Operation: Undercover Pregnancy - Week 7 in Review

02.11.10 - 02.17.10

There isn't too much to report this week. To be honest I'm feeling a whole heck of a lot better not that I even felt that terrible before. The nausea has subsided quite a bit...still no actual vomiting involved. My pregnancy symptoms are almost unnoticeable. It's even scared me into thinking about the possibility of problems. I can't wait till our appointment on March 4th. I really think that once we hear the heartbeat and know that everything is alright we will be ready to spill the beans.

I've got my appetite back somewhat. I'm actually starving all the time now until dinner then I feel not so great about eating. When I do want to eat dinner...I only want carbs...baked potato, fries, really anything that involves a potato and maybe a salad. Meat is still kind of yucky to me, but things are looking up. I think it's about time for me to come up with a healthy eating plan so I can make sure to keep my weight on track for the rest of this pregnancy.

I wish I had been in better shape before now because obviously at this point I'm starting to freak out about what I'm going to look like in the months to come. Hopefully when the weather warms up I'll feel a little more inclined to get out and walk and do some more exercising. The winter blues really have me right now.

Now for the photo....I think I'm getting a little bigger. No? Maybe it's just all those potatoes.

Operation: Undercover Pregnancy - Week 6 in Review

02.04.10 - 02.10.10

This week I had my first prenatal appointment. I was very nervous because it was my first time having a man as my OB. My friend recommended him and I figured I might as well get over it because surely through some point during this pregnancy/delivery I will have a male doctor down there. In fact, it turned out to be no big deal at all. I really liked him. He likes salami and banana peppers...I like salami and banana peppers. Unfortunately for me he can still have it (salami) and I can't at this point.

Nothing fun happened at this appointment. I had my blood drawn, my urine tested, and my pap smeared. I realized I needed to come with pen and paper and a list of questions from now on. I was totally unprepared. The next appointment is March 4th where we will get to hear the heartbeat for the first time.

I'm starting to wonder about how we are going to tell everyone. Being the center of attention is not my idea of fun so to tell you the truth it makes me nervous. I'm guessing by March 4th (which should be 10 weeks) we will be bursting at the seams to tell. Plus, you know, I'm really dying to let the little secret out on my blog because I'm seriously running out of writing material having to edit this out for the time being.

As far as pregnancy symptoms go, I guess the major one is that it's been really hard to eat this week. No vomiting, thank God! But I definitely feel nauseated all the time. I've figured out it's best to eat a little bit every few hours and drink lots and lots of water!

I've caught up on some "What to Expect When Expecting" reading this week and actually feel calmer about the whole thing. Apparently I wasn't as out of the loop as I thought and most of the stuff I read just put my mind at ease.

We made it through the superbowl party, but not without the lack of alcoholic beverage in my hand going unnoticed. I'm pretty sure my Uncle and Aunt now know my little secret. Dad should know too by this point if he isn't in too much of denial.

Towards the end of this week, I've actually not been as tired as I was. Sometimes I do require naps during the day and I may be a little bit more lazy than usual, but I don't feel like I've pulled an all nighter every day so that's good.

This week we also pegged down the new house. Another thing to check off the list! The best part is that everyone is wanting to move asap so we should be in there in about 3 weeks possibly.

My concerns now are mostly on the finances since this house payment will obviously be larger than our condo as well as the down payment is using up a lot of our savings. We will also be needing new furniture and I'm sure there will be lots of things we have to buy for the new baby as well. But, I'm trying not to consume myself with worry at this point.

I'm starting to worry about my lack of exercising as well as just exactly what I should be eating. I think I might get some yoga dvds once we move into the new house and start walking some more. As far as nutrients go, I'm probably lacking a little bit in the protein area. Meat disgusts me right now, especially red meat. I mostly just want to eat cold things such as fruit or jello, vegetable side dishes, or crackers.

Other than that everything is going well. Now if only I could get my attention span and memory back. I swear I feel more and more out of it everyday. One minute I have a thought...the next nothing. Hello, is anyone home???? Oh, the joys of pregnancy.

Operation: Undercover Pregnancy - Week 5 in Review

01.28.10 - 02.03.10

This week has been filled with questions, doubts, and excitement. I actually bought my first pregnancy test EVER and I have to admit for some strange reason it made me feel nervous. I had to remind myself that I was a married woman of an appropriate age and that there should be no reason I should feel ashamed to buying these things.

I had started at Krogers where I found they kept the tests locked up in a cabinet and I would actually have to ask someone for help. I also noticed they were quite pricey! I decided to go to the dollar store instead and bought a couple of them just to make sure they were accurate.

On the very snowy day of January 30th we finally were able to have a moment alone and took two pregnancy tests that turned out to be positive!

I have to admit that I was more nervous than excited. I went ahead and scheduled my first prenatal appointment where I got to tell the first person besides my husband that I was pregnant. It came out so odd sounding and forced. It definitely hasn't sunk it.

