There's A Bun In The Oven! First Trimester Report...

I am loving this T-shirt right now! haha

I am so excited to announce the we will be having a little one join our family in February 2012! 

I found out towards the end of June and I must say it is quite the relief to finally tell people. I felt like I was just living a giant lie for a while there! It still seems pretty surreal, but it really started to soak in yesterday when I had an ultrasound and saw what looked like an actual little person moving around inside of me. I cannot even begin to describe that feeling! Other than that it is wonderful.

I have been so excited about having kids since the day that Eric and I got married. I am so glad we waited as long as we did because have I treasured this time we have had together just him and me so very much. We had literally just started talking about starting to think about maybe really giving things a try when BAM! I was thinking it would take at least a few months, so I was so surprised when it happened in the first couple of weeks of simply not trying to prevent. (I apologize if that is TMI!)

I found out when I was about 6 weeks along that I was pregnant. I took a pregnancy test one day before work and just couldn't quite wrap my brain around the idea of it actually being positive, so I took two more that afternoon when I got home. At that point I figured three positive tests probably was enough for me to at least tell Eric. But then being my crazy self I took two more pregnancy tests that night that were different brands just so I could really prove to myself it was true. After 5 pregnancy tests I am ashamed to say that I still had my doubts! I know, I know. There was still part of me that was even shocked at the beginning of July when we had a mini ultrasound done at our first appointment and we could see a tiny blob in my stomach with a flickering heartbeat. It was a magical moment indeed, but literally the only thing that kept coming out of my mouth over and over again was "That is so weird. That is seriously so weird!"

I am so lucky to say that I have not been sick at all since I've been pregnant. I truly believe it is such a blessing because I have been working full time and don't even know what I would do if I'd been feeling sick these last three months. I definitely have waves of feeling nauseous multiple times a day, but in terms of actually getting sick I have been incredibly lucky. The biggest thing for me has been feeling incredibly tired alllll the time. I'll even fall asleep at 7:30 and sleep for 12 hours, then still be exhausted the next day! Poor Eric has been so kind and patient with the absence of his energetic wife. I have been feeling a little better the last couple of days, so I am hoping that is the start of positive things to come!

The other thing that I was not expecting was the wild mood swings I have been experiencing. I always heard that pregnancy created all sorts of fun emotions due to all of the hormones and such, but I always thought I'd be able to control those things, no big deal. But let me tell you... I have been taken for quite the surprising and wild ride. There will be moments of extreme emotion followed by feelings of very little emotion and feeling. I get irritated more easily than I used to and lose patience with things much more quickly. I am starting to think that these feelings are partly there to prepare me for the fun emotions of having a baby and kids. I am being pushed to learn increased patience (mostly with myself) and trying to temper these wild ups and downs. It has been the biggest challenge thus far, mostly just because I haven't felt like myself, but hopefully I will tackle this and become stronger for it!

As far as everything else goes, I am 13 weeks along today, which means I am pretty much through my first trimester! Its pretty wild to think that I am already a third of the way through this already, but February still seems like such a far way away. (I'm sure it will come MUCH more quickly than expected!) I feel like I have a little baby bump already... it mostly just feels like I am really full and have a bulging stomach from eating too much all the time! It will be fun once I am really beginning to show and people can tell I am pregnant instead of thinking I am just getting chubby! :)

I am just so grateful for a wonderfully supportive husband who has been so amazing. He has been so kind, loving and patient throughout this new adventure and I truly do not know what I would do without him as my rock. I feel so grateful every day for him and all he does for me. My family has also been so amazing and supportive. I love all of their excitement and the happiness that they feel for us. It means so much to have them all in our lives and to see what amazing grandparents and aunt's this lucky little one will have!

We have our next appointment in a week and a half and I am sure you will be getting an update on everything then! Thank you dear friends and family for all of your love. It means the world to me. Goodnight!