6 weeks 6 days

I thought when you are pregnant you are supposed to eat more? Or at least want to eat more? But I am having the opposite problem.  It's a little strange.  Eating is SUCH a chore.  But.... If I don't eat, I feel dizzy.... so I must eat. Today I ate 2 whole meals! That's a record for me over the past several days.

Here are some one-liners from the past few days that I thought yall would enjoy:

My Sweet Friend Michelle: "I spent lots of time thinking about baby stephens and the excitement built and built" (when referring to her lack of sleep from the night before)

My Dad: "I thought William was white" (when I was telling my dad about the ultrasound he asked what the baby looked like and I told him it looked like a black blob)

Always-Has-The-Perfect-Thing-To-Say Johanna: "That is just the cutest looking lentil I've ever seen.  He's got William's pasty thighs, I can tell already." (My response was... Ummm.... when did you see William's thighs???) (And I could post Johanna's entire email to me it was sooo hilarious!)

Jonna: "I'm calling it the hungry caterpillar."

Kendell: "Peyton, your babystrology things is super creepy" (It's the thing over on my sidebar... and she's right it is... but my guess is the creepier the more realistic.  I'm all about realism around here!)

So what's a new momma thinking about these days?
No/Low VOC paint
Cloth Diapering
Maternity Leave
Nursery Decorations

Peyton

Dear Baby

Dear Baby,
I just want you to know that your momma is a half marathoner! A few weeks before you came into existence I ran a half marathon.  It was one of my goals to complete before you came.  I'm not gonna lie... I'm a little sad that you will be reversing the 20lbs. of half marathon shape that I got in.  But it's okay... maybe you can help me train for my next one.  Will you cheer me on? Probably not... you'll probably just make me push your heavy little butt around with me.  That's fine... you're worth it.  But you remember... your momma was a half marathoner.
Love,
Your mommy

Take the Poll

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What do you think we are having?!

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Peyton

Cravings

So the baby is very picky about what it wants to eat.  Food I thought I liked is now "gross".  So far... fruit is about the only thing that continues to make us both happy.  Although two people one person and one tadpole cannot subsist on fruit alone.

That brings me to the topic of cravings... they are infamous during pregnancy.  I officially have my first.  I desperately need Carrabbas' Chicken Bryan with fettucini alfredo. I'm not sure where this craving came from, but it's very specific. William says we can go get some today! It's kind of a drive, but I'm excited about it! Yum!

Peyton

A year in the making!

We had our first ultrasound today! I'm excited to announce that unless one was hiding, we are only having one baby.  William is thrilled... that it's only one!

6 weeks and 2 days (July 8th, 2011)

We saw the heart beat.  Just barely.  Probably a few days earlier and we wouldn't have.  I'm about 6 weeks and 2 days pregnant.  This makes my due date Leap Day! How fun is that! There is a 1 in 1457 chance of being born on February 29... I did the math.  While I'm not sure what it would mean for birthdays I think it's cool.

I have my next appointment on July 28th, so we would appreciate your prayers until then (well after that too).  My doctor is very kind and recognizes how anxious new mommies can get... especially ones that spent a year trying to conceive. So because of that he said that I can come in before the 28th if I need a "psych" visit.  He said he'll show me my baby any day I want.  Just the thought of not being kept from my baby is so comforting.

I could talk to you about my symptoms... but today is not the day.

I just want to say that I love this child.  I love our baby so much.  It's only 1.34cm long... and I love it.  Even if it looks like a tadpole right now.

Peyton

One Day Until We Meet Our Baby

I wish it was tomorrow already.  I can't wait to meet my baby.

In other news, William is slowly beginning to recognize that I am pregnant.  He cleaned the bathtub without me even asking so that I can take a bath.  If you have ever seen him after he gets off work you understand that our bathtub was completely covered in oil based mud.  Gross.  I literally couldn't scrub it hard enough.  He also kindly offered (although I didn't make him) to take his food outside when my sensitive smeller was repulsed by the turkey burger he was making.

I think that's one thing that I have definitely noticed about pregnancy... It's very true that your nose works very well.  This I think has been the WORST symptom so far.  I mean I think I've had others... but this is the most unbearable.  It made going to the grocery store quite painful.  There was a different smell around every corner waiting to knock me down.  Also lots of people... that wear perfume.  Gross.  Perfume should be outlawed.

I'll update tomorrow after the appointment... hopefully with a picture of our little lentil bean.

Peyton

6 weeks

This is my 6th week of pregnancy... the baby is now 4 weeks old!
Baby is the size of a lentil bean (or one source says a blueberry).
This week eyes, nose, and mouth begin to develop... hopefully the heart is also beating by now.

I'm still very excited... but can't help that I'm nervous. Friday I will feel much better!

Here are some highlights from the past week.

 William was celebrating... or mourning... I'm not sure he has sorted out his feelings yet!

 The infamous pink lines! 

At this point several people know I'm pregnant... but the first person animal we told was Lucy. 

Colton wins the award for the best reaction so far... 

Some background info:

• Colton had been in Denmark for 6 months prior to this day.  I hadn't seen him since the first week in January.
• Colton squeezed me very hard in the airport... and I flinched (sore boobs). 
• Colton talked about me adopting black/hispanic babies on the way home from the airport... he would. 
• Colton thinks he is the coolest person in the world.
• Colton was also the most excited when he found out I was engaged. 

Okay now that that is out of the way... Here's how we told him...

When we got home from the airport I handed my mom my cell phone to record and told him I had a welcome home present for him... First he opened the decoy present... a pink Guy Harvey shirt and a CD of an electric string quartet!

In case you can't hear what he said... the card said Congratulations on the front.  On the inside it said "We're so glad to hear your good news" (The printed part...). Then I wrote "Colton, With all good news comes bad news.  Sorry you are being ousted as the family favorite.... because you are going to be an uncle."

My favorite part: "Wait! You're having a kid!"

And also: "So that's why you flinched when I hugged you earlier."

 Here's what was in the present... 

Peyton