This is going to be a big baby!

I am 9 weeks and 3 days along and I ALREADY can't fit into any of my clothes! I have no idea if this is normal or not, but I've heard that most people don't start showing until the end of their first trimester or early in their second trimester. If I already can't fit into my clothes, I know that I'm going to start showing really soon! I actually went out yesterday and bought bigger clothes for work (I am up two sizes!!!) and some maternity clothes as well. Whoever invented maternity clothes was a genius! It's so much more comfortable than my other stuff! I can actually breathe now. Some of it is big, but I figure that the way I am going, it'll fit by next week. :) It's crazy how much bigger I've gotten in a week. This past week, I could barely even fit into clothes that I wore the week before! I'll say it again, this is going to be a huge kid!

My lab results came back last week and everything checked out okay. I was really nervous when they called because I read in the handbook they gave me that they only call when something is wrong and when everything is okay, they'll just talk about the results at the next appointment. Yay!

We've told a couple of people already (certainly not everyone just yet, of course) and it's so much fun seeing/hearing their reactions. I know this is horrible to say, but I think some people have been more excited than me and Steven were when we found out! I think we were just more stunned than anything else. ;) It's still really fun getting to tell people. I'm trying to drag it out as long as possible. I'll be in Houston for a week and a half starting next week, so I'll get to tell more people then. Yay! I like spreading it out a bit because it's so much fun telling people. It's like being engaged all over again!

They've started framing the second floor of the house, I can't wait to move in! We finished picking out our lighting this past weekend, we just have wiring left. They need to call us back! Hopefully we'll still be able to move in on time, just four more months left. I can't wait to see everything to come together! House pictures!!!

We got the new Pottery Barn Kids catalogue in the mail today (thank you Aimee!) and we picked out bedding. Let me know what you think. It's the Twinkle Twinkle Nursery bedding. I think it would be good for a boy or a girl.

We also checked out USA Baby this past weekend. I picked out a crib with the help of Baby Bargains and they were selling it at USA Baby. The brand is Munire. I really like the Newport collection, but I'm not sure if that's the crib we saw. But, I found the cutest onesies! One said "My Dad is a Geek" and the other said "Honey Bunny." They were both so perfect (but expensive)! I always tease Steven about being a geek and I like to call him honey and/or bunny. Hehe...maybe I can splurge a little bit!

Now we get to the fun stuff...pregnancy symptoms! Apparently I've past the peak of the worst of my mornindg sickness. I really think it's getting better, but then again I am much better about eating more frequently. What really bothers me is my heightened gag reflex. When I gag, it really upsets my stomach. Luckily I haven't had any actual vomitting. Another thing that had really gotten me is the being so tired all of the time. I try to avoid working by myself because it just makes me sleepier! It really doesn't help that I waske up at 3:30/4:00 AM every morning to go to the bathroom and can't fall asleep afterwards. It takes between one to two hours for me to fall asleep again. I've read that it's okay to take any type of Tylenol, including PM. Wouldn't it be great if I got addicted to sleeping aids? Me not being able to sleep, imagine that!

First Doctor's Visit

Today we had our first doctor's appointment, I am 7 weeks and 5 days along. The first thing I had to do was give a urine sample...you'd think that any pregnant woman would be able to pee on demand! Anyways, once I got enough out, the nurse did a urine pregnancy test (kind of like the home pregnancy tests) and told me that I was definitely pregnant...yay! It was weird hearing it come from someone else, because I've been the one telling people that I am pregnant!

We sat down and had a little introduction on how the group works. Basically, it's 7 female doctors who share on-call responsibility and one male doctor who does the ultrasounds. Apparently my doc has a higher rate of delivering her patients as opposed to the other docs in the practice...don't really know how that works, but it sounds like a good statistic to me. :) She's also the head of the group, I guess it's like having Blue as my doc...hehe...

I'm suppose to write down any questions that I have and bring them to my next appointment. I've been reading the Babies on the Brain board on the nest.com a lot lately, so I feel like I don't have any questions at all! Those ladies like to tell all!

Then the doctor came in and examined me. She said that I was coming along right on schedule. Yay. It's so much more reassuring when a doctor tells you these things! Basically, what I'm saying is that - Maria, Kathy and Mae, lie to me! :)

My estimated due date is February 23rd...yay.

They asked me a lot about my symptoms. I'm feeling okay in general, but there's lots of little annoying stuff like morning sickness, which doesn't necessarily occur only in the morning! I get naseous when I don't eat, so they suggested that I eat every two hours. Sounds like a plan to me! It also helps with metabolism which slows down when you're pregnant. So instead of Steven worrying about me getting a headache if I don't eat, he worries about me getting naseous...hehe...I guess my need for food will never go away!

Another symptom I have is sore boobs! Steven can't get anywhere near them and they feel HUGE! Like PMS boobs, but worse. Sorry if this is too much information, but I feel like this blog is going to be like that!

