Yeah, I caved...

So, we have a blog. However, I'm not going to say we have a "baby blog." I will freely admit that I have poked fun of *some* (not all) people for having a "baby blog" only because it would be like 37 posts each week filled with way more details than most may care to read. Nevertheless, I started a blog. I partly started this because I have family who lives out of state, and I want them to be able to be as much of a part of this experience as they want to. Mostly, I started it because I think it will be something I  will enjoy doing and looking back at later. And let's face it...it's a lot faster than writing in a journal/diary/etc.

So, we have a blog.

For anyone reading this who may want to read baby/pregnancy news, I will share a little now. Jerry and I are extremely excited that we are expecting a little one in March. Our due date is March 14, which is fun because it is my good friend Carol's birthday. Carol is ALSO expecting her 3rd child a few weeks after my due date! We have joked that I could have my baby on her birthday, and she can have hers on my birthday (Apr. 6)! I am thrilled to have a friend close by to go through the journey of pregnancy right along with! Another close friend, Heather Hicks (formerly Marquis), is ALSO expecting her first baby in late February! It is definitely fun to go through all of this with friends! 

Jerry and I found out we were pregnant on July 6, which was the day we left to head up to IL for  my sister's wedding! I had suspected we might be and was confirmed with a positive test that day. I would have loved to wait until Jerry got home to tell him the news in some cute, fun way, but Jerry and I both are terrible at waiting for surprises, so I immediately called him and told him the news! We are thankful to God that we were able to get pregnant very quickly without any complications. I'm currently almost 11 weeks, and the fatigue and nausea are the 2 biggest symptoms I've been dealing with lately. Starting back at school without daily naps has really been tough. I have  not been one (as an adult) to nap much during the day, except for the occasional Sunday afternoon nap. However, from the start of the pregnancy up until school started, I was napping daily, sometimes for 2 hours! So now that I'm back at school teaching my 5th graders all day, a nap is hard to come by! Last night, on a Friday night, I was so wiped out that I got in my bed before 8 PM. This morning, I did not get out of my bed until after 8 AM! I feel much more rested now! I am looking forward to the first trimester to be over so that the nausea and extreme fatigue can ease up!


The positive result was immediately visible! I jumped up and down and immediately called Jerry!


I have been to my doctor (and I just love him; he's great!) twice already. I had an ultrasound when I was about 6 weeks along, and I could see the heart beating away at 167 beats per minute! That was fascinating! I am very anxious for my next ultrasound on Aug. 30 because then I should see something that looks a lot more like a baby! We are also looking forward to finding out if we are having a boy or a girl. We obviously do not care either way, as long as our child is healthy! My sister has told me she thinks it's a boy. My intuition has said girl, but you never know!

That's all for our first post. I'll post news and updates as life continues!