Finally Starting to Show!

Take One - of course he has to do something weird


Take Two - and another weird one...


Take Three... I didn't trust him so I beat him to the punch!


Troy and I at Joe's Crab Shack. Yay for new hair!


The whole family eating lots of yummy food.


It's funny that for the first time in my life I actually WANT to have a belly! It's also funny that what has been called my stomach for the past 23 years has suddenly been changed to "belly." Weird. Anyway, I can finally feel like a pregnant mommy-to-be because I look like one (a little at least). I am still at the point where people kind of wonder... double take... don't stare... is she??? But those who do know see it and those who don't say "I was wondering but didn't want to say anything" when I tell them. It feels good and it is a fun time right now. I am into my second trimester and my nausea is getting somewhat better. I am only sick every other day, sometimes even only every 3rd day. What a relief! However now that my nausea is slowing down I am having a lot harder time sleeping because of indigestion and difficulty finding a good sleeping position. I am a big stomach sleeper but now it feels really weird and uncomfortable to lay on my stomach at night. And I am also afraid of sleeping on my back a lot because it can cause less oxygen to be pumped inside of me because of the weight of the baby and the uterus. I don't know if all of the "un-comfort" is all in my head or not but I am thinking that it is time to get a body pillow any day now!

With my stomach feeling a little better I have finally gotten to get out and do some fun stuff. A couple of weekends ago Troy and I went to Lake Geneva and did a little shopping and got some good food. I bought a book called "Urban Babies Wear Black" which is hilarious! I have also had a fun time shopping around getting ideas for a stroller, car seat, jumpy thing, high chair, crib, bassinet, changing table, glider, pictures, lamps, books, clothes... gosh, it takes a lot of stuff to keep such a little baby happy!!! I am so excited to get a baby's room started. We have cleared out the second bedroom and are going to use that for the little guy/girl. I figure when we find out in about 6 weeks we will paint it either pink or blue (depending on what we find out of course). That will be so fun!

This weekend was my dad's birthday and we went out for dinner to celebrate. I have a couple of pictures up of my family and us at dinner. No belly shots though, although Troy was comparing his to mine out in the parking lot... we said we were having twins! :) It was very funny.

Well, I am hoping to post more often now that I am not sick and now that I have more fun stuff to write about besides being sick. Sorry for the long delay but hopefully this was a fun one to read!

Thanks!

Hi Everyone!

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has sent us such cute things for the baby. I have gotten such cute clothes, blankets, towels, toys, books, and some beautiful sentimental things. I wrote out thank you cards a couple of months ago and have just never gotten to send them because of my weird schedule. I hope everyone understands that we are very greatful and I have simply been too sick to do any of my normal things but your kindess was in no way overlooked. Hope everyone is doing well and feel free to leave a comment to say hi and fill me in on anything new in your lives too!

12 Weeks!

Well today makes 12 weeks for me and the ol' baby in my belly! According to my baby website that keeps me up to date with my progress the baby is 2 inches long (about the size of a lemon). I don't completely understand the whole lemon thing (is it round like that too?) but nonetheless I guess it gives me some sense of the size. I am still not showing but am feeling like I am getting thicker and thicker around the waist every day. I am wearing mostly all maternity clothes now because nothing is comfortable and even though the maternity clothes are way too big I am just rolling down the panel and the rest fit just fine. It gives me that extra room that I need to make up for my "baby bloat" as I am calling it. Not quite as cute as a baby bump... :( The side-view picture of me was taken tonight to show you all exactly what I am talking about. I realize it is not the most flattering picture of me but I still thought you might enjoy seeing it. I will continue to update every few weeks or month to show you all my growing belly. Maybe one of these days it will finally be cute!





I also put in a few pictures of Troy and our cat Rizzo in case you haven't gotten to meet either of them. They were both taken tonight so everything on here is up to date. I promise to get some more pictures up soon. I have just been a little under the weather lately still and taking pictures is pretty much the last thing I think to do at night!

Food Cravings and Aversion

Well you have heard this before but I am still fighting the morning sickness and it is getting really old. My sister-in-law Jill told me to post the foods that I have had cravings for and to be honest there haven't been many. There have really been more aversions to certain things than anything. However I will make a top 5 list of foods just for your enjoyment :)


Top Foods I Have Wanted:
1. Cheeseburgers
2. Jimmy John's Sandwiches
3. Tacos from Taco Bell or Chipotle
4. Fudgesicles
5. Fried Shrimp w/a Baked Potato


Top Foods I Can't Even Think of Without Getting Sick
1. Chinese Food!
2. Salads
3. Anything Fried (except shrimp of course)
4. Meatloaf (and other large pieces of meat)
5. Honestly, pretty much anything homemade


So here are my top 5 foods for everyone to enjoy. I hope that the top list will expand soon and the bottom list will eventually go away. But for now, this is where I stand. I have also found it strange that I need to eat peppermint gum all day long... not sure why but the taste seems to help some. Well, I guess it's time to go try to figure out something that I can stand for dinner. I already had #2 and #3 from my list today so I will have to find something else to eat. Wish me luck...

"It hasn't hit me yet"

Did he really say that??? He sure did! Somehow, through all of my nights of being sick, all of the changes I have undergone, and even seeing our baby in motion my crazy husband actually said that it still hasn't hit him yet! This doesn't make me mad at all. In fact I couldn't help but burst out in laughter at his comment. It just goes to show that what everyone says really is right. Women feel the pregnancy much faster than men do. I have been sick for what feels like years and nothing in my closet fits me anymore. In fact I actually went clothes shopping this weekend and bought lots of maternity clothes because I was realizing that my "normal" clothes either bunch or gape or just plain stretch in ways they weren't designed to! I feel so much better now that I have pants made with elastic waist bands and shirts that I could fit a beach ball under. No more pre-pregnancy stomach scrunching jeans for me! I have moved on to bigger (not sure about better) things! :)

I am thinking that this little guy in my stomach might actually not be a guy at all. I have noticed that I am not getting a ball in front like some women but I feel like I am just spreading like those mirrors you stand in front of on Navy Pier where you are short and ball-like. Ok, ok I am exaggerating but still I am feeling like if these old wives' tales are true I will have a little girlie girl popping out of me in about 6 months!

I can't believe how fast the time is going. It seems like I just found out yesterday and in reality I have known for about 2 months now! Crazy! And still 2 months later it still hasn't hit Troy yet! Hahaha it just makes me laugh every time I think of him saying that.

Please feel free to leave me messages or questions or even stories of your own in the comments. It's easy and fun and makes the blog even more fun for me! If you have any good blog topics let me know. I'm not sure if this is totally boring to read or not so if it isn't, then enjoy! And if it is, give me some good ideas :)