The night I found out I was pregnant was full of so many emotions. I was Excited, Nervous, Happy, Exhausted and every other emotion under the sun, moon and stars. I couldn't believe I was going to be a MOMMY! It was finally my turn...Most of my friends already have a child or more and are already in per-school to the third grade. I've been waiting so long and I'm not saying this is even the "right" moment, it's NEVER the "right" time to have a baby, if you are financially ready then your relationship isn't or something traumatic will happen, or heaven forbid you have problems conceiving... it's life and bringing a baby into the world is a BIG responsibility regardless of what is going on in your personal life, you just make it work.
Right now, I believe I'm Seven weeks along. I haven't been to the doctor yet but am going to schedule it in next week at my eight week mark. I'll have two weeks off paid (so nice) so I'll have some me time to get everything I need done. I'm currently working as a Nanny of two adorable children....great practice considering I'm nauseous as all heck right now working 50+ hours a week and running after two kids ages three and five.
I've been so obsessive over every detail so far, some may think I'm going overboard but I feel like I can never learn to much or be to prepared right? I'm logging all my meals, calorie intake, sodium and sugar....just to make sure I'm in-taking enough calories and not indulging in to much sodium and trying to keep it to only healthy natural sugars....definitely a challenge at times when I'm surrounded by donuts and cookies at work all day, but for the most part I've been really good with self control, along with 60 - 100 oz of water intake a day. I've also been weighting myself and taking measurements of my belly so I can see the exact progress of our babies growth and make sure I'm gaining enough weight. I started at 97lbs and 25 inches around my belly. then I went from 99lbs back down to 97lbs and am at 25.5 inches around my belly, I guess it's normal in the first trimester to fluctuate a little and only should gain one - five pounds in the first trimester.
Today's challenge for myself was determining not only my babies Ethnicity but my own as well....all I knew was my dad was 100% Italian. I went ahead and asked both of my grandparents on my mothers side what they were and figured it out. Officially I'm 1/2 Italian, 1/8 German, 1/8 Czechoslovakian, 1/16 English and 3/8 Irish. I still need to figure out Tim's exact Ethnicity so I can accurately calculate our babies Ethnicity....but over all I feel accomplished with today's research.
I still have so many questions and so much research to do, so I just write down all my questions and take it day by day to do the proper steps to make sure I have the best and most accurate answers...I'll of course ask my doctor but I feel like the Internet not only am I getting other mothers answers but I'm also getting multiple doctors opinions as well. I don't believe in trusting one person with all my questions so between my doctor and my second, third, and fourth opinion on the Internet I think I'll feel 100% confident with my choice in whatever I'm trying to figure out that day.
I'm so excited and can't wait for next week to find a OBGYN and get my first ultrasound, start my blood tests and start getting situated. I'll probably do another post on if I'm going to have a home birth, birthing hospital birth or a hospital birth. I'm so torn and undecided. Until then, I'll be Pregnant and Sassy <3
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