First day of training

Alex & I officially started work today. It was only training/orientation, but it's the first step to re-joining the work force! There will be 13 other people working with us...we didn't really have time to interact but hopefully we'll all get along. We also got to see our work stations. Fun stuff. We have training next Thursday & Friday, and then start on the case the following Monday. I can't wait! The commute downtown kind of stinks, but oh well.

Tomorrow the whole fam is going over to my aunt & uncle's house to see the new baby and to say "goodbye" to my cousin, Brad. He's moving to Denver for work. I'm really excited to see everyone. I'm sure I'll post again about it with pictures.

Friday Alex & I are going to see "Semi Pro"! We are so looking forward to that movie...can't wait!!!

I've been feeling really nauseous lately, and the heartburn and indigestion is pretty much lasting all day instead of just the evenings like it used to. Otherwise I'm feeling pretty good. I am definitely showing a little baby bump. I was told that since I'm short, I'll show fairly early since the baby doesn't have a lot of room to stretch out. Oh, the joys of being short! : )

7w6d...or whatever

I had a bit of a scare Tuesday night and Wednesday day.

Tuesday night I spotted a little after my shower. It was brown and looked like snot (sorry, TMI). It was the first time I'd spotted since I was pregnant. As if that wasn't enough to freak me out, then the cramps started. Right side, left side, lower back. Yep, I was officially worried. Alex was great about it and suggested we call the doctor in the morning. I tried to relax and sleep until I could actually do something about it.

Wednesday morning I was still cramping, but had only spotted the one time. I called the doctor and explained what happened. I honestly thought she would tell me it was totally normal and to just take it easy. Nope. I was told it was probably nothing but that they wanted to see me just to be sure, and to get there as soon as I could.

Now I was really freaked out. Alex and I got there and waited until they called my name. Peed in the cup, BP actually normal, gained .25 pounds. Fine. Wait some more.

Finally the doctor takes me in to get an ultrasound. I couldn't even look at the screen until she said "there's definitely a little guy in there." I looked and not only was Baby P's heart beating away, the baby had gotten bigger! The doctor told me that everything looked wonderful and the baby's heartbeat was really strong. I was supposed to be 7w5d, but the baby was measuring between 1-3 days ahead!

Basically everything was fine. The cramps are normal...just making room for the little baby! Brown blood is ok, pink/red blood is not. I felt a lot better being able to see the baby again, and to find out immediately that everything was fine instead of having to wait. I'm definitely going to relax more and not be so worried all the time. We go back in 3 weeks for our 10 week check up.

I'm doing alright. I'm constantly hungry, but nothing sounds good. I have heartburn from 6-ish to when I fall asleep, sometimes mixed in with indigestion and nausea. My boobs hurt (no, that's really not a strong enough word to describe how they feel) and I'm tired. But this is all normal, and I embrace these symptoms because I know it means everything is going the way it should. I'm bloated and my pants don't fit. I'm rocking either maternity pants or my regular pants with this amazing invention called the Tummy Sleeve. It's this band that covers your pants so you can wear them unbuttoned and/or unzipped. It's pretty much amazing!

Once again, keep the prayers coming!

Surprise!

I'm pregnant!!!

I took a HPT (home pregnancy test) on January 19 and it was positive...way positive. After an initial freak-out with Alex (we weren't even trying), I made an appointment with my doctor on Monday for a blood test. Of course, the blood test was positive!

We had our first appointment with the OB on Valentine's Day. We got to see the baby and its heartbeat! It was so incredible!!! The baby is doing well, and we're due October 3, 2008!

I started another blog all about the pregnancy...http://pontusfamily.blogspot.com/. I'm sure I'll post about it on this blog as well, but be sure to check out that site for updates!

We've only told our families and our closest friends at this point. We're not going to tell other people until after our next appointment on March 12. Most of the people who read this blog already knew I was pregnant, but for any of you who is finding out for the first time...PLEASE KEEP THIS TO YOURSELF!!! Do NOT out me on MySpace or Facebook. We will make it widely public when we are ready.

Also, if you're the praying kind, please add Baby P to your prayers.

Ramblings

I had a pretty good birthday, considering the near blizzard we had here! We didn't go out or anything because of the weather. Alex had rented a few movies so we spent a lot of time in bed, snuggling and watching them. It was nice! He bought me flowers--red roses & dark red callas like my wedding bouquet. My BFF Vivian sent me flowers too! A girl can't have too many flowers! And we had my favorite kind of cake--chocolate chip cookie cake!!! Mmmmmmm!!!

Saturday afternoon we went with my parents to see the new baby (and my cousin and her husband, of course). It was my parents first time seeing Brendan, and of course they're in love with him too! If it's possible, he's gotten even cuter since the last time I saw him. My mom was a baby hog and we had to make her hand Brendan over to the rest of us. She's like that with every baby. Alex FINALLY decided he would hold him...this was only the 2nd time he's ever held a baby. He did fine. I'm glad we have one to practice on before we have our own baby. I'm thinking I might go over again sometime this week to get my fix.

Alex & I found out that our jobs will probably start in 2 weeks. We've been waiting for so long to start, we're just really anxious to work!!!

After last week's snow, it was about 70 degrees today. It was nice. I can't wait for this kind of weather to be here for good. We took a walk around the subdivision and I was sweating! And we BBQ'd hamburgers for dinner. Come on, Spring!!!