And the symptoms begin...

Well I guess I spoke too soon about not having any symptoms because as of Friday my life has been rough... and by my life I mean my stomach!

Symptom Number 1... TIREDNESS! I can't seem to get enough sleep no matter how many hours I sleep at night and throughout the day. I am constantly trying to find an extra minute to nap and that extra bit of energy to make my bed (anyone that knows me well knows that I ALWAYS make the bed so this is very disturbing to me)!

Symptom Number 2... SICKNESS! This was an on and off sort of thing for the past week but is in prime season now. At first the sight or thought of chocolate made me uneasy but now I can eat chocolate ALL DAY long (thank GOD because I love my Triple Chocolate Meltdowns from Applebee's). At this point it isn't any certain food anymore... but if I don't constantly have a mint, jolly rancher, or something along those lines in my mouth I am feeling sick. Thanks to my pregnant friend, Maura McNamara, I was able to find a solution of sucking on hard candy, but prior to that it was my sitting on the couch with my eyes closed or constantly snacking on something edible which became annoying really fast.

I haven't had much else as far as symptoms... or at least not anything that is driving me crazy like the two mentioned above.

Oh wait... I have also been decently cranky (I guess I can recapture my old title of "Crabby Abbie" that my mom gave me when I was going through puberty). I am surprised Don is still feeling love for me... I snap easy! Well I guess this is fair warning to everyone ;)!

Hope everyone has a great week. I will update again once I have more details about this miracle inside me. :)

It's baby time!

Well on Thursday, August 13, 2009, I found out that I was pregnant! I took three tests and they all came back positive! I don't know if it is a sign or not but August 13 was also our 8 month annivarsary! So it turned out to be a very special day for sure! As we inch closer to being married for one full year, we also get closer to having our first child.

I decided that since I didn't have my family around since I am all the way down in Texas... that I would start this so that everyone could keep up with each new month of my pregnancy.

My first prenantal doctor appointment will be on Septmeber 8, 2009. So far I haven't had any major symptoms as far as morning sickness or extreme tiredness, but today I noticed myself yawning at noon... which isn't like me at all!

Well I hope that everyone enjoys my new blog! As I grow... I will post pictures on here for everyone to see! :)

Love you all!

By the way... the pictures here are the "before" pictures that I took the day I found out!