First Picture of the "Bump"

While it has not fully 'popped' I am showing considerably more than I did one week ago. Crazy!

12.5 weeks

Poppy's First Christmas (Sort Of)

It was Poppy's first Christmas last weekend. Well, kinda of her first. Let's just say that Nana made sure shim had a stocking with a present in it...its first ornament. Since we have called shim Poppyseed until we find out the sex...the ornament was filled with Poppyseed's. TOO CUTE!

It was very nice to be celebrating Christmas with my parents. We ate a lot of good junk food - and possibly an abundance of bad junk food, too! :) It was a bit too cold for us, MP and I were reminded that we LOVE living in the warm Florida sun. I think Poppy does too.

I think I may have finally kicked the morning sickness. The gag reflex is still a bit bad, but thank God no more nauseous feelings throughout the day. I still get tired at night, but I don't need my 5pm naps anymore. I am feeling good - back to working out and ready to start arranging the house to prepare for the Pops.

School starts in two more weeks and time will be of the essence! Even if MP tells me to stay calm. :)

Sunshine in Darkness

I just wrote a post and I struggled with whether or not to put these next set of thoughts in the same post, and decided that they should be separate.

Weeks ago I shared on here that I learned that a dear friend of mine was due just days after me. I am sad to report that we received very sad news of loss last week. I felt incredibly sad for my sweet friend. Life is just so unfair at times and its often so hard to understand what God has in store for us. All too often we try to interfere with God's work, we argue it try to control it. I am so guilty of this. But not my friend. When she shared her news with me, I was amazed at the strength of her words and the positive attitude she displayed in the face of such sadness. It was then that I realized she was teaching me a lesson and I appreciate that so much.

I want my friend to know that I find her to be one of the most pleasant and kind hearted people I have truly ever met. Sunshine and happiness radiates off of her at all times. I never hear her speak ill of people and I never hear her complain about life. Her permanent disposition is one of honor and poise and something I not only admire, but truly strive to be, however often I may fail. She is brave and courageous and strong. I have no doubt that God has a greater plan for her and I can't wait to see her happiness as The plan unfolds.

Friend, please know that I am here for you. I am proud and honored to call you my friend. Enjoy your holiday vacation away, you deserve relaxation and rejuvenation.

I love you.

10 weeks, 3 days

It has been 10 days since I got to see my little Poppyseed on the sonogram and I miss shim! :) I can't wait for January 3rd.

Pregnancy is so funny. It's just so interesting to see how my body changes.

For starters - my sleeping is more goofed up than ever. I'm tired every day around 5pm. Like exhausted. I tried to clean my whole 'mini' house on Saturday and had to stop to nap b/c I was so exhausted. Sad. Everyday between 4 and 5:30 I take a nap for 30 to 60 minutes. I wake up as if I just slept for years, still groggy and out of it. So odd. I wake up almost every morning at 4am or 5am to potty, and sometimes I am up for an hour or so watching tv as a result. (Sidebar: I got hooked on some series called 'Crash' a spinoff from the movie. Not great -but better than the 'Sensa' Infomercials! Cuz shaking powder on my sonic fastfood is REALLY gonna help me lose weight.) All I gotta say is thank God I work from home and have flexibility. I heart Hodes iQ.

My appetite is still as weird as before. I wake up at 5am and I'm usually craving a real meal. But I wake back up at 8am and I can't fathom food. It's a chore to eat some toast. Seriously - I woke up last Thursday at 5am, so hungry I almost drove myself to Ihop for breakfast. But, it was cold out. I wanted eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, etc. All I have been eating for breakfast is toast or bagels. Instead, I met MP at the Wolfs Den, our favorite diner, for lunch and scarfed down a corned beef and hash omelette, hashbrowns and half a cup of grits. It was like I just stumbled upon food. I got cocky, thinking my morning sickness was gone. But, Poppyseed quickly reminded me who is boss and decided to help me toss my breakfast on Friday...back to square one. Overall, the queasiness and morning sickness has lightened up a lot, but I am still skeptical.

I went to Publix tonight and stood in front of the veggies salivating. The peppers looked so good, so did the cauliflower. But, I wanted to hurl thinking about them, as I am queasy right now as I type it. So, my grilled cheese dinner, fruit and tostitos it is. How I have only gained 4 bls, I HAVE NO IDEA. But, THANK YOU GOD!

