I'm Pregnant

I finally saw those two glorious pink lines that I have been waiting for on April 14^th, 2012! I’m PREGNANT! What an amazing feeling! But just to be certain I had to double check with a different brand. Again, two beautiful bright pink lines! I couldn’t believe it, I was so used to seeing that one pink line and nothing else. It really was surreal.

As soon as I discovered I was pregnant I wanted to run into the kitchen and tell my hubby, Nick, but I had a little surprise planned to tell him about our “little surprise”. So, instead I calmly walked into the kitchen and gave Nick a big hug and told him that I wanted to make him a nice dinner that night.

All day I was so excited to tell him, but I had to pick up a few items so my little plan would go off without a hitch. A quick trip to the store and the 50% Off Card Shop and I was ready! Since my dad recently went on a fishing trip to Alaska and sent home some yummy fresh salmon I decided that was the perfect meal. I baked the salmon, sautéed the green beans and made my new favorite dish, mashed cauliflower, which is a great healthy substitution for potatoes, since I’m not a huge potato fan.

While dinner was cooking I set the table and hid the present I wrapped earlier. Nick and I sat down for dinner and I told him I had a present for him (I may have fibbed a little and said it was for passing his Idaho Associate Brokers test). When he opened the present he saw that positive pregnancy test and a grey t-shirt that said “BEST DAD EVER” on the front. He looked up at me and said, “Oh my gosh, you’re pregnant?!” At this point I was of course crying. Then we both were hugging and crying.

After we enjoyed dinner we left to tell my mom and dad. First up was my mom’s house. We walked in and Nick took off his jacket, proudly wearing his “BEST DAD EVER” t-shirt. We stood side by side smiling waiting for my mom to notice Nick’s shirt. My mom, ever the observant one, didn’t even notice his shirt but asked why we were both smiling. All I had to say was “Well, why do you think?” She then proceeded to jump up and down shouting, “No way! No way! No way! No way!” Needless to say she is super pumped to be a nana. Next stop was my dad’s house. Nick and I walked in and again Nick took off his jacket and we stood there waiting for him to notice. My dad was visiting with our business partner and good friend, Joel, at the time. My dad and Joel read Nick’s shirt and Joel immediately smiled and congratulated us. I think it took a minute for it to sink in for my dad because he asked if the shirt was for him! My dad is just so funny! Right after he asked we just laughed and said no we’re pregnant! Commence celebration number two!

It still doesn’t feel real and I’m sure it won’t until we hear that first heartbeat, but we are both extremely excited!

Week 5 was an easy week. I added in some prenatal yoga to my normal yoga schedule. Weeks 6 through 8 were really rough. I had morning sickness ALL day and night for those three weeks. I did find periodic relief when I had some acupuncture sessions. After three sessions my nausea abated!

Week 9 we bought our first item for the baby, a pair of bright red Toms!

Week 10 was a particularly memorable week for us. First off, my tummy started showing a little bump. It was so fun to see our tiny little baby making his or her presence known! We also decided to send out a fun pregnancy announcement card to our friends and family. For this we need some fun photos! One call to our amazing wedding photographer, Mr. Jay, and we had our pregnancy announcement shoot scheduled! We took some really memorable photos that I know we will cherish forever!

Week 11 we decided to have some fun with our Live Real Estate family. For our office meeting we decided to announce that we were having a baby. Nick wore his BEST DAD EVER shirt to the meeting. When we started our meeting he took his jacket off and we sat there smiling waiting for them to notice. At first a few people thought it was for our doggies! Ha! We do love our little Harrison and Addy! Then Tom stopped the meeting and everyone caught on! Too fun!

Week 12 we sent out our pregnancy announcements and enjoyed all the phone calls and text messages congratulating us!

My goal for the second and third trimester is to post a weekly update. I think it will be so awesome to have this to look back on during our future pregnancies.