11ish

Wow, I'm almost out of the first trimester! Things are going both better and worse. I get crazy tired for no reason occasionally, but don't have to eat every hour and overall, feel more like 'me' and less like 'crazy preggo lady.' I can't really tell if my bump is getting bigger or if I just ate too many kolaches this morning. I need to take another weekly picture! I've started to realize that being pregnant (and then being a mom) opens you up to a whole new world of advice and criticism, and it's irritating the hell out of me. I've had people comment on my food choices, my boobs getting bigger, asking me constantly how I'm feeling, telling me not to carry things, etc etc. WHY is it your business? Just tell me I look great and leave it at that! I'm not an invalid. Phew, rant over. It's just irritating as hell.

BUT, the holidays are coming! Matt and I were going to go to San Antonio for a few days over break, but I've been having weird bouts of exhaustion that I think would not be conducive to a great time on vacation. I'm also worried about money, because day care is stupid expensive. When I have a better idea of our finances for the year, THEN we will take an awesome trip! Instead, we decided to go see my mom, grandma, and sisters for the day on X-mas, and maybe take a day trip to Austin later in the week. I can't wait to have a week off to relax and get the house cleaned up! I finally had a burst of energy yesterday and cleaned the poor, neglected bathrooms...

Week 9/10

I really have no idea what week I'm on now, because our first ultrasound dated me a few days earlier. For the clarity of it, I'm just sticking with my original due date, at least until our next ultrasound.

Side note on the first ultrasound, the ultrasound tech was kind of a B and was like... here's the heartbeat, for literally half a second. I was pissed. I'm going to say something  at our next appt, to see if we can listen to it again. Half a second is not enough!! I want more!! More little pictures of tadpole!!

So, let's say I'm 10 weeks :p We told eeeeveryyyboodyyy, so the whole world knows about tadpole! Everyone is very excited and I'm getting all kinds of advice :p I've been feeling better on some days, and have more energy this week, but the crazy weather changes have been wreaking havoc with the rest of my body. I'm starting to very anxiously count down until Xmas break, where we get over a week off of work! EXCITED! We are going to San Antonio for a couple days, and it will probably be our last vacation for quite some time.  I found a neat restaurant called Texas de Brazil that gives you ENDLESS MEAT CHOICES. We're going. :D


Oh, we got the nursery started! I need to remember to start posting pictures... We went to IKEA on Friday and got a crib, dresser, rug, and really cute lamp, and it looks awesome! We have a lot more to do, but it's pretty clearly a nursery now :p

The rest of my house is a bit of a disaster.... just don't have the energy to care about cleaning most days. Oh well.

Week 8 already?!

Holy cow, I'm on month 3! As in, I'm almost done with my second trimester? Well, sorta. Few more weeks to go :p We hosted our first Thanksgiving last week, and it went SO well! The turkey was amazing, thanks mostly to my Dad who kept checking on it and telling me the smoke was 'no big deal' lol. We told everyone about little tadpole, and everyone was so excited for us! They kept making me sit down and doing things for me, which was lovely! I'd say it was a great success, and I'm glad I don't have to do it for another two years ;)

Let's see, what else... Oh next week is our first appointment! I can't wait to hear the heartbeat! We are going to look at daycares next week, which is a bit terrifying. I feel like I should look more pregnant before going to those, but 12 weeks is right at Christmas-time, which means we wouldn't be able to go look until probably mid-January. Might as well get it done now!

7 Weeks

Another week has gone by, and what a week it was. I've been pretty miserable between being congested and having an incredibly sore back. Nothing really happening other than feeling like crud :p

Week 6, or the week we bought the babymobile!

We bought a car! Eeek! My old car, a 2-door Hyundai Accent, was not going to work with a baby seat. We had planned on buying a new car *soon* but with our tadpole growing fast, we thought it was best to start paying on it now, to get our budget set before the baby comes. We bought a 2009 Jetta, Certified Used, with about 24K miles. It's blue and beautiful! I absolutely love it. It has a moonroof, leather seats, and a great sound system. Most importantly, it's safe and has room for tadpole! It's great! :)

In non-car related news... I'm 6 weeks and 2 days today! I actually feel pretty good, other than a really sore back and being sleepy. The morning sickness hasn't kicked in yet, and I'm hoping that means it won't at all!! I had a little in week 4, but the nurse suggested B6, which must be working! (knocking on wood) I was a bit worried about the weight I gained in the last week or so (3 pounds already?!) but it looks like it was just water weight, because I'm back on the 'normal' weight gain track.

We told Jason & VeLisa about the baby this weekend, and they were so sweet and happy for us! V is already planning the baby shower :) We are still waiting to tell the rest of the family until Thanksgiving- figure it's a great holiday surprise. I'm hoping that I still feel this good at Thanksgiving, or poor Matt will have to take over turkey duty!

Week 5!

Well, it's been about a week since we found out we were expecting our little tadpole. What a week! We told my mom and sisters right away, because I needed someone to ask advice of and I knew I couldn't keep it quiet around my sisters every day! This weekend we are telling his brother and wife, and I know they will be thrilled! The plan is to tell Matt's parents and my Dad on Thanksgiving. We are (hopefully) buying me a new car next week, and we are going to put a 'baby on board' sign on it, so when we show them the car, TA DA! Baby! :)

I've started to really feel 'pregnant' this week, even though I'm only 5 weeks 2 days at this point. I've started to feel queasy around some foods, and needed to take B6 for nausea. We are still going for our walks most days, although my hips have started to bother me a bit. Isn't it a bit early for this?! I can noticeably see my stomach getting bigger, too! How crazy is that? I haven't gained any weight, in fact I've lost half a pound, but I'm eating as much as I can keep down. I've been incredibly tired in the afternoons, but can't manage to sleep past 6am.

I told my two bosses on Monday, because I could feel myself slowing down, and wanted them to know what the deal was. I plan on waiting to tell the rest of my co-workers after my first appointment on December 4th, but we'll see if Kevin can keep his mouth shut!

Oh, and we started the nursery! We painted one wall blue with yellow stars, and it looks gorgeous. We are waiting to see what we are having to plan out the rest; we think a decal on the opposite wall would be cool. We are both dying to start buying stuff, but I think we are going to try and hold off until X-mas to make any purchases.

So far, I can still focus (a bit) on my schoolwork. I only have one more paper left, and then I can take a break and focus on my minion! :)

Day one, or OMG FREAK OUT.

My dear husband and I decided several months ago that we might as well get going on this baby-making thing. We felt like we were in a good place in our lives, and that financially and otherwise, we were ready. And then that faint little second line showed up last night, and I realized how hysterical it was that we thought we were so ready for this! It hasn't sunken in yet, and I'm feeling a very weird mix of scared out of my mind and over the moon excited. I went to work today, and I swear I kept alternating between tearing up and grinning my face off on the way there.

I made an appointment for the blood work tomorrow, and I will probably keep testing on the home pregnancy tests because really, we don't believe it. Matt keeps asking if I'm sure, because the lines aren't very dark. I told him a line's a line, especially on 2 different brands of tests! I hope that someday our kid gets a kick out of the fact that we found out the same night we went to a Rocky Horror showing. Does that get us cool parent points?

I really don't have too much else to say right now. Matt and I keep emailing each other things like 'OMG' and 'AHHH!' and I cut out my morning soda which is giving me a terrible headache. I'm really afraid to jinx this, but I figure in the scheme of things, a blog is just a blog.

Welcome to our utterly terrifying and incredibly exciting journey! :)