Yes, we are mean that we made his mom think I had cancer at first. But she had been texting ALL DAY, non stop, and so we wanted to have it be some kind of a surprise. The cyst idea was Nick's.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Telling Nick's Mom
We had sent Nick's mom the picture of us holding the ultrasound. Nick had teased her by saying that the doctor had found a couple of cysts, and we sent her some information that the doctor gave us. She didn't quite understand the picture at first, but then she figured it out, as you can tell.
Yes, we are mean that we made his mom think I had cancer at first. But she had been texting ALL DAY, non stop, and so we wanted to have it be some kind of a surprise. The cyst idea was Nick's.
Yes, we are mean that we made his mom think I had cancer at first. But she had been texting ALL DAY, non stop, and so we wanted to have it be some kind of a surprise. The cyst idea was Nick's.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Telling My Dad
After trying futilely for over a half-hour to Skype with Dad, I finally just speaker phoned a conversation with him. Sent him the picture from the previous entry, and he opened it while we were on the phone. It was so cute hearing the excitement in his voice!
Got this email in return from him shortly after:
"Great news! So many people will be excited with you when they find out. Mom and Mamaw and Grandpa got to find out first. Hope the sickness abates soon. Love, Dad/Gramps"
Telling Nick's mom tomorrow!
Got this email in return from him shortly after:
"Great news! So many people will be excited with you when they find out. Mom and Mamaw and Grandpa got to find out first. Hope the sickness abates soon. Love, Dad/Gramps"
Telling Nick's mom tomorrow!
Monday, August 20, 2012
7 Week Blues
Wish I could say I have been enjoying this pregnancy, but I really haven't. It's mainly because I feel like *%&$ all of the time. I know, I know, it will all be worth it. But I hate being on the edge of puking all the time. And losing my taste for all foods. And being constipated. And being tired. And feeling like a crappy wife because I don't have energy to do anything.
I try to stay positive, but I am in a funk. I just feel like I am in a permanent "bummed out" phase. My friends at church have noticed, and are trying to do things to make me feel better, but I just can't seem to get happy.
I'm really hoping this will change. I recognize that I am in a funk, but I can't seem to do anything to get out of it. I guess when the 7-week email said, "Expect moodiness", this is what it meant.
I try to stay positive, but I am in a funk. I just feel like I am in a permanent "bummed out" phase. My friends at church have noticed, and are trying to do things to make me feel better, but I just can't seem to get happy.
I'm really hoping this will change. I recognize that I am in a funk, but I can't seem to do anything to get out of it. I guess when the 7-week email said, "Expect moodiness", this is what it meant.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Entirely About Food
I could eat my weight in fruit. I have had more kiwi this week than I think I have had in the last 5 years.
The thought of red meat makes me nauseous.
I am craving cheese, which is sad, because it makes me break out.
I have found that if I eat consistently all day, then my nausea is lessened.
This is troublesome, because I know you're not supposed to be eating extra calories until your 2nd trimester.
Thankfully, I try to have my "extra food" be fruit. So thankful for the Sunday trips to the Farmer's Market.
Oh--and not food related, I am moody. Poor Nick.
The thought of red meat makes me nauseous.
I am craving cheese, which is sad, because it makes me break out.
I have found that if I eat consistently all day, then my nausea is lessened.
This is troublesome, because I know you're not supposed to be eating extra calories until your 2nd trimester.
Thankfully, I try to have my "extra food" be fruit. So thankful for the Sunday trips to the Farmer's Market.
Oh--and not food related, I am moody. Poor Nick.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
So Far.... (5 week update)
Someone said that the more side effects you have, the better it is for your baby's growth. Well, our little poppy seed is obviously hanging in there, because I have felt terrible this week!
*Never thought I would be this tired. Seriously, I could sleep 18 hours a day. A couple of times I have fallen asleep on the couch at 6:30.
*Hungry all the time.
*I think I am peeing 10 times a day.
*Ow, my boobs hurt (yeah, TMI).
*Nauseous all the time. No throwing up yet, but definitely nauseated.
No Mt. Dew for 9 months. I didn't really crave it my first week, but this second week is killer! I just want one taste!
I took another pregancy test this week, just to be sure. It still said pregnant--so weird!
I have been Googling random questions that pop into my head. Questions like, "Can I eat bacon while I am pregnant?" "Is cramping normal while pregnant?" and "What helps nausea?" I know I need to avoid Googling too much, but sometimes it's handy to get an answer right away.
Because of the nausea and the general feelings of ickiness, I haven't really done much of anything this week. I just can't seem to get up! And then I do, and I am SO TIRED a couple of hours (or minutes) later. It's kind of ridiculous. I have had off of work this week, and I have used the afternoons to take 1-3 hour naps. How old am I??
Our first doctor's appointment is August 22nd. I can't wait until that day! Nick asked if he should go. Umm...yeah!
Oh--and I started taking these horse pills. CRAZY!
