Knocked Up!

Here is that famous test. We are having another little tiny. It has been about three weeks since we found out and I still can't believe it.

Yesterday the family went to the doctor so I could get my ultrasound. So far, New Baby is just a round seed with a heartbeat. According to the technician that did the ultrasound I am exactly 7 weeks pregnant. It feels like a lot more than that. With Felix I had no morning sickness. In fact, I didn't know I was pregnant with him until my first missed period, three months into the pregnancy.

Right now the foods I am really craving are deep-fried mushrooms, red meat (especially beef sticks!), and fresh fruits, raspberries in particular. I am really trying to eat healthfully but there are so few foods that I can stomach. Sometimes just thinking about a certain food makes me sick. And today, we all went to Pearson's Diner and I ordered a chicken salad sandwich. One of my bites had something icky in it (think gristle). That was not helping my hatred of most foods! I want to exercise more too, but I feel extremely tired and sick most of the time.

My stress level is high. Al and I are getting married soon, I am very emotional, Felix is having tantrums often because he is getting new molars... the list goes on. We are very happy we are having another baby- in fact, we planned for a new baby and tried a whole 9 days for one! But the first trimester so far has sucked and the only thing keeping me from going crazy is shopping for adorable new maternity clothes, napping, and spending time away from the house. Hopefully I will get back to my cheerful and happy self soon!

The last things I remember about pregnancy are how beautiful I felt, how proud I was to be a mama-to-be, and how much energy I had. I feel ugly, fat, and tired now. And the reality hasn't set in that this new baby is really, really, real. My first ultrasound with Felix showed a 12-week gestated fetus with arms, legs, facial features, and an audible heartbeat. I felt a connection immediately with him. How could I not? He was already a little person! New Baby is too small to have any resemblance to the person it is about to become. I hope when it gets farther along I will feel that same pride and excitement that I did when I first saw Baby Bear. But that is 13 weeks away, when we find out the sex of the baby. I can't wait. I will be in the second trimester, I will feel great, I will have a cute little bump instead of feeling bloated from the increase in water weight, and I will get to see and here New Baby AND get to know its gender!