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We are at the finish line already. The time has flown by: it seems like yesterday that we found out we were expecting. So this is a rundown of our pregnancy so far.

We did our home test and got positive results on Easter Sunday (this sounds like a good sign).The news caught us a little off guard, as it happened pretty quickly, once we started trying. Being the extra cautious types, we decided to keep it under wraps till we had a full confirmation.

Tizi’s first trimester was excellent: no morning sickness, hormonal swings (at least this is what she claims) or huge weight gain.

On our 15th week we performed an amnio test (see above, about being ultra cautious): after all, Tiziana is considered an “elderly primagravida”. We got a green light as far as genetic testing is concerned (and with all the expected disclaimers), and the wonderful news that the little alien will be a boy. Tizi especially was very happy about this.

This was July, and finally in the second trimester it was finally time to let everyone know: Matt at his annual family reunion, and Tizi in Italy. Both trips were great, and once back, the news was spreading among friends and colleagues.

Pregnancy continued without any big problems or discomfort, and our 20 week ultrasound revealed our baby was growing well, and he was about a couple days ahead in his development. Will the due date move to December 5?

We entered our third trimester in September. It is time to get ready. We took some pictures at the end of the month to remember this special time.

We also decided to get a 4D ultrasound: it was amazing to see the little one moving around, and yawning. Of course, being camera-shy like his dad, he covered his face with his arms most of the time, sticking out his tongue at us. We know the pictures look like an unfinished 3D model rendering, but it is still quite interesting. According to the technician, the baby has some hair, puffy cheeks and a big lips (and of course a tendency of sticking his tongue out…just like his mom when she was a baby).

We are now getting ready (so to speak) for the big day, trying to get everything organized. At this moment we are still very unprepared, but we are trying to fix it. Tiziana will go on maternity leave on November 2, and will have plenty of time to dedicate herself to everything baby-related. We have chosen a birth center pretty close to home, that practice a more “natural” birth methods (which means no epidural, but other pain relief techniques, including medicine). We will see if it will work out. It is within an hospital, so there is always the option to move back to a regular delivery unit to get some strong drugs if needed.

Tiziana’s parents will arrive in the middle of December to help out, and they are supposed to stay for a couple of months: this will be a great relief.

So, this is it for now. We will keep you posted on the progress.

By the way, some of you asked us if we have a registry. You can find it at: www.myregistry.com and search under either of our names.

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