Haven't had any real cravings, just the normal things like when I see food on TV, I want to go out and eat it. Or when we pass by a restaurant, I start craving their food. It's all pretty normal.

They said that I should gain about 25-35 pounds...I guess Britney putting on 60 pounds wasn't normal...

As far as exercising goes, no more regular person yoga for me...I have to switch to prenatal. It's kind of weird though because I'm not showing yet, so if I go to prenatal yoga, I feel like I'm faking it...I know, I worry too much.

That reminds me...the bloating! Geez...the baby is smaller than my pinky nail and already I can barely fit in my pants! Maternity clothes are looking more appealing...I hear people can't really tell the difference...we'll see. I've read that since my uterus is getting bigger, that it's pushing my stomach out too...again, a lovely side effect of motherhood. What's really sad is that what I weigh now will be the least for the next 9 months. I can see why women with body issues can have such a hard time with pregnancy.

Now for some fun stuff! We told Maria and RJ this weekend that we're making them an aunt and an uncle. We drove up to Dallas on Friday and gave them the news. It was fun stuff, they were very excited. They even bought us our second baby gift (the first was a t-shirt from Emili from her her trip to Oregon, thanks Emili!), a book entitled "Yum Yum Dim Sum." So, yes, I am now craving dim sum and am planning go to Kim Son this weekend while we're in Houston. Anyone else care to join a pregnant lady satisfy one of her cravings? Yum!

We also made our very first baby purchase, Ellie the Elephant Stuffed Chair. It was $20 off. With a deal like that, how could we resist? We thought the elephant would be especially fitting because of our trip to Thailand...hehe...lots of inside jokes with this baby already!

Our next appointment is on August 10th at 9:15. We will get to hear the heartbeat, which I am so psyched to hear! I've read that once you hear the heartbeat, the risk of miscarriage (which I'm still worried about) decreases and it'll decrease again once I reach the second trimester. Phew...got a long way to go...

We found out that we are expecting our first child on June 18th. Yep, that's right, Father's Day. Happy Father's Day to Steven. I'm sure that it's not one that he's ever going to forget! I was so stunned that I was speechless, I had to show him the test to tell him. I couldn't utter the words, "I'm pregnant." I'm still getting used to it, but it's definitely gotten easier to say. You can see that the test says "Pregnant" on the screen. I bought the one that makes it the most obvious.

The first time I tested was on June 7th because my stomach was completely out of whack for no apparent reason, but with the digital tests, you're not suppose to get an accurate reading until you've actually missed your period. I was thinking it was one of the ones you can use up to five days before you miss your period, but I got the digital instead. Apparently, it's either one or the other. :) With the home pregnancy tests, they are 99.9% accurate. There's practically no way you can get a false positive, but it's more likely to get a false negative. I have no idea how that works, all I know that it's positive and it's more than likely right! That, and I haven't had my period in awhile which is another obvious sign. It's actually very weird to not get it. It makes me feel like there's something missing, but there is definitely enough activity going on down there!

You're probably wondering when the due date is. According to various on-line calculators, I'm due on February 22nd/23rd. I'm really glad that next year isn't a leap year, or else the baby would only have a birthday once every four years. Think about how depressing that would be for a child!

I'm actually really excited about the due date because my birthday is in December, Steven's is in January, and the baby will hopefully come on time in February. February is also great because I won't be spending my third trimester in the Texas heat, which I am extremely grateful for. If the baby comes in February, then it gives us a few months before Steven goes to Edward and Sara's wedding in Taiwan and hopefully things will have settled down a bit by then. I'm really sad that I won't get to go, but I'm sure Steven will brings tons of pictures back for everyone to see. We're scheduled to move into our new house at the end of November, which leaves three months for me to get the house and nursery in order before the baby comes.

You're probably now wondering if this was planned and I can't say that it was, but it was a very pleasant surprise and now we know that we're not infertile! :) We were thinking that next year after Edward and Sara's wedding would be the perfect time, we're just a whole year ahead of schedule which is really surprising since I'm NEVER ahead of schedule on anything (just ask my multiple bosses at work)! It might not be what we planned, but we're so excited and for me personally this couldn't have happened at a better time. I think I've just been waiting for something huge to come along and it did in the form of a BFP (big fat positive)! Most of you who are really close to me know the struggles I was dealing with since February and it climaxed this past April and I couldn't see my path or purpose anymore which is why I really needed to go on that trip to Taiwan and Thailand, just to get my thoughts together and now we've been blessed with this baby and I am more confident than ever in what I want from this life.

As you can tell from the due date and that last paragraph, it happened on our vacation. Gotta love a vacation baby! :) It was funny because we were getting a lot of comments from Steven's family and it just looks like we gave into the pressure! It's just funny and I would love to see all of their reactions when they find out. :)

Will update more later. Sleepy......