Rumor Has It

So, yes, we're pregnant.

I AM SO EXCITED.

I have had baby fever for about a year now, and at the beginning of the summer, Ben and I decided to "not try," but "if it happens, it happens." Famous last words.

Apparently, I got pregnant around the first "not try."

First clue: We were in DC over the 4th of July. Ben left a day early, and we were in a mall near the train station to have lunch. Ben and I obviously headed towards the Taco Bell line. While we were waiting in line, this overwhelming sense of, "OMG, I can't eat this" came over me. I thought I was just a little motion sick from the train.

Second clue: That Sunday was Ben's birthday, and I had a crazy emotional meltdown in the bed about Charlotte wallering all over me.

Third clue: Monday night, I was SICK. I could hardly lift my head up, was super nauseous, and ached all over. It was awful. Ben said, "I think you're pregnant. You're acting crazy."

Tuesday morning, I took a test before work. Digital. I didn't want to deal with the line junk. In about 3 minutes, I got my answer. PREGNANT. Big bold letters.

I immediately started to cry because I was so happy. Ben was still asleep, and I busted out of the bathroom door with the test. Charlotte fell off the bed, because I screamed, "WE'RE PREGNANT!!!!!!!" and scared her. Ben said, "REALLY???????"

It was a super sweet moment that I will never forget. And it was totally not the way I planned to tell him.

Stupid me didn't take any pictures. And I thought the reading on the digital test would last forever.

It doesn't.

I went to the doctor that Thursday and it was confirmed that I was about 4 weeks along and set a due date of March 23rd.

4 weeks later we had our first ultrasound. Baby P is a feisty one and had a heartbeat of 178 and is measuring four days ahead. We didn't change my due date because it was so close.

I don't have a scanner, or I would show you our ultrasound picture. It looks like a peanut laying on the left.

Now here we are.

How far along? 11 weeks and a few days. YAY FOR ALMOST BEING OUT OF FIRST TRIMESTER!!!!!!

Baby Bump? Only Ben and I can really tell. A few things I've worn have made people at work notice.

Maternity clothes? Already bought a few things in anticipation of fall/winter, but I don't need them right now. I did purchase a belly band that I have to wear with one pair of my jeans.

Total weight gain: At my 8 week checkup, I had gained 3 pounds. I go back on Thursday. I know I've gained more.

Cravings: Sandwiches.

Symptoms: Constant nausea, bloating, lovely stomach stuff. But all that is waning.

Sleep: I sleep fine, but I've found if I wake up, it's really, really hard for me to go back to sleep.

Movement: Still too little to feel!

Gender: I don't know, but I can't WAIT to find out so I can stop calling it an it. I know it's a something, we just can't see it yet!

Belly Button in or out? In.

What I miss: Eating like a normal person.

Best moment this week: Getting over my Mexican food aversion. Ben is so excited. I have deprived him for so long!!!!! He wants Moe's every day.

So, there it is. We are so very excited. I can't wait to meet Baby P!