Yep. Morning sickness. I'm pregnant! I'm full-on, every symptom in the book, pregnant. I'm 12-weeks and we finally told the social media world our news. I feel like everyone already knew, but that's okay.
I honestly was caught off-guard when I saw that positive pink line back in January. We had just returned from our winter break in Utah. The weekend before going back to work found me falling asleep each afternoon. I was incredibly exhausted and couldn't figure out why. I knew we had partied hard and spent the most of our time with family in UT, but this was NOT like me. Then this little thought came to me... what if you're pregnant? I took a pregnancy test and it was positive before I even set it down on the counter. I JUST BAWLED AND LAUGHED OUT LOUD. I was laughing and crying and telling myself the news, "You're pregnant!" Waiting for Greg to come home was so hard. I had a little present wrapped up for my baby-daddy when he came home and he was beaming to hear about our little addition.
There is nothing I've wanted more than this. All the crazy things I've done in the past were to help me prepare for THIS. Every class, every plan, every heart-break, every accomplishment, every failure, every test, every mile and every prayer was for THIS.
Greg has been my Superman through all of this. We're just getting started and I often feel tinges of guilt for how much he takes care of me all while juggling demanding medical school. He cooks and cleans and goes to get me limeade practically every day. He lets me yell at him and cry at him and puts up with all my late-night, irrational panics about squishing my baby. I'm literally a crazy woman right now and it doesn't seem to phase him one bit. Everything that man has gone through in life has prepared him for ME. Poor guy (insert laughing tears emoji).
A couple weeks ago we told family our news with this little Valentine
I would LOVE to know what all you experienced mamas want to tell me in regards to surviving pregnancy, must-have products, emotional support, etc.
I have a feeling that having a baby is not going to be as simple as strapping him or her in a cute carrier and strutting around in my swimsuit;)
If you want to stay tuned for my little updates, I promise there will be more.
Until next time,
SJ
Ok, so morning sickness sucks. There is no way around it, but it means you've got yourself one heck of a healthy pregnancy. Ironic, right?? So, smallllll smalllll frequent meals all day. Don't eat just 3 meals, if you get too hungry or too full you'll be sick... We had to get on Diclegis (spelling may be way wrong) to help battle morning sickness. Its a B6 with unisom combo. I take it at night to help with sleep and to help when I wake up and want to die in the morning. I am SO excited for you Steph. You are going to be an amazing mom. Seriously, being a mother, there is nothing better then that. Enjoy every second of pregnancy, it seriously flies by... it may not feel like it sometimes, but it does. Message me if you need anything else? We are due a month apart!! Yay for pregnancy over the summer - ;)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I don't even know if you remember me- I was in your connections class like 4 years ago 🙈 Anyways, I just had a little boy 4 months ago and let me tell you, being a mom is the COOLEST thing in the whole world! But also the hardest thing I've ever done. A couple of things... First, don't be surprised or think something is wrong with you if you cry ALL THE TIME. I cried all through my pregnancy about every tiny thing and then even after he was born I cried almost every single day for about a month. And that's totally okay! From the sound of it, your husband is just like mine and will hold you and reassure you through each little breakdown 👍🏼 second, I was sicker than a dog for 18 weeks. I found the thing that helped the most in regards to throwing up was to always have something in my stomach. I always had a bag of Cheerios or pretzels with me. Like, always. There were times I would wake up in the middle of the night and have to eat a couple pretzels or I would throw up. I also found that if I ate while I was still in bed, before I even sat up in the morning, that would help settle things a little so I wasn't throwing up stomach acid every morning. Third- get a snoogle. Trust me. It will save your life. Once you start getting bigger and can't lay on your back anymore it is the best pillow in the world.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! I'm sure I'll think of other things, but I want to wish you the best. Having a baby is AMAZING 👪
OMGOMGOMGYG!!! yayaya! so happy for you!!
ReplyDelete1. what holly said, carry around pretzels or goldfish or something so your stomach is never empty! also, Sprite was a lifesaver for me - it's carbonated but not caffeinated, which really helps settle the stomach when you're too sick to hold down water.
2. again, what holly said - get a pregnancy pillow or a special mattress or something, cause as your baby gets bigger your body will get so sore when you sleep, especially your back!
3. I thought pregnancy was going to be the hardest thing I ever did... and then I had the baby, lol. I thought 'hey! I got like NO sleep in college, I can do this, nbd.' NO. getting no sleep + first time mom anxiety + hormones... worst depression I ever had. no one likes talking about PPD because everyone wants to be positive about having a baby, but it's a very real thing and it's a big deal! if you struggle with it, please reach out!
4. are you still in Fort Worth? cause we should do something! like eat at a place you're craving! haha
Oh and 5. what Doctor are you seeing? I asked around a lot to get the best and I LOVED my doctor. let me know if you need a recommendation.
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