Week 13

Size of Baby: 3 inches long or Size of Medium Shrimp

 Major Developments: Cute little fingerprints, body is catching up to size of head, veins & organs are visible through skin

Week 13 over... Check! I am slowing inching my way through pregnancy. My little creature has now acquired its fingerprints. I have joked the little criminal is already on file, if he/she gives me trouble all I have to do is say the word. hehe. 

Week 13 at work has been nothing but a sugar coma waiting to happen. There has been so much food available. My body isn't digging sugar so I have been trying to stay clear of it. I feel pretty sick when I eat it. Very weird. I have always had problems with eating too much sugar and feeling sick though. Now it has intensified even if I eat 2 cookies. Other developments at work: I told my boss finally. I figured I was getting closer to being in the "safe zone" (knock on wood). I wanted to tell him before word got out and someone else told him. It was kind of fun to be able to tell people at work. My boss was really supportive of the new changes so that is good. That same day, a lady in my mom's department basically got on top of a mountain and proclaimed to the world her excitement that "KAYLA'S PREGNANT!!!!!!" I was so embarrassed because all eyes were on me, which is not my favorite. I haven't said much to my coworkers in my department, I'm just waiting for the right time. I don't know quite how to bring it up. I'm just socially awkward at times.

Bre and I did some online research on cribs during week 13. I have pretty much decided on wanting a white crib in a sleigh style that can be converted into a full size bed. Its so fun to do all of the product research. The only problem is I have so much to do other than crib research. I don't quite know where to start. I think that I need to start doing more reserach so that I can be prepared when it comes time to buy or create a registry. I know once we find out what our little baby is I'm going to go crazy with it. Waiting patiently........

I'm kind of still growing that tiny little bump. I've noticed that when I wear shirts with belts I look slightly preggo. I'm starting to feel better about having a visible bump now that I have officially put the word out at work. I'm actually a little excited to get that bump. I wish it would just get here already actually. The thing I feel weird about is loose fitting shirts, which are most of the shirts in my closet. They make me feel like I'm hiding something. I think I'd rater show than not show. I guess we'll see how these loose fitting shirts fit soon. They might not be so loose after a month or so.

I have been working out at the gym for almost a year now, an d have kept up my workouts during pregnancy. I have heard so much about water aerobics and pregnancy so I finally tried it out this weekend at the gym. I was the youngest person in the class by 20 years at least. A cute little Jewish old lady befriended me before the class and gave me all kinds of tips. What a cutie. hehe. I really need to get a one piece so that people don't have to look at my blubber once it starts to accumulate more. I wore a tank top over my bikini because I felt pretty freaking ridiculous exercising in it. The surprising thing I found about the class is that the teacher, who is on dry land, can do all the moves at 100 miles an hour and in the water I felt and looked like I was wading through molasses. Very attractive!!! The class was good. I can see this being a good class later in pregnancy too so I think I'll alternate between this and yoga on the weekends. Weekdays will be reserved for weights and cardio. 

Signing off for now.

Merry Christmas Baby Silva

So its official, Eric & I just shared our last Christmas childless. Next year, our little creature will be 6 months old for Christmas. I can image it will be more interested in the boxes than the actual presents, but that's ok.

Christmas was great this year (not like its not ever great). We spent Christmas Eve at my parents house. We had our annual Christmas Eve lasagna dinner. Tasty!! Baby Silva sure loved it. We opened our annual Christmas Eve PJs too. I told my mom next year Eric & I will have to provide our little family with our own PJs since we will be grown ups then. hehe. We had to wake up at 6:30 am to open presents on Christmas morning because my dad had to work from 8 - 12. Dumb Apple!! I was so happy with everything I got. I got a bunch of kitchen stuff and...... a sewing machine!!!! My Frandsen Grandparents and Eric teamed up on the sneakiness and bought the machine together. I was seriously so excited that I forgot all about being pregnant and picked it right up. I'm not supposed to lift anything over 25 lbs. I'm pretty sure it was heavier than that. I really really really really wanted one. Especially with the baby on the way. I'm going to have a lot to sew. My family also loaded me up on owl stuff too. Creaton is going to come into this world and think that every house on the block is filled with owls... nope... just ours. I told my family I felt like I was either a newly wed or a 50's wife who wants nothing but home-making stuff. :) Very happy :) Oh and breaking news: I received my first maternity clothes! My new aunt Stephanie sent me a cute maternity shirt. That thing has a lot of space in it. Christmas dinner was ham and funeral potatoes. I was really looking forward to that ham. I haven't had any ham since getting pregnant because it is on the no no list unless it is really hot. Soooo tasty.


