is about 7, almost 8, weeks and was immediately able to pick up a fetal heartbeat of 140-145. i laugh because, to me, it looks like a little fish or frog...soooo cute and amazing how it will grow into a little baby!

 anyways, the biggest laugh of the day was finding out that our baby is due NEW YEARS DAY 2009!! life is never dull with us, i swear!!! i'm rooting for a january baby girl [myka will roll his eyes when he reads this] but as myka's grandpa put it perfectly, "as long as it's happy and healthy, it doesn't matter when it comes or what it is!" and how true is that!! life will continue to be crazy and will change so much in the upcoming months, but all for the good.

happy mother's day.

i just want to take a moment to send a very big happy mother's day out to my wonderful mama. i feel considerably blessed to have such a strong, beautiful woman as not only my mother but also my great friend. god has blessed me in so many ways and even though i can't be with her today, i just want to say HAPPY, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MAMA!!

and to all those other wonderful women in my life, who have taken me under their wings, loved me unconditionally and always been there for me in times of need...thank you for being apart of my life and for being there for me when my mother couldn't be. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO YOU.

and as appropriate as it seems, this mother's day was a little more special for me, as i found out today, that myka and i are expecting our first baby!!

 it all started after a very long, very tiring week. throughout the week i noticed my appetite was ginormous, my bed time was becoming earlier and earlier and that overall, my body was just plain sluggish. i thought nothing of it as i was coming off the high of planning our 2nd wedding. i started to question myself as i became increasingly weepy (crying for almost 2 hours when my parents left the islands) and knew i needed a pregnancy test when i went to dinner last night and almost threw up at the smell of anything that passed under my nose. i insisted to myka that i needed a pregnancy test "just to be safe" 

and sure enough, all three tests that came in the pack proved to be positive. 

three tests you ask? yes. three tests.  when i read the first one, i swear i became dyslexic, as i came out of the bathroom and said, "honey, can you please help me read this? i don't get it." and there he looked at it, looked at me and said, "we're pregnant!"

you can imagine our surprise as we weren't planning on having kids for a few more years. however, i just feel blessed that we are happy, healthy and bringing this baby into a life and marriage full of love. while our lives never prove to be dull, i'm sure that this new challenge will prove to be one of the greatest and that our love for one another and our family will continue to grow. so here begins the story of our growing Hughes family!! ~