Hello Again

It's been a while, I know.

I have been busy working, sleeping, and trying to not throw-up.

But I am going to try and blog more often. We'll see how that goes.

In pregnancy news (if you don't care then just skip this part) I am now done with the first trimester. Atleast, I think I am. Noone has actually explained that to me. But I am pretty sure that the first trimester is 14 weeks. I am 14 weeks and 3 days.

So for my own memory and anyone who cares to read, here is the run down:

Due Date: June 13th

When did we find out?: October 28th. We had the church Halloween party that night and it was fun to know our secret. The next day we went to the doctor and they did an ultrasound. At first I thought maybe it was all in my head. But sure enough there was a little peanut with a heartbeat. Kase’s grin was from ear to ear. Pretty amazing. The baby was 7 weeks and 4 days along.

When did we tell people?: We told our parents that night. They were all very excited. I wanted to tell my parents in person, but I had to settle for over the phone because I couldn’t wait until our next trip home. We decided to wait until 12 weeks to tell everyone else, which happened to be Thanksgiving. More on that later. It was VERY hard to keep the secret. Especially when people at work eat gross things for lunch and made me want to barf on them.

How does it feel?: Being pregnant is weird and miraculous. I mean, I know people have babies all the time, but when it's you it's different. It's amazing that your body can grow a little person. It’s also not as gross as I though it would be. I am prepared for the grossness that will ensue. But so far so good.

How am I feeling?: Better now. I learned that if I eat every few hours, I don’t feel as sick. I have been sick a few times. Smells use to bother me, but that has faded some. I am tired and tend to fall asleep on the couch even earlier than I use to. Some of my pants are tighter than they use to be.

I have felt very blessed because I know I could feel a lot worse. I always thought I would be really really sick. But thankfully I have been able to work and not feel all too bad. I am very grateful.

How has Kase been?: Awesome. He takes such good care of me. He cleans and fixes dinner because I don’t feel like it. He made rice crispy treats for church because I didn’t feel like it. He takes care of me after I get sick. He rubs my feet and lets me nap on the couch. He brings me snacks from the kitchen because I’m hungry and the kitchen seems really far away. Yesterday, he fixed me a bath complete with candles and music. He pretty much rocks. Also, the stories of him taking care of me will be legen.... wait for it..... dary. (Inside joke you can ignore that last sentence unless you’re Kase or you watch How I Met Your Mother.)

Do we want a boy or a girl?: We don’t care, we just want a baby.

Do we have names?: We have a possible/probable boy name. We are having a harder time with girl names.

Am I scared?: Pretty much have no clue what’s going on. But I know things will work out and we’ll learn as we go. I have been worried that something will go wrong. I am a negative nelly as Kase says. I have faith that whatever happens, we will be OK.

So the 2nd Trimester is suppose to be better. Of course, I started feeling better and then I got a cold that won’t go away. So maybe after I get rid of that I will feel better.

Anyways, I need all the advice I can get so feel free to share. Thanks!