All Christmas day I was dying to go to a fabric store. I am planning to make all of the bedding for the babies crib. I have found a few websites with really cute ideas. Today I went to Joanns with Bre. We had a hayday in there. The possiblities are endless for crib stuff. We couldn't contain our excitement. We decided we are really mad at Creaton because we don't know what it is. We decided we have to wait to pick out fabric until we find out the sex......... I don't know if I can wait that long. Its going to be at least 4 -6 more weeks. Ugh! We also decided that the paint color is going to be determined by the fabric of the crib. Yes, I finally convinced Eric that we needed to paint the bottom half of the walls in the nursery. Bre and I went to find gray paint samples to go with the grey and gold theme.  We have a couple picked out but won't know for sure until we pick fabric. Its either going to be a brown gray or a purple gray, depending on what this little creature turns out to be. I seriously cannot wait!

Week 12

Major Developments:

Tiny Kidneys excrete urine into the bladder, Eyes are moving from the sides of head to front of head, mouth can make sucking movements.

Size of baby: Lime

 

 Week 12 was a week full of extremely bizarre dreams. After the first 3 nights of disturbingly weird dreams, I googled it. Yup, according to babycenter.com dreams are more vivid and crazy than usual. This is due to a boost in the hormone progesterone. What don't those dang hormones cause. I have had absolutely insane dreams every day of week 12. One about a cat even made me sick to my stomach. I won't get into the details, to save your soul. Another thing I experienced in week 12 was headaches. I'm not a fan of taking medicine for headaches so I have been toughing through them. Plus, its not too healthy. I'd have to take a Tylenol a thousand times a day. I have also been super tired. Megan and Zach invited us out on Friday night but I couldn't keep my eyes open. I was really disappointed because she is moving in a couple weeks. I've been trying not to get worked up about it but it makes me sad. :( I think I get upset about it more often because my hormones are still out of control. Other than all of the above, I am feeling good.

My tiny little bump is growing. (The picture above is a little deceiving with those pants) Still no real weight gain though. Most of my shirts are baggy so I don't think its noticeable to others. I didn't think that it would show up so soon. It makes me wonder if I will get a real bump sooner than my doctor said.That would be fun. Some pregnant girls are so cute with their baby bumps.

Megan took our family pictures during week 12. I had her take a shot of Eric and I since this would be our last shoot pre-child. The next time we have family pictures with the Thomas clan, there will be a little one to entertain.

On Saturday, we went to a BBQ at a friends house. She is, I think, a year older than me. She already has 2 kids, but her husband is 37. She always has such good tips for me. Her youngest is 9 months and her oldest is almost 3. She seems like such a good mom. One who already knows all there is to know. I just wonder how she got all of this infinite knowledge. I guess you just pick it up?? I have a lot to learn. For starters, I didn't even think about babies chewing on their beautiful cribs. She suggested putting the plastic covers on the bar to preserve the crib. She also had a little fence around her Christmas Tree. I wouldn't think about these things now... Its a little overwhelming, but also good to know someone who's going through the same things. Its the little things I'm worried about not knowing. I guess I just need to start hanging out with more babies! Round one of being a Mom, I can imagine, will be a total learning process. It will be fun though. I'm anxious to see how Eric and I turn out as parents.

Ta ta for now.

Package addressed to Baby??? What baby!?

This week, Eric & I received our first package in the mail address to people other than ourselves!!

