1st appt. today!!

We finally got to see our little bambino today!! I am 8 weeks along and everthing looks great! What an amazing feeling to see this little living creature inside of me! It was truly the coolest experience ever! The heartbeat was 162 bpm which makes my mom think it's a boy. We'll see! I'm still feeling pretty nauseous but have only gotten sick one time. Thank goodness! We're super excited to head up to Ohio this weekend and finally get to see everyone. I can't wait to see everyone's reactions. I'm so excited to share this experience with Annie (who's only 3 days ahead of me), and my sister in law, Jody (who's a month farther along.)

How I told Annie!

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5 weeks

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6 weeks

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7 weeks

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8 weeks

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1st ultrasound

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Still surreal!!

We have now bought stock in First Response because of the overwhelming amount of pregnancy tests I have purchased. Well maybe it's not that bad but I don't think we can fit another one along our mirror edge, since I insist on keeping them all! I had bloodwork done three times and each time my hcg levels were increasing like they are supposed to. Also, remember that nauseousness that I wished for? Well it's here... For about the past week I have felt very nauseous and had a dull headache. The headache is probably due to the lack of caffeine in my new "pregnancy diet." It will all be worth it, right?? And I don't know if this whole 10k thing is going to happen b/c I haven't ran in weeks. I'm actually mad at myself for not keeping up with it but it's never too late to start again. Maybe tomorrow!?

Shhhhh!

Ok so I haven't posted in over a month but I have some exciting news and it's great because I'm not allowed to tell anyone yet and since noone knows Im even doing this blog I can put it on here! I took 4 pregnancy tests, yes 4 b/c I didn't believe it, and they were all positive!! Mike and I are still unsure if its real or not b/c we had been trying for so long and last month was the only month that we didn't try. Go figure! I had blood work done today and I go back Friday to make sure my hCg levels are doubling. Then we plan on telling everyone! We are so excited we can barely stand it. I have already bought the cutest little sleeper and shirt with firefighter stuff on them. I just have this feeling that it's a boy and the string and chinese calendar say boy. I guess we'll just have to wait and see!

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