10 weeks - do over

Cravings: lots of fruit. Pizza. sandwiches and salads. Sometimes chocolate


Turn offs: fast food burgers. Taco bell

TODAY is your first doctor appointment. I am beyond excited! I feel like a child on Christmas morning. Just waiting... and waiting.. and more waiting.. the minutes feel like hours. I am waiting for Dad to get home to take me to the doctor. I am drinking TONS of water, because they said it will be the best way to get a great picture of you. The last 4 weeks seems to have taken forever just waiting for this day. We will get to hear your little heart beat, and finally have picture proof to show everyone just what is going on with us.

I have not been updating Facebook or my "normal" blog or even emailing Uncle Josh, because I feel so tempted to blow the secret if I spend more than 5 minutes on there. THIS IS SO HARD! This weekend we will tell everyone at family dinner and after that the cat is pretty much of out the bag.

I debated telling everyone earlier than later. Before I was even pregnant, I would make fun of the people that told right away. There is always a chance you could miscarry and it would be so hard to tell everyone if that happened. So, in my mind, I had said I would wait till the appropriate 12 weeks before announcing. HA! The minute I found out I wanted to shout it from the roof tops. Zach had to calm me down and would remind me not to tell everyone just yet. We slowly are telling people. I guess it is more fun this way. We get to see lots of different reactions. Just be prepared its not always going to be the marching band playing, jumping up and down screaming reaction you are always hoping for. Its usually a very "normal" and not super excited "oooohhhhh, good for you guys" or the always favorite "so was it planned?" Maybe people are just caught off guard by the news and are not quite sure how to handle it? Either way, I will now try to act super excited when someone tells me they are pregnant.

So there you are little one. We saw you today. We were so excited! If you look at this picture and turn your head to the left a little, you look like a duck. So hence, your new name must be "ducky". Sorry kid. You were beating away in there, just like mommy told you to. Doctor says you look great. Turns out we are only at 9 weeks instead of 10, which is fine by me. Your new due date is October 1st, the same as Uncle Nate.
I hope you know just how much I love you already. I had to get blood work and face one of my biggest fears; needles. I know this is a silly fear and I hope you don't get it as well. It is honestly one of the hardest things for me. I still at 23 years old... cry. I know, I'm a huge baby.

9 weeks

Finally a little something.




This week I'm craving sweets! Any and all of them, I can not get enough. Hope that does not last because I don't want to be a fat momma. The bump started to show. You are as big as a prune today and the drano test said you are a girl but really it was too early to tell .

8 weeks

Last night at dinner we told Uncle Jono, I think he is excited for your arrival. He is such a fun uncle, you will love him (especially if you turn out to be a boy). We had thought of telling the rest of the family but your Aunt Lindsay was kind of in a grumpy mood which made everyone else grumpy and we didn't really want to share the news when everyone was grumpy. So now they have to wait 3 weeks till our next family dinner. 

Your cousin Maizy turns two tomorrow. She's a Valentines baby and as you can tell by this picture, a total cheese ball. I cant believe how quickly two years has gone by for her, and I can only imagine you will grow up even faster. Please stay little as long as you can. You are my first baby and I want to remember everything.

Today I am so tired. I just got off working one job and have a few minutes before I have to go to my second job. Today I don't "feel pregnant". Is there even such a thing? Other then the occasional nausea and a chest more tender then words can explain; I kind of forget you are cooking away in there. I mean really though, my stomach has not started to grow and I definitely can't feel you kick,  so you can't blame me. I hope you are growing strong and healthy. Only 2 more weeks from today till I get to see you and hear your heartbeat! I can't wait. I know you're dad is really excited too!

Week 7

You my sweet child are getting bigger and bigger by the day! Which in turn is making your Mother sicker and sicker by the day. Yesterday was the day from hell. I think mostly it was because the winds were crazy which kicked up my allergies and gave me a migraine, but I won't blame you for that. So all of that on top of already being nauseous was horrible. I really didn't leave my bed until 2 in the afternoon when your Dad came home and helped me take a shower.The only reason it was such a bad day was because normally I would just take medicine and everything would clear up quickly; but because of you little peanut, I can't take ANYTHING. So I must endure the suffering for you. Which I am fine with. I would rather you come out healthy and strong then to have a problem just because I couldn't manage a minor ailment.  I started to feel better that evening but ended up going to bed early anyways. This morning I woke up with a stuffy nose but the headache is gone and I'm actually feeling pretty good. Upon further research I have found out that the morning sickness can last up to week 18! In my book I am giving you till March 11 when the second trimester starts and then I am done with the sickness. I keep telling myself its all in your head, if I don't want to be sick, I wont be. So far I have no thrown up because of this so I consider that a win. 

