In the beginning..

I didn't know what kind of pregnant person I'd be. I thought I would start a blog, take crafty pictures each week of pregnancy, continue to exercise and run, Google and research everything baby related, etc etc..

So far of that list making this blog is the only thing I've done. These days I find it hard to get out of bed and when I do, it's usually to go hang out in the bathroom to throw up or dry heave (gross, I know). Today I woke up for the first time in 2 weeks not feeling like I was going to hurl. As the day progressed the good ol' morning sickness (which is NOT just a morning thing) came back around. Tonight as I type I feel blah, which is better than it could be, but still not 100%. I'll just go back to how it all began and get you guys up to speed..

On Friday July 26, one month ago today, I got a positive pregnancy test. I ran into Mikey's office (he works from home) and said, "I think I AM pregnant." I say this because he knew I had been taking tests all week like the crazy person I am. He immediately grabs the test box and starts to read how accurate these tests are, lol. I start laughing and he is like I don't know..He couldn't believe it basically. I run to KMart to grab a test that reads 'pregnant, not pregnant' to satisfy him (and me) and to be sure that we are in fact going to have a baby. Long story short the test says 'pregnant' and I screamed. We just kind of starred at each other for a good 30 seconds and then hugged, kissed and giggled like a bunch of dorks.

I knew I wasn't going to be able to wait any longer to tell our families. I ran to Michael's and got stuff to make shadowboxes to give our parents. My moms birthday had just passed so I told her I was going to bring her a birthday present. We took her the 'gift' and of course she was overwhelmed with excitement. For those of you that knew my mother, know she is ready for a grandkid! Afterwards we headed to Mikey's mom's to just hang out and 'visit'. She was more skeptical of the present when we brought it in. She knew something was up. She immediately opened it and started crying. Couldn't speak crying..Both of our parents were overjoyed and that definitely made it seem more real. We soon called his sisters who just happened to be together along with our nieces and nephew and then my brothers who were like, oh cool. His sisters were super excited while my brothers were less theatrically excited. This is just my brothers and I wouldn't expect any other reply from them. Overall it was an awesome day and we even got their reactions on film..Not the best quality and I have no idea why they're sideways but still glad to have captured these moments :) Excuse my awkwardness as I was mentally freaking out..

Dad's reaction is just like I expected it..Confused because he can't hear a damn thing. After he figured out what all the fuss was about he joined in the madness. He is too funny :)

I will fast forward and summarize the next couple weeks for you because you're probably bored by now..We went on vacation Aug 6-11 and I couldn't even tell I was pregnant (at this point I was 5 weeks). I woke up earlier than usual and ate breakfast, which either of those things never happened until then. I felt fine and we had a great time. On our last day there I woke up and felt a little gross but not terrible. Of course I'd feel bad on the day we had to drive 7 hours home. 

The day I turned 6 weeks (Aug 12) the morning sickness visited and is outstaying it's welcome. I'm a complainer, poor Mikey already knew that :), but I have been surprisingly quiet throughout this. The girls at work think I've gone weird because I haven't had much to say. This is definitely unlike me but I just haven't felt well enough to chat. The past 2 weeks have drug on and work has been extremely busy. I'm glad for this but am glad also to see the end of the work day come. My bed has been my best friend along with Netflix. That's all we've done for a few weeks. We are on season 4 of Sons of Anarchy now (Jax Teller is my newest obsession) and we've been hanging around the house with friends.

We had our first doctors appointment on Aug 19 and that seemed to take forever to get here. We are seeing Dr. Brody and really like him. We got to see our little babe and hear his/her heartbeat. This was definitely my favorite part. I waited to tell Facebook world until after I knew all was good with the baby. We go back next month and I'm already counting down the days. Only this visit and then the next we find out (hopefully) if we'll be having a boy or a girl. Mikey is pulling for a boy so I am saying girl. We've already talked about names and are pretty set on them. I've been checking out Pinterest for nursery's and already have a few in mind. Maybe I'll blog about that next.

I'll wrap things up with this because I'm getting lengthy and I'm not proof reading this junk so let's just hope it all makes sense :)

How far along? 8 weeks, 1 day
Total weight gain/loss: I have no idea, I haven't even been on a scale
Maternity clothes? None yet but I have noticed my pants are getting a little snug
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: I love this stuff. 
Best moment this week: My sweet customer bringing me my first box of diapers (228 to be exact) What a wonderful lady :)
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything? Coke. I've been limiting myself to 1 or less a day but still miss drinking it whenever I please
Movement: Not yet
Food cravings: McDonald's fries (I could go for some right now actually)
Anything making you queasy or sick: Life, but other than that I'm good ;)
Have you started to show yet: A little bump so far - basically looks like I ate a few too many cupcakes, which is typically the case
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: I wouldn't say moody, just quiet but mostly happy
Looking forward to: Getting a bump that doesn't look like a beer gut & finding out the gender