I still can't believe it.
We found out on Thursday, Feb 17, 2011.
I had been feeling weird for a while. Weird, but not bad. Just a little upset after meals, which is no news really, since I've always had a picky stomach. Well, on Wednesday I called Q while he was at school and asked him if he'd be uncomfortable buying a home pregnancy test. He actually bought it, and brought it home ready to find out that very day, but I wasn't so sure about the whole thing to begin with, and I wanted to do it in the morning, since I'd heard that it was better to do it like that. So Thursday morning (at a ridiculously early time in the morning, if I may say so) I feel a hand pocking my side, and I peek out of the covers to see Q standing above me with an expectant, inquisitive look in his face. "Do you need to pee?"
HOW is he awake SO EARLY?!?
So I peed. LoL.
The test wasn't conclusive.. or maybe I should say we didn't quite know how to read it (WHY didn't we buy a fool-proof one like the funny one on the pic!?LOL), so we went to the local family clinic to get tested again, and the doctor confirmed it. Thursday morning, afternoon and evening was all calls and waiting for people to be available for calls (alas, unlike us, the rest of the world did go to work that day).
The week after that has been busy and stressful. We're trying to decide on everything, but most importantly where to have the baby (apparently it's best to have your prenatal care done by the same people who deliver, so we have to decide now). That's how on Friday, Q "took" the very first maternity picture of me:
Why the exclamation points? He drew it on our kitchen blackboard, right by all the numbers and computations we had been scribbling. Having a baby is expensive, even with the possibility of paying a large percentage through insurance. Yeah, that's me alright.I've also been getting sicker and sicker. I started out so great, I don't know what happened. Foods that I used to love are a HUGE no-no. And I don't mean it as in "I'm not supposed to have sushi." I mean the very thought of them makes me sick. Especially those with strong smells, which basically covers all my favorite foods (Mexican, Indian, and some Italian). I can't stand the smell of garlic or red meat. I can't stand the smell of raw chicken. I can't drink coffee or tea (well, sometimes tea is okay). I hate it. I really do. I've been left with unsavory, starchy meals. SMALL, unsavory, starchy meals. And lots of water and veggies. Veggies don't make me sick. I worry that my baby isn't eating as well as she should be. I did always have a healthy diet -I don't drink coke/sodas, I don't consume any bad salts or sugars, I measure my bread/grain intake and we only eat whole grain foods-I hope that helps, because this week, Panera has been my best friend. I've had their soups for lunch like three times this week (we've been visiting hospitals and taking birth center tours).
Here is Q, making me chicken soup. I actually had a good dinner last night. YAY. He also made me "appetizers" out of Ritz crackers, cream cheese, and cucumber. They were delicious! I haven't had any cravings yet (quite the opposite!), but when I do, I'm sure these will be on the list :)
What also seems to help is sleeping. I've never been a napper, and I even resented a friend's totally friendly comment that I'd end up on the couch for weeks (my inner voice went like: Just because YOU were tired doesn't mean I will be too!) But sadly, I have been longing for the couch, though we've had little time to rest with all our reconnaissance missions. I do, however, take a nap when I start feeling nauseous, and I just "skip" the discomfort. I'm good at fooling myself. Hahahaha.
Not all has been stress and nausea, though, even with all the decisions to be made. My friend Cara took pics of me on Saturday. Neither of us knew when we scheduled the shoot that it'd be both our first maternity photo shoot. The pics came out very cute, I thought. I've been trying to post them but it's not working very well. They are on my facebook anyway, so I think they'll be accessible to most of you :)
