Rites of Passage

Today, my normal hour commute home from camp turned into nearly two hours due to a horrific monsoon storm and the traffic it produced. The drive was scary, stressful, and stop-start.

I only threw up THREE TIMES during this ordeal! Go me? At lease I had a bag....

Reasons I Know I am Pregnant

It's hard waiting for my first appointment, especially because I know I don't get an ultrasound right away AND I think it will be too early to hear a heartbeat on the doppler. So here are some ways I have realized I am still totally pregnant this week . . .

• Debated eating an entire box of instant mashed potatoes for dinner.
• Opened the fridge, decided it smelled, and walked out the door with no breakfast or lunch because the thought of making either was too gross. 
• Went to bed at 9:30 and was actually kind of mad I didn't go to bed earlier than I did.
• Got winded walking up a flight of stairs. I swear I am not actually this out of shape.
• Got huffy with A about where some bookcases from the room that will become the nursery will go. IT IS THE BABY'S ROOM IT CANNOT HAVE OUR BOOKS IT HAS TO BE PERFECT. His very level headed explanation that we only need a few things for the baby at first since it will be in our room for a while kind of fell on deaf ears. The man has been a saint.
• Have eaten ice cream like every night. I haven't had ice cream since like . . . the last time I was at an amusement park or something? But I needed to have it. So I do.

 AND the clincher....

• Cried - literally CRIED - during the final group performances of Pitch Perfect. Yeah, Pitch Perfect. This performance right HERE. WHO AM I?

6 Weeks

How far along: 6 Weeks, 0 Days
Maternity Clothes: Just the belly band! It has made uncomfortable bloat more bearable. I DID buy a cute maternity maxi dress for later because it was on sale, though!
Stretch marks: Just my old ones so far.
Sleep: I am horribly tired, but not napping or sleeping well. UNFAIR.
Best moment of the Week: The amazing care package from my sister!
Miss Anything? Tonight, I want wine.
Movement: Nope.
Food Cravings: Not really.
Queasy or Sick? Started getting nausea Wednesday. Threw up my lunch yesterday. It comes and goes, but it's started.
Have you started to show? Blump.
Gender: Nope!
Labor signs: No!
Belly button in, or out? In!
Wedding rings on or off? On!
Happy or moody? Tired, but still excited and happy.

Progress

It is SO HARD waiting for my first doctor's appointment. July 15th seems ages away. While I am really grateful that I don't need to be sooner because nothing has been wrong, it is still difficult to wait. So I've occupied my time by periodically taking the remainder of my pregnancy tests. I had bought a ton thinking this would take longer than two months, so I figured WHY NOT? It's fun to see the progress!

Check out the digital "week estimator" tests. It was really cool to see the numbers change from 1-2 weeks pregnant, to 2-3 weeks pregnant, to 3+ weeks pregnant . . . and all right on track with where I am!

And then, of course, are the good old line tests. Let me remind you what my first positive looked like....

And here is the test I took just the other day. Weird how one line - the control line - is super light, right? I thought so too, so I looked it up. I am SO pregnant that my test line basically "stole" all the dye in the test leaving the control line with hardly any left over. Isn't that strange and cool?

All this to say, I am not only STILL pregnant, I am even MORE pregnant on the daily. I know they aren't as good as a doctor's seal of approval, but ya know what? Any progress I can see with my own eyes is progress I enjoy.

Baby's (and Mama's) First Gifts!

Yesterday I got the sweetest care package from my sister! She had told me to watch the mail, so it wasn't a total surprise, but it was so awesome to get and open up! She always has a knack for finding the most creative things!

Along with an adorable card, she sent...

• Belly butter to fight those stretch marks
• Gin-Gin's ginger candy to help with nausea (hopefully I don't need these TOO much)
• A few of her pregnancy and parenting books 
• Some precious gender neutral onesies with stripes and elephants
• And my absolute favorite, a C scrabble tile! How perfect that the C is worth three points, and with the addition of Baby C, we will be a family of three :)

It was so thoughtful and just made me smile. Looking at those tiny newborn onesies, it's hard to believe something I am currently making baking growing incubating nurturing  will be filling them in 8 months!

I also thought today that this time next year, I'll be enjoying the start of summer with my four month old. CRAZY.

I am loving this whole thing :)

5 Weeks!

How far along: 5 Weeks, 0 Days
Maternity Clothes: Not exactly. However, I am SO bloated that my pants are tight and uncomfortable, so I went ahead and got a belly band so I can unbutton them without giving the world a show!
Stretch marks: This is weird - I have had stretchmarks in the past, but they have faded. I feel like my old ones look darker now. Wonder if it's a hormonal thing? It certainly isn't from this baby making NEW ones (yet).
Sleep: All the time.
Best moment of the Week: Telling our parents and siblings over Father's Day weekend! Everyone was so excited and happy!
Miss Anything? I have wanted sushi this week, bad.
Movement: Nope.
Food Cravings: Not particularly. I mean, I've wanted sushi (I keep walking past it at Wegmans) but I am not sure that its a CRAVING per se.
Queasy or Sick? Just bloat and gas. I am gorgeous.
Have you started to show? Mega-bloat continues. It is a "blump" - bloat bump.
Gender: Nope! Though I am already impatient.
Labor signs: No!
Belly button in, or out? In!
Wedding rings on or off? On!
Happy or moody? Happy happy happy!

Zzzzzzzzzzz

This has been me this week:

I've slept well at night (usually 8+ hours) and I've napped almost every afternoon.

When they said "fatigue" was a symptom, they weren't lying!

The other major symptoms I am dealing with are heartburn and bloat. I can eat a celery stick and have nasty acidic grossness after it. Oh, and I'm not even 5 weeks and already started using a belly band because the bloat is so awful. I've lost weight (eating super healthy + no wine . . .  who knew?) and yet my pants are tight and uncomfortable.

You know what though? I don't care at all :) I am officially over a week late, the pregnancy tests I keep taking (yeah, I know, I know) get darker and darker, and I am really excited. This is real. This is REAL.

These are exciting times!