10 Weeks

(This is one of a series of scheduled posts that I've written since I found out that Jacob and I were expecting our first child.  The original composition date is included below).

Sept 20:

Size of baby: According to babyzone.com, baby's about the size of a red grape!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Eh…. I’d rather not talk about it. lol

Maternity Clothes: Still fitting in my regular clothes… hopefully for awhile yet!

Gender: 50% chance of either! =)

Movement: Nope.

What I miss: “Morning” sickness.  I know it sounds weird, but I have been feeling pretty good lately, and it makes me nervous that something is wrong. lol

Sleep: I sleep like a rock when I sleep… but I’m up at least once (if not twice) a night to use the bathroom.

Symptoms: I had some indigestion today… but I don’t know if that was pregnancy related or not.

Cravings: Not really a craving, but I am LOVING all things carb.

Best Moment this week: Not pregnancy related, but getting your ivy-tear-down/fence project started!

What I am looking forward to: Doing more work on our fence.  We hope to have it done/done by the end of next weekend!

9 Weeks

(This is one of a series of scheduled posts that I've written since I found out that Jacob and I were expecting our first child.  The original composition date is included below).

Sept 13: 9 Weeks

Size of baby: According to babyzone.com, the little one is about the size of an olive!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +5 lbs… same as last week, which makes me feel a little bit better about things. =)

Maternity Clothes: Still (thankfully!) too early for this!

Gender: 50% chance of either! =)

Movement: Nope.

What I miss: Sleeping through the night without having to get up to use the bathroom (last night was a two trip night… I’m tired!).

Sleep: Aside from the gripes above, I sleep like a rock.

Symptoms: Things are starting to get a little better now… just a little tired.  I’m hoping this isn’t the calm before the storm.

Cravings: No real cravings… I haven’t had any aversions yet either.

Best Moment this week: Seeing the baby and hearing it’s heart beat… made it all the more real!

What I am looking forward to: Telling more of our friends… and my brother’s wedding in a couple of weeks (which also happens to be right around our second trimester marker, meaning, after the wedding we go “public” with our big news!).

Our "Bean"

(This is one of a series of scheduled posts that I've written since I found out that Jacob and I were expecting our first child.  The original composition date is included below).

Sept. 12

I had my first OB appointment today and got to see/hear our little “bean” (s/he looks just like a lima bean!).  It was pretty weird.  I didn’t know what to expect from the appointment, so was pretty happy when we were told that we’d hear the heartbeat (not so happy when they told me they were going to have to go in vaginally! Lol).

Ever since our first doctor’s appointment I’ve had this weird fear that I’m not really pregnant.  That something else medically weird is going on with me that is imitating the symptoms of pregnancy and that I’m going to look like an idiot when I have to tell everyone that I’ve told that we’re not actually having a baby.  But NOW I KNOW that there is something in there!  I have photographic evidence! =)  I wonder if it’s going to start feeling more real now…

8 Weeks

(This is one of a series of scheduled posts that I've written since I found out that Jacob and I were expecting our first child.  The original composition date is included below).

Sept 6:

Size of baby: According to babyzone.com, baby's about the size of a raspberry!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I’m not happy about this… I think I’ve gained 5 pounds so far… which I think is too much.  I secretly hope that I’m actually a month farther along than I think I am… make myself feel better about the weight gain. ;)  I actually just think that I’ve been gorging myself this last week because a) I’ve been HUNGRY all of the time, and b) I’m pregnant… I’ll do what I want! ;)

Maternity Clothes: Hopefully not for a few more months!  All of my normal clothes are still fitting ok.

Gender: I keep finding myself referring to it as a “he”… I don’t’ know what this means.  Maybe, being from my family and Jacob’s (where I’m the only girl) the thought that it COULD be a girl is just weird to me. lol

Movement: Nope.

What I miss: Riding my bike in the mornings.  I know that I COULD, but I just feel so exhausted and nauseous that the thought of pedaling 2.5 miles every morning (and then 2.5 half back that evening), just does NOT appeal to me.

Sleep: Aside from getting up at least once a night to pee (two last night), it’s going alright.

Symptoms: Same ol’, same ol’.  The ravenous hunger has diminished a bit though, so I’m thankful for that.

Cravings: Salt and chocolate… but that’s really nothing out of the ordinary for me. =)

Best Moment this week: Telling our families.  It makes it seem just a little bit more real. =)

What I am looking forward to: Starting to tell some close friends and coworkers… I think my coworkers are already a little suspicious though… I haven’t really been myself lately.

Telling the Fam’

(This is one of a series of scheduled posts that I've written since I found out that Jacob and I were expecting our first child.  The original composition date is included below).

Sept. 5:  

This weekend Jacob and I had dinner with our families to tell them the news. 

For Jacob’s family, we met at his brother’s place to celebrate his brother’s birthday.  Jacob had this plan about how to tell his brother (well, really, his SECOND plan… his first plan* didn’t fly with me!).  Apparently, about 9 years ago at Christmas, Jacob’s brother asked what Jacob wanted for Christmas… and then asked him if a nephew was ok instead… 7 months later, Jacob’s nephew was born.  Since we were gathering for his brother’s birthday, Jacob thought this would be the perfect way to tell the family.  Probably was, his brother TOTALLY didn’t pick up on it!  Jacob gave several clues (it’s expensive but small, you won’t’ get it until April, it starts with an “N”).  It just was NOT happening!  LOL  Finally though, Jacob’s dad caught on (WAY before his brother did) and, slowly, the rest of the family got it.  They were excited for us, of course.  Lots of questions and baby talk followed--in addition to a viewing of the crib that we’re inheriting. =)

Telling my family two days later did not take nearly as much brain power.  I had no idea how I was going to tell them.  Jacob kept asking me if I’d figured it out yet… I hadn’t.  I was just going to go with the flow. =)  I convinced my family to get together to celebrate my birthday (even though it was two-weeks early).  My mother is all about birthdays and celebrations and likes to go all out.  I was feeling like crap that day (and doing my best to hide it), when she introduced us all the obstacle course in the back yard that she thought would be “fun” for us to do. Lol  I thought I was going to die… but I did it. =) 

Then, at dinner, I was trying to figure out how I was going to bring it up in normal conversation… my nephew totally opened the door for me.  I don’t remember exactly what was being discussed, but my nephew made some comment that he was the only “kid” at the table.  I replied with “you won’t be the only kid for too much longer”.  Everyone was quiet for about 2 seconds and then my mother SCREAMED “ARE YOU PREGNANT??” lol  Someone was a little excited. ;)

All in all, it went well.  Jacob and I both noted how nervous we were to tell them.  I don’t know why nerves was more at the forefront than excitement, but they definitely were.  I can’t help but think that, for the last decade I have been doing everything in my power NOT to get pregnant… it just feels so weird to be OK with it now!  Am I just weird?

*Jacob’s initial plan was not to tell his brother at all, and just see how long he went before he asked about my weight gain. =P  Jacob thought it would be funny.  Me?  Not so much!