We are SO excited. I think it's important to first mention that we do not take this blessing lightly. There are so many people hoping and waiting to be parents. We understand that. I thank God everyday that he has given us this child, and I pray that if you are waiting, your wait will be over soon.
As you can imagine, this has been a long road. Most of this story is not appropriate for the interwebs, so long story short, birth control pills are the devil. They made me 50 shades of cray the last few months I took them. I'm all for most people taking birth control, but until they make child-sized dosages (let's all pray they don't), I don't need to take them. Turns out--if you don't take birth control, you can get pregnant! I'm currently 18 weeks.
Pregnancy has been a barrel of fun so far. Joking. (But seriously- so thankful to have this gift.) Morning sickness is no joke. It didn't seem real until our first ultrasound. At first, we found out we were having a Sour Patch Kid:
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| 10 weeks |
Later, we found out the Sour Patch Kid is actually a baby:
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| 13 weeks |
This is Baby lounging on its head with both hands under its head and legs propped up. This would normally be super cute, except that the ultrasound tech was trying to measure the back of its neck and it wouldn't move its arms. Stubborn. I don't know who that comes from.
We had our most recent ultrasound yesterday and found out Baby is a GIRL! Chris and I totally thought it was a boy, so we spent most of yesterday in shock. We have some pictures, but they all show the lady bits so I'm gonna not put my child's business all out there. She's definitely a girl. Her name is Caroline. <3
There has been very minimal progression in the belly region, but I promise it's there.
Pregnancy brings some strange symptoms. I expected the "ralphing" every morning, but I did not realize I would also acquire narcolepsy and a never-ending string of brain farts. Seriously, my IQ dropped like 50 points when I got pregnant. I tried to break into a closed dialysis lab yesterday because I thought it was my doctor's office. (I was on the wrong floor.) My current favorite symptom is rhinitis. Yesterday, my doctor told me my nose looked swollen. I called her several bad names in my head and thought, "Are you telling me my nose is big?" But Chris confirmed that my sinuses were indeed swollen. Turns out this might not go away until Caroline is here. On the bright side, I've got a sweet man singing voice. Like, Miley Cyrus would be proud.
Our next major milestone will be passing the glucose test. If anyone has any tips on how not to get gestational diabetes, let me know. And don't say stop eating cake.
I can't wait to share this adventure with all of you!
