Wow - just....wow. So I found out today, Tuesday July 17th, at approximately 1:15pm that I am pregnant!!!!
I was really starting to wonder as typical pre-period signs weren't really showing up. By Tuesday, I was 2 days late according to my normal schedule. I'd been entertaining casual thoughts on Sunday and Monday (while in LA) on what it would be like if I actually were pregnant, and how we might share the news. But I didn't want to get too attached to the idea in the event that my period showed up after all.I was so nervous while getting ready to take the test and waiting the 2 minutes for the results to show up. I think I knew deep down that I was pregnant - I just needed confirmation. When I walked back into the bathroom to check the results, I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw the "+" symbol in the window. There were lots of "oh my god" utterances as I paced around the bathroom and bedroom in a partial state of shock. For the most part, I just couldn't wait to tell Brian and was trying to figure out how I'd be able to concentrate on anything else while I waited for him to get home from work!
Luckily, he forgot his badge and had to come back home to get it. I told him to come meet me inside when he got home. I left the test stick and the instructions sitting on the kitchen table for him while I sat on the coffee table and waited. He came into the room and asked what was up. I kept gesturing to the table with my head until he finally looked at what I was referring to. After a few seconds he was all, "wow - you're pregnant!" I was still kind of dazed, but we were both happy with the news and started hugging each other. I think it took awhile for it to sink in for him.
**later updates**
According to the doctor, my due date is March 25th, 2008. One day after my brother's bday! There's also the chance that I could end up delivering a St. Patty's day baby!
1.26.08 ETA: The new due date is March 27th.
It's been really hard keeping the news to ourselves. I remain steadfast in our decision to wait until the first trimester is over. I want to make sure that we are past the danger zone when we start telling friends and family. We have told a small group of people - but these are people who need to know for health and financial reasons. My eye doctor, chiropractor and our financial adviser know, but that's it. Hopefully we'll be able to plan a trip home in Oct to share the news with the family. I really want to be able to tell them in person.
I am particularly excited to tell Brian's family. This will be a first for many members of his family. Amanda will be a first-time auntie, his folks will be first-time grandparents and his GPs will be first-time great-grandparents. It'll be so much fun to share the joy with them!
So far I've been pretty lucky - no signs of morning sickness yet. I'm exactly 3 weeks pregnant now (July 21st), but according to the traditional tracking method I am 5 weeks along (since often times a woman doesn't know when she conceived tracking begins at the first day of your last period). I've just started taking my prenatal vitamins and really starting to think about trying to eat healthily.
According to some websites I've visited, the baby is now an embryo and is about 1/16th of an inch long. He/she is beginning to develop the brain, spinal cord and heart. I can't believe how quickly the baby develops!
I'm excited to begin looking for visible changes in my body. I feel like my clothes are fitting a little differently, but I am definitely not showing yet. That doesn't happen for another few weeks. I'm curious to see if anyone is going to figure out I'm pregnant before we share the news.
I've just ordered some books for us - What to Expect When You're Expecting, My Boys Can Swim!, and a baby names book.
Wow - I'm still trying to wrap my head around this whole thing. Sometimes I'm really excited, sometimes I'm scared shitless. Most of the time I'm just amazed.
Here's to hoping that everything works out.
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