Announcing Baby Palomo

We are both excited to be announcing there will be a new addition to the little Palomo family.  Megan is due February 22nd 2013!

After feeling super tired, during a trip to Pismo, for no reason we decided maybe it had finally happened.  We bought a home test and sure enough, in the words of Rainn Wilson "That ain't no etch a sketch...your Eggo is Prego!" We decided not to announce the pregnancy until 13 weeks, for those of you that don't know, 13 weeks is the end of the first trimester and for the most part means all clear for a healthy baby.  This however, did not go as planned.

Since March we had planned a trip with the Palomo family to go to Disneyland.  A week before the trip I started feeling nauseous all day long.  Nothing crazy, just like I ate something that didn't agree with me...but then it hit me! I was getting sick all day long and couldn't even drink water! The doctors said I needed to come into urgent care right away.  The thing is, when you are pregnant you are very limited when it comes to the medicine you can take, and everyone reacts differently to these medicines making it difficult to figure out which one will work. After a few hours in the hospital I was given some pills that would hopefully get me through the Disneyland trip.

We decided there would be no way to hide from the family why I wasn't getting on any of my favorite rides, why I was so tired and possibly throwing up on Disney Characters, so we decided we would have to spill the beans.

First Megan's Family
It is tradition in my family that when ever a baby is born the grandmother becomes a "Nona".  My family being from Italy has held on to this traditional title ever since coming to America.  Never once in my family has a grandchild called their grandmother "Grandma".  When my mom had me her Nona was still alive so instead of calling her "Great Nona" I called he my "Big Nona".  I decided to play with this tradition when making the announcement to the women in my family.  We went to Things to Remember and bought two beautiful bracelets, each with a little heart that could be engraved.  I had one engraved to say Nona and the other to say Big Nona.  I gave my mom her's first and after getting her glasses to figure out what it actually said (I think she needed to do a double take) she started crying with joy! Next was Nona.  It was really funny because all she said was "Big Nona....Big Nona?....Oh my God BIG NONA!" Both her and Papa are super excited about having their first Great Grand Child.  My sister Bobbi is also very excited to be Auntie B-Bop, and keeps finding adorable cloths with cute sayings like "My Aunt is Da Bomb" she will be a great Aunt.

Next off to Chuck's Family
One thing we have in common with his parents is our love for the Dallas Cowboys!  We love when we get a chance to watch a games together.  We decided to by a Cowboys baby outfit along with a matching bottle to give to his parents to see if they would figure it out.  We called everyone into the living room and told his parents we had a gift for them (by the way, his parents have been wanting us to have children since we started dating! I think they had just lost hope).  We had his mom open the bag with the cloths inside. She shut it right away, started crying and asking us if we were serious.  There is a reason she didn't believe us at first.  Chuck being the prankster that he is, on multiple occasions, has told his mom we were pregnant to get her hopes up.  I think the first time he did this we had been dating for about three months, and he even went as far as to find a fake ultrasound online! So after I told her this was the real deal they couldn't be happier.  Our two nieces and nephews are also very excited for the arrival of their first Palomo cousin.

                                                                   ( Go Cowboys!!!)

Today I am 9 weeks pregnant and after three IVs and five B6 vitamin shots I am finally able to eat again! Thank God because yesterday I had to make sure Bruce got some wonderful In-n-Out Burger before going back to Denver, and I was not missing out on that hamburger! Tomorrow is our first ultrasound so there will be a new post with the first official picture of our little gummy bear! We both can't wait!