Yesterday I found out that I am with child. I've never had so many butterflies before! It's not like we weren't trying, but it just came very quickly. I had taken out my IUD at the beginning of July so we could start trying. We figured we'd get pregnant about 2 months after that. Apparently it happened right away. I took my first pregnancy test on August 19th and sure enough, it came back positive!
I had been instant messaging Blake wondering how he'd feel if we got pregnant right away, knowing full well that I already was, and he was very content with it. So I decided to make it a surprise for him. When I got home, I had an ASU onesie, a pregnancy test and a note that read "our little rookie is about to make his or her debut!"
The only other time I've seen his face like that is when he saw me for the first time on our wedding day. Tears filled both of our eyes and we were both shaking like crazy. It's not that we aren't ready to have children, because we are definitely excited about it, it's just so HUGE!!
We haven't told anyone yet of course. We're going to wait a couple weeks, take another test to make sure, and then tell everyone. It just seems that as soon as you say you're pregnant, everyone and their dog has some kind of advice that you HAVE to take or you're an abusive mother. Those are my favorite people haha. For example, "you have to use cloth diapers or your baby will have diaper rash every single day and you wouldn't want that, would you?" haha, my mom didn't touch cloth diapers and we all turned out just fine.
I also don't want to tell anyone the name because everyone has an opinion about it. Can I just stay in my house all day and only talk about this stuff with my hubby and OBGYN? Haha I'm just kidding, I love all the help, but honestly, it's already overwhelming me enough having a human growing inside of me, let alone you telling me that if I drink caffeine my baby could die.
Anyway, I wanted to keep track of my thoughts and feelings of my pregnancy in a journal, but this is good enough because NO ONE reads this :)
I'm not sure how far along I am. I can only assume I'm no longer than about 5 weeks. My last period was July 17th, so that's the earliest I could be I guess. My body hasn't done anything too overwhelming at this point. I decided to take a pregnancy test after missing my period and my boobs hurt like heck! I figured, that wasn't normal, so sure enough, it's a huge sign of pregnancy. No nausea yet. A couple headaches, but nothing severe. No fatigue yet either. And I haven't gained anything yet as of yesterday when I weighed myself at the gym. I'm hoping I don't jinx all those things soon though! I'm just trying to eat an excess of protein and staying healthy.
I've got a great workout regimen, a very healthy diet and a super supportive husband, so I should have a smooth sailing 9 months (fingers crossed).
FEARS: I'm going to get fat, I'll be sick the next 8 months, my DDD will flare up again and my back or knee will give, I'll get fat or I'll wet my pants at some point in the next 8 months.
JOY: I'm pregnant. I couldn't be happier about that. I'm scared to death, but I am so overwhelmed with joy about the next 8 months. I'm having a baby with my best friend. And he's super hot, so hopefully we make cute babies :) I can't wait to find out what it is!! Crossing our fingers for a little football player, but of course we just want a healthy, happy, cute baby!