 Aunt Amy mailed out our Christmas gift. The package was addressed to Eric, Kayla, and Baby Silva. How freaking cute!!! I can't believe that we are going to start getting mail for this little critter. I just started thinking about getting birthday cards and doctor appointment reminders addressed to my little bun in the oven. Every day or so I have a new revelation of the things to come and things that are going to change. Its kind of cool for the two of us to think about all of this new and exciting stuff. The label alone made our day, not to mention the tasty dried cherries inside. Baby Silva definitely loves dried cherries :) I have now signed all labels on gifts : "From Eric, Kayla, and Creaton" since receiving this package. hehe.

Week 11

Size of baby:

 1 ½ inches long. About the size of a fig

Major Developments:

Hands will open and close soon, tooth buds appear under gums, bones are beginning to harden, & hiccups (how cute)!

During week 11 I had my monthly doctor’s appointment. Doctor Richardson is out on maternity leave so we were set up with the doctor who delivers at Mercy Gilbert, which originally was our hospital of choice. There are only 2 doctors in that office that deliver at Mercy. One is from Russia and one is from India… that makes me nervous. We were super excited to go to the appointment so we could meet this other doctor so we could see if we would want to change over. As I’m sitting in the waiting room I saw a lady that looked like the Russian doctor….and she was pregnant. Her name has escaped my memory. I was hoping it wasn’t her but when they took us back to the room, I found out it was her. Is every OBGYN under the sun pregnant?!!! What are the odds of both our potential doctors are knocked up? I guess its better they are pregnant earlier rather than farther along in my own pregnancy. So the Russian doctor was very hard to understand. She was also very soft spoken. During the visit, she asked me some questions and I gave her my usual list of questions. Turns out the feeling faint thing is common in pregnancy and is only going to get worse for me. Great! I also confirmed I should not eat salami. I am totally wanting a delicious sandwich from the Olive Mill in Queen Creek. L Ugh. Eric and I quickly decided after the appointment that we did not want her. We were laughing that she would softly be saying “push Kayla” and I’d be in a fit of pregnancy rage screaming “I can’t hear nor understand you!!!”. For some reason we really like Doctor Richardson, but are just unsure if we want to deliver at Banner Gateway. We think that Doctor Richardson is going to be super supportive and really on top of things. She seems like the type of lady who gets stuff done! My next appointment is at the beginning of January. I should be able to find out the sex of the baby at 18-21 weeks, which Doctor Richardson should be back for I think. That will put my next ultrasound at about the 2^nd week of February. Man….. I’m not going to make it that long. I really want to know what kind of baby we are cooking up here!!

Saturday was an overwhelming and fun day. Megan and I had some Christmas shopping to do. We also went to Babys R Us. I want to keep Megan as involved in this pregnancy as possible so we went browsing, although it is super early. The rude thing will be moving to Portland in a few weeks. I was hoping to have my crib picked out or something so she can be there for that but I just don’t know how far in advance to do these things. So the minute we walked into the store I went into panic mode. There is soooo much stuff we need. We looked at nearly everything in the store. Before getting pregnant I had thought I had put everything I needed into my baby budget (which is very detailed). I was wrong. Man this child is going to break the bank!! I am starting to realize that we are going to outgrow our current house as soon as this little creaton gets here. The top thing on my list was to look at cribs. OMG they are all soo cute. I don’t know how I’m going to decide. I really like the white cribs a lot. The one below is my favorite. There are others too that I am eyeing. We spent a good amount of time just looking at all the cute clothes! That has to be the best part of shopping. I kept trying to look at both boy & girl clothes, even though all of the girl clothes are much cuter. There are so many shoes for baby girls. I love love love shoes, so that could get dangerous. I really hope we get a girl, but I need to start prepping myself, just in case we have a boy.

Towards the end of week 11, I started noticing that things taste different. Twice this week, things that shouldn’t taste like black licorice did. Gross!! I read online that that is part of my changing hormones. I haven’t gained more than 3-4 pounds. Now that I am entering my 2^nd trimmest I am supposed to gain a pound a week. Oh, and my last post about my supposed baby bump: it really could be a baby bump. I was reading that the baby will start to rise up to my stomach because my parts don’t fit were they are supposed to anymore. I’m really interested to see how this all turns out.

