The Bean's Debut

Words cannot describe how happy today's doctor appointment left us. Today we saw The bean for the first time and heard his/her heartbeat! Music to my ears ;) The tech measured the beats and The Bean has a strong healthy heart beat for 7 weeks. Yes we found out I am 7 weeks, still early. Today we also decided to go public with the news. A dear friend, Shauna, told me to just go for it. That no matter what happens it is better to have the support of family & friends, and I totally agree! I will be sending this blog out to family and friends, as I will not be posting everything online & not sending out 30 different emails with each update:) This little blog is just so much easier!

So The Bean is healthy and the size of a centimeter! The small round looking thing to the bottom right attached to the baby is actually not a manatee tail (what I dubbed it), it is the yolk sac- what is feeding the baby because Lord knows Taco Bell is not the best! Hopefully this crazy carb/ greasy food phase is exactly that....a phase! You cannot see it, but you could see the heart race as it was beating- so amazing!

As I type this my stomach is talking to me- I have to run and eat before I get sick! Will post later- but for know we would like to introduce you to The Bean!

Rip Van Winkle

Fast food was my best friend last week....this week my pillow, soft sheets and my bed (THE most comfy bed on the planet) are my BFFs. I can guarantee that I will take a nap everyday in the afternoon and it is for at least TWO full hours! Before I was having issues with taking a nap and then not being able to sleep during the night- well now I can't get enough of it. I am always so dog gone tired! I have learned a trick- I have to eat something filling prior to bed to help with the nausea and to help me fall asleep :) Last night I had a slice of bread with pb & honey....Mmmmmmmm, my mouth is watering! Nausea was horrible this last weekend. I laid around in pjs and was lazy lazy lazy. On Sunday we woke up and ran to get dog food and stopped by Macy's to order a chair Mike wanted for his office. Mike did an awesome job picking it out- it is a chaise that you can just melt into and take a nice little nap(everything revolves around sleep!). On our way home we picked up some Moe's (that was allllll Mike!) and by the time I finished my taco I was curling up on the sofa and then OUT! Sleeping is my forte!

Mike's new COMFY office chair ;)

And so it begins...

The sickness was NOT due to lack of sleep...it is the start of the first trimester sickness! I have yet to share this blog with anyone yet....just logging my daily thoughts and emotions...but when anyone starts to read this I can describe what I'm feeling very easily.....the WORST HANGOVER EVER! At no point in the day does it get better. The only positive is that I have yet hugged the porcelain god, or get sick while out working or running errands...and I only hope that I don't! By 1:30 I am walking zombie. I am beyond tired and afternoon naps are a slice of heaven.

I am so glad I lost 14 pounds over the past few months because fast food has become a best friend (rolling my eyes & sticking out my tongue). My friend Skyla loved her some Chick-fil-a and talking to her today made me crave it. Thank goodness I have a mom that was two seconds from one and kindly dropped off some chicken nuggets, waffle fries and a large diet lemonade! (Thanks Em for the suggestion on the drink- it was amazing, after the first sweet-then-sour sip it was Mmm Mmm good!) Now usually people become obsessed with one place, but I do not discriminate....In the last 3 days people I have had taco bell, wendy's, jimmy johns ( deli meat is a no no but I could NOT resist), and now chick-fil-a. I laughed when I listened to my preggo friends when they told me all they wanted was greasy food or carbs...now it is no laughing matter. Well yes it is....they say you can learn a lot about a person by looking in their trash.....and that is a fact. As I went to throw away my chick-fil-a I laughed when I opened my trash can. On the top were two empty fast food cups and three crunched up fast food bags....can't wait until Mike gets home tonight and sees this...My close friend Emily shares the same OB and she is six months preggo and sadly still feeling like poo. Today she made me feel fabulous when she told me what out doctor told her..."If you can only eat twizzlers, then only eat twizzlers. At least you are eating something, it will pass".....I have less guilt as I shoveled my waffle fries :)

Today I ran by Babies-r-us to purchase some preggie pops. They are lollipops that are suppose to help with dry mouth and sickness. As soon as I got in the car I popped one in and it was a sad moment. I wanted to just cry. I was excited for it to work so I could be more comfortable while working. It was nasty! It made me want to throw up & I spit mine out....so back to the drawing board. Hopefully this stays as a first trimester thing!! Don't know how some of my friends had this longer than 12 weeks....

Just wanted to send a BIG THANK YOU to my sweet Emily Ley. She has been a source of information being 4 months ahead of me :) She also has been a great ear especially when I had my first of many crying sessions about my first doctor's visit. Emily was kind enough to give my little blog a much needed ELP/ELC facelift! You should have seen what the blog looked like before...so fuggly! Thanks to her fabulous eye and creative talent she threw together my blog design in a snap an I LOVE IT! Emily owns Emily Ley Paper and I highy suggest you look at her website as I am in love with her paper goods! And if anyone needs some branding help, Emily Let Creative has done some amazing work too! So Thanks again Em!! xoxo