A Healthy Heartbeat

We had our 15 week checkup yesterday and heard the baby's heartbeat for the first time! It was so amazing to hear our little one's heart beat so quickly and with such strength. "It's a healthy heartbeat!" my OB told me. So far so good then? :)

I was so overwhelmed that tears flooded my eyes. I still can't believe it sometimes...there's a little person growing inside of me! Everytime I touch my belly, I wonder what baby will grow up to be, if baby will be a musician, an artist, an athlete, if baby will be shy or super extroverted. Well, regardless, I know that the Lord Jesus has everything planned and ready for our little one.

Next appointment...January 22 to find out if baby is a boy or girl! Can't wait!

Week 14...a little poochier

When I first found out that I was pregnant, I imagined that I would keep a daily diary/blog about the whole experience so that my baby would have something to read back on later. I also imagined that I would be this wonderfully happy pregnant lady who would spread joy to all those around her. Boy...was I ever wrong...

Being pregnant during residency is not only hard and draining on the energy and body, but also...hard and draining on the energy and body. I wanted to throw up day and night during the first 12 weeks and now that I'm in the 14th week, one would think that it'd be over, but in my case...I'm still throwing up, I'm still tired, and I'm still drained. When will all of this be over? I just want to be that happy pregnant lady soon. The only things that really help me through each day are knowing that the Lord Jesus is watching us and carrying us through every step of the way, having Eugene by my side holding me and hugging baby every chance he gets, and thinking about and imagining how baby is growing inside of me. I pray that the Lord will continue to guide us through the next 6 months and that He will also be the love of baby's life.

new beginnings

it is definitely time to start blogging again. and what better way to start things off than with our new baby! we found out on sept 29 that we're pregnant! or, i'm pregnant and eugene's a happy father-to-be. at my first prenatal appointment, we got to see our little hippo (that looks more like a peanut) and we also saw the heart flutter. now that the first trimester is coming to an end, i can say goodbye to all the nausea and vomitting and hopefully welcome some more energy and a better appetite. i'll try to post more so that we can keep track of our little one and also to share our joyous news with our family and friends. God really blessed us and i pray that He continues to watch over us as we continue this journey to our little family of three!

Yay Eugene!!

Eugene graduated from SFSU this past weekend, which will make us two proud graduates! Pictures from both of our graduations will be posted shortly. The main attraction this time: Eugene received Honorable Mention in a bike rack design competition for Treasure Island! Our Eugene Wong is quite famous!

SHaGS-attack!

Now that we're done with pharmacy school and are officially Dr. So-and-Sos, what do we do? We reward ourselves of course! With SHaGS back together after a year apart, we spent as much time as possible together over the course of just a week and boy were we successful! From crepes, to a surprise baby shower, to the Berkeley Rose Gardens, to a SF photo shoot, to Calistoga, no matter where we were, fun was bound to happen!

**First day back together - Crepes at Genki!**

**SURPRISE! Baby shower for Sara from many '09 girls**

**We had a similar shot our first year of pharmacy school...so we HAD to do it again!**

**Three of us took a side trip to the Berkeley Rose Garden**

**Our SF Photo Shoot**

**Grace found this really funky-colored house we HAD to take pictures with!**

**Obviously, we needed to take a picture with the pretty ladies**

**We found a cute little house with the cutest little flower garden in front**

**At the Lyon Street Steps, we displayed our love for each other right next to the heart**

**The SHaGS statues!**

**Fun with shadows...which one is me?**

**Our "Sex and the City" walk**

**The evolution of woman...with baby**

**After our fun photo shoot, we stopped by Polyann's to get some yummy ice cream**

**We continued our photo shoot on our way to our spa treatment in Calistoga**

**Our fun breakfast time together - what four Doctors of Pharmacy do during breakfast**

All done!!!

It only took 1 year of teaching, 3 years in finance, 2 years of prep work, and 4 years of pharmacy school to be finally done! Well...there's still 1 more year of residency, but hey...who's counting? Now, officially, technically, I'm a PharmD! Yep, Dr. Wang. That feels strange. Sounds strange. But oh so true!!! Now, to get that RPh after the PharmD...that will be another hurdle. Until I get there though, it's time to celebrate!!!

**Hanging out with Olga**

**Hiking at Mt. Tam - Cataract Trail**

nice long weekend

ah...i finally don't have to wake up at 5am everyday. to celebrate (and to enjoy a nice long three-day weekend), we watched movies and we ate. a lot! i made my first souffle and we had lots of fun making italian food (lasagna was made this weekend an the pizza was made a few weeks ago).

we must have gained 5 pounds this weekend. but that's okay. all the italian food was worth it. why italian food? because... WE'RE GOING TO ITALY!!! that's right! to celebrate our graduations (mine on 5/2, eugene's on 5/23), we'll be taking a nice long 10-day getaway to rome. we booked a great deal through american express and i just cannot wait! we'll write more about it when we get there, but to prepare ourselves, we're eating tons of italian food, i'm learning to drink some more wine (apparently, wine's cheaper than water over there), we're reading all about rome travles (rick steve's rome book is becoming quite handy), and we're learning helpful italian phrases (thanks pattie and manu!). can't wait!!!