The Announcement

So I haven't written in a long time, and it's basically because I have big news that I was scared to spill the beans on before we were ready to tell anyone!

Ben and I are expecting our first little bundle of joy in November of this year!  We couldn't be happier! 

Currently I'm 10 weeks along, but already showing like crazy, so it got to the point where we have to tell people, or I have to hide under very layered clothes for the next bit! 

I went out on Sunday and got myself some maternity pants and shirts (both of which I'm wearing in the photo above)  I don't know why I suffered so long without!  They are so comfortable!  I mentioned to Ben this morning that for some reason I feel like I'm thinner, and he pointed out "is it because your clothes fit you now?"  ... which makes a lot of sense.  I was very limited on what I could wear before, and this definitely helps!

We have already had our first and second ultrasound.  The first ultrasound was a dating ultrasound because they didn't want to trust my charts - but it turned out to be done too early, so I had a second one done to make up for it, and it was perfectly on time with what I had charted!

So the larger ball right in the center is baby's head.  I believe he/she is looking upward.  The smaller section that sort of looks like the back of a frog is baby's back and shoulders, with the little legs all bundled out on either side of the little bum!  I think it's a perfect first shot of baby since most of those ultrasounds you can't figure out what the hell you are looking at!

Also, I thought it was hilarious that the ultrasound tech drew a little arrow pointing at our little peanut and wrote "Baby" under :p  ... just in case you didn't know :)

To Announce our little arrival to our family we planned a "Perogy Making Day"  and got the parents and siblings all together for a visit.  Before we started on the Perogy's - we took some pictures:

The reaction was perfect and exactly what we had been hoping for!  No one told us they saw it coming, even though I had been constantly double checking that everyone would be coming, and I even arranged for my brother and Mom to drive up from Calgary!  (I'm just impressed that they made the drive thinking it was for perogies!)  I'm so happy this all went so perfectly, and that everyone was in attendance!  And video taping it worked out so well!  We will have this video keepsake for years to come!  <3



I'm still going to write about lots of other things on this blog - so this won't be just a pregnancy blog, however a good portion of the entries for the next couple months will have a preggo spin on it, as I am writing from that point of view these days :)

But for right now - here's a 10 week recap on how I'm feeling:

How far along? 10 Weeks

Total weight gain: 1 pound
Maternity clothes? Yes, just!
Stretch marks? nope!  I'm being very diligent!
Sleep: Not great - I've been tossing and turning a lot, I'm not sure if it's excitement or what!  It's annoying though!  I'm tired!
Best moment this week: Telling my family and Announcing it on Facebook
Miss Anything? Just sleeping through the night right now
Movement: Although I'm sure Baby is moving around in there, I can't feel it yet!
Food cravings: CHOCOLATE! 
Anything making you queasy or sick: Onions - for a while there it was the smell and taste of cooked onions, but as of this weekend, I'm not feeling so great on the raw onions either.  I think I did it to myself, as I was excited I could still have them raw I had a ton of Pico De Gio, and Guacamolie, and now it doesn't taste good to me :(
Gender: Unknown
Labor Signs: Hell no!  WAY to early for that!
Symptoms: Tender girls!!!  (and much bigger!), and Fatigue!
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? on... permanently... truth is, I gained weight after sizing them for my wedding, so I CANT get them off...  I'm going to talk to my Doctor about them on Thursday and see if I should go get them cut off now, rather than later. 
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy & EXCITED to say the least!
Looking forward to: A Summer of waddling around, and just being pregnant and getting their room ready!