I did go a week on a vegetarian diet and my RLS did not exist for that week. So...I will be doing more testing of that theory after the holidays. I've been eating substantially less meat over the past weeks though. As I type this at 10:26pm, I am eating strawberries, blackberries and bluberries. Not sure why, but its good and I need the nutrients.

My belly is not showing yet, of course. But I think its a matter of weeks. I did purchase some maternity clothes this weekend. I got a few sweaters for up north and a pair of jeans. MP loves the jeans on me. Says that they are flattering. Who knew that maternity pants would make my husband happy? I'll take it! I love the store Motherhood Maternity and the sales ladies are tremendous. They make shopping for clothes fun.

OH, I almost forgot. I have this idea for a Hoops & YoYo themed nursey if it's a girl. I contacted a friend who is married to Hallmark guy today. Well turns out her BFF is the creator of Hoops & YoYo and I can get the stuff I need to make Hoops & YoYo fatheads. YAY!

I'm excited to go home for the holidays and see my mom. I wish I had a baby bump to share with her, but in due time.

We are almost out of the first trimester and that is crazy to me, just a few more weeks. I feel blessed and I thank God we've made it this far. I hope he continues to bless this little baby.

Really, who eats almost $7 in pre-cut fruit while writing a blog? I have problems!

Seeing Poppyseed

Omg! It was amazing to see our little Poppyseed today!

I got to the doctors office and let MP know I was there. Since his office is next door, he hoofed it over and met me. I am so thankful it's so close.

So we got called in to see Dr. Segall. The exam was fine, but it was a bit odd to be examined by a 35 year chic while your husband watches. I'm just saying. I think it was a bit odd for him too, but I appreciate him being a trooper just the same! She said everything felt great and answered our questions.

Next we went in for the sonogram and it was just as amazing as I thought it would be. We saw and heard the heartbeat and it just melted my heart. I can't believe that just a wand over my belly can see my baby. The baby is below, the head is on the

left of the little baby blob. Isn't he/she perfect? I think so!

Right now they are keeping the due date at July 11th, although baby is measuring slightly smaller. Our next appointment is January 3rd and I can't wait! :)

9 Weeks - Doctor Appointment Tomorrow

I'm so excited for our appointment tomorrow! I would be lying if I wasn't a bit nervous, too. Why I am nervous? I have no idea, I guess b/c I have never done this before. :)

I have a list of a few questions put together. I asked MP if he had, any surprisingly he says no. I bet he may ask some questions though. He's sneaky like that. :)

YAY for tomorrow!

8 weeks, 4 days

I am almost at 10 weeks and days away form our first doctor's appointment!

Thanksgiving was great - I think I ate less food pregnant, than I normally do. After two days of cooking and standing, I was bushed. Friday after Thanksgiving, MP and I went on a hike at a state park. Of course he got us lost on some trails and we ended up walking about 5-6 miles. It felt good, but man was I tired. I kept having to take breaks. I read that while I am pregnant, my body expends more energy laying down, then MP's does during a vigorous workout. That is just crazy...but makes me feel better for making him stop every 25 minutes on the trail.

We ended the holiday with a visit from Kira and Rico. It was so great to get to share the news with them and we appreciate their excitement for us. Rico and MP loved me being pregnant, I get to be the DD....aholes! :) We went to one of my favorite spots in Florida - Flannigan's Irish Pub in Dunedin. As soon as we sat down, Noel from Ireland recruited me to get up and sign with him. I put up a picture of me belting out 'Black Velvet Band.' I felt horrible for the patrons...I am not a great singer, and trust me, doing it sober is NO FUN! Sunday we rented a boat and relaxed. It was nice to get away and just hang out in the sun, eat some junk food and fish.

This week my morning sickness has been better. Still having it, but it's not as intense and doesn't last each long each time I get it. I also got some preggo pops at Motherhood Maternity that have seemed to help a lot. The sales clerk was a great big help....and she sure made me laugh. First, we were checking out bra's. She did a little feel up and eyeballed my girls and said "what size are you...xxx". I replied "yup", sister was spot on! So then we were talking about pants and she said, you must be a size 8. I wanted to hug her. She was such a good liar. I said no, I am a size "@#&!" and she said "NO WAY". Then she lifted up my sweater and said..."oh yeah, girl, you do have some booty." Um, thanks?! :)

But, I was pleasantly surprised today when I learned that I have only gained 3lbs so far. I am right on track with where I should be and I couldn't be more pleased. I was really fearful that I escalated like 8 lbs already.

