First Trimester (first half)

4 Weeks:

Well, actually it was 3 weeks, 6 days, when I found out I was pregnant. It was amazing! I couldn't figure out why I was so darn tired all of the time. But, my little poppyseed was to blame. :)

Most of this week was spent convincing one another that we were going to be parents. We were still completely surprised that our 'hard work' had finally paid off! 




5 Weeks: Tyler brought me flowers to, 'Thank me for being pregnant with his baby.' :)

Holy cow. Talk about bloat. I felt pregnant this week. I knew it wasn't baby, he/she is only the size of an apple seed. I did a little reading on thebump.com and found that it is totally normal to feel super bloated early on. Yay! Oh, and the boobs! No one warns you about the pain, ah! Heavy and sore, 24/7. No wonder my back hurt. 

I feel a little lucky that I've never had actual cramps during my cycles, my knees and low back just kill. So, naturally, I didn't really feel many/any cramps this week, just terrible knee pain and low back pain. 

Monday night I had class and didn't get home until 10pm. Tuesday and Thursday were Parent-Teacher Conferences, and we didn't get home until 9pm. Talk about a tired and grumpy lady!

6 Weeks:

The hubs and I decided to tell one of our building secretaries (the one in charge of substitutes) that we will have to both be one one afternoon in two weeks. (FOR OUR FIRST ULTRASOUND!) :D She was so excited for us! We haven't told anyone else but her and our doctors. We trust her to not say anything until we're ready.

Hubby and I have tossed around some ideas about when we want to tell family and friends, and I think we've settled on Thanksgiving. By then, I will be almost 18 weeks along and probably visibly pregnant. Plus, that will help with Christmas shopping ... baby stuff! 

We haven't yet decided if we want to know the gender of the baby. I think we kind of surmised that we would keep the nursery neutral regardless; we like a frog theme. Finally, he is coming around to the idea of being a dad. :) 

Okay, funny side story. Monday was our last day with Payflex money for the year. He had around $300 on his card to spend. I sent him out to spend at least $100 of it, while I was in class. I received a text from him, (at class) that said, "Breast pumps are covered. $200+. Thoughts?" Yeah, my thought was ... WHAT?! You wouldn't believe I was pregnant two weeks ago, and this week you are buying me a breast pump?! I couldn't help but laugh out loud in class. Oops! Sure enough, when I got home, he had a brand-new-state-of-the-art breast pump in a backpack. It is even a double-pumper! (Who knew they made such a thing.) Medela is the brand. 

I also bought myself some belly bands, or tummy tubes, or whatever you want to call them. They were ~$5, plus shipping. I paid around $30 for five of them! (pink, black, white, nude, and brown.) I wore one to school this week, and man, it sure made my pants, and week 5 bloat, much more tolerable.