I'm finally ready to officially announce here that Jeff and I are expecting our first child in May!!! We are very excited, and feel so blessed! I'm currently 12 weeks pregnant with an estimated due date of May 29, 2010.
Our little peanut at 8 weeks
How we told our parents...
My in-laws threw us a first wedding anniversary party on Saturday, October 3, so we figured it was the perfect opportunity to let them know. Also, my parents had the top layer of our wedding cake, so it was the perfect opportunity to get them to my in-laws house early (before any guests arrived). I was 6 weeks pregnant at that point.
We got a card for each set of parents. I handed each mom a card and told them that it was a thank you for everything they had done for us over the past year. They bought it! Ha ha. They both pulled the card out of the envelope, looked at the front picture, and didn't quite get what it was (there was a teddy bear on the front). Once they looked inside, they found that the card was addressed to "Nonna & Nonno" (grandma & grandpa in Italian for my parents), and Oma & Opa (grandma & grandpa in German for Jeff's parents). We also put the estimated due date at the bottom. It was so cute to see their reactions when they realized what the card was really for. Hugs and happiness followed. My mom told me that she could not keep the announcement a secret. She then proceeded to call all her sisters (my aunts). :-) She's so cute.
During the actual anniversary party, we announced the news to our family and they were so thrilled for us.
Pregnancy Symptoms Thus Far...
-Nausea (started week 6): I'm very fortunate that I have not actually gotten sick from the nausea. I know other have had a hard time with it. I still hate the nausea, though, and I can't wait for it to disappear.
-Tiredness: It's amazing how I tire so easily.
-Sore boobs: It's been pretty mild, so I don't mind it.
-Crazy hormones: OMG, I get pissy at the a drop of hat these days. Little things annoy me very easily. I'm even getting annoyed at myself for getting annoyed so easily. I also get weepy at unexpected things/times.
-Party pooper: Between the nausea and tiredness, I've become quite the party pooper. I don't have the motivation to go out and do things like before. I'm hoping this will change once the nausea disappears.
Cravings...
Unfortunately, my healthy eating habits have kind of gone to wayside for now. A lot of foods just don't sound appetizing (especially soups). I'm blaming it on the nausea. :(
I am craving potatoes in any form (especially chips), mac & cheese, cottage cheese, grilled cheese sandwiches, chocolate milk and sweets in any form (glad that has changed).
So that's the beginning of this incredible journey so far!!! More to come!
Side note: I really wasn't pregnant when I made that nursery post. Who knew it would happen so soon after that, though! :-)
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