The good, the bad, the ugly

I have had pretty normal symptoms so far thoughout the pregnancy. I am incredibly excited about having this sweet baby, but my body has been a little out of whack. The first thing I noticed before I even found out was the intense nausea. This has been non-stop since about week 4. This has definitely been the worst. It comes any time of the day and usually about seven or eight times. Because of this, my eating has been less than healthy. Basically, my only meal right now is cheerios three to four times a day and a gallon of milk every two days. I would try to eat more, but almost all food I see/smell makes me sick. I'm sure this has been especially annoying for CJ, because I've always cooked every meal of the day, and that's just not happening at the moment. If anybody comes to my house and wants food, they better have it with them! Everyone tells me I should start getting relief from this soon - here's to hoping!


The other symptom I've really noticed (and CJ, too) is the fatigue. I never feel rested and can go to sleep practically on command. I've been crashing around one at work and really struggle with getting anything productive done. I'm very thankful for a supportive boss, because I had a rough few weeks coming back from losing my Dad and having to deal with this fatigue. I've been crashing right when I get home from work. I always said I would be the pregnant woman that would continue exercising throughout pregnancy, but I never knew how in the world I would feel. Let me tell ya, I will never tell someone how I will do things again until I'm experiencing it myself!


I've experienced a few more things, but most are bordering on the TMI mark so I will keep them to myself. :)


Coming soon.....first two doctor appointments and telling the family!

As most of you already know...

 




..... I'M PREGNANT!

CJ and I are beyond excited and cannot wait for this baby to get here. My expected due date is March 22nd, but I easily see that changing to one to two weeks earlier. It was incredibly chaotic around the time of us finding out causing me to be off when filling out paperwork.


Even though we are incredibly excited, the news was overshadowed by very sad news for my family. Sunday, July 17th will easily be one of the worst days of my life. My amazing Dad passed away in his sleep at the very young age of 49. My family has been overwhelmed with the amount of support we've received and I am incredibly thankful for everything. Not living in Central Arkansas has left me worrying about my Mom and two brothers constantly, but I know they're in good hands with awesome friends and family there to support them. I cannot begin to explain how sad I am that my Dad will never get to meet his first grandchild. It was at least a weekly phone call of him hinting (or should I say demanding?) :) at me needing to have a baby. I know he's not here to enjoy it, but I know that this sweet baby will know who he is and all the great things he would have done with him/her. Uncle Kevy will make sure of that with all the camo I'm sure he's planning to buy. :)

I plan on updating this as much as possible. I want to be able to print this into a book that Baby Beth (this is what several people are calling baby) will be able to see it when he/she is older.