Mike and I just got back from a truly unforgettable weekend in Chicago. On Thursday 10.7.10 I woke up to get ready for a day of sight seeing in chi-town and noticed that I was resembling a lot like Dolly Parton and feeling like I was carrying two watermelons (TMI -I know, but hey that is me!). I grabbed my bag took a pregnancy test and hopped in the shower thinking that it would be negative like the other 15 I had previously taken. I glanced at the test and was shocked when I saw TWO lines...yes two lines = pregnant!!!!! I can't tell you the flood of emotions I was feeling. I ran to my phone and called Mike who was downstairs working out- "Um, babe.....I uh took a test. A uh pregnancy test.....and we are pregnant!" Mike was in total shock. He ran blocks to find a drug store so we could buy another test to confirm.....and we got another positive!! They tell you that women can tell when they are pregnant, well I knew. I was using a at home ovulation kit and as soon as my test told me I was ovulating I was so nauseous. I read that it can be normal for women during ovulation. I continued to feel icky off & on the entire day all the way until Chicago. Also, a week prior to leaving on the trip I was drinking our Crystal Light and it tasted gosh awful! I told Mike it tasted like chemicals; however, he said it tasted fine! At night I was really gassy- having small burps (thank goodness I was at home during this!). All the while I felt it. I knew. But every test, 15 of 'em, came back negative. I guess I wanted it so bad I tested a wee bit too early;)
On that day, 10.7.10, Mike and I found ourselves in Millenium Park standing in front of the famous bean sculpture....and that is where the baby was given it's first among many nicknames...The bean. Today I am 6 weeks and 2 days and online it says that the baby is the size of a lentil. Our bean is the size of a bean:) how am I feeling now....well I still get feelings of small sick icky feelings but nothing as bad as some of my friends have experienced. I have a bit of acid reflux where I am tasting acid in the back of my throat, lovely huh? And I am experiencing an added height in smells...today at one point every time I got out of the car I smelled pumpkin goo!?! So strange! I am feeling a little tight in some of my clothes already...yes this I found strange but all my readings confirm that one can start feeling bloated at this time. The one part of this amazing happy experience that is a little difficult is what I call the "Dolly Parton part". My chest is super sore and has kept me up for the past two nights. Boooooooo!!!!
Don't want to be a complainer right now because I am feeling so blessed. SO BLESSED. Thank you God for giving Mike and I this amazing gift. Chicago will always be such a fabulous trip and will forever be talked about!
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