8 Weeks

So I must say these past 2 weeks have probably been some of the worst ever! I have been sooo sick! And here I was thinking pregnancy was a piece of cake - wrong! I am just hoping and praying that this is a short phase I am going through and I will start feeling better soon! Please! Thanksgiving was this past week and I spent the entire day (and two days after) either in bed or huddled up next to the toilet while everyone else was enjoying the holiday. :(  No fun. In the past week, I have only been able to go to work on two days. They are definitely getting suspicious - I'm going to have to tell them all sooner than we had planned I think. Anywho...enough complaining - here are my updates!

How Far Along: 8 weeks!
Baby is the size of: A raspberry
Symptoms: oh so many! Full-time, non-stop, kill me now nausea! it has been soo brutal! Also, definitely some cramping/uterus growing pains, zero appetite, and completely exhausted! This first trimester business is no joke!
Have you told anyone? We had to spill the beans to Kevin's family earlier than we had planned due to the fact that we spent Thanksgiving at their house and I was super sick. They were so happy and it all went really well! We have not told my family or anyone else yet - we want to do it in person when we go visit in a few weeks. I might have to let my boss know sometime soon also since I've had to miss work lately.

Miss Anything? Feeling like a functioning human being! Not being sick all the time! Being able to enjoy all the holiday festive stuff! And actually enjoying my food.
Food Cravings: Absolutely NOTHING. I do not want to eat. ever. It sucks because if I don't eat, I get sick. But the idea of eating makes me feel sick too. I wish I could just have a feeding tube or something. Food is not my friend nowadays.
Anything making you sick/queasy? Everything pretty much. It's just nonstop. :/
Have you started to show yet? Not really - just a little bloat belly - mostly looking chubby but that's about it. I have actually lost a little bit of weight since the whole getting sick thing started so it's nothing anyone would notice.
Gender prediction: So, I read somewhere that when women are really sick with "Morning Sickness" (more like all the time sickness) they are more likely to be pregnant with a girl. So, in light of these past 2 weeks, I think I have now switched my prediction to a Girl. If it's not a girl...good lord I don't know if I could ever handle that!
Mood: a little depressed lately just because I have been feeling so yucky. I haven't had any crazy hormonal mood swings or anything - just tired of being sick.
Best Moment this week: As sad as this sounds, I don't know that I really had a best moment. But I think just knowing that I am that much closer to both seeing our baby and being done with the first trimester is somewhat comforting. And we only have one more week until our first doctor appointment where we can make sure everything is going well with the baby, so that is exciting!
Looking forward to: Our doctor appointment next week! I'm hoping we'll get to see/hear the heartbeat and maybe get an ultrasound! Also, the baby is now officially considered a fetus instead of an embryo so that is a fun milestone also :)

6 Weeks!

I will be 6 weeks along tomorrow! I seems like I've already been pregnant forever! Is impatience a symptom? haha So far it has been a little bit frustrating/irritating having to hold it all in! I mean, in one night, your entire world/life changes forever and then the next day you just have to keep going about everything like normal...it's SO hard! I hate secrets! I am just hoping the next month flies by and then we can spread our happy news :)

How Far Along: 6 weeks (as of tomorrow)
Baby is the size of: A sweet pea!
Symptoms: well the stomach cramping has subsided for now; however we have ventured into the realm of nausea! Ick. By mid-way through my fourth week I had already 'lost my lunch breakfast'. But luckily, I have not had another episode of that since! Basically I wake up and for the first hour or so I feel pretty nauseous. It usually then goes away and I'm good for the day. Little bits of gagginess come every now and then, but overall it really hasn't been too bad. Other than that, I've still been really tired but have restless sleep when I actually go to bed. Also, I am ALWAYS HUNGRY! I know you aren't really supposed to gain much weight in the first trimester and especially this early into it but I just don't know how that's going to happen because my stomach seems like it's always growling! And who am I to starve our poor little fetus? ;)
Have you told anyone? No one! And it has been soo hard for me! I almost blow it just about every day!
Miss Anything? Being able to eat breakfast! :(
Food Cravings: Chipotle burritos!! I have to confess, I went there multiple times last week. I have always loved them, but they are just SO good right now! Kevin has had to put me on restriction so I won't go there every.single.night. Other than that, nothing in particular - just hungry a lot!
Anything making you sick/queasy? Nothing in particular - just anything in the morning pretty much.
Have you started to show yet? Kind of -- but it's more bloat than baby at this point. It's definitely more so in the evenings (but then again, it could be all the Chipotle). My pants are feeling a little bit tighter but nothing too much that other people would notice yet.
Gender prediction:Boy! The Chinese lunar gender calendar thingy said a boy and those Chinese people usually know what they're doing. ;)
Mood: Mostly happy - I had one day of hormonal crankiness and a few bouts of annoyance (mostly because I can't tell anyone about all this!) but overall nothing too crazy yet!
Best Moment this week: Well we got all of our doctor/insurance stuff all figured out so that's a big relief! Also, just letting the news sink in has been nice - I still sort of feel like I'm pretending sometimes and I have to pinch myself and remember that this is ACTUALLY happening!
Looking forward to: Our first Dr appt is scheduled for December 7! I CANNOT wait! I even made a countdown on my phone for it! (nerd alert!) I will be about 9 weeks along by then and we should be able to hear the baby's heartbeat and hopefully get an ultrasound! Also, we signed up for a class at a local birthing center called 'Dogs and Babies'. It will be on December 1st and I am pretty excited about that - we need to get Hudson all baby-ready before July! Lots of fun and exciting things coming up in the next few weeks/months!

Pregnant!

I found out I was pregnant on Thursday November 1. It's actually a pretty funny story...late the night before, on Halloween, I had gotten a text from one of my best friends, Erica. Her text read: "Are you pregnant?" I didn't see this text until the next morning when I then replied, "Not that I know of, why?" She then simply responded, "Haha just checking."

This all got me thinking. Alllll day. I was not planning on taking a test that day, but for some reason, Erica's comment was stuck in my brain. So when I got home from work that evening, I decided to take a pregnancy test fully knowing it was going to be negative, but I just wanted to put my mind at ease once and for all. Three minutes later I see.......two very distinct pink lines. WHAT??!!  My heart was pounding out of my chest and I just kept saying "Oh my god!" over and over. 

Kevin didn't get home from class until later that night and I was so nervous to tell him! I could not figure out the right words to say so I just shoved my phone with a picture of the test in front of his nose and said, "What does this look like to you?"  I think his brain kind of shut off for a few minutes haha. It was definitely a surprise! At first he thought since the line was a little faint, that it was not a for sure positive...but after I informed him that it very much was positive he started smiling. Obviously we both were a huge mix of emotions - happy, nervous, excited, anxious...but overall we CANNOT WAIT for this baby to come!!

I am officially 4 weeks and 3 days along and am experiencing just about every early symptom in the book! I've got a constant dull achy crampy stomach, dizzy spells, hot flashes, increased sense of smell, weird appetite, and extreme sleepiness! And it is absolutely killing me to not be able to tell anyone our wonderful news!! We've decided to wait and tell everyone around the holidays (Merry Christmas!) when I am a bit further along. It's going to be the longest 7 weeks ever! But I can't wait to spill the beans to all of our friends and family! Until then, I will be keeping track of everything on here as much as possible. Our estimated due date is July 2013 and it can't get here fast enough! I can't wait to meet our little summer sparkler!