Drum roll please

First let me say if I know you in real life and I haven't told you this yet please don't get upset and please don't say anything.

So here it is . . . I am pregnant!!

After last month when we were not trying not to conceive and I kept getting big fat negatives (bfn) (like 5 or 6). I thought it would have been an awesome birthday gift, and I had a ton of symptoms. I was certain that I was going to be pregnant. When I kept getting BFNs Neill and I realized that we were both really sad not relieved in the least bit, just really upset. So we decided we would start trying to conceive (ttc).

So I tempt every morning and then we waited.

Because of how sick I made myself the month before and the fact that I was experiencing fewer symptoms I decided that I wouldn't test until the day my period was due. The night before I started cramping and even had a ting of blood so I figured no baby this month. I took some meds expecting my horrible cramps. That night I researched cramping and spotting as signs of pregnancy, and was pleased to find out they are both really common. So the next morning I took my only preg test with me in to the bathroom and when there was still no flow I decided to test. I wasn't sure I got enough pee out and on it. I was sure that we were going to have to go to the store for another one. But after waiting for what felt like forever the one line appeared and then next to it a second faint line appeared. All I could think was what a friend had told me "A line is a line." So I did a giddy run thing into the bedroom where Neill was to show him. We were both happy and had the hardest time not telling our family during the rest of our visit.

Here are my first preg pictures a week after we found out (wish I would have taken one that day). I am 5 weeks 3 days LMP or 4 weeks 6 days based on ovulation.

Sucking In

Pushing Out

Normal? Wow I can't believe no one has said anything yet.

• How far along? I am 5 weeks 3 days LMP or 4 weeks 6 days based on ovulation.
• Weight gain/loss: I was back up to 170lbs Dec 20 at my doctors apt then was 166 on Thur morning then was weighted in at 172 at the doctor :( After the holidays have been 169/168lbs. We will see what the doctor on Friday says is my starting weight.
  
• Maternity clothes: Nothing yet, but my bloat belly is sticking out there maybe I will put on my spanks-a-like tomorrow
  
• Stretch marks: Just old ones. I really should start lotioning up
  
• Sleep: Yes all the time. I think today was the first day that I didn't take a nap.
  
• Best moment this week: Finding out, telling my besties, and making plans to tell our parents
  
• Movement: cramping and some heartburn?
  
• Food cravings: :( nothing out of the ordinary, but I am happy that there are no real food aversions or m/s yet
  
• Gender: I think boy, Neill thinks a girl but we haven't given that much thought just happy to know that we made a baby in just one month of trying
  
• Labor signs: nope.
• Belly button in or out: in.
• What I miss? being able to stay awake in the afternoon/ evening
  
• What I am looking forward to: our first appointment where I hope this all really sinks in for us
  
• Weekly Wisdom: If you are wanting to get pregnant and are over weight try for a month or two to loss weight before trying because you might just get lucky and conceive the first month
• Milestones: Finding out that we were pregnant :)
  

New car... well kinda

So I posted about car shopping on Oct 29, which was actually THE day we bought my new (used but new to me) 2011 Chevy Traverse.

Yeah that picture was taken the night we got back. It looks so professional.

We bought her in Tupelo, MS a lot smaller town than I thought it would be. We got there about 45minutes before they closed so of course our sales guy stayed, the manager stayed, and the finance guy stayed. Because it was a small town dealership they came back offering just $500 less than what we were wanting and it took less than 5 mins to get that extra $500. Because we didn't have our title and our loan office was closed we had to wait to see if we could get the same or better offer from their bank. That was the longest we had to wait and of course the papers to sign, but I'm sure you would rather look at more photos so here they are.

Car shopping is just an excuse 10/29/11

I think car shopping (at least the way my husband and I are doing it) is a really good excuse for us to spend time together. We have been looking for three weeks now and decided to wake up early this morning to clean my trade in and drive 3 hrs to buy a car. On our drive we found out that that car was in service and wouldn't be ready until Monday. Since we were on the road anyway we stopped to look at another car we had our eye one, but it had just been sold :(. So we drove 2 hrs to look at nothing, but we did talk and joke the whole way there and back. Now we are driving 1.5 hours to look at one which I hope works out. We did learn our lesson and called ahead to make sure it was there and available. Hopefully I will have a post about it soon. Cross your fingers for us.

