Peach at 13 Weeks

Today we went for my first trimester screening at the Center for Fetal Medicine where we met with a genetic counselor and they did an extended ultra sound to take measurements of the baby to test for things like down syndrome - extra rosary tonight, I think!

On the positive side though, this was the coolest doctor visit so far because we got to watch the baby for about 20 minutes on a big plasma on the wall (yes, Tony asked if it got any other channels...!) Their technology was amazing, as part of the ultra sound was done in "4D" and you could actually make out facial features, arms, etc. They even gave us a DVD to take home, which I've posted in the links below with a little soundtrack added:

Click Here ---> 13 Week Ultrasound Video

13 Week Ultrasound Video2

The baby is only the size of a peach right now, but from what I read on "The Bump" this week, the baby is already approaching normal proportions, with its head now only 1/3 the size of its body and it's even forming its teeth and vocal chords - I may not find this amusing once they're functional in the early weeks, but it's cute to think about now!

Sights On The Stanley Cup

It was a pretty exciting week at Staples Center, as the Kings made it to the Playoffs for the first time in 8 years. Monday night was one of the most fun sporting events I have ever been to - the Kings won and the energy of the crowd, all dressed in black waving white towels, was amazing!


Sadly, the rest of the week didn't play out so well, as we lost on Wednes- day, again on Friday in Van- couver, and then in what would be the final game of the series on Sunday back in LA. Cat and Doug came to the last game with us, so at least we got to hang out with them...hopefully we'll make it back to the Playoffs next year and get a little closer to the Stanley cup!

God Bless Baby Kendra!

Lots of Lima's and Hansen's got together to celebrate Baby Kendra's baptism on Sunday. She was the most well-behaved of all of the babies (and the cutest!) and Janelle's parents hosted a great lunch afterwards...can't believe she is getting so big!

April Babies!

Congratulations to very proud big sisters Kayla and Juliet (and their parents!) who welcomed new little ones into the world this Spring...

Baby's First 10K

Angela invited Cat and me to join her in her school's fundraising "Coaster Run" at Knott's Berry Farm on Sunday.

We got to watch Angela and her classmates sign the Star Spangled Banner at the start of the race, then we got to see Aunt Velene at one of the water stations, and finally, we got to enjoy a slice of boysenberry pie at the end of the race...what a fun Sunday morning!

Lime at Twelve Weeks

This morning I had my first doctor visit with my OB, Dr. Naomi Suriel - I already LOVE her...I was a little nervous, since it had been four weeks since my last doctor visit, wondering if everything was still okay in there...wow, there is nothing more reassuring than when I get to see that precious little heart pumping away...! It's just about the size of a lime this week, and the little thing was active today, too - in this little video I took, you can even see it jump a little - so cool! I mean, it was probably just a hiccup, but I'm convinced he or she was trying to say "Hi Mommy!" : )

Happy Easter 2010

Easter brunch at Aunt Debbie's...we finally got to "go public" with news about Baby Allevato.. so fun not to have to keep it a secret anymore! The timing worked out pretty perfectly, too - I found out I was pregnant on Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday, so it was easy to tell people that I "gave up alcohol for Lent," but no one would have believed me if I decided to give it up post-Lent...! (Turns out Uncle Fran and Aunt Cherie had already called my bluff, suspicious all along!) And we weren't the only ones with Baby News...Keith and Diana are expecting in November! Fun year ahead...!