It was killing me not to announce our news to everyone! But, the cat's out of the bag now. Derek and I are having a baby, and we are due March 28th. That makes me 9 and a half weeks right now, and we couldn't be more excited.
Even though this was a planned pregnancy, more or less, we are both coming to the realization that there's so much to do before the baby comes. We have been working on emptying out our "storage room" and putting away all our wedding gifts that have been patiently waiting for us in the boxes. It's been fun, almost like opening them all up for the first time, and reminding us how wonderful our friends and family are. This room will be the baby's room, a mere 5 steps from our room, and our wonderful landlord will be helping us redo the floor. The walls were all freshly painted in a calming yellow with green trim, which is actually pretty nice. One less thing for us to worry about. I'm so glad we have a 3 bedroom apartment. We will have plenty of room for the baby items.
Speaking of baby items, I really can't wait to start shopping for the little one and setting up a registry. I feel very fortunate that I have such amazing women around me who are already mothers and who are willing to share their knowledge and experience. My mother, especially, has been so very helpful so far, and I'm glad that I have her to help me.
One thing that has been a bit of a struggle for me is the diet. There's a pregnancy diet that is recommended, and I've been trying to stick to it, and even though it sounds simple enough, it's difficult to make sure that i'm getting all the nutrients that I need. Thank goodness I like a lot of fruits and vegetables, or this would be torture! There's a lot of food that I can't have, but it's definitely a sacrifice worth making. I just hope that the baby is healthy and that these next 7 months or so go smoothly. Luckily, I really haven't had to deal with much in the way of morning sickness. Closer to 6 weeks, I dealt with quite a bit of nausea, but never anything worse, and crackers and ginger seemed to be enough to deal with it. I still get random waves every once in a while, but it's not really that bad.
One thing I'm going to have to get used to is the frequent visits to the doctor. I'm not one who visits the doctor much outside my yearly checkups, so going once a month is a lot, not to mention the bi-weekly and then weekly visits toward the end. But, my first visit went very well, and the doctor was pleased with how everything seemed. Speaking of, I feel very fortunate that i see a family doctor, so I didn't have to find an OB/GYN, and I won't have to find a separate pediatrician for the baby. I already know, like, and trust my doctor, and I like not having to worry about developing trusting relationships with strangers.
So, one last thing. It's far too early to tell, and once the time comes, we will definitely be finding out, but I really feel like I'm having a boy. I'm not sure why, but I do. I guess we'll find out if I'm right during the ultrasound. In any case, I'm sure there will be updates soon.
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