June 6, 2012- The day we found out our time on this earth to become a mommy and a daddy has finally come! We hadn't been "trying" for a long time, so we felt completely blessed when we found out we had a baby on board!
Feeling blessed is an understatement, when talking about about this pregnancy. Starting out with the care I have received from a family friend who is a midwife. She came to our neck of the woods just in the nick of time. A month or so before we found out we were pregnant, she was living and working outside of Washington DC, but is now living and working but 20 minutes from us! How lucky are we?!
Father's Day was especially exciting time for our family of 3 (I get the chills when I say that!). We had the opportunity of telling both our parents in person that they were going to be grandparents! We had gotten our dad's "grandfather" Father's Day cards to break the news:). Get this; our due date for BB is February 5, 2013. My Father's birthday is February 4th, Ben's grandmother's birthday is the 9th, and Valentine's day, as you all know, is the 14th. Early or late, BB's birthday will be monumental for this family! It will be the first great-grandchild on Ben's side of the family<3. A phenomenal moment was when we called his grandparents; his 82 year old grandfather cried and happily muttered a, "This is the best news I've ever heard!". It was hard not to let the tears start to flow. (Darn pregnancy hormones!)
I suppose I'll hop on the pregnancy belly growth wagon. I don't have any earlier pics, but here it goes:
How far
along? 8 weeks
Total weight gain: a pound or two
Maternity clothes? No need for it…yet!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: the physical activity of sleeping is still pretty good…turning my mind off to get there is where I am struggling
Best moment this week: Telling our grandparents and family the exciting news! We waited until Father’s day to tell our fathers/grandfathers. For Ben’s side of the family, BB will be the first great-grandchild. It’s #17, or something like that, on the list of great-grandchildren for my side :-P
Maternity clothes? No need for it…yet!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: the physical activity of sleeping is still pretty good…turning my mind off to get there is where I am struggling
Best moment this week: Telling our grandparents and family the exciting news! We waited until Father’s day to tell our fathers/grandfathers. For Ben’s side of the family, BB will be the first great-grandchild. It’s #17, or something like that, on the list of great-grandchildren for my side :-P
Miss Anything? My energy :(
Movement: Can’t feel anything yet, but according to my research, BB
is a moving machine!
Food cravings: Fruity junk; pop tarts
Anything making you queasy or sick: This is such a gray area for me because having to eat anything in general makes me feel queasy. But once I eat it makes the queazies go away. But to name some definite no-go’s: raw veggies, anything with onion, and coffee (so sad!)
Gender: Mama Kuntz thinks it’s a girl, Benny wants a boy (of course)
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: In addition to the loss of energy that occurs from teaching 8 toddlers, BB has been zapping my energy on top of all that! I’m ready for bed at 7 or 8 every night! I need to get better at keeping snacks by my bed for the morning. I wake up a bit light headed and queasy. In general, no morning sickness, just extreme food aversions.
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! Keeping BB a secret is easier said than done when you’re this happy!
Looking forward to: Telling everyone about BB!
Food cravings: Fruity junk; pop tarts
Anything making you queasy or sick: This is such a gray area for me because having to eat anything in general makes me feel queasy. But once I eat it makes the queazies go away. But to name some definite no-go’s: raw veggies, anything with onion, and coffee (so sad!)
Gender: Mama Kuntz thinks it’s a girl, Benny wants a boy (of course)
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: In addition to the loss of energy that occurs from teaching 8 toddlers, BB has been zapping my energy on top of all that! I’m ready for bed at 7 or 8 every night! I need to get better at keeping snacks by my bed for the morning. I wake up a bit light headed and queasy. In general, no morning sickness, just extreme food aversions.
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! Keeping BB a secret is easier said than done when you’re this happy!
Looking forward to: Telling everyone about BB!
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