Wish me luck in my 2^nd Trimester!

New Shape???

Tonight I tried on half the clothes in my closet. I couldn't find anything that didn't make me look noticeably pregnant. I mean I am, but what the heck???? I haven't really gained any weight yet. Could it be that the shape of my stomach is changing already?! Very strange feeling. Can I skip over the awkward bump stage and jump right in to the real looking one? Thanks :)

Week 10

 So I screwed up my weeks. Week 10 the baby is actually the size of a kumquat, not week 9. I get myself confused because I am always blogging at the end of the pregnancy week. So no fun picture showing the size, you already saw it last week.

My baby has now completed the most critical portion of developments. It will now enter into a rapid pace a growth. So pretty soon its  goodbye toes, hello bump. I also read that the webbing between the fingers and toes has disappeared. Hopefully. (No offense Joni & Megan!!!) There is a family trait on the Thomas side that involves webbed toes. My sister Megan calls them her webbies.  They really aren't that noticeable, but it will be interesting to see if my little creaton lost its webs this week.

Something I noticed with the end of week 10 is my taste buds bipolar activity. This weekend, we went out for lunch suuuuper hungry. Once our appetizer was gone, everything else tasted bleh. I don't know if baby just wants the same type of food in one setting or what. Its just very weird. I'm not digging it because I sure like to eat. Another problem I have been having is feeling extremely faint. I have always had a problem with passing out if I haven't had enough to eat. It has something to do with my blood sugar. Now that I am preggers, it is on overdrive. If I haven't had a snack for an hour or two, I'm finding that I have to sit down because I get that feeling when you are going to pass out. It is miserable. I almost would rather be sick than have that faint feeling. I think that might be a theme throughout my pregnancy. I'm going to ask my doctor about it at my next visit. My mom mentioned I need to ask my doctor about gestational diabetes,since I have always battled with blood sugar issues. Gestational diabetes doesn't really happen until way later in pregnancy, thank goodness. I guess something to make the doctor aware of. Other than those two issues, I have felt pretty normal.

As I have been inching my way towards the 2nd trimester a few more people at work have found out the good news. Mostly because my mom has a big mouth. :) I have told my friends at work but am I'm still waiting to tell the others until I am further along. A former co-worker is preggers as well. I saw her during week 10 so I got the pleasure of finally talking to someone else who is pregnant. She is 20 weeks along so twice as far into pregnancy as me. She just found out the sex of her baby so I am getting anxious to know what our little critter is. We  were laughing about our sense of smell and how we can smell ants crossing the street.

I am currently trying to convince my husband that we need to paint our spare bedroom when we turn it into a nursery. The walls are currently painted gold & maroon with a white chair rail molding in the middle. He is adamant about not painting. Those are seriously not baby colors. My halfway point compromise is to paint the lower half of the wall grey so I can do a grey & yellow theme. I think that would be so fun, modern, & gender friendly. I'm hoping to get a sewing machine so I can make some cute crib bedding & pillows for the couch that I'm sure I'll spend countless nights on. My Grandma Frandsen is a master on a sewing machine so I will probably have to call on her expertise to guide me through a few things. I think I'm going to start looking for patterns soon. Let me know if you know of any cute crib patterns all you crafters.

Well, that's all I know. Ta ta!

Curse you pregnancy hormones

Sister moving + pregnancy hormones = nightmare.

Experiencing pregnancy hormones is similar to a wall of tsunami water rushing towards you. You just can’t stop it. I remember my hormones being really bad when I was a teenager, first getting my period. One time, I cried during a mountain dew commercial. I have a feeling I’m going to have a lot more of those “mountain dew experiences” over the course of the next 7+ months. I pity Eric. Poor guy has to deal with my emotional rollercoaster. May the force be with him!!

