Pregnancy
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Weeks 9-12
Preparing for nausea & food aversions, staying active, going to our first OB appointment, calendar planning the things we wanted to get done, adjusting the budget, prepping our home, looking at daycares and telling our families, this month was packed with planning. Wrapping up the first Trimester, was not what I had anticipated. All my reading and research had me prepared for a sleepy, sick first trimester, but that was not the case for me. As a non-pregnant person, Joe already felt like I had food cravings. In my defense, sometimes I just knew exactly what I wanted to eat. Joe could probably eat, hotdogs, pizza, and ramen on rotation…
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Weeks 4-8
I didn’t realize that when you find out your pregnant your Baby is already considered 4 weeks . Poof just like that one month in! I already felt so far behind, there is so much I did not know. The first thing we did when we found out we were pregnant was to read up. We went to Barns and Nobel (because Amazon Prime one day shipping would be too long to wait) and picked up these books: What to Expect When You’re Expecting Dude, You’re Gonna be a Dad The Whole 9 Months Real Food for Pregnancy Expecting Better By Sunday Joe and I both devoured the first two…
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The Positive/ Telling Joe
I still cannot believe I am pregnant! I get chills writing, thinking, and remembering the mixture of feelings during this time. Last post we talked about the decision to try, and what I needed to do personally to feel confident and ready. This is where weeks 0-4 of my pregnancy take’s place. We will talk about our expectations, officially doing it , waiting to test, testing, and telling Joe. This is your fair warning. If you do not want to know about Joe and I’s sex life, just skip the “Lets do It” part this post. Our Expectations It is important to recognize that most people do not get pregnant…
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The Decision
Lets start before the beginning, The Decision, lets call it. Joe and I have been considering having a child for a while. It never seemed like the right time as I am very career driven and I kept setting goals in that area of my life. Joe on the other hand was ready. One day Joe asked me “what would make you feel ready?” That was just it, I didn’t know. I didn’t know what it took to have a healthy pregnancy, all the rules, how I would feel, and in general what to expect or what I was signing up for for the next 9 months. I decided to…
