Nausea sucks!

Big time! I am constantly nauseous. Usually, it isn't too bad, but it's there just like a little annoying twinge. Today was pretty bad though. I had horrible heartburn last night and was up sick a few times, so I called in sick to work today. Mostly because I was dead tired, but I also felt like crap. The original plan was just to be a few hours late, but I'm glad I decided to take the whole day instead. Luckilly, watermelon seems to help curb the nausea.

The cravings are starting now too. They aren't quite what I though they would be like. It's like the thing I crave is literally the ONLY thing I can eat at that moment. Period. I am thoroughly convinced that my husband is the best husband ever! He is currently en route to the movie theater to get some popcorn for me. No movie, just popcorn. I realize that it was a totally rediculous request, but he was willing, so hey why not? He made it clear, however, that no one in his family or mine better find out about this. Haha!

Thankfully, the swelling in my legs, ankles, and feet has gone down. Every once in a while, if I'm standing for too long, it comes back, but seems to go away after sitting down for a little bit.

Oh, and I'm exactly 7 weeks today! Our next appointment (where we'll hopefully get to hear the heartbeat!) is two weeks from today.

Here's the thing. I do not like being pregnant. I always thought I would, but I don't. I hate feeling sick and bloated. Everything I've read tells me that the second trimester is better, so I'm hoping I'll like it better then. The end result will be worth it though!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We have so many things to be thankful for! This day has been wonderful, and has really reminded me of all our wonderful blessings.

We told my mom's side of the family that we're pregnant today! I wasn't sure how to do it, so I figured we'd play it by ear. I told my mom she could do it unless someone really set me up. Well, I got set up, so I did it. At the dinner table, we started talking about stuffing our faces, and I said "Oh well, I have an excuse because I'm eating for two." My cousin got it first and said "Are you pregnant?!?" I nodded. Then my aunt looked at me like she thought I was joking. Then she said "Are you really?!" I said yes. Everyone was so excited! My two closest cousins said they were going to throw me a shower and all that good stuff. It was fun to see their reactions since I'm the first out of 6 cousins who have kids to do it on purpose.

Tomorrow we're going to SD to visit James' family. I can't wait to tell his parents. They're going to be so excited!! They love grandkids and can't get enough! I am letting James decide how to tell them, so we'll see what happens. I have a feeling he'll just say "We're pregnant!" or something along those lines, which is fine. His family doesn't appreciate the antics as much as mine does.

First OB visit today!

We both really really like our OB. One thing that really comforted me is that he is one of the only doctors left that will come in after hours to deliver your baby. He said last year, he only didn't make it to about 3 or 4 of his births.

The appointment took an hour and a half. We gave our medical history to the nurse, and then the doc came in. He gave me a copy of "What to Expect When You're Expecting," which I already own, but I didn't realize he gave me a copy until I looked in the bag that he gave us when we got home. Oh well, now I have two. He explained a lot of stuff to us about the optional tests and what I can and can't do during pregnancy. He told uswhat will happen at each of our appointments. I was a little disappointed that he only plans on doing one ultrasound (unless for some reason more are necessary) at 20 weeks. We have to wait three more months to see our little monkey! Then we listened to see if we could hear a heartbeat, but at 5 weeks, it's just too early. Next, we went to the appointment desk and made our next appointment for December 23rd. Then, we headed to the lab for bloodwork. They drew four tubes of blood and I peed in a cup.

This whole pregnancy thing seems so real now! By the end of the week, both of our entire families will know. I am a little nervous for the next appointment. I know I shouldn't worry because it won't do any good, but I'm so very afraid to have a miscarriage. I am terrified that there won't be a heartbeat at our next appoinment. And even worse, it would happen two days before Christmas. But I know that it's more likely that we will hear the heartbeat and it will be an amazing Christmas present. And by that time, I'll be 9 weeks, so I'll be 3 weeks away from being out of the red zone for a miscarriage.

And good news! No morning sickness... yet. I sure hope it stays that way.

It's Almost Turkey Day!

I am so excited for Thanksgiving this year for so many reasons. The number one reason being that I have SO much to be thankful for. I have a wonderful husband and family who would do anything for me, and I them. We have so many loved once that we get to spend the holidays with. We own a house and can pay our bills because we both have jobs (which we both love and are good at), which is more than a lot of people can say in this economy. We're having a baby (that still sounds amazing). I can't think of anything more we could ask for. I have to say, life is good. Also, we get out of school at 1pm on Wednesday and no school on Thursday or Friday (paid, baby!). Woohoo!

It was my brother's 21st birthday yesterday. Unfortunately, most of his friends are not 21 yet, so we started out at a restaurant and moved to the bars later. I stayed with him until 1:30 am when he was about ready to pass out and I dropped him off at his apartment. My parents are so glad that I was there to watch over him, and I'm glad I was there because then I knew he was safe. Must be that motherly instinct thing kicking in. He told his (almost) girlfriend and his best friend that he is going to be an uncle. He was so excited.

We gave my brother his gifts and a card from us. Then after he had opened everything, we said we had one more thing for him and gave him another card. It was a happy birthday uncle card. Inside, I wrote "Happy birthday Uncle D! I can't wait to meet you in July! Love your future niece/nephew." He just stared at it for a while and we were all waiting for a reaction, but he wasn't giving us one. I said "Do you get it?" And he was like, "Well, um..." And my mom said, "Happy birthday uncle? Do you get it?" And then he looked up at me and said "Really? You're... really?" I nodded and he got up and hugged me. He was so excited. It was so funny because once for April fools day (a long time ago before I was married), my dad told him that I was pregnant. He totally believed it and felt like an idiot when they said "April fools!" so he didn't believe us at first. LOL!

