What to expect, when you're expecting...

What did I expect? Morning sickness! I mean, who doesn't worry about getting sick everyday for weeks. I sure did! Especially since my best friend Meagan had the WORST cause of MS! Poor thing was sick until 22 weeks! I must say, I am forever thankful I have not have to experience any of that.  I am of the lucky minority of women who do not have morning sickness along with many other pregnancy symptoms.  In fact,  I have been more than lucky!  Other than requiring a nap most afternoons from 3:00ish-4:00ish (ok maybe 5:00ish),  I have had a nearly symptom free experience so far! My doctor recommended the book "What to Expect When You Are Expecting" for our prenatal knowledge.  So far it's kept me in line.  I do miss my cheeses though.  Having to avoid feta cheese and queso dip from mexican restaurants pretty much sucks! It's funny, before I was expecting I would eat whatever I wanted regardless of the nutritional content.  Now, I find myself thinking 'Have I had enough dairy today?' or 'Maybe I should get something with veggies?' or even 'O wow, that brownie looks gooood!' (I have never really been fond of brownies before.) Oh yeah, I definately miss coffee too!

In less than three weeks, Ryan and I will have the answer to the big question! We will find out the sex of the baby on July 19th! Bad news though, we aren't going to find out at the doctor's office.  We are going to have a gender reveal party at my in-laws house.  So, it may be another week or so until we can tell everyone.  If you don't know what a gender reveal party is,  I will tell you.  The ultrasound tech puts GIRL or BOY in an envelope and seals it.  We are going to take the envelope to a local bakery where they are going to bake a white cake and dye the batter either baby blue or pastel pink!  They then cover it with white icing.  So when you cut in the cake, VIOLA!(sp?) You find out the sex of the baby!! YAY! I can't wait.  I have not spent one dollar on the baby yet and I can't hardly stand it!!

Where to begin...

Before Ryan and I were even married, we dreamed of having children.  We played the name game, picking out names we thought of and matching them with his last name to see if it had a "ring" to it.  We thought about who he or she would be most like...would they have his common sense, my lack of it, his ability to make or fix anything, my love of shopping, my eyes, his hair, etc.  I have dreamed of being a mom my entire life, however, I never truely thought about it really happening.  That may not make sense, but that's how I feel right now. I'm still slightly in shock that God has planned for us to begin our family. Ryan and I always said we weren't going to rush into having kids, but low and behold, God's plan was different than ours. Nine months after "I do" and we are counting down nine month's until parenthood. Everyone has said we would know when we were ready, and it's true.  In April, Ryan and I decided it was time.  So soon you may wonder? We don't.

April 26, 2011 was the day my life changed, forever.  That day, I became a mommy.  Well, at least that was the day I realized I was a mommy.  I have heard that some people have that innate feeling they are expecting, while others have no clue.  Well, I had that innate feeling. On April 26, I received the confirmation, not an official one from a doctor, but you get the point.  On May 24, Ryan and I got to see our little sprout for the first time on the ultrasound, and I must say that was incredible.  I never have been so tickled about anything in my life.  In fact, when the ultrasound tech was showing us the heartbeat, I couldn't contain my giggles! I was so excited to know that it was all real, and there was a little life in there! 

Now, as we begin this blog, I am 14 weeks and some days pregnant. A few people know the news, but we have not been broadcasting it by any means.  I guess that comes next, telling the world....