One week to go!

One week from today is our first prenatal visit. I'm soooooooooo excited to get our first glimpse at baby Barna. I'm not having a great morning, nausea is my companion this morning and I'm just so warm w/ this humidity. I think I may have to break down and turn the air on as that may help me feel a bit better. I have Bible study tonight and I'm hoping that I can make it through the few errands, visit to a friend and still have the energy/gumption to go tonight. I haven't seen the Bible study gals in over a week and I really miss them. Well, off to get ready for the day, a lot to do!

Challenges are only the beginning.

As this week has been a mental, emotional and physical roller coaster....it's easing up through today. I have been torturing myself with questions....
- will the baby be healthy?
- will Anthony and I be able to get everything done?
- will we be good parents?
- how will delivery go? (sigh, that's a huge on in my mind!)
- when will my interest in exercise/eating return (which I know is a few weeks ;) )
- are we really ready for this?

... so excited, yet so anxious.

I've been attempting to figure out if the OBGYN's in the area refer to midwifes....b/c we really want a natural childbirth. I'm talking no IV's, no drugs, walking around during labor, possibly a water birth and NOT on my back with my legs in the air.

I spent some time on my knees today bringing it all before the Lord, knowing that He will guide Anthony and I through it all. After all, He is God of all :). I also spoke to Anthony about some of the things on my mind and he understood, reassured and provided some thought provoking insights.

Thankfully, I've been feeling better intermittently. Most days I can eat whatever I'd like with little to no stomach issues...the bad days are just days where I'm a tiny nauseous. I've made a strange correlation between heat/nausea and I can't eat lettuce by itself. That one struck me as super odd but whatever!

Ready for the week to begin!

Ugh...

Well, it's official....nausea has set in and taken some root. I'm suck between a rock and a hard place where all I want to do is eat b/c I'm physically hungry but the thought of food makes me queasy. I'm feeling lucky because there is no vomiting! I'm also feeling lucky because nausea is not a constant companion, it comes and goes with predictability throughout the days. My diet this week has blown thanks to this...but at least I've kept it all down :).

Anthony and I goofed around with baby names tonight, and Anthony teased me about already telling "the whole world" :) Sigh...it's just so exciting, and so hard to keep a secret. I'm looking forward to seeing ultrasound/hearing baby's heartbeat in two weeks!

After thinking 'bout all the family and honorary "aunts" that our little one is going to have I can't help but be overwhelmed by all the love that will be in baby Barna's life! I've had sessions with Mom and CRA checks with Dr. Oki this week and we're all balanced and healthy, go us!

Well, after a lazy day with Anthony and lots of sleep it's time to hit the hay, again. I think I'll delve into my new pregnancy book for a bit first. It was recommended by my Bartlett chiro and I'm enjoying it so far. So much to learn/know!

Can't wait!

We scheduled our first OBGYN appointment today! Anthony will be joining me on August 4th, 4pm for tests, check up and 1st ultrasound! That's exactly three weeks from today! How very exciting. I'm almost to week 6 (Thursday) and by the dr. appt I'll be between week 8/9. We'll tell the remaining family/friends after that appointment...probably that Sunday/Monday b/c we'll be seeing a bunch of them on Saturday and it'll be easy to finish the phone calls then! For now, resting!

Back to work :(

Don't get me wrong, I love my job....but for the next few weeks I've decided I'm gonna need naps during lunch. I've been spoiled so far and been able to sleep whenever I'd like, not so much in the real world. 6a-7p is a long day right now. I also started over obsessing about every bite of food that went into my mouth today...need to nip that in the butt! Just need to remember balanced and healthy is the way to go.

Nausea started to kick in a bit on the way home today, I was getting hungry and didn't have anything to eat with me. Apparently an empty, rumbling tummy will cause some nausea. Fabulous. Note to self: keep food on hand 24/7.

Note to baby Barna: we're looking forward to helping/watching you grow and getting to know you!

