7 weeks and some change...

7 weeks along and definately feeling the signs of pregnancy!  Wish I could tell you I feel wonderful, energetic, and fit.  I don't.  I have felt nauseous for the past few weeks, no throwing up, but none the less, nauseous.  People told me "morning sickness" felt like you were hungover without a cure, they were exactly right!  All the time, that hungover feeling.  On a positive note, I'm getting closer day by day to being over the first trimester.  I have also been SO hungry. I don't think I've ever been this hungry in all of my life.  I have to eat every few hours or else the nausea kicks in worse.  I wish I could tell you I've been eating healthy (like I was prior to pregnancy), but I want nothing healthy.  I want weird stuff that I don't normally ever eat.  Examples: soup, bread, french toast, etc.  Soup especially.  (Weird!)  I hope this phase passes and I can go back to eating salads & good stuff.  I really miss sushi!  David and I ate raw sushi atleast 2x/week.  Other symptoms I've had are: extrememly sore boobs & nipples, indigestion & gas, belly bloat, lower back ache, & having to pee atleast 3x/night.

Baby Bailey is the size of a blueberry.  The reason I have to pee so frequently is because my uterus has doubled in size and I have 10% more blood in my body than before, therefore, making my kidneys work extra hard.  Guess getting up extra at night is preparing me for the parenting journey ahead. ; )  We met with the midwife last week & she is awesome!  Our initial meeting lasted an hour and 20 mins, and she answered every question we had.  I feel very confident in our decision to hire her as our midwife.  We set up another appointment for Aug. 28 for bloodwork & to hear the heartbeat.  I can't wait!  Also, we have already recieved a gift in the mail!  David's sister Christie sent us a week by week calander to fill out important events & dates.  Our baby is going to be so lucky to have such wonderful people to love him or her.  I look forward to feeling better & updating my blog in the very near future : )

It's been a long time since Key West and.....I'M PREGNANT!!

Long time no blog!  Key West was great, blah, blah, but more importantly...I AM PREGNANT!!!  It took a year longer than expected, but my dreams of being pregnant (& my fears of being unable to get pregnant) have been confirmed!  I found out I was expecting on July 5, the day after the 4th of July.  On the evening of the 3rd, I went over to Mason & Marcy's house for some delicious margaritas and paid for it later.  I got home and puked my guts out!  Needless to say, I felt like trash the next day for the 4th & had no problem being the designated driver.  The morning of the 5th, David left for work and I decided to take a pregnancy test.  I used the cheap dollar store test and thought I saw a faint line, but then thought I was seeing things (because it was 5:50am).  I then used a digital test and sure enough it popped up "pregnant"!  I called David right away because I could not stand keeping it to myself.  When I called him, I told him I was so happy I was shaking and thought I might puke.  As soon as I said the word puke, David said "hold on" & pulled over on the side of the road to yack. Haha!!!  He was super excited, but his nerves got the best of him : ) 

According to a due date calculator, baby Bailey is due in the middle of March (sometime between the 15-17th).  I am currently around 4.5 weeks pregnant.  No signs or symptoms yet.  I have found a midwife in the Wilmington area named Olivia Marshburn.  David and I have a "meet and greet" appointment set up with her for Thurs. July 26th.  She is a CNM that does home births, I am thrilled that I found her!  She doesn't have an ultrasound machine in office, so I will go to the medical mall around 20 weeks for my one and only ultrasound/anatomy scan.  We are still planning on keeping the baby's sex a surprise : )  I will go in somewhere between 10-12 weeks for a doppler fetal heartbeat check.  Good Lord willing, there will be a heartbeat.  We have told our families and lots of close friends that we are expecting.  We aren't going to make it "facebook official" until after the 12 week mark.  Everyone is so thrilled for us!!!  David and I are over the moon!!  I have lost 40 lbs since last August and was down to 127lbs this a.m.  I am going to continue to eat right and exercise throughout this pregnancy.  I have no idea how much weight I will gain, I guess as much as I am supposed to.  Can't wait to update the blog soon!  So, so, so, EXCITED!!!!!