2 months since my last post. That's bad.
What have I been doing all this time??? Well, first there was school, then there was sickness, then there was exhaustion, then there was more school. I am sensing a trend.
After a month in Russellville working hard on my last summer of grad school (only 3 more classes to go!), I was more than worn out when David picked me up on our anniversary to move me home. Not only was I tired, I didn't feel very good either, I was nauseous and felt feverish. That night, I took a pregnancy test (for the heck of it). I always thought I'd have this "feeling" when I was pregnant, a sixth sense about what was happening in my body. Well, I had NO IDEA. Now that I've been feeling it for many weeks, I would know the feeling if it happened again, but there was no intuition happening here.
Now I'm 13 weeks along and feeling much better. The sickness is slowly wearing off. It only comes periodically now. It's strange to know that you have a baby inside, but not be able to see it or feel it. But I'm not rushing my belly to grow...after all, I'll have plenty of time to "enjoy" it once it's here. I know February 28th will be here soon enough. :)
David is extremely sweet and supportive. He picks up things at the store that have been tasting good to me, and hopes that they are still tasting good when he brings them home. I am very sensitive to smells, and have lost many an appetite due to unfriendly aromas.
We are enjoying this new change in our lives, while still going on with things as they have always been - I started back to school today. My students were excited to hear the news and wanted to ask all kinds of questions like if we got pregnant "on purpose". (In their defense, I guess most of the pregnancies they see are accidental.)
I am trying to keep a journal of my experience that the baby can read/laugh at some day...well, if it's a girl, she probably will. I doubt a boy would be too interested in reading it.
For now, I'm just as happy as can be, and feeling blessed every single day.
I will leave this post with a picture of our sweet "Bluebud" (David's came up with that one).
