This will be my first official real post on our blog. I thought I'd start off with the fact that we're expecting our first baby in June!! I really want to keep an interactive record of this journey so far. I realize that I only have a few months left but I just barely figured out this blogging thing- so I have a lot to catch up on.I found some pregnancy journaling questions that I thought would be good for me to summarize my pregnancy so far. Sorry if it's lengthy and boring but I need to record every detail so I have something to look back on- the pregnancy has gone by so fast! So here they are:1) Where were you when you first suspected you were pregnant?Well, I never once suspected I was pregnant. My husband suspected it before I gave any thought to the possibility of me being pregnant. I had the stomach flu for all I knew. 2) What were the symptoms/signs that you felt before you found out you were pregnant?I started despising certain foods and smells and felt sick throughout the day. For example:- Conference weekend- I made a hearty breakfast and decided after the meal that I hated eggs.
- Trip home to California (went home to see my sis, Brooke, home from her mission)- on this trip I started noticing that all the food I normally enjoyed eating didn't taste the same and nothing sounded appetizing at all. I couldn't enjoy my stepdad's homemade salsa, or even an In-n-Out burger. I started feeling sick to my stomach throughout the day but didn't put any of these symptoms together.
3) When did you discover you were pregnant?
October 21, 2008- I got back home from my trip to California and by this point, I felt sicker than a dog. It was everything I could do to pull myself out of bed. I felt woozy and nauseous and had aches and pains all over. Kenny told me to leave work early and go home and rest. He suggested that I might be pregnant and told me to grab a pregnancy test on the way home. I never even thought for a minute that I could possibly be pregnant. I grabbed a pregnancy test and went home and took it. Sure enough, the test came out positive! I couldn't believe it! I felt a flood of emotions all at once: excitement, happiness, worry- it was surreal. These tests never worked before (well they worked, they just always came out negative so I just decided they didn't work). I really didn't believe it. I called Kenny and he was so happy but couldn't believe it either. I started to get nervous because I didn't know what to do next so I called my mom and told her. She was so excited and guided me through everything I needed to do. I told her I was scared that maybe the test was innaccurate so she told me to take another one the next morning. I did and it came out positive again!! Kenny and I could let ourselves be truly excited by this point because we knew this was real now. We had our first baby on the way!!
4) List some of the cravings you've had along the way:
- Olive Garden salad
- chili flavored ramen noodles
- low mein/chinese food
- soup broth
- pickles
- salt and vinegar chips
- macaroni and cheese
- chex mix
- chocolate cinnamon bears
- Sweetarts
- homemade tacos
- seafood/fish
- fruit
- King Vitamin cereal
- oatmeal/Cream of Wheat
5) Any food dislikes?
- onions and garlic (used to love them)
- cream of chicken enchiladas and lasagna (used to make both of these for dinner- can't stand the sight of them now- can't even stand the sight of the recipes)
- grilled chicken
- salsa
- eggs
- Cafe Rio sweet pork burritos (used to be a treat for us for lunch- not anymore)
6) Smells that have become bothersome?
- scentsy candles
- onions/garlic
- beef/roast/french dip sandwiches
- Bath & Body Works hand soaps/lotions
- my husband's body wash and face lotion
- Subway sandwiches baking in the local Walmart
* on the brighter side, there have been smells that have been particularly favorable during my pregnancy:
- citrus smells: grapefruit, lemons, oranges
- mint
- cinnamon
- Jergens Cherry Almond lotion
