on our way to portland and washington. i think we were somewhere near medford, or.
my awesome hubby has a way of coaxing my tummy with caressing rubs. i slept thru an entire day of worcs races (the announcer didn't bother me at all). as i was popping alkaselters constantly and eating rice and broth, i wondered if maybe i was pregnant. i told my hubby and we talked about how this would be the best worst timing to have a child: my job ends in april, we were in escrow and about to start a massive remodel on our house. in other words, money is super duper incredibly tight.
wheelin' out at straddleline park in the capital forest. one of our favorite things to do. ♥ the outdoors.
on august 4th our house closed escrow and we were out on the washington cost with his parents celebrating there 35 years of marriage (they came to visit us from the oregon coast). on the way there, we convinced them to stop at a drug store (walmart) in tacoma and hubs and i discretely bought a test and double bagged it. i was itchin to take the test and i had to pee really bad, so we stopped at a peir and i peed on a stick in the nastiest coastal bathroom i've ever seen, and hid the stick back in my purse. once i got out, my inlaws were back in the car and B was waiting for me at the pier, he wanted to show me the starfish down below. as he was leaning over my shoulder pointing out all the different color star fish, i pulled out the pink stick and showed him the two pink lines. and he looked at me and said, 'two lines? that, that means....' and i smiled up at him and he gave me the biggest hug. in one day we became homeowners and parents. talk about growing up!
the day we became homeowners and parents
once i realized i was sick for a reason, it became a little easier to manage (unlike all the times before). my nausea has soared. it gets quite difficult to work when you're exhausted and heaving half the time but i managed to work 9 weeks before telling my bosses. it seemed suspicious that i was going to the dr so much... hah and really, i was feeling sick. the worst is infact the mornings, in the car (almost guaranteed heave) and at night. its hard to believe such a little thing can mess you up so badly.
tiny bambin at 7.5 weeks. i think baby is flyin' :)
reaching the end of the first trimester and the beginning of the second, i started to feel some relief and thought i had made it over the nausea hump. bambin fooled me again! lately, at 12 weeks, the nausea has been after i eat and almost non stop throughout the day (even the preggie pops arn't workin as well). i've also been lucky enough to have a cold for the last two weeks! a few days ago it has turned into a sore throat, headache, and ear ache! im sure this contributes to my overall nausea spike.
enough on that. last week i felt my uterus getting heavier. i was feeling more tired and a little achy. i just had this feeling inside the baby just had a lil growth spirt inside of me. :)
This week B and i got to meet our dr, dr. kav (recommended by a couple of our closest friends) and she is beyond incredible! shes absolutely hilarious, extremely knowledgeable in her field, and she makes me feel incredible for carrying a child. when i got to see bambin at 2 days away from 12 weeks (this last tuesday!) she looked at me with such love and excitement. bambin is perfectly healthy, perfect size (almost 2.5-3 inches) and with a strong heartbeat. it sure is a different feeling to hear your heartbeat mixed in with another's, someone you're creating, a mixture between you and the one you love the most. B had tears in his eyes and i think i was in awe. bambin is so much bigger 5 weeks after my first ultrasound! oh, and i lost a few pounds, but my baby bump is definitely there!
there is a tiny person inside of me
in a nutshell, we are uber excited, of course scared and a lot busy trying to get the house remodeled! it hasn't been easy with me being sick, since i basically come home from work and go to bed, or take a nap and get up to make dinner. the chores don't get done as often and we're eating more pasta/brinner/frozen easy things. but we are excited. somehow, we are turning our office/ camping storage/ library/ miscellanious other things into a nursery. all this has been slow but its slowly happening.
hubs working on the bathroom. this picture is taken from hole where the shelves in the hall closet used to be. he knocked it out, framed it, and put sheet rock up (after this photo). we added another couple square feet for a longer (42in instead of 30 something tiny) vanity, with drawers for everyone! we're so excited for the remodel! it was hard at first to get an idea of what we wanted, cost, and then decide on a style together! but, once we visited our neighbor's shop, it was soo easy. he's great. (set right tile and marble).
well i think that's everything for now! a lot has happened in these last two months and it's only gearing us up to what's to come!
