11 Weeks.

11 Weeks!

How far along? 11 weeks, 5 days (in this pic)
Total weight gain/loss: I don't own a scale, (for good reason) but I got my butt on the elliptical the night of our first appointment.  Holy cow.  Literally.
Maternity clothes? I purchased a belly band and a few pairs of maternity underwear a few weeks ago.  So far, everything is still fitting, just a little more tightly. 
Stretch marks?  A few in the -uhm- chest area.
Sleep: Sleep great at night except for the fact my uterus presses on a nerve when I lay down that makes my right leg all tingly.  It is getting better, hopefully that will go away in the next few weeks.
Best moment this week: Realizing the first trimester is almost over!  It goes by SO fast!
Have you told family and friends: But of course.
Miss Anything? I didn't realize how much I enjoyed a glass of wine after work until now.
Movement: Not that I can feel.
Food cravings: Cheese and random everything.  If I see something I want, I think about it all day until I get it.  It's ranged from nachos to Little Debbie Swiss Rolls to chili-cheese fries.  Yum.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Brian's farts.  Seriously. 
Have you started to show yet: Not that I can tell.
Gender prediction: Hard to believe, but I have no idea.  Nor do I care.  Healthy, ten fingers and ten toes is all I want.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!   A few lame commercials make me cry.  Of course.
Weekly Wisdom: Water, water, water!  I don't think you can get too much when pregnant.
Looking forward to: When I finally start showing.  So it will look more like a human baby and less like a food baby.

Some Good News

Well, our prayers have been answered and we are so excited to announce that we......

ARE HAVING A BABY!!!

After thirteen months of marriage we found out on October 16, 2012 that I was indeed pregnant!
I will likely not forget that day.  It's quite funny.  Here's the story:
A little backstory first:
We got married in September of 2012.  Ever since then, we have been, shall you say, NOT preventing a pregnancy from happening.  We just thought we'd see what would happen.  Well, my neurotic self did some research and decided it would be a good idea to take prenatal vitamins.  Increase my chances I guess you could say.  Well, that sure did jack up my 'cycle'.  At one point my period was 37 days apart, the next month it was 18 days apart.  Holy-what-the-crap.  Needless to say I quit taking those in July and my cycle returned to normal.  But still no baby.  Every month was a disappointment.  I was really starting to get down on myself; I had had abnormal pap smears in the past and I was convinced something was wrong with me.  However, we continued to pray that God would someday bless us with a little bundle of joy.
 Fast forward to October 16th.  I woke up at 3 am having to um, use the restroom.  And I'm not talking about your run-of-the-mill early morning potty break.  I'm talking about my insides are on fire and if I don't get out of this bed right now I am going to sh*t myself.  Spent thirty minutes in the restroom.  FINALLY fell back asleep around 4 am.  Did this routine again at 6 am and woke the hubby up and told him I was pretty sure I was staying home from work that day.  By this time I was two days late for my period and CONVINCED I was pregnant.  Brian made me promise not to take a pregnancy test until he got home.  One thing you should know about me:  I am by no means patient.  At all.  So at about 10 o'clock I took my first test.  Came back positive!  I didn't know it was possible, but I was laughing and crying all at the same time.  Our dog, Tank was giving me some pretty funny looks.  About an hour later I was so pissed at myself for taking the test without him!  I had this awesome news and no one to tell.
The best experience so far has been telling everybody the news.  I'll write about that in my next post.  Until then, here's a (non-existent) belly pic!