We have decided to wait to tell people until we are past the first trimester (just in case the worst happens). It is going to be so hard though and I really think I could use the support of some people who have been through it before. I guess we will just wait and see how it goes.

I started to realize there is SOOOOOOO much that I don't know about this whole process. I did order a few books (What's to Expect when Your Expecting, Dr. Spock, and Babywise). Hopefully they will give me the answers I'm needing. This week I've found out how many potiential mistakes I've already made. I also wasn't taking prenatal vitamins until this week. I really should have been taking them since November. Agh! Hopefully I haven't already screwed things up beyond repair. These books can't come fast enough!

We are starting to wonder how we are going to avoid letting people know. We have a Superbowl party to attend and I'm pretty sure it won't go totally unnoticed that I'm not drinking. My sister and her boyfriend are coming up and with my luck she will just outright ask me in front of my dad. Eeeks this is going to be difficult. Especially if I start having morning sickness.....dad might notice. Living with parents and hiding this is not going to be easy.

Speaking of which, the house search has been kicked into overdrive as well as money worries. I know I should just relax and have faith that everything is going to work out as it should, but I'm definitely freaking out a bit. I'm not good with the unknown!

As far as body changes this week, it's been mild. The ladies were hurting the first part of the week, but that's subsided. My back on the other hand has been killing me. I'm sure that sounds odd, but in fact, I have a so called "tilted" uterus. Another thing I have many questions about...will it turn around on it's own?, could it make me have a c-section?....something to save for this Friday's OB appointment. I also went to the dermatologist for my increasing acne. I had scheduled the appointment before I found out I was preggo and really there was nothing they could do. All they did was set me up with a $70 tiny bottle of organic spot treatment. Yippee. I felt very guilty for actually getting it, but my face is like a 15 year olds at this point and I can't take that for another 8 months!

That about sums it up for week 5. And here for the first time ever....a belly pic. There's really no change and I'm pretty sure the bump that you can see is from the boatload of guacamole I ate before taking this picture!

Thank You & Operation: Undercover Pregnancy - Week 4 in Review

Thank you all so much for all the well wishes yesterday. Michael and I are incredibly excited about having a baby and the new house! Just to let you all know, we are tentatively due October 2. We've gotten a due date of September 30 as well. I'm guessing we won't know for sure until we have an ultrasound.

As you can see, I just couldn't blog that last month due to having a little secret I couldn't share. Now that it's out we can go back to normal. Well almost. Since I'm buried under boxes this week, I will be doing some prescheduled posts this week. I blogged each week while I was gone to record what was going on during those first early weeks of pregnancy and I'll be posting those this week while we get our house all set up.


01.21.10 - 01.27.10

This week is full of anticipation. The planner that I am thoughtfully planned out which day was best to procreate using the charting method in the Taking Charge of Your Fertility book. Unfortunately we have to wait till next week for the most accurate results, but I already know. I've already had hints of pregnancy - a heightened sense of smell, a lot of bathroom trips due to all the water I've been craving, and an incredibly hard time getting up in the morning. Lucky for me I'm normally pretty regular so really - I'm pregnant, I know it. I'd be shocked if I wasn't. Next week we will find out for sure and hopefully have a moment of privacy at one of our parents houses so we can properly celebrate.

I'm supposing you might want to know a little bit about how all this occurred (besides the obvious). We had actually decided to go off birth control in November to just let things happen. In fact, we had actually hoped that we would get pregnant in San Francisco so we would have a cool conception story. However, we didn't, which is probably a good thing considering there were lots of good times to be had over the holidays which involved some not so healthy habits for a pregnant lady. Sadly for my future child there is (potentially) no cool conception story. I was (potentially) impregnated at my dad's house which is about as cool of a story as getting knocked up in the back of a car. Oh well.

It's a very exciting, but also nerve-wrecking time. Right now our lives are a little bit of a jumble. We are still currently searching for the perfect home to start our family and I'm still trying to decide if we can afford to have me be a stay at home mom. I'm really hoping that all pans out, but sometimes things have to be done out of necessity.

That's all for now! Hopefully next week we will officially have our answer so we can officially say (to each other) that we have a baby on the way!

The Top 10 Things That Happened While I Was Gone

10. I watched more Olympics than I ever have before.

9. Movers came and packed up our first place and I didn't have to even lift a finger!

8.There was a lot of unnecessary drama with our buyer that I'm not even going to get into because the most important thing is that it's over.

7.We officially said goodbye to Knoxville.

6. I watched in disgust as Jake stupidly picked Vienna.

5. March is here and has given me a taste of spring.

4. I took a break from cooking to get re inspired.

3. We moved out of my dads and...

2. Moved into our new home in Murfreesboro.

and the number one thing that happened....

1. We found out we are pregnant!!!