Pregnancy Secrets

If you are reading this, then we have finally told everyone I AM PREGNANT!!!


I thought it would be fun to write random thoughts through the secret time of my pregnancy, that will be "published" when the cat is out of the bag.
Being my first pregnancy, I don't want to forget anything. My thoughts, my symptoms, our conversations.  We first found out on January24th. I was officialy 4 weeks pregnant. I couldn't believe it. I immediately woke Eric up at 5:30am yelling "Eric! I'm pregnant!"  It is so strange to me that I am keeping such a huge secret. As I hang out with my friends, I cannot stop thinking what huge news we have...and they just think everything is the same.


(6 week thoughts) So far my symtpoms have been soreness, cramps, extreme emotions, fatigue, and slight nausea. I have not once thrown up...yet. I keep waiting for it. Of course everyone is different but I just keep expecting the worst. Call me an optimist ;). 

(6-10 weeks thoughts) I quickly realized how "emotional" I can get. One evening, before little d, I cooked a pizza. Eric wasn't home yet, so I figured I would whip up something quick. I wasn't too hungry so I just ate 1 piece, with the intentions of eating more when I got home. On the ride home from little d, I kept thinking about how I was going to eat a piece of pizza, but when I got home I saw that Eric ate it all. I cried. I cried because Eric ate all the pizza. Then I got mad. Then I lashed out. Poor Eric. I can't even stand pizza now.

Consistent food aversions: pizza, sometimes salad, chipotle

Cravings: anything that doesn't sound nasty

I also have never been so excited to find ice cream in my freezer.


I have taken a nap almost every day.


(10 week thoughts) Saturday mornings I find myself sleeping in, awake for 2-3 hours, then back down for a nap. Honestly I am ready to feel energized again. I have no energy to exercise. I remember thinking (before I was pregnant) how I want to be one of those pregnant girls who run throughout their pregnancy and stay in such good shape. Welp, I am eating those words. And I choose to be okay with it. 


We told all of our families pretty early. After our 8 week appointment, when we saw the sweet tiny baby and heard the tiny heart beat, we just couldn't keep it to ourselves anymore. We told our families when I was almost 9 weeks and swore them to secrecy. 


We also found out my due date is OCTOBER 1st! I learned (after I was pregnant) that calculating your due date is not what I thought. Let's just say I thought I would be due mid-October. I am a bridesmaid in a wedding on September 29th. Not sure how that is going to work yet, but it is something I have been thinking a lot about. 

I have to eat around every 3 hours to keep away the nausea.

Thank you Eric for being so gracious with my aversions, nausea, low energy, and my emotions!