This is a picture we took for our pregnancy announcements. Not sure if its the one we are actually going to use. Might just wait till your first ultrasound and use that picture instead.

Cravings: Sweet stuff this week, cake bites from this place called the Sweet Tooth Fairy.
Dislike: Nothing really, food just doesn't sound good in general sometimes. 

Year of the Dragon

According to astrology experts, the year your baby is born can be a good predictor of the traits she’ll have. Here’s what to expect....

Ambitious and Passionate2012 falls within the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese Zodiac. Dragons are known as one of the most powerful signs of the Chinese Zodiac. Dragon babies are determined and enthusiastic. They know what they want and will work hard and take risks to get it. But there’s a downside to too much energy and ambition: Dragon signs can be left feeling unfulfilled. That means you might need to engage baby more. Prepare to be running around the house chasing after your baby once he starts walking, but make sure he takes regular naps.

CharismaticYour baby is going to be a charmer! You already know she’ll be the center of attention at family gatherings, but expect her to be Miss Popularity everywhere you go!

LeaderOf course, since baby’s charismatic and ambitious, he’ll also be a natural-born leader. He’ll be able to come up with creative ideas and get people to work as a team. President of his school’s student council to President of the United States? It could happen!

Lucky in LoveThis could be good and bad: On one hand, your baby will have plenty of admirers; on the other hand, well, she’ll have lots of admirers.

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Humm, Kind of sounds a lot like your Mom. 

I still can't decide if you are a boy or girl yet. Most people are guessing Girl though. Only 7 more weeks till we find out! (13 if we wait for the doctor to tell us, and 3 if I spit in draino)

Worlds Best Kept Secret

Since I found out I was pregnant, I have read any and everything I could get my hands on regarding pregnancy. After reading pages and pages of information, I have found most women to be very secretive when it comes to this matter. You would think that women would be willing to post anything, no matter how embarrassing, to help another woman in need. But alas, they do not. Because in all honesty it is just that, embarrassing.

So after talking to several of my New Mom Friends (we will call them NMF for short) these are the tricks of the trade. The untold "gems" that future women get to look forward to, well let me fill you in:
There are several "phases" in the first few weeks/months of pregnancy. For starters there is the "Let me Sleep or I will punch you in the face" Phase. This typically includes wanting to sleep at all hours of the day or night. Falling asleep mid TV show, or conversation for that matter. Though I do not find this phase embarrassing, I find it funny. I do not have the energy to even take a shower some days. And guess what? This only gets WORSE as the months go on. Warning for Men: If your partner is in this phase, do NOTHING other than offer her a pillow and soft blanket and encourage her to take naps as much as you can. This will improve her mood as well as improve your chances for survival during this adventure.

The next I like to call "Accidental contact with my chest and I will kill you" Phase. This includes but is not limited to: Rolling over on your stomach in the middle of the night and wake up to extreme pain so you learn to sleep on your back. A relative giving you a nice "big hug" because its been so long since they have seen you. Small child playing a game and throwing objects at your chest. A stranger brushes by you in public and innocently makes contact. And my ever favorite, running down stairs where a quick bouncing of them can occur and make your eyes tear up.

Then there is the "Who Farted?" Phase where you will have a better nose than a bloodhound. You can smell what other people had for breakfast yesterday. What ANYONE in your apartment complex is cooking.And you can tell as soon as someone used/or needs to use the restroom. This is not my favorite Super Power of pregnancy. In fact, I could go without this one all together.

The "When the F did we get ice cream?!" Phase Not being able to remember anything. Including words mid sentence, not remembering what you were talking about 5 minutes ago.. ... ...

Finally we have our "WHY DID NO ONE EVER TELL ME THIS?!" Phase. Which is typically what I assume women are embarrassed of. At this point you no longer feel like a "lady". This is the constant need to pee. Not being able to go number two, which then turns into major cramping.You will feel 65 years old because of your now need to take fiber pills. You feel fat. You are grumpy. Food usually does not sound good. Small children crying annoys you.  Sometimes discharge. Sometimes light spotting. You will need to pass gas often and can't blame it on the dog, because even the dog runs out of the room when this happens.

Oh the joys of Pregnancy.. and this is all in the first 13 weeks. Wow, so much to look forward to.

-Sara