*Never thought I would be this tired. Seriously, I could sleep 18 hours a day. A couple of times I have fallen asleep on the couch at 6:30.
*Hungry all the time.
*I think I am peeing 10 times a day.
*Ow, my boobs hurt (yeah, TMI).
*Nauseous all the time. No throwing up yet, but definitely nauseated.
No Mt. Dew for 9 months. I didn't really crave it my first week, but this second week is killer! I just want one taste!
I took another pregancy test this week, just to be sure. It still said pregnant--so weird!
I have been Googling random questions that pop into my head. Questions like, "Can I eat bacon while I am pregnant?" "Is cramping normal while pregnant?" and "What helps nausea?" I know I need to avoid Googling too much, but sometimes it's handy to get an answer right away.
Because of the nausea and the general feelings of ickiness, I haven't really done much of anything this week. I just can't seem to get up! And then I do, and I am SO TIRED a couple of hours (or minutes) later. It's kind of ridiculous. I have had off of work this week, and I have used the afternoons to take 1-3 hour naps. How old am I??
Our first doctor's appointment is August 22nd. I can't wait until that day! Nick asked if he should go. Umm...yeah!
Oh--and I started taking these horse pills. CRAZY!
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
So, how did you tell Nick?
I let Nick sleep the morning I found out I was pregnant. I wanted a little bit of time to process it myself, but I also wanted time to implement my plan to tell Nick.
I had this idea for a LONG time--probably over a year.
Nick and I like to go Geocaching. It's basically a "treasure" hunt,where people hide these caches all over the country, and then put the GPS coordinates on a website for people to find. We have done geocaching all over the place, so I thought it would be fun to make a geocache for Nick to find announcing my pregnancy.
I thought about going to the actual website and registering the cache, so that if Nick decided to get out his phone, he would see it, but I didn't want to run the risk of anyone else finding it first (awkward), and I also didn't want it to show up under my name to tip him off. I figured I would tell him I had been to the geocaching site and looked up some locations (which I did).
After work, I went and hid the cache in the park close to our house, and then I went home and waited for Nick to get home. When he got home, I asked if he would take the dogs to the park with me. Thankfully, he said yes--I don't know what I would've done if he had said no!
When we got to the park, I told him I had looked up some geocaches, and it said there were 3 in the park. I told him were the two were that were actually registered, and told him about the extra one that I had put there. Then, he proceeds to get out his phone to check. GRR! Noo!!! He was like, "there are only 2 in this park." I had to try to play dumb without giving away my secret. Darn iPhone!!
We had the dogs in a part of the park away from the cache that I had planted because there was another dog there. I had to try to sneakily tell Nick to go to the right part of the park.
He kept arguing with me that there wasn't a cache listed in the location that I was saying. Inside, I was like, "I KNOW, you dork!" Finally, he was arguing so hard with me that I had to tell him that I had PUT one there. I said I had a surprise one for him.
I worried that he knew immediately what it was. But thankfully, he told me later that he didn't realize what it was until he opened it up and saw the letter. He thought it was cookies or something. :)
Finding the cache that would change his life!
Right after I stopped the video, he said, "Well, that will be fun." So overly emotional, that Nick. :)
We are parents!!
I had this idea for a LONG time--probably over a year.
Nick and I like to go Geocaching. It's basically a "treasure" hunt,where people hide these caches all over the country, and then put the GPS coordinates on a website for people to find. We have done geocaching all over the place, so I thought it would be fun to make a geocache for Nick to find announcing my pregnancy.
I thought about going to the actual website and registering the cache, so that if Nick decided to get out his phone, he would see it, but I didn't want to run the risk of anyone else finding it first (awkward), and I also didn't want it to show up under my name to tip him off. I figured I would tell him I had been to the geocaching site and looked up some locations (which I did).
After work, I went and hid the cache in the park close to our house, and then I went home and waited for Nick to get home. When he got home, I asked if he would take the dogs to the park with me. Thankfully, he said yes--I don't know what I would've done if he had said no!
When we got to the park, I told him I had looked up some geocaches, and it said there were 3 in the park. I told him were the two were that were actually registered, and told him about the extra one that I had put there. Then, he proceeds to get out his phone to check. GRR! Noo!!! He was like, "there are only 2 in this park." I had to try to play dumb without giving away my secret. Darn iPhone!!
We had the dogs in a part of the park away from the cache that I had planted because there was another dog there. I had to try to sneakily tell Nick to go to the right part of the park.
He kept arguing with me that there wasn't a cache listed in the location that I was saying. Inside, I was like, "I KNOW, you dork!" Finally, he was arguing so hard with me that I had to tell him that I had PUT one there. I said I had a surprise one for him.
I worried that he knew immediately what it was. But thankfully, he told me later that he didn't realize what it was until he opened it up and saw the letter. He thought it was cookies or something. :)
Finding the cache that would change his life!
Right after I stopped the video, he said, "Well, that will be fun." So overly emotional, that Nick. :)
We are parents!!
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