3 comments:

Vi said...

Post car pictures!

November 7, 2011 5:32 PM

Kristin said...

ooh fun! What are you getting?

November 17, 2011 8:44 PM

melissa said...

I got a 2011 Chevy Traverse. It is amazing!

November 17, 2011 9:53 PM

When I read blogs 10/28/11

I have a car wash fast pass and I try to use it at least once a week. While I am in there I catch up on my blogs. Today I decided to share where I read my blogs at with you. Where is the weirdest place you read blogs?

Finally submitted something for publication 10/23/11

Yay! I have finally submitted something for publication which if it is accepted will be my Master's thsis! I feel like I want to do a little dance but at the same time my heart is racing like crazy, nervous about the process. For those of you non-masochist who didn't go to graduate school let me explain the publication deal. Basically you need to get as many pubs as you can possibly get. The averages do vary depending on what you are do. For example, I have one friend that does neuro behavioral stuff with rats which is going to take her about 3 years to get that one study completed while I have another friend who collects all of her data online so she gets about a half dozen studies complete a year (yes she is also a super over achiever). For me there is no reason that I should be getting at least 1 pub a year, but because I tend to get distracted playing in the numbers it has taken me just over 2 years to submit my first paper. One of the cool things is that I am first author on it! Back to the submission process. Usually the study write-up is submitted to a peer reviewed journal. Then if the journal editors think the paper might be a good fit for that journal they send it out to volunteer reviewers, then you wait. And wait. And wait. The journal this paper is submitted to says I will hear back in 60 to 90 days although they told my co-author they give their reviewers 45 days. Once a decision has been made a letter is sent back to the author saying whether it was 'accepted, accepted pending revisions, rejected strongly encouraged to resubmit, rejected still accepting revisions, rejected please don't resubmit' with comments from the reviewers. I don't know that much about this particular journal that I submitted to but most journals don't give out many accepted or even accepted pending revisions. So I am hoping for a rejected strongly encouraged to resubmit pending revisions, and reviewer comments that are constructive. So please keep your fingers crossed for me for the next 45 to 90 days. ;)

First baby post 10/22/11

So here it is, my first baby post. I was inspired to have a blog after one of my good friends told me about her trying to conceive (ttc) turned mommy blog. We knew we had some amazing stories from working on our house that would be good to put in a blog, but we did have in mind that one day I would talk about my ttc and then hopefully family life. Well today while showering I was looking at my belly thinking how cool it will be to have a baby in there (instead of fat). Then I did some quick math and realized that if I am not prego by March I will be 27 (or older) when I have my first child! AH freak out time!

I know, I know, 27 isn't that old to have your first baby. In fact you my even think it is smart and maybe I should wait longer (til after I have my PhD perhaps), but this is all relative. Think about it- you probably base whatever arbitrary number you think is right to have kids on just a few variables. For me, my mom's age when she had my older brother is a variable. She was 21 and from the stories it seemed like it wasn't super easy but what first time mother story is. Second variable, my sister-in-law was also 21. With me a little older I could see that 21 is totally doable but not the ideal age. Third variable, my friend Kristen from the aforementioned blog was married at 22 (like me and my hubby) then waited about a year then it took another year to conceive. Now that sounded like a good plan. But her hubs is an engineer so he got a good job right after collage. With Neill's degree he has really had to prove himself and work hard to get ahead, and I am getting my PhD which doesn't really help out the income a whole lot. So we know we need to wait a bit longer, but omg I never thought I would be in my late 20s possibly 30s having babies. And no this isn't the post kicking off our ttc adventure, but in trying to be an active and truthful blogger I thought I would share my freak out with you. What do you think is the right age to have your first child?

1 comments:

Kristin said...

I think the there is never a PERFECT time. There will always be something- money, jobs, school etc. You just have to jump right in and trust that God will provide. I am excited for the things to come for you!

November 17, 2011 8:47 PM

Workout Wednesday may need a new day 10/13/11

With school being in full swing for me I have found it hard to get a workout in on Wednesdays. I tend to procrastinate and with once a week classes I end up with a project needing to be completed on Tuesdays.