Time for dinner, then bed!

We're home!

It is so nice to be home from vacation...in our bed, close to family/friends and back to 'normal'. I'm looking forward to getting back to eating normal food...not eating out/grilling every day. I'm pretty sleepy today even though I did sleep most of the drive home. No 'morning sickness' yet! Wahoo, maybe I'll get lucky ;). Again, it's still early too. Anthony and I spent some time this evening discussing all the changes yet to come and thankfully we're on the same page for the majority of preparations/needs for a little one. That helped relieve a lot of my anxieties. He's going to be such a good dad! Time to call it a night and spend a few days preping for back to 'normal life' and work Monday.

Let the fun begin.

I slept pretty much all day today....and it was fabulous. I hadn't realized that my tummy has been upset the last few days till today, when it calmed down. Nothing major, just enough to notice a slight difference. But feeling better after resting.

I'm feeling anxious about all the preparations for having a little one...9 months isn't that much time! And there is so much to do. Yet, to cover it all is this underlying peace and calm too. :) I know that God has blessed us with this little one and He will provide us with all his/her needs. Speaking of his/her...we've decided that we're going to let the gender be a surprise. You get so few real surprises in life, why not! We can't wait!!!

Too cute!

Pam and Tom picked up the cutest Green Bay Packers onesie today...can you tell Pam's excited to be a grandma?

Feeling pretty good, just a little tired. Haven't been able to sleep in much on vacation thanks to my "internal alarm" ... could also be the excitement too I guess :). Looking forward to the week of 8/9 when we'll get to see our 1st glimpse of baby Barna...and to tell the rest of our family/friends!

It's official!

We received the official "yes" for the doctor's office today! We are officially pregnant!!! :)

All of our parents/siblings/friends are so excited with us and that makes us even more excited! That's a lot of excitement!

Today was spent reading & relaxing...just taking it all in and enjoying every moment of vacation and being pregnant! Yes, yes it is super early, but it's just such a miraculous thing and I can't help but be in awe. I'm very thankful for Anthony and the love/support he's shown in just the last few days. Baby Barna, you'll be well looked after by two loving parents! Stay safe in there!!!!

Guess what....

Today was very exciting! After having an inkling that something was different recently (along with some very prominent 'symptoms') I had to think..."I'm pregnant."

Now, we're headed for Wisconsin in two days (leave Sat am) and I couldn't 'not know' before we left! Well, coincidentally enough my mother-in-law had JUST given me a batch of coupons and there was a home pregnancy test coupon in the mix. So, I headed to CVS and picked one up!

An hour later, there I was, greeted by a little blue plus sign! I was home alone, so I did a little dance and of course teared up with tears of joy and excitement. It hit me how cool to think that a little one is growing inside of me! Hello little one!

I told Anthony and he seemed excited too! We just chatted for a while and then I had to go to the dr to have blood work drawn to confirm :). Unfortunately, with the way the holiday falls...I won't get the results till Monday! We told our parents, siblings and just a few of my girlfriends so I have someone to be girly and goofy with when I need girly moments! Everyone else can wait a few weeks :). Sorry everyone else!

I had to run errands near the library so I picked up "The Pregnancy Bible" and will take it on vacation with us.

I'm so thankful that God has blessed us with this little one...just need the official word from the doctor and we can officially start celebrating. There is soooooooo much to learn, so much to do, and so many things to prepare for. I've been praying that God would bless us in His timing and He sure did.

Sigh, we will have a great vacation with Anthony's parents knowing that next March sometime a little one will be in the picture and next years vacation will be a little bit different. :) I'm feeling elated, anxious, so grateful/thankful and loving my life. Hard to believe that after 2 yrs, 6mths and 10 days of being married, we have a little one on the way!

Lord, please watch over the very little baby Barna, Anthony and I. Thank you for your faithfulness and greatness!

Off to vacation!