Last Saturday, we told my family that we were pregnant. I was so excited I was almost shaking. We were having my birthday party at my Mom's. After we ate potato soup, salad, and cheesy biscuits, my Mom brought over the cake. Craig and I had talked about all of this previously and it was his job to record everything with my phone. It was perfect that it was during "Happy Birthday," because it was less suspicious. My Mom made a comment like, "Oh don't get me in the picture," because she was worried about how she looked. I tried to take the focus away and everyone started singing. That was probably the first time since I was a kid that I really enjoyed being sung to for my birthday. Right before I blew out the candles, I paused until it got quiet and yelled, "I'm pregnant!" I heard a couple laughs, and then, "Wait, are you serious?" Followed by my Mom and sister screaming. My Mom jumped up and started repeatedly kissing my face, not caring about being on camera anymore! And lots of hugs and congratulations followed.
It was funny to see my Mom so excited. It was about 5 minutes later and she was zipping around the house clearing the table and putting things away. You can tell she had a surge of energy from the excitement. It felt good to see her so happy and to know Craig and I caused it. Charly and my Mom started talking about the baby shower and other plans.
I told everyone it was mostly just a relief to let them all know how sick I was feeling. I actually think it's starting to calm down, but it will still come in waves. Water will still upset my stomach occasionally and I have to be careful not to cough to hard or poke myself in the throat while brushing my teeth or I'll get off a dry heave spell.
I let my boss know at work on Monday, and he was happy for me. I'm sure he would be regardless, but I'm also sure he's glad our due date is in the summer. A couple other students ended up finding out, but overall I'm feeling awkward about bringing it up. We're having a potluck on Friday which is more social, so I plan on telling some more people then.
We had our first official midwife appointment on Tuesday. It was a lot of initial questioning and background info. They did more blood work, but the exciting part was hearing the heartbeat. It was a bit nerve racking at first because it took her about a minute or two to find it. When we could finally hear it, it was such a relief. At the ultrasound, we could see it, but that was 1 month ago. So it was nice to have an up to date confirmation that things were going well. She said the heartbeat sounded normal and healthy. I really like Amy, my midwife, so far. She's calm and quiet, which I think will suit me well.
In two days, we'll be in Pennsylvania telling Craig's parents. I'm SO ready for everyone to be in the know so we can openly talk about it. Morgan called me last week and it was so hard to answer when she asked what had been going on lately. It's mostly been pregnancy stuff, but I couldn't say that. So, I talked about work, of course. I feel really blessed that things have worked out perfectly so we can tell everyone in person. It's fun to surprise everyone while physically being with them. It's not something we have experienced much in the past. It's mostly by telephone or skype, so we'll really treasure this time.
It was funny to see my Mom so excited. It was about 5 minutes later and she was zipping around the house clearing the table and putting things away. You can tell she had a surge of energy from the excitement. It felt good to see her so happy and to know Craig and I caused it. Charly and my Mom started talking about the baby shower and other plans.
I told everyone it was mostly just a relief to let them all know how sick I was feeling. I actually think it's starting to calm down, but it will still come in waves. Water will still upset my stomach occasionally and I have to be careful not to cough to hard or poke myself in the throat while brushing my teeth or I'll get off a dry heave spell.
I let my boss know at work on Monday, and he was happy for me. I'm sure he would be regardless, but I'm also sure he's glad our due date is in the summer. A couple other students ended up finding out, but overall I'm feeling awkward about bringing it up. We're having a potluck on Friday which is more social, so I plan on telling some more people then.
We had our first official midwife appointment on Tuesday. It was a lot of initial questioning and background info. They did more blood work, but the exciting part was hearing the heartbeat. It was a bit nerve racking at first because it took her about a minute or two to find it. When we could finally hear it, it was such a relief. At the ultrasound, we could see it, but that was 1 month ago. So it was nice to have an up to date confirmation that things were going well. She said the heartbeat sounded normal and healthy. I really like Amy, my midwife, so far. She's calm and quiet, which I think will suit me well.
In two days, we'll be in Pennsylvania telling Craig's parents. I'm SO ready for everyone to be in the know so we can openly talk about it. Morgan called me last week and it was so hard to answer when she asked what had been going on lately. It's mostly been pregnancy stuff, but I couldn't say that. So, I talked about work, of course. I feel really blessed that things have worked out perfectly so we can tell everyone in person. It's fun to surprise everyone while physically being with them. It's not something we have experienced much in the past. It's mostly by telephone or skype, so we'll really treasure this time.
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