Week 9

Major Developments: Critical portion of development completed, fingernails, peach fuzz, swallowing fluids, & kicking up a storm (even though I can't feel it).

Size of Baby: Kumquat (what ever that is)

 

So week 9 is officially over. Such an exciting week. I spread the news to my extended family on Thanksgiving. I mailed a frame of the ultra sound to my family. I had originally planned to mail it to Melinda, but the plan was foiled as she was not going to dinner at Amy's house. Megan and I conspired together by sending it under her name. We had to make sure to add a layer of wrapping paper letting them know it was from me, NOT Megan. That's the last announcement they want to here. All Thanksgiving I was anxious. I had waited all week, nearly drooling on myself, thinking about Thanksgiving dinner. Much to my dismay, dinner tasted horrible. Not due to bad cooking, due to the dang baby's taste buds. Booooo!! After dinner, we finally called my family to ask them to open the gift. They missed the part about it being from me and there was some confusion. Over all, everyone was excited. I shared the news that the baby is due June 27th, and that we are likely to have another duplicated birthday. Such a silly random family thing. There are so many shared birthday's in my family, it is insane!! I also talked to Grandma Thomas that day too. She told me that she was sick in her first pregnancy and that she did not show much. Everyone's first question was "how are you feeling?". To me, it just seems so weird that I have not had morning sickness. I thought I'd be in the bathroom, loosing my lunch, left and right.

Stephanie and her family spent the weekend and Thanksgiving in Arizona. It was so much fun to share time with them. Eric and I took Monday off to recover. Turns out Bre, aka Bre-Tard, got us both sick. RUDE GUY!! We spent the entire day on the couch with colds. Poor Eric had a "man cold". hehe. JK. I've been saying that for the past couple days and I think he's sick of hearing it.

Heading into my 10th week, no baby bump, no morning sickness, and still avoiding dairy like the plague.

week 5 - 8 update

Wow, the last few weeks have been out of control busy. I have been very bad about updating my blog so I will fill you in and promise to keep updating weekly. J Since I last blogged, a lot has happened. Luckily, I haven’t had any morning sickness (to my knowledge, I figured I would know when it happened). I have had some stomach problems and a little bit of cramping. It makes me nervous I haven’t got sick yet because that shows a healthy sign and less chance of miscarriage. I do feel sick when I eat dairy products. I have pretty much sworn off yogurt. I was eating it every morning to get in my calcium but it just isn’t working out any more. I am having a hard time eating my cheese sticks too. I have an APP on my phone that tells me what nutrients I need throughout the day, so I keep track of my eating.

Week 5

Major developments: ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm (the layers that will develop organs)

Size of baby: Sesame Seed

This week I started tracking my eating on a blog on my phone. It tells me how many types of food I need and how many I have already had. Nothing too exciting this week. Just lots of trips to the restroom to pee and soreness in my body.

Week 6

Major developments: nose, mouth, ears, and arm & leg buds

Size of baby: Lentil Bean

Week 6 was an extremely busy week. Our tiny developing speck attended 2 concerts and a bachelorette party. I was really nervous at first at the concerts. I was very cautious in making sure that no one bumped me. Megan accidentally found out about me being preggers because she saw my pregnancy journal in my room. She was dancing around my house like a crazy person. We also toured the hospitals this week.

Mercy Gilbert

 

Mercy Gilbert was the first one we went to. Originally, it was our hospital of choice before we found out my doctor doesn’t deliver there. It is a catholic hospital and is beautiful on the outside. This is the hospital that my dad went to when he broke his leg and also the hospital that my mom went to when she had appendicitis. We feel very comfortable at this hospital because we have already spent so much time here. The other thing I like about his hospital is that it feels homey. The halls are wide and they use a soft color scheme rather than stark white hospital walls. My Grandma Frandsen would like this hospital because most of the rooms are purple. J This hospital does not allow children under 13 in, so that is something to consider because my brother Tyson is only 11 (12 when the baby is born). Another thing that was neat about this hospital is they allow water deliveries. They also have senior citizens that volunteer and bring you treats after delivery. They play a song throughout the whole hospital when a baby is born. The room I would deliver in is huge, but the room I am moved to after is quite small. I assume that I will have quite a few visitors, so this is something to consider. For some reason, after finishing our tour, we weren’t as impressed as we thought we would be. We did like the hospital though.

