7 Weeks

I'm 7 weeks along now and the pregnancy symptoms finally hit me a little stronger this week. I've been nauseous and have gagged several times but have never thrown up which I am thankful I have not. We were driving through a parking lot that had fresh mulch in their landscaping. The mulch gave off this hideous odor that smelled like throw up and manuer. I told Nick to drive quickly and we rolled down the windows so at least the smell was not contained in the car. Nick remembered that I had some vanilla body spray in the back and so I grabbed that and sprayed it. That was a bad idea because it just made it worse and then it got in my mouth and I was gagging pretty bad. We got out of there finally and I started to feel better, but I just felt pretty queezy the rest of the night.

Another symptom that has been rough on me is being dizzy. It is pretty scary to be dizzy but I've been reading the book, What To Expect When You're Expecting, and they say it's normal. I've discovered that when I do get dizzy, it's because I'm tired and exhausted. I usually get dizzy at night pretty bad and then I know that I need to get in bed. On Friday night we had small group for our church. I was feeling great when we got there. We started eating after about 30 minutes of being there and all of a sudden the dizzy spell hit hard. Everything was moving and I could not shake it off. Our friends let me go into her sons room to take a nap. I ended up sleeping the entire time which was about 2 hours!! I felt really bad, but everyone understood. I think I am having a hard time letting it go. I have so much to do and not enough time the way it is, but my body just won't let me do it all. It's very frustrating because when I go to take a nap in the afternoon, I end up laying there making a to-do list in my head and end up getting up about 15-30 minutes later because I cannot sleep! It's frustrating because I would rather nap, but I'm just a "get it done" kind of person. For example, today, I need to grade a huge bag full of my students papers and enter them into the grade book because grades are due by Tuesday, vaccum, finish unpacking from spring break, do the laundry, clean the bathroom, cook dinner, get the groceries, call friends and family to talk to them, cut Nick's hair...the list goes on and on I tell you! It's 2:54 pm and I need to be in bed probably by 8. I have no idea how I am going to get all of that done in that amount of time! I need a nap, I tried to do that, and my mind just is on overload! It's very frustrating!

Tomorrow I have to get my blood drawn so they can check hormone levels to make sure everything is still going fine with the pregnancy. I also have a check up for my foot to make sure everything is still healing properly because of the surgery. On Thursday I have to go to the OB and we're going to have our first ultrasound and hopefully get to hear the heartbeat! We are so excited for this appointment! It's going to be a busy but exciting week. With that stated, I should probably get some of this stuff done so I can wear myself out to take a nap! Until next time...

Baby Fever----Yes, Nick and I are going to be parents!!!!

Oh my it has been a while since I last wrote! And so much has happened since the end of January! Since that is the case, I'll just stick to the important stuff.

We just got back from Spring Break in Indiana. We had a wonderful time visiting family and friends. Kelly, Shelly and myself hosted a baby shower for Heather (Nick's sister). She is having a baby boy and is due within the next few weeks. We had a great time at the shower and played some pretty fun games. We played the traditional game of "don't say the word baby or else you'll loose your clothespin." We also played a game where I took some brown paper bags and each bag got one letter. The letters spelled out BABY SHOWER. I purchased a baby item that started with each letter and place them in the bag. Everyone had to guess what they thought could be inside each bag without touching them or looking into them. We also had another guessing game where everyone had to predict how many bibs they thought Heather would get. She ended up getting 20 bibs!! The last game we played, which really isn't a game just something funny, was HILARIOUS! I wrote down all the little comments that Heather made as she opened her gifts. When the presents were finished, I stood up and told everyone that I was going to read some of the things that Heather said to Joe the night that the baby was conceived. She made comments like, "Aww, it's so cute!" And "You don't have to take a picture every time." And the best one was when she got an outfit that had crabs on it and someone asked what it was and she replied, "They're crabs!" Oh man, everyone was laughing and some of the ladies were laughing so hard they were shedding a few tears! And Heather was a good sport about it too. Heather, I know you read this, but you know I love you and it was a good memory!! :) Heather also told me, "what goes around comes around" and I am very aware of this. She got a lot of great presents and we ate some really good food.

Nick and I found out before we left for spring break that we were expecting a baby as well. We didn't want to tell Nick's family until after the shower so Heather could have her day all to herself. So after everyone left and it was pretty much just immediate family, we were all sitting around talking. Nick made the comment that they better save the shower decorations and it took everyone just a few seconds to realize what that really meant, and then they were all excited and happy! :) Everyone congratulated us and were pretty surprised I think. It was so great.

So to talk about how we found out...

First of all, I'm never late,I'm always on time for my period. Well, I was two days late and I just felt different all over and was pretty sore. I decided to go get a home pregnancy test. I was going to wait to take it first thing in the morning. I went to bed at 9:15 and kept waking up and wondering if I was pregnant and how exciting that would be. I also got up to go to the bathroom twice before 2:15. So I was laying in bed just thinking about it and by 2:30 I decided I'd had enough and I had to go to the bathroom again. I woke up Nick and asked him if he thought I should just take the test now and he said sure. So I took the test, and after just a few seconds, it showed positive that I was preganant!!! I couldn't believe it and I ran into the bedroom saying, "I'm preganant!! Nick wake up I'm pregnant!!" He turned over and said, "Are you serious??" I showed him and we both were so happy and excited. I can't even explain the feeling it was just amazing! Well...I thought knowing right away would help me to get to sleep...HA HA HA!!! We both just layed there talking about it and saying, "oh my gosh!" Needless to say, I didn't get back to sleep until about 4:30 and I think Nick was about the same!! What a sleepless but memorable night.

I went to the doctor the next day to confirm it and they did a test and it was positive as well. They told me my due date is November 15. I set up my next appointment for April 2 when I will be over 7 weeks along. At this appointment, we will have our first ultrasound and get to listen to the heartbeat. We are both looking forward to that moment and what a miracle it will be. I will be sure to make more updates in the next 8 months. :) I can't make any promises for after that time... I'm sure you all understand.