Oh BABY...

Besides a small handful of people, I don't actually think anyone reads this. So I feel safe to use my blog as a platform to release some very exciting news...we are having a BABY!! I know I should wait to announce this very exciting news until after the first trimester...or at least until after my first doctor's appt...but I just can't wait! I'm not going to make the formal announcement for a little while longer, but this is a safe place and I am eager to use my blog to track my pregnancy and what I am experiencing. If you are reading this, then I am excited to share in my happiness with you, and I just ask that you help to keep this information private, i.e. off my Facebook page, at least for a little while longer. :-)

Back to pure happiness...the BABY!!

Ryan and I have been trying for a baby for nearly a year. The whole reason we moved to Augusta was to position ourselves to be able to start a family. We have been here for almost a year (in March), so the timing of this pregnancy could not be more perfect. I admit that I was getting to the point where I was starting to get nervous about whether I am able to conceive or not, since it was taking so long. Every single month I convinced myself that I was experiencing pregnancy symptoms, but month after month I was wrong. Then on Friday, January 28, 2010, I woke up with cramps and the typical pre-menstrual feeling. I was due to start my period on Saturday, and for the first time in a long time, I knew without a doubt that I wasn't pregnant. However, I decided to take a pregnancy test anyway, because I knew we were going to our favorite Mexican restaurant to have some drinks that night, and I wanted to be 100% sure that I was safe to drink. I had 1 First Response pregnancy test on hand, and within a few seconds, I could see 2 very visible lines appearing on the stick. SHOCK! While I was trying to process what I just saw, I somehow convinced myself that it was a fluke and too good to be true. So I went to Walmart and bought 2 EPT tests. After using both of them, sure enough, I saw 2 very faint crosses appear on the tests. This was a little more convincing, but I still had my doubts. When Ryan came home from work that afternoon, I ran into the kitchen as soon as he walked into the door, and told him my news. Finally, I had someone to share my news with! Ok ok, I did tell my long time best friend, Katie, about the news, but to be fair, she guessed it as soon as I called her, before I even said anything. :)

That night, Ryan and I went to Poblanos and sat at the bar, per our Friday night ritual to talk to our friend Monica, who is the bartender there. I could not wait to tell her, as she asks me every Friday night if I am able to drink that night, and FINALLY I was able to tell her no and had a sprite instead. Of course the margaritas were smelling really good and I reeeaaaally wanted one, but I didn't! I was still not 100% convinced that I was pregnant, so that night on the way home I made Ryan stop so I could get 2 Clearblue tests. I figured these were fool proof, since the results clearly state "Pregnant" or "Not Pregnant." There's no way to mess that one up! I took one that night and another the next morning, and sure enough...I'm pregnant!

From what I have calculated, I am 6 weeks along and due around October 5th. My first doctor's appt & sonogram is Thursday, February 17th at 4pm. That day cannot get here soon enough, so I can hear the doctor's confirmation that YES, there is a baby growing in me and I'm not crazy!

So far I do not have any symptoms, except for the occassional upset stomach after I eat. Considering that I have dealt with that my whole life due to my lovely stomach issues, I am totally used to it. I cannot wait to actually "feel" pregnant...unless that feeling is morning sickness. That, I can live without!

Lots more baby talk later! xoxo