Then Comes the Baby!

Not quite ready for the baby carriage, but my belly is taking care of that for now!

I waited until I had something positive to say about being pregnant to write about it.  I have to say, the first trimester was a rough go!  I think I was sick more times in those 11 weeks (weeks 1-4 were no problem, it was 5-15 that were!) than I have been in my entire life combined.  So, we have passed that hurdle, and just as the doctor (and most every website) predicted, week 15 came and brought a much calmer belly with it!

So here we are, 16 weeks, 3 days. And speaking of my belly, it has jumped out in the past week.  I put some pants on that I wore last week with a ponytail holder on the buttons, and this morning they would not even start to zip.  So, with the BellaBand and another ponytail holder, I made them work for the day, but they will probably not be seen again for a while.  I went shopping Saturday, thought I was going to just walk into Target or NY&Co and buy some basic shirts, that they may stretch/bulge a little, but would be fine for a few more months... I was WRONG!  I ended up in Motherhood Maternity and Target's Maternity section- did not expect that to happen so fast!  The only thing I have worn from there are the pants, which are surprisingly very comfortable... but I did get some things for the next few months.  Suddenly this week, my students and other teachers are noticing this little bump that has appeared.  So, either the lack of getting sick and now eating is going straight to my stomach, or I am in fact officially showing :) I kept saying I was ready to look as pregnant as I felt, so now I can believe that there is a baby in there, not just a bug (although my doctor did call it a parasite last week...)

We go to the doctor March 7, and will find out what we're having on March 12 with several family members, via a cake.  I am glad we'll be able to share that time with all of our parents, my sister and her family, and one or both of Darren's sisters.  It sure beats dragging everyone into an ultrasound room!  Hopefully finding out will help us in the name search... Two teachers picking a non-tainted name is proving to be difficult!  Revealing the name is still up in the air... for me... Darren can't keep a secret!  I feel like after the 12th, things will start rolling- the planning, the shopping, etc.  We'll see how the actual "blogging" process goes... I have found that I love reading everyone else's, but not so great at typing my own!  We have a picture of the baby at week 7, but it looks more like a gummy bear than a baby.  I'll see if I can get it scanned in and added soon!