Monday, December 31, 2007

Morning Sickness... well, really All Day Sickness!

Well, morning sickness is in full swing!! However, the term morning is relative. I seem to be getting sick any time of the day! So far, I have been able to sleep through the night without feeling too bad! If there are any secrets out there, I am all ears! I have decided that my latest strategy is to find out before we go anywhere where the bathroom is located and to carry my toothbrush with me everywhere! Today we are halfway through the first trimester, so hopefully this too shall pass!

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Sorry

This is Ryan posting...Sorry for the puke post just posted by my wife!! If you are half as grossed out as I am right now, I am sure you are thinking twice about ever checking this website again. Please do. I will be editing all comments in the future, so please come back!!!

Puke!

This post might not be for the faint of heart! I puked for the first time today! It was actually a great experience! I felt horrible after we got home from a family Christmas and was miserable. I walked into the bathroom, made my deposit, and left a happy woman! Ha! I am sure most of you don't think this is such a nice thought, but I feel much better! Now I am going to have some Gatorade (orange flavor) and carmel corn before we go out to dinner at Carlos O Kellys! YUM!

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

The Reactions

Well, we told my parents about their new grandchild on Sunday and my mom screamed so loud she scared our nephew! I figured they were kind of suspecting a pregnancy, but needless to say my mom was surprised! I don't think Jacob quite realizes how important his job will be as the big cousin!
We told Ryan's parents on Christmas morning and Dave hugged me so hard I think Flurry might have gotten squished! Rachel asked if it was okay that she was crying, and Deanna got to make the first phone call to her best friend to let her know she was going to be a grandma! Everyone is excited and looking forward to sharing the good news!

243 days to go!

We put a ticker on our blog site today to countdown to the baby's due date. One of the things I have already noticed is that finding out you are pregnant so early on makes 9 months seem like an eternity! Only 243 days to go! YIKES!

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Cravings

The other day I didn't think I was having any cravings, but when I was eating an olive loaf sandwich drowning in mustard followed by spaghetti and garlic bread, I decided maybe my taste buds were off just a bit (I later ate Saltine crackers dipped in ranch veggie dip). One good thing so far is that I don't seem to be craving sweets like I usually do, and I have had no morning sickness. I usually feel a tad queasy between 4-6 PM, but so far I have been able to eat whatever I want without problems.

The Secret's Out! Well.... almost!

Well, you're likely visiting this site because you received our announcement in the mail. We're pregnant (photographic proof below!). As I am typing this, we have not even told our families yet. We are waiting to spring the news on them at Christmas, which is tomorrow for my parents and 3 days from now for Ryan's. The anticipation is killing us!
Before we knew we were pregnant we had every intention of waiting until we passed the 12 week milestone to make the announcement, but decided 5 weeks was more than we could handle! We are so excited to be pregnant and looking forward to sharing this wonderful time with our friends and family.
We have decided to nickname this child "Flurry" for now, in honor of the recent snowstorm which blanketed our home with a lovely coating of the white stuff. Flurry should be arriving sometime in late August. In the upcoming posts you can read about Flurry's progress and watch as mommy grows.