I went to see a sleep specialist today for a consultation. My RLS is still bad and although I'm getting more sleep, the RLS is still relentless. Basically, we learned that I just have RLS today. SHOCKING! Nothing can be done medically, as I suspected, while I am pregnant. Well, that's not true. Dr. Schwartz did inform me that "Methadone" is considered 'reasonably safe' for pregnant women. Um, no thanks. I like my baby! So does he, b/c he said he doesn't support that option. :)

So tonight I will start my new bedtime routine. HA. A bath, followed by a light snack and then sitting in a chair, light behind me, doing sudoko or a word search until I am ready for bed. No TV after 11. I must go to my bed when I am tired and if I am not asleep in 20 minutes, I must go back to the puzzle. Torture. I would like to sleep in my own bed, though. I've been sleeping on my couch for over a month now. I kinda miss my husband. Kinda. ;)

This weekend will really be school work focused. Gotta knock out a paper, a take home test and final touches on a group project. Then I am done for a month and me and Poppy get to be lazy...but only until 11pm! :)

Off to take a bath....

Rounding out week 7

Week 6 has been very interesting for me. For starters, morning sickness is in full effect. I am sick just about morning, noon and night. I just ate a yummy breakfast of eggs and 1/2 an english muffin courtesy of MP, and yet I have morning sickness. If this is the same as the past week - I will feel this way until I eat lunch. I will eat lunch and be good for a few hours, then around 5pm until I eat dinner it will be the same thing. Then it may or may not occur again, today.

I went to Publix with MP on Tuesday night. It was all I could do to not hurl in Publix. If I would've done this, I would've been so sad. Publix is always so clean. I survived, so did Publix and when I got home, the cats had treats. Win win for everyone! Wednesday night I sat in a group discussion on cultural competence in my foundations class. I couldn't participate b/c I was so I thought it would come in mid-sentence. I'm pretty sure my group thought I just didn't want to talk with them and they probably think I'm a witch. Oh well.

I'm afraid that my Poppyseed will turn into a veggie sub. The only thing I can stomach for lunch since Tuesday is a veggie sub, from Publix. A sub from anywhere else will do. Their multi-grain bread is so settling. I get lettuce, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, jalapeno's, a dash of mayo and a dash of vinegar. It settles my stomach right up! Seriously though, the SAME lady from Publix keeps ringing me out. I might have to share my news with her today before she thinks I'm her personal stalker.

Dinners have been very light, too. I don't think I have any real food aversion, but when I have morning sickness of queasiness, nothing sounds good but bread. Great, if Poppy is a girl she is going to have a carb ass like me! :) Poor thing!

I found out very exciting news last night. :) Someone that I know is pregnant and a due date one day after me. It is very exciting and I am so excited to share this experience with her. I will not divulge the name of that person just yet, so do not ask!!!! I will tell when I can. But I do ask one thing- if you read this blog and you are praying for me and a safe Poppyseed - please pray for her, too!

This weekend Poppy and I are going to sit in the USF library researching and writing a paper that was due a few days ago. Nothing like waiting until the after the last minute. I am getting close to finishing this semester. I am looking forward to a month off where Poppy and I can relax, sleep a lot and enjoy small portions of holiday food! I just hope I can stomach all the Thanksgiving food I am making next week!

Sore Chest, NA Beer and other JOYS of Pregnancy

We find ourselves at 7 weeks! Yes, count them, 7 whole fun weeks! I swear I am already fatter, my arms, belly and thighs are already my nemesis. My chest is BEYOND sore and already getting bigger. But, it will all be worth it.

I felt comfortable telling two clients today. I only told them b/c lately my morning sickness has been brutal. I've had to reschedule calls b/c I've been afraid I would call dinosaurs on the actual phone. I have a lot of projects coming up with them - plenty of design and discovery calls on the horizon and I needed them to understand if I need to move things around here and there. They were very excited for me and that was very comforting. It's nice when you realize that you've built a nice personal relationship along with your professional one.

We went out for drinks on Saturday. Well, MP went out for drinks. I went out to drink NA beer, be a DD and pretend I was drinking to keep our sacred secret. However, the bartender screwed that up for us!

