Most of you know by now.....

Paul and I found out on February 5th that we were going to be parents. This has been something we have both wanted for a long time. After a number of years and a long night in the ER/OR on Halloween we decided that we needed to let whatever was going to happen, happen. We turned things over to the Lord and instead of trying to put everything on our time table we decided to put it in the Lords hands. Who knew that this was the right time? We are planning on moving across the country, Paul was applying to Grad schools on the East coast, and I will be looking for a job while having a new born.

This year is going to be a pretty full year!!!

We were able to keep our secret for a while. The thing that gave me away...morning sickness, and I had it bad!!! My first Dr.'s apt was February 17th and I was doing pretty well but shortly after that, it was all down hill. I tried B-6, Unisom, the vitamin B suckers and all sorts of other remedies people had told me about. Nothing was working. Because of the morning sickness and my hesitation to eat knowing what was going to inevitable happen, I lost 10 lbs at the beginning and I have only put 5 of it back on. The nurses said that if it got bad to call them and I could get a Rx for zofran. If anyone is thinking of using these little pills I say go for it. Not that I was 'great' once I started taking them but I could finally eat and make sure my baby was getting the nutrients that is needed. Be warned of the side effects though. You know those papers the pharmacists always stuffs in the bag, these are ones you should actually read so you can know what is coming. The headaches were the worst, but well worth the trade. The past few weeks I have been able to go from 3 pills a day to only 1 in the morning. Yea!!!

I have been waiting to see what kind of cravings I would get but there hasn't been anything. Instead I seam to be very open to suggestion. The night we went to tell Paul's parents I had heard a commercial on the radio for Wingers and that was all I could think about all day, so we had wingers. Another thing that has gone on that is really perplexing is that I am eating chocolate. I DO NOT like chocolate but it seems that every time it is around I will have a bit or two. Not a whole bar or anything, just a bit, but I am definitely eating more chocolate than I ever have before and I still don't think it tastes all that great. Crazy!!! Paul knows that most of the time if he wants something specific for dinner he just has to mention it and I'm hooked.

If any of you are expecting pictures of a '+' on a stick, don't hold your breath, you are just going to have to take my word for it. And no, I didn't take any pictures of the proud dad hold it either, GROSS!!! I think those are things for the parents to share but don't need to be put on display.

Instead here is a picture of me at 15 weeks!!!