7 weeks...12 weeks can't come soon enough!

I am officially 7 weeks tomorrow. According to The Bump I have a little blueberry in there wiggling around.

Symptoms: Insomnia hit this week. I have had a really hard time staying asleep. I will wake up in the middle of the night in a panic. I think I have been stressing too much about miscarrying. I need to stop reading about that before bed. I drank some tea last night, no caffeine, and not it was not herbal (bad for the preggo ladies), so that helped me relax a little bit. Nausea has hit this week too. No puking, thank God, but definite times when I feel like I could blow chunks. Had a moment today in the staff lunch room and had to sit on the floor. My fellow teachers thought I was crazy. I wanted so badly to tell them I was pregnant and sick, not flu sick. Still tired during the day and I have been pretty moody. My poor students, they are probably wondering why I am acting like a zombie and a total evil witch sometimes. Last night I bursted in to tears out of sleep frustration. My husband is so awesome though. I hope he realizes I am not trying to be a nut job.

Thoughts: I am dying for 12 weeks to come so I can spill the beans to everyone and stop worrying so much. I am naturally a worrier. When I told my mom about this she said, "welcome to parenthood, now you know why I would stay up all hours of the night when you were growing up." Tal's mom said the exact same thing to him when he was talking to her. Great moms think alike I guess! In the mean time I am telling myself to enjoy being pregnant and not to rush it.

I resigned from coaching cheerleading this week. For the past two years I have been coaching a high school team. I am really sad to leave my awesome girls and the amazing traditions we started. I know they will carry on our dream though.

First Prenatal Doctor Appointment

Well I just came from my first doctor appointment and...I am officially preganant! I couldn't be more thrilled. Now maybe my husband will actually believe me. :)

It looks like I am due around October 31. My favorite day of the whole year, Halloween! I think that is just so fitting.

The doc took my bloodwork, had a physical exam, went through a looooong questionnaire, and got a bag of baby goodies.

Check out how tiny the newborn diapers are! They are so cute.

I go back in a month. Until then I am reading What to Expect When You Are Expecting and also Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy. That girl is hilarious!

No big symptoms yet I am just waiting for the puking to kick in. I will be six weeks on Thursday. This is one happy girl!

Baby Makes Three??

I decided to start this blog after reading posts on some really awesome blogs the last couple of years. Some particular blogs I enjoy reading are all about pregnancy and babies. Well, I just found out that I may be pregnant. I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to start a blog/pregnancy journal of my own. Here it goes...

My husband and I decided it was time to start a family around our three year marriage anniversary. I went off birth control this past July. We decided we would just do the "try not to try" method and see what happened. Well, it took about 6 months but I got 4 positive pregnancy tests this past week!

I have not seen Aunt Flo since January 26 and she is over a week late. I took a pregnany test last week (the day before I was supposed to see Aunt Flo) and it was negative. I decided to take another test after Shark Week still hadn't commenced after 4 more days of waiting. I took one after I got home from school on Monday of this week and...it was positive! I was so excited! I had to go to a mediation meeting for our school district and so I decided to pick up a digital test on my way home. I took that puppy right when I got home and it was positive right away! I also took one other digital test (just to ease my mind) and got another positive result. I decided to wait until the next morning to try one more and that one was positive too! I immediately called to schedule a dr. appointment and I have one this coming Monday.

Tal was so excited when I told him. He had a huge smile on his face. He is still a bit skeptical. He wants to hear it from the dr.

In the meantime I am trying to not get too excited about the possibility of a baby in our future. But with 4 positive tests and Shark Week a week late (which it is never late), I think it is pretty accurate to say I am pregnant. I am feeling a little apprehensive about the first trimester and making sure baby is safe and sound. I also am dying to tell everyone I know. That is why this blog is so great, I can spill my guts! I wish I could just shout it from the rooftops. Soon though!

Symptoms at 5 weeks: A little cramping, tons of bloating (I feel like I look pregnant and my bloody clothes did not fit this week), and some gas (lovely!), a little fatigued. I almost died on a three mile walk today. Usually I run my route! I felt like such a granny. Oh well, I am perfectly happy feeling the baby "pains" as long as I have a healthy babes.

Babes: The size of an apple seed or sesame seed. Looks more like a tadpole right now but all of the baby's organs are starting to form and soon a beating heart. Wow!

Due Date: According to The Bump and The Baby Center it is November 1. I may have a Halloween baby! That would just be amazing!

Waiting until Monday to go to the dr. and find out for sure is killing me! I know I can do it though and I am just so thrilled to find out.

Here are my four positive results!

Happy face with a positive test result!