First Doc's Visit

J and I went to the doctor yesterday! So happy to have the pregnancy confirmed, and the due date IS July 28th! I'm 5 weeks and 5 days along :)

Everything seems normal so far. The doctor was really cool. He's an older guy, and very down to earth. said I basically can do everything I normally do. I can even have sushi! :) J was happy to hear that.

And my first ultrasound is scheduled for December 21st! I cannot WAIT to see the wee Eaglet. J is already scheduled to work that morning, but he's going to talk to his boss and see if he can come in later. I hope he can see baby with me! On the way home from the doctor's office yesterday, J said to me "I wish we could fast forward til the baby comes. I'm ready for them to be here." It was the cutest thing ever!! I hope he's as excited as I am about baby, and that he knows what he's getting himself into :P

So Much for Waiting...

Being the impatient person that I am, I couldn't wait until Christmas to tell our families.

I bought/made these cute frames for them. :) And we wrapped them like Christmas presents. When we went to my parents' house for Thanksgiving yesterday, we intended on just giving it to them right when we got there, to get it over with. But, unfortunately, they were napping when we got there. So we decided to wait until after dinner. I was going to do it before dinner, but J said he "wanted to eat!", so we waited until we ate first. haha. My parents were sitting in the living room, so I handed it to my mom and told her we got them a present. She immediately goes "Oh, this feels like chocolate!" and J and I were both thinking "We sure wish it was chocolate right now.......!" Once she opened it, her words were "Oh! Congratulations! Tim we're grandparents!" Totally not expected from her. We were expecting a lecture or some side-eyes. My dad, on the other hand, kinda sat there in disbelief. haha. But he said he was happy for us. He's just not sure he's ready to be a grandfather. SO happy to have that over with!!! I also told my 13-year-old twin brothers. Who's only responses were "Well that's weird."

Then we went to J's parents' house to tell them. They've been asking us about grandkids since before we got married, so we knew they would be happy! We gave his parents the "present", and his dad said "you guys didn't have to get us a present..." and tried to give it back! I told him this is not something they can give back. ha! :) His mom just got the top part of the frame unwrapped, and screams across the room "YOU'RE PREGNANT???!!!" It was hilarious :) She jumped up off the couch to hug both of us, and everyone couldn't help but laugh. She walked around with that frame all night long, hugging it and staring at it :)

So the families know. Can't WAIT to get to the doctor Tuesday to see what's going on in my belly. I've been in extreme pain today...my legs, back, stomach, and chest. Not sure if it's from the football we played yesterday, or from the baby, but I have not been a happy camper! Hopefully this will wear off by the time I have to go to work tonight...

Got the BFP Yesterday!

It's only been a day since I got my BFP (Big Fat Positive!) pregnancy test. It feels like it's been an eternity already. Since I'm new-ish to where I live, I don't have an OBGYN, and since I just found out, we aren't telling anyone yet, therefore I can't ask for recommendations. So google it was! Google hasn't failed me yet, and I hope he doesn't start now! I researched a couple places, and called my number one choice this morning to see when I could get an appointment. Unfortunately, they don't take my insurance. boo. So I had to settle for #2. Hopefully I'll get a good vibe from them, or else I'll have to return to google. My first appointment is next Tuesday. Why do they have to make me wait so long??? I'm freaking out over here. I haven't started taking prenatal vitamins yet, but I am probably going to buy some tonight. Gotta take care of baby! Oh, and by my calculations, baby will probably be born around July 28th. BOO for being 9 months pregnant in the summer heat!!!


We decided we don't want to tell our families until Christmas. It's going to be sooooooooo hard to keep this a secret over Thanksgiving!! Luckily I think we're only seeing my family, and they're so crazy there will always be something going on. And they're all more anti-baby (since we've only been married 3 months..), so they shouldn't even bring it up. Score! We're trying to come up with cute Christmas presents to give them to let them know... should be exciting! :)


I'm feeling very pregnant today. Pretty sure it's mostly all in my head. I look pregnant, I walk pregnant, and I'm 99.9% sure that everyone I walk by is saying "Wow, look at that fat pregnant chick!" behind my back. Meh. I've already used my pregnancy as an excuse, too. J and I went to the food court for lunch, and we were trying to figure out who would get their lunch first (because theirs would be not-as-fresh by the time the other person did). J tried to win, but I pulled the "I'm sorry, are you pregnant???" card. MAN did that feel good :P And yes, I won. But his meal took the same amount of time to cook as mine did to order and cook, so luckily no one's food got cold. 


J doesn't understand anything going on with me right now. He's very excited for the baby. But that's all it is to him: "Yay, Baby!" I'm the one who freaks out. I'm also the one who's going to have to carry this baby for 9 months, have every little thing I do affect it, to help it to grow into a perfect, healthy baby. He's such a guy. But I love him dearly.


I am looking for a promotion at work, and very nervous that this will affect that. I feel like I should tell my boss now, before he puts all the thought and whatever into promoting me. But I haven't even told my family, so he isn't knowing until after Christmas as well. I figure if he sits me down to promote me before then (unlikely), I'll have to tell him and make him keep it quiet. I wouldn't want to take a position having this kind of secret.


I feel like such a sneaky little sneakster!