Banner Gateway

 

Banner Gateway was the second hospital we toured. Our doctor delivers at this hospital. We found that the main lobby of the hospital was very spacious and beautiful; however, the waiting room for delivery was very small. We were also put off by the crowd a little bit. I mean, it’s not like I’ll be seeing them since I will be in labor, but still, odd bunch. This hospital has a Japanese soaking tub for ladies in labor as well as a walking garden outside. I don’t know how useful the garden will be as it will be hot in June, but it was still very nice. We felt that this hospital was very modern and updated. We also felt like this was more like a hospital setting where there are tight corridors and everything looks sterile. This hospital had nice room service though. The delivery room was about the same size as at mercy but the room after delivery for visitors was larger than mercy. Also, this hospital allows children 12 and younger to visit me.

After touring both hospitals, we were very un-decided on which one we liked better. We really like our doctor so I feel like we are supposed to like Banner Gateway better but we are still more familiar with Mercy Gilbert. Both hospitals don’t use nurseries like in the old days. I remember being able to look at all the little babies through the window. Apparently that is a thing of the past. In both hospitals, the baby will stay with me at all times. Both hospitals allow 3 people to be in the room at delivery. This is something that surprised me too. I remember sisters and cousins being born with more than 3 people in the room. I hope that you can switch out people throughout labor, because I would hate to have to choose only 3 people.

Week 7 (this week gets a little personal, I apologize in advance)

Major Developments: hands and feet are emerging from arm & leg buds, baby has a tail, eyelids, brain development, & lots and lots of veins

Size of baby: Blueberry

 

Ultrasound

This is the week Eric and I had been waiting for. This is the week of the ultrasound. I was scheduled for a 7:20 am ultrasound on November 11^th. I was instructed not to empty my bladder and to drink 32 oz of water. They also mentioned to have all this consumed an hour before the appointment. Ok, so I wake up at 6 in the morning, skip my morning pee, and fill up a measuring cup to 32 oz. That is four measuring cups full of water. Against my will, I drink nearly the whole thing. (Mind you I am water’s biggest fan). My bladder is near explosion at this point. I get back in bed and lay in agony waiting for the alarm to go off. On the way to the doctor, I have my pants un-buttoned and I am literally in tears. Poor Eric is ready to drop me off on the side of the freeway for being such a baby. I had never had to pee that bad in my life, it was so painful. I’m sitting in the waiting room sweating to death because I’m getting so worked up. They finally call me up to the room after what seems like years (it was really only a few minutes). I get on the table like I am 9 months pregnant. The ultrasound technician says, “Is your bladder really full?”….. just maybe. She lathers me up in that jelly stuff and I warn her I might end up peeing my pants. She couldn’t see a think. The whole screen was black. At this point I tell her I haven’t used the bathroom this morning and I drank all the water. SHE TELLS ME I COULD HAVE EMPTIED MY BLADDER WHEN I WOKE UP!!! Man! So she has me empty it half way and come back in. Finally I feel somewhat better. We can finally see the baby too. It was so cool. It took her a while to find it but there the little blob was, right on the screen in front of us. She showed all of the different things that were developing in my belly. We heard the heartbeat for the first time, which was 150 beats a minute. It was so loud; I couldn’t believe a tiny little thing would have such a strong heart beat. We could also see the flicker of the heart beat on the screen which was crazy too. The baby looked like a miniature eggplant. We were informed that our baby was developing right on track. She also discovered that I was actually a day less pregnant than they thought I was but they decided not to change the due date yet. (So this means baby might not share a birthday with my cousin Emily if it is on time. Maybe it will share with my cousin Rachel) After the ultrasound, they had us wait for the doctor to come in. This is when my pregnancy hormones went into overdrive. I became an emotional wreck. I think I was just excited and nervous all at the same time.

