For those of you who don't already know, Ry and I are expecting a baby on November 16th 2012. We found out after I was only a few hours "late"... I may have looked a bit ridiculous rushing out to Wal Mart to buy a pregnancy test.. But I just knew!
My first trimester was definitely NOT what I expected. One night when I was six weeks pregnant out of blue I started to get these incredible pains on my left side. At first I told myself it was cramps and I should just try to sleep it off. By 10 o'clock that night I couldn't stand the pain anymore. I was crying on the floor rolled up in a ball in the WORST pain I had ever felt. Ry got worried so he called Health Link and they told us we had to go to the hospital right away. We were there until the next day, and I am so lucky to have such a patient and loving hubby who stayed right by my side the whole time. He also had to put up with me yelling "If this is what being pregnant is like, we are NEVER having any more kids I don't care what you say!" The doctor later told me that I had kidney stones and a kidney infection as a result of my pregnancy! He also said I may be having a miscarriage as well, so we decided to keep the pregnancy to ourselves until we knew for sure what was going on! I took a week off work and eventually started to feel better.. Luckily I am an ultrasound tech so I was able to keep an eye on our little guy and I made sure he was growing okay, which definitely eased my worries about any miscarriages.
We decided to tell our families for my dads 60th birthday! My mom had planned a big weekend for him, which included a surprise party and surprise "boys golf day". On Friday afternoon before the festivities began, my mom sat my dad down and said "Now Russell... This is going to be a big weekend full of LOTS of surprises, so pace yourself!" Ryan and I were dying of laughter inside because little did she know we had the biggest surprise of all!
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| We sat my dad down and handed him this! |
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| This is what we had wrapped in the little present! It took a while for my dad to figure out what it meant!
My family is so excited to have their first grandchild, and my mom has already announced that she wont go by grandma... she wants to go by "Nana Anna Banana"... lol we'll see how that one goes! After we told the families, we were free to tell the rest of the world! We spent the next week calling friends and when I announced it at work they all apparently already knew just because of how sick I had been! My one co-worker informed me that I don't have a baby in my belly.. it is currently a tummy-tile (short for tummy-reptile) haha so I am hoping by the time the baby comes out it looks like a real baby! It has been so fun telling everyone our exciting news and everyone for the most part has been so supportive. Although, if I hear "Oh you're knocked up?" one more time I think I may loose my mind!.. You have been warned ;)
Also... Don't expect any recipes for a bit. I haven't cooked or baked ANYTHING since I got pregnant. I can't stand the smell of cooking food or warm food or meat or spices. Ugh. My eating habits have been turned upside down! All I can stomach without feeling nauseous is bread, crackers, cheese, pasta, chocolate hahah so sad. SO unhealthy. And makes me feel so sick, but it's a toss up between digestion sick and morning sickness. Bleh. On the plus side I am obsessed with oranges! I eat multiple oranges/glasses of orange juice a day, I just can't get enough! Hopefully in a few weeks I will be able to start cooking again.. I really miss cooking and trying out new recipes! Here were a few of my faves right before I got pregnant!
Quinoa California Rolls
Baked Sweet Potato
Black Bean, Corn and Red Pepper Salad
Turkey and Black Bean No-Cheese Nachos
Kale Chips
Sweet Potato Sliders
So far.. I am not "showing", but my belly has definitely gotten a little chunkier.... which is slightly embarrassing I just want it to pop already! :( haha I read this on a blog and it describes how I'm feeling perfectly... "I really hate that stage where you feel like you're showing but to the rest of the world you pretty much just look like you just left and all-you-can-eat buffet..." Yup haha that is exactly how I feel! |
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| 13 weeks... And yes I am too lazy to take a 14 week pic right now so this is all you get! :) |
That's it for now!
Love Car
