take a hike

Well this week was an interesting one. I feel things are definitely changing for me. I have been feeling some new symptoms, like headaches, forgetfulness, and blue veins. The blue veins kind of freaked me out. I feel like I am turning into a smurf! Well it is more like I am a freakin' road map!! I can see my veins in my shoulders, arms, and legs. I am excited about the veins I see on my belly...it reminds me that all the symptoms are worth it!!

The headaches are frustrating because they wake me up in the middle of the night. Earlier in the week, I was sleeping really nicely. I was having this amazing dream about having a little boy. He was the most adorable baby I had ever seen. I was sitting on a park bench feeding a bottle to my little boy. He had brown curly hair and had a green onesy with some cartoon animals on the front. Then my dream starting going bad. Some guy stole my diaper bag and I started chasing him. Then I woke up with a splitting headache. I tried getting comfortable so I could dream about my little boy again. It took awhile but I finally was able to fall back to sleep.

Now, the forgetfulness, well I am not really sure, I just don't remember. I think I just might drive Brian crazy. Normally, I am absentminded, but you add in pregnancy and well it's worst.

I guess the good thing about this week is that I have been able to exercise more. It was great today because we went to the park. We went hiking on the trails. It felt amazing. That is actually where the picture was taken. Forty-five minutes hiking and I felt great!! I hope I am able to keep this up for the rest of the pregnancy!!

10 weeks

Well at 10 weeks I am still drained. I think I have spent more time with my bed than anything else...or anyone else. Sorry, Brian! Good thing I have a good husband who has taken over most of the cooking, cleaning, and grocery shopping...all things that he HATES to do! Well, maybe he doesn't hate cooking...he does take great pride in cooking.

For instance, today we had our usual Sunday brunch. He made pancakes and eggs. Now if you know Brian like I do, those pancakes were not just good to eat, they were good for me. He was just beaming with pride excited about "tricking" our kid with healthy food! He made the pancakes from scratch, adding flaxseed, whole wheat flour, protein, and banana instead of oil. YUMMY!!

I am glad that I am able to eat, because I read magazines and websites that say that many woman can't eat or keep food down. I can keep food down, although there have been several days where I have hoped that I would barf! The queasiness sucks when all you do is dry heave!! I hate puking, but I never thought that I would be wishing to puke to feel better. Oh well, my nurse did say that I should feel relief by week 13....3 more weeks to go!!!

The only thing that brings me relief is knowing that if I didn't feel queasy and tired then there would be something wrong...So all I can say is bring on the symptoms, cause I want my little boy or girl to hold!!

Peanuts and Kiwi

Okay, so apparently pregnancy makes you crave crazy food combinations. Lately, my cravings have included fruit and salty food.
After coming home from church last sunday, Brian thought it would be nice to take my weekly photo while I still had my dress on. We took a regular photo, but then I was hungry. Well, I finally gave in to my craving of a kiwi...I was thinking about it all during church...and well I wanted something else. Peanuts were the first thing I saw...so Peanuts and Kiwi it was!! As you can see Brian got a laugh and wanted a photo of me shelling my peanuts with my plate of kiwi! Oh and I was drinking coffee, too! It was yummy...and well just thinking back makes me hungry!!

Weekly Photos

Hey, so we decided that we are going to try to take weekly photos. Here are the first two photos we took. The photo with me wearing my penguin tee is the first. That photo was week 7. We are following the website What to Expect When You are Expecting and during that week they stated that the baby was about the size of a blueberry.
The second photo of me at the Cleveland Indians game was during week 8 and the baby was the size of a raspberry.
As if I wasn't already hungry as it is that website usually makes me hungrier when comparing the baby to food!!

9 weeks and 2 days

Well I am 9 weeks and 2 days pregnant and feeling strong, surprisingly! We have knewn for 4 weeks now that I am pregnant, but I just had that feeling that this was the time! I am going to try to keep you all updated with what is going on. We even want to try to update with as many photos as possible.
But first, I need to figure out this blog thing :)
Miss you lots!

Our first baby

Hello! Welcome to our blog. Brian and I are really excited about this special time in our life. Our first baby!! Since we can't be home with our closest friends and family, we hope that this blog will help you celebrate with us during our journey.