Informing the Thomas Clan

We had planned on telling my parents about the pregnancy after we got the ultrasound. I made the cutest frame to put the ultrasound picture in. We had to help our friends with some wedding stuff and then head on down to my parent’s house. The whole way there I was so nervous. I was thinking that my mom would have a mid-life crisis when we told her because she always tells me she’s not ready to have grandkids because she’s too young. I knew my dad would be excited. They had no clue what was coming so we were really excited to see the reactions. Zach recorded the reactions as they opened the present. My dad stopped half way when he saw the picture and just stands there. My mom is like what is it, ARE YOU SERIOUS!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS!! They were so excited. Bre was just standing around like what just happened. Megan was peeing her pants. It was hilarious. I will be doing the same thing to my Grandparents Frandsen on Thanksgiving. We can’t wait to hear that reaction.

Week 8

Major Developments: Webbed fingers and toes, breathing tubes, tail is almost gone, neural pathways in brain

Size of baby: Kidney Bean

 

Week 8 was another busy busy week. Our tiny speck attended its first wedding. Our friends Aaron and Diana were maried on 11/19/11. Eric and I were both part of the bridal party. Thursday we went shopping for wedding gifts with our friend Devon. We had dinner at PF Changs, which baby LOVED. We ate like kings at a Thanksgiving Feast. We went to the rehersal dinner on Friday and stuffed our faces big time. The dinner was held at Maggianos Italian resturant. I had to skip out on the cesar salad, much to my dismay. (This list of things I can’t eat while pregnant is killing me. Like Feta Cheese?! COME ON!) For some reason, all of the pasta tasted awful to me, and most of it was some of my favorite like Lasagna & Gnochhi. I think its baby. He/she wasn’t digging the cheese and tomato sauce. I was so dissapointed. Saturday was super busy. We woke up early, got everything ready, and picked up Devon. I got ready at the wedding venue while waiting for the bride. The wedding coordinator needed help setting up the reception area so I went to help. I had to be back at a certain time for Megan to take pictures of the bridal party so I was running around like crazy. I guess I forgot I was pregnant because my body was hating me an hour or so later. I shouldn’t have been rushing around so much. I was very very very hungry by time the dinner started. I forgot to bring any snacks, like an idiot. We had so much fun dancing at the reception. I got a little worried I was dancing too much so I sat out on a few songs here and there. The doctor said I need to keep my heart rate under 140 when exercising, which is really hard to do. I am still nervous about pushing myself too hard, so I felt a little guilty for enjoying the dance floor so much. After the wedding I was sooo tired. My body has been having a hard time keeping up with my usual activities. The drive home was brutal!!!!

Its a yes!!

And so it begins... Most of you don't even know yet, but I am pregnant. 4 weeks and 5 days to be exact. Due date will be June 27th. Yes, I know, yet another June birthday. It must be a good month. Anywho...I have decided to start a blog to keep my my family in the loop on my 9 month adventure. I'm not sure that I'm technologically advanced enough to even work this thing!!! Onto my first post.....

Eric and I have been planning this for about half a year. We have talked about everything from names to things we might do in the future to the infamous baby budget. If you know anything about me, you could guess I already have a very detailed excel spreadsheet planning out this poor child's life. We chose this time of year because we thought it would be very exciting to tell everyone around the table at Thanksgiving dinner. After a few monkey wrenches, we finally have a rough game plan on how to tell each one of you the great news.

Soooo. I took my my test on the 19th of October, which came out positive. I quickly set up an appointment for the next day. I met with Dr. Richardson, who was super nice. I had a whole list of questions for her. She must have thought I was nuts. She is also pregnant, which makes me both nervous and excited. I don't want to miss out on too many appointments with her when she's out but it would  be nice to have someone who went through the experience so recently. My first ultrasound is scheduled for the 11th of November, which is a couple days after my 7th week. We'll keep you updated.

We will be making decisions about doctors and touring 2 hospitals (Mercy Gilbert & Banner Gateway) in the  next couple weeks.