We had just arrived at Prime Bar at Wiregrass to meet the Duffy's for Josh's birthday. We discretely ordered a NA beer and asked him to bring it in a glass, sans bottle. So as we wait, Tiffany asks me if we are trying to make a baby. As I try to lie, the bartender arrives with a glass...AND a bottle of St. Paulie's NA. No sooner did the failed attempt to lie come out as he pounded the bottle on the table. Tiff's eyes zoomed right in on that bad boy and her eyes lit up. 'ARE YOU PREGNANT?!?' she asked. MP and I couldn't do anything but laugh. BUSTED. Her reaction too was very sweet and heartwarming. I am so lucky to have so many friends who are so happy for us. The night went on...and so did the NA beer. First St. Paulie Girl, I give it a 2.5/5 for fake beer. We moved to the Brass Tap were I had a Becklers, or a Bucklers. Who knows. It was better. maybe a 3.2/5. :) I feel I may need to become an NA enthusiast and rate them all. I've attached a picture of us out celebrating Josh's birthday. To the Duffy's - I can't wait for Quinn to have a new playmate! LOVE YOU!

Kudos to MP - A Great Husband

I have to say that I am a very lucky women. My husband is perfect for me. MP is a wonderful, giving man and I am very fortunate to be having a child with him. As soon as we learned we are pregnant (2 weeks ago!) he was excited - and probably a bit nervous, too! He pampers me, he takes care of me and he takes an active interest in my pregnancy. I have no doubt that he will be a great father.

He has been reading on his own about the baby's development, about the changes I will go through and the best ways for him to behave in certain situations. I am so grateful that he is this interested. He won't let me carry heavy things, he wants to be sure I'm getting the right nutrients and he gets me a sweet treat if I'm craving one.

Last night we went on a 'date' night for pizza. After dinner we were heading to Barnes & Nobles so that we could find a book for dad's to be, my treat to him. On our way, we passed by Build-A-Bear. :) I wanted to go in to see if they had a polar bear b/c MP LOVES polar bears. Instead, he insisted that I build my first bear - Clarise the reindeer from claymation Rudolph. It was fun to build my own bear and even more fun to see all the kiddos around. I love and appreciate that MP indulges my inner child! I couldn't help but get excited for the time we get to take our kids to Build-A-Bear and do it all over again.

If you read this, MP, Thank You & I Love You!
:)

Almost 6 weeks (5 weeks & 4 days)

I have downloaded three (3) pregnancy apps for my droid smartphone. In conjunction with two websites I'm signed up with and one book so far, I am in baby reading heaven. I am constantly getting weekly/daily updates, message board questions, articles on morning sickness, sleeping and shaving. (Yes, shaving while pregnant). I love it. I am so thankful too, b/c MP reads with me and on his own. I can come home and say "Did you know that Poppy's brain is developing this week?" and he says "YUP...." and it's great!

The one thing most of these items don't offer me is really good pictures of a developing Poppy. I know that for some of you Mom's - you know this stuff and will probably chuckle at me - but OMG! I love the pictures! I just downloaded a new app for my phone last night and it has the BEST pictures. I almost started crying last night when I realized the size of my little Poppyseed. It's so real! Yes, yes, I took many a class on biology and women's health in my life and learned this stuff - but this is different. This is OUR baby, our teeny tiny little developing human in my body. That is just BONKERS and I am so thankful!

So, I think I'll have to try to post some development pictures each week.

Poppy is less than .01 oz this week and about .16 inches. PEANUT!!!! Poppy's intestines and blood vessels are in place and so is the nucleus of the brain. AMAZING! What a gift we have been blessed with.

I can haz Cheezburger

Here I am rounding out week 6 of pregnancy. This has been an interesting week for me.

For one, I am really not sleeping well. I've been trying to roll with the punches, but last night (Thursday) I lost it. I tutored and did school work all night and I came home around 11pm exhausted and ready to sleep. I laid down on the couch and RLS set in my left arm and left leg and I just started crying to MP. I am so tired, yet I don't sleep. This just can't be good.

I woke up this morning tired and cranky and having a bout of morning sickness. It was all I could do to eat a bagel thin toasted, but I did. Poppyseed needs food and I did start feeling a bit better.

I've been trying to eat as good as possible without killing myself. Did I eat some Mexican on Tuesday, sure. The rest of my meals this week were good. Fish, baked potatoes, eggs, veggies, salad, etc etc. I'm very worried about weight and so I'm trying not to be too indulgent. I REALLY wanted a cheeseburger Wednesday before class. Instead I got a grilled chicken sandwich on wheat bun with a side of fruit. Last night tutoring I quelled the burger desire with a white fish and a baked potato. But really, I wanted that darn cheeseburger.

