Sharing the news!

Well we are 10 weeks and slowly sharing the news with everyone. Nick's family heard the news on Christmas Eve, and we've been working through our friends since then. I'm still a little nervous telling people since we aren't through the first trimester but I'm feeling good and believe that we're okay to move ahead.

We had our first ultra sound on the 23rd. It went well. We saw the baby (there's only one!) and its heart beat. It was moving around- and actually looked a little like it was doing a jig in there! We did get a picture but it is so dark that I can't scan it in to share.

My next appointment is scheduled for next week (January 7th). I'm not sure if I should expect another ultra sound at that point or not, but if I have one I will definitely make sure to get a picture to share- even if I have to take it on my phone!

We will have our N/T ultra sound on January 25th so we will definitely get a good picture that day. For those of you that don't know, this is a special ultra sound used as a screening test for chromosomal abnormalities (such as Down Syndrome etc).

It is a relief to finally be in the swing with the doctors appointments and having that assurance that things are progressing as expected. The symptoms continue to change daily. The nausea has finally dissipated a little bit though can be brought on quickly with my apparently bionic sense of smell! I've enjoyed having this week off from work to just rest. I think rest is exactly what the doctor ordered for me!

A shared experience!

Last week I found out that one of my very best friends is pregnant too! She is due three weeks before me. This is her second baby, but it will be fun to share the experience all the same. Plus that means that our babies will be the same age growing up!

Other than that exciting news I progress along. So far so good. Still all good signs and no bad signs. I've had a rough few days with morning sickness, but then I had a couple of really good days, so I'm just taking it day by day. I'm realizing how exceptionally important sleep is to my body. Lack of sleep is the number one cause of really awful morning sickness, exaggerated emotions, and crankiness.

Two more days until our appointment and I will finally have a picture to share with everyone. I will also feel more confident sharing the news with work and my friends and family. I am counting down!

Holy Hormones!

It's official, I am the crazy pregnant woman. =)

Last night while watching tv an ad for the new Tim Burton/ Johnny Depp Alice in Wonderland movie came on. This had Nick and I talking about what other crazy psychedelic movies the pair could remake in their odd way. Well Dumbo of course came up (Pink Elephants on Parade??). Nick said how sad it used to make him as a little kid. I said "of course" and then promptly went on to say why it was so sad. And made myself cry in the process.

Yep. I started talking about Dumbo, and managed to make myself cry. Then I started laughing at myself- which only made the situation worse. Laughing and crying all at the same time and still I had no idea how to stop!

Alex was over for dinner and he walked in from putting Mia down right in the middle of this strange fit of mine. He just laughed at me and told me it is going to get worse.

God help us all if I get worse. =)

In addition to crying at the drop of a hat, I'm grumpy most of the rest of the time. Today I nearly bit a woman's head off at work because she hadn't taken care of her stuff and expected me to fix it. True I have a history here of such things that makes me extra sensitive (my students and former students must think I sleep under my desk at night and do nothing but serve them 100% of the time). All the same, I had to take a deep breath and re-evaluate how much I really wanted to teach this woman a lesson.

And so I say, Holy Hormones! I hope this levels out a bit at some point!

Growing Challenge

(Get it- growing...??)

Ahem...

Anyhow, =) The challenge of keeping my pregnancy secret at work is becoming more and more difficult. I had to push our doctor's appointment to December 23rd, which means I'm not going to the doctor until I am off for our nearly 2 week holiday break. Which also means if I tell anyone here, it will be before going to the doctor.

And yet, the morning sickness rages on. I thought I had a handle on it, and then quickly discovered I was fooling myself. There does seem to be something to eating regularly, and not eating too much. What this also means is that my stomach acts like it is empty 100% of the time. That means (for me) that eating fruits or vegetables will make me more sick. Protein just sounds disgusting. So here I am left with carbs. It helps but at some point I just can't bear the idea of putting another piece of bread in my mouth. Never thought I would say that!

I stayed home yesterday to catch up on some rest (how easy it is to fall behind these days), and avoid my freezing cold office, and sick co-workers. I also was feeling some raging nausea and didn't feel like trying to explain to my office mates why all I wanted to do was curl up in a ball under my desk.

So today I had resolved myself to go ahead and share with my two other staffers why I am acting like such a pathetic human being, and go figure, they are both home today! So the debate to tell or not to tell, rages on.

7 Weeks

Well tomorrow I am officially 7 weeks along. The lovely morning sickness decided to kick in this weekend while Nick and I were in Tahoe for his company Christmas party. Lucky for me it is just nausea and not true sickness, but not too fun all the same!

No real changes other than that. Our first appointment has been moved to the 23rd since I have a work obligation on the 17th now. The good news is that I confirmed that we will have an ultrasound at this appointment, and hear the heartbeat with a Doppler. Hopefully that means we'll have one of those fabulous grainy pictures to share with all of you by then.

This of course means we will know just in time for Christmas Eve, which is apparently when Nick plans on telling the family. We have told several of you by now, but still trying to keep the cat in the bag since we are still quite early on.

I am starting to dream babies. I had one dream that we were at our first appointment and the ultrasound showed two babies! Then I had a dream that we had the baby (only one this time) and it was a fully grown probably 6 month old boy. Not sure why I'm skipping the infant phase in my dreams! It will all be very interesting though.

In case you're wondering, yes, we absolutely plan on finding out the sex of the baby. What can I say- I'm a planner. And I believe it is a surprise no matter when you find out. You just have the opportunity to decorate the room better if you know if it is a boy or a girl! =)

So two more weeks and we'll know a lot more!