We've got our first OB appointment tomorrow! I am so excited because we get to talk about our baby! It is going to make it seem more real. I am, however, a little worried. I am afraid that they'll do a blood test and say, "Um... you're not pregnant" or that we'll find out it's ectopic or something else will go wrong. Although I doubt we'll really do anything except talk at this appointment. I don't think the heartbeat can be detected yet, so I'm pretty sure he wont do an ultrasound or anything. I'll let you know how it goes!

What a weekend!

We told my parents last night! We used the doggie t-shirt again. Might as well get lots of use out of it, right? I think my mom kinda knew what was up because I kept asking if my dad was going to be home that night because we wanted to visit (his work schedule kept changing). When my dad called to tell me he was home, I told him that we were going to come over to show them a really cute shirt that I had bought for Gizmo. So we got in, Gizmo went straight to my dad, as always, and my dad read his shirt outloud. It was great! My dad was totally surprised. He said he'd been wondering when we were going to pop one out! We also gave them their little gifts: A onesie that reads "What happens at Grandma's stays at Grandma's" and a bib that says "If you think I'm cute, you should see my Grandpa." Then my mom went upstairs and surprised us with a little newborn onesie that says "Meet your new boss." LOL! Apparently they had bought it at a street fair they went to in July and figured they'd be able to give it to us eventually.

And today, I told two of my best friends. I called G yesterday and she called me back today (she lives 4 hours away). I lead with "Holy crap I can't believe my little brother is turning 21 tomorrow" and then after we talked about that for a little while I said "And guess what else? I'm pregnant!" She started screaming and saying OMG (she literally said OMG, not oh my God, gotta love her). She was totally not expecting it because she didn't know we were trying (I didn't want to tell everyone). She was so excited! It was definitely the reaction I was hoping for. I was a little nervous to tell her because she is in a totally different place in her life.

Telling G was really fun, so I decided to call K (who lives an hour away). She knew we were trying and I was afraid she would know exactly why I was calling, so right after she answered I said "Guess what? I'm pregnant!" She was soooo excited, but I knew she would be. She was telling me how she can't wait to go maternity/baby shopping with me. She does photography (and did videography at our wedding), so she told me that she wants to take the baby pictures. My sister-in-law is also a photographer, so we'll have plenty of photos between the two of them.

This is all so much fun! Next up, my brother tomorrow!

I told James!

It felt so good to finally be able to tell someone. Here's how it all went down: (I c&p'd most of it from the Nest MM board)

His flight was delayed for about 45 minutes. Good thing I had been checking the flight status online or I would have been sitting there in the airport for a while. Once his flight finally came in around 10:15 PM, we went home and everything went as planned. The first thing he did when he walked into the house was let the dog out of his kennel. He fussed over him for a bit and said "What does your shirt say?" Then he read it out loud, "My mommy is pregnant and all I got was this t-shirt." Then he looked at me with this really excited and loving face and said "We are?!?!" I said yes, and of course, started crying. He dropped the dog and came over and hugged and kissed me for like 5 minutes. I had to tell him to not squeeze me so hard. Haha. It was a wonderful, cheesy, and perfect moment. Then I told him all about how I found out and who our doctor is, etc. He could not believe that I was able to keep it a secret for so long. He also said he was really surprised that I hadn't told my mom yet, but I am really glad that I told him first.

I hope telling everyone else will be as fun as telling James was. We talked a little about how and when we will announce it to our families. We're thinking that we'll do it over Thanksgiving. I know it's early in the pregnancy, but Christmas is still very much up in the air as to who we will see, but we will be seeing literally everyone for Thanksgiving. Plus, I am very close to my whole family (aunts, uncles, the whole shebang) so I don't think I could keep it from them. Plus, I'd want their support if something were to happen.

Here are those pictures that I told you all I'd post:

And I want to say thank you to all my MM ladies for helping me through those LONG three days while DH was gone. You guys are the best!

4 weeks!

Wow, this is all so unreal. I'm pregnant. I thought I'd never be able to say those words.

James comes home tomorrow, thank goodness. I only have to hold out until 9:30ish tomorrow night! There's no way I could last any longer. I NEED to tell someone, but I can't because I want James to be the first to know. He is my baby daddy after all :)

I bought this shirt for Gizmo:



After I pick James up from the airport and we get home, he'll go in the house, let Gizmo out of his kennel. Gizmo will be wearing this shirt, and voila! I cannot wait to see his reaction! I also bought him a father-to-be book along the lines of "What to Expect When You're Expecting," which I also own :) I just need to finish reading it now that I actually am expecting.

I scheduled my first OB appointment yesterday. It's on Tuesday. Then my OB, Dr. Millette, actually called me on my cell phone to tell me my due date and ask how I've been feeling. I felt good about that. It makes me think that he'll really personalize this experience for us. I can't wait to meet him!

I didn't really realize how quickly pregnancy symptoms show up. I'm only 4w1d and already by boobs hurt. Well, the right one is fine, but the left one is trying to kill me. I've been really gassy. Today I accidentally burped at school (just a little burp, not like a belch) and one of my students who sits right next to my desk heard it. He said, "Mrs. R!" I was like, "Um... excuse me." I never burp. Ever. And I'm hungry every few hours. There's a few more things that would definitely qualify as TMI so, I'll leave those out. No morning sickness yet, but I'm sure it will come soon. I couldn't be more thrilled to have all these symptoms. I'll even take morning sickness if I have to. It will be worth it.