Thankfully I have some really good girls that remind me that I can have a cheeseburger if I want one. To 'enjoy' these things about my pregnancy b/c afterwards, I will be working hard to take the weight off and get back to good. So, for these ladies (and you know who you are!) THANK YOU! I just had the most best, tasty cheeseburger and skinny fries with cheese from Steak-n-Shake. My one 'treat' for a few more days. Thanks for being the good devils on my shoulder!

MMMM! Now for a nap! :)

Waiting....

Right now I feel like we are just in waiting mode. If you know me, you know I don't wait well! :)

For starters, I am so happy being pregnant, I want to tell everyone that I know and celebrate our good news. But...we have decided to wait, which I do think is best.

One of my good friends asked me yesterday, "BTW, did you ever go off the pill." Responding to this and NOT sharing that you are knocked up is hard, but I didn't squeal. LOL Then a friend from my past wrote me a Facebook message last night saying that she's been dreaming of me all week. The dream is that we are in a doctors office laughing, and when the doctor comes in to tell me I am pregnant, we laugh harder. Um, weird! I haven't seen these women, so even if I have that so-called 'glow' about me - they can't see it!! :) How do they know?

I look around to all the people I know or know of who have lost a baby and my heart truly goes out to them. I try not worry, stay positive, eat well, exercise and get enough rest to keep my little Poppyseed growing and healthy. I already talk to Poppy a bit and remind him/her that its a strong little thing and must keep at it! :) I never could understand how you get attached immediately until I was here. So now, waiting until July to meet him or her is hard. But I will gladly wait if it means a beautiful, healthy baby.

I finally got some rest yesterday - which was very nice. My professor shut down class early. Instead of coming home and opening that work laptop, or doing school stuff, I sat in the living room with MP and relaxed. We watched mindless TV, chatted about Poppy and other things and just stopped. It was perfect. I was asleep by midnight (which is huge!) and I woke up at 7:30 refreshed and ready to go! Sure does make a difference!

It's 2 am....yawn!

I don't know if this is training or what - but I am not sleeping well. I thought I was supposed to be feeling run down tired. Instead, I am tired, but wired with restless leg and restless arm and it's not making me feel good.

I've been battling RLS for some time now, probably all my life in retrospect, but I can really pinpoint to about 25. The past year has been the most awful. Right before the wedding I had all kinds of testing done - brain and spine scan, blood work and even some kind of electrical testing. The end result was: RLS. I was taking some medication for it before, but I'm not allowed to take it while Poppyseed is renting out my belly.

I don't know what to do. I am starting to get worried that I'm not getting enough rest for my little Poppyseed and I'm worried about school and my job as a result of no sleep. Maybe all this worrying is causing my RLS?

About 4:30 today, I did get one of my first waves of "Oh My, I am SOO tired." I laid down for about 40 minutes and got up, exhausted and immediately went for my walk. That gave me a burst of energy...that at 2am I have not apparently come down from!

I also got my first bout of nausea. After a scrumptious lunch at Tijuana Flats, I felt so sick that my dinner at 8 pm consisted of an everything bagel with butter. Not so nourishing.

I turned in two big projects today. One, a group project, I think is going to be an epic fail. Now I have two more major projects to get done by December 3rd. I am preparing for a few big projects at work and of course my day to day tasks. I don't feel very overloaded, but I must be if I am getting RLS EVERY night. On average, I am sleeping from 12 -1 or 2am to 7-8am. I am just not getting enough rest for a pregnant woman. I am just praying this doesn't hurt Poppyseed.

I'm THIS close to seeing if I can do acupuncture in pregnancy. I'm desperate to try anything at this point!

I'm too foggy to work right now - and I don't want to send emails to my clients at 2am. It sends them the impression I can be reached at any hour of the day and I worked hard to get them to stop after 6 pm. I don't want to read school work b/c I want to clear my mind. TV is boring. It's 2:15 am - I hope I can fall asleep soon - the 30 minute hot shower I just tried at 1:30 didn't work!

Pray for my sleeping habits to improve FAST! :)

Working Out

One thing that I have always said was that I would work out when I got pregnant. I've always read about the benefits of working out during pregnancy and how it helps women lose weight faster post- delivery. So, now it's time for me to walk the walk and not just talk the talk.

It's no secret that I've put on weight in the 4 years that I've lived in FL. It was very slow and gradual at first, but the last year the weight has come back hard. 2009 and 2010 have been wonderful, stressful years and unfortunately between work, school and life - I let my exercising and eating habits slack. About 4 weeks before I got pregnant, I began a new schedule where I go to the gym at lunch. I am no longer a spring chicken who can get up at 5am to workout, I'm up too late at night doing school work. So something had to change and I appreciate my boss's Amy & Lisa for being so flexible with me. So the month leading up to Poppyseed, I lost about 6-7 lbs I had put on, was working out 3-5 times a week, hard, and eating well (but still getting my treats!) I was on a roll!

I was out of commission all last week - no chance of working out with the sickness. So today, Monday the 8th, was my first time working out knowing I'm housing a Poppyseed. I must admit that I was a bit nervous. I haven't talked to my OB yet and my favorite trainer has left the gym. So I am going off what I've read in my WTEWYE book and other articles I Google on my phone at 1am when I can't sleep due to restless leg.

I didn't have as much time at the gym as I would've liked to today, but I did about 30 minutes on the treadmill and I did some chest and arms today. Tomorrow I plan to walk for at least 45 minutes outside and Wednesday I'll focus on legs at the gym - squats, squats, squats! I plan to continue to workout 4-5 times a week and walk 7 days a week. So, wish me luck!! Luckily the 1st trimester pregnancy exhaustion is only starting to creep in on me. I was a bit tired on my way to gym, but once I got there and got on the treadmill, I felt good and I had energy to get me through the afternoon at work. Success!

It's hard to be at the gym and have to constantly watch your heart rate, it can't go up too high. I was doing interval training on the Arch Strider where my heart rate gets WAY up and WAY down and I'm literally dripping sweat when I'm done. Now, instead, I stay a slower steady rate. It's a whole new approach that is going to take getting used too.

Hello Poppyseed!

So we've been referring to our developing baby as Poppyseed. Why? Well, because when we first found out I was pregnant at 4 weeks, that's only as big as the baby was at the time. Now, in our 5th week, it's the size of an orange seed! They grow so fast! :)

I have to say that I am loving being pregnant with Poppyseed. I never truly thought I would say that. I was not that girl that couldn't wait to be a mom, or couldn't wait to feel a baby inside me. However, now that I am 'ready' for Poppsyeed, I am beyond thrilled. I am elated. I am protective. I'm nervous. I'm petrified. Most of all, I am grateful. I look around that the amount of people who are not as fortunate as myself, people who try to conceive and can't. My heart breaks for them on levels I never understood until I was given this wonderful gift.

I also never thought I would take to blogging. However, I find myself eager to do so. First off, I wanted a place where I can journal for myself. Secondly, I want to be able to share my news with my close network. I don't feel that my entire list Facebook friends need to see my 'belly' at 7 months. I'm not sure my closest friends and family will want to, but you can bet they are the only ones I choose will show it too! So, if you read this then I thank you for being interested and celebrating with us.

We're Pregnant!!!

Ok, I guess I am pregnant, but I really do feel like we are in this together, so I like to say WE! :)

Maybe I should back up first....

On October 30th, Michael and I found out that we are expecting! It was kind of a shock at first. A few days earlier my good friend Erin game over for lunch, pregnancy test in tow. (Thanks, Erin!) I took one and it was negative. Which was fine. I was OK with either outcome. A few days later, still no period, I thought that I'd try again.

MP had just run out to meet a guy for work and I took a break from writing a school paper to pee on the stick. I got back to work and quickly forgot about my test for about 10 minutes. When I walked into the bathroom, I was a bit surprised to see "PREGNANT" in electronic letters across the stick. As I waited for MP to arrive home from his errand, I sat at the table thinking 'OMG, OMG, OMG!' YAY! MP came home and I told him and he was SHOCKED. But good shocked! :)

So after a few more pregnancy tests to confirm, we grew excited, fast.

Halloween night I started to feel sick. By midnight I was felt horrible so I took off Monday. We went to our family doctor to see why I was sick and to get a pregnancy test. Right at 4 weeks, Dr. Sotrop was certain I was pregnant and instead ordered a quantitative test, so we wouldn't have 'official' confirmation until the end of the week. As the week progressed, I was very sick with a sinus infection that moved into my chest. A week later, I am finally feeling better! Being sick is no fun when you can't take any drugs! :)