It’s about that time for a first trimester update that nobody asked for😜I thought it would be fun to do a little recap so I could look back on it years from now!
I can't believe we're already in the second trimester. Those first 13 weeks went by so fast, but also super slow from all of the nerves. They were filled with so many first's and it was truly so special. From finding out we were pregnant, to our first ultrasound, hearing her heartbeat, sharing the news with our family & friends, and founding out she was a GIRL! I know there's still many first's ahead of us, but I figured I would share a bit from each trimester for myself to look back on (and also in case any of you are curious haha)
How we found out:
June 6, 2022 - I was only 2 days late, but I decided to take a test anyway. I kept telling myself I was probably too anxious and stressing my body out so that's why I was late, but I took one anyways. I noticed I had been super hungry and had to pee a lot (but I knew this could have been normal since I had recently tried to up my water intake to prepare me for when I was pregnant). I was so hungry that the night before I took the test, I told Ben I thought I had a tape worm😂I also had a little bit of cramping the week before and the timing of it striked me as odd. My period was very regular so these cramps were coming at a weird time (come to found out, I think it was implantation cramping). Fast forward to the test, I wanted to be pregnant but I really didn't think I would be. When I saw a positive, I immediately started crying, shaking, all the things. Of course I had to be sure so I took 2 more tests and what'd you know, they were all positive! I just had to sit and soak in the moment, I couldn't believe it.
Then of course, I wanted to tell Ben in a cute way. My whole idea was to get him a little gorilla stuffed animal to say "we are having a baby gorilla". This has been a running joke in his family because Ben came out with a lot of hair and with both of our backgrounds, she is destined to have a lot of hair. Anyway, I wasn't able to find a gorilla so I settled for some onesies and layed them on our bed with the pregnancy tests on top - super simple. I practically had to beg Ben to come home before his softball game because there was no way I could hold it in any longer. I think he had a feeling by that point, but when he came home, he was still shocked and so excited! It was such a special moment❤️
How we told our family & friends:
I have to laugh at this one because we told our family right away. I wanted so badly to wait and tell them in a cute way, but we just couldn't hold it in. We facetimed both of our families on the same day we found out. Crazy I know!! I was so nervous telling them because at that point I was only like 4 weeks and I knew how important it is to wait to announce you're pregnant, but we did it anyway! After that, we pretty much told all of our close friends and family over the phone / facetime since we don't live by many of them. I thought I would be the person who was super extra with how I told everone, but it was actually super simple. I didn't care as much as I thought I would, I was just happy with keeping it between us and super lowkey. I surprised myself honestly haha
How I've been feeling:
We've had lots of questions about how I have been feeling and that’s meant so much to me. In the first few weeks, I was really really tired, hungry all the time, had to pee often, and had some minor cramping. The cramping scared me a bit, but they went away around 6-7 weeks. I didn't have any mourning sickness which was truly a miracle and I also had zero headaches in the beginning. If you know me, you know how often I get headaches so this was life changing. There were times when I knew I "should" have a headache but didn't and it was the greatest feeling ever, however it didn't last very long. I started to get them again around week 8. Then towards the end of the first trimester, I started to get a little bit of heart burn and some round ligament pain (or at least that's what I think it is). I also could not and still can’t sleep very well. I’m always tossing and turning. I think they say insomnia is a thing for pregnant women and I definitely can see that coming on. The hardest part for me has been making sure to drink enough water and eat food that is filling. I feel like I eat all the time and yet I'm always hungry. If you have any food tips, send them my way!!
How Daddy's been feeling:
Oh my gosh he is so excited! I mean just look at that smile😭🥹Sometimes I think he's more excited than me. I have always wanted to be a mom since I was a little girl, but seeing his excitement is a different kind of special. He has dreamed about this just as much as I have and I know he is going to be the best dad. It melted my heart when I was showing him some clothes I bought for her the other day. I totally thought he was going to give me a hard time for already buying things, but instead he was dying of how cute and small they were. This is the one thing he might be okay with me add to carting😂
How Baby's doing:
She is doing great😍Atleast from the few visits we have had, they said her heart sounds perfect & healthy - words every mom hopes to hear. I am nervous for every doctor's visit, but I love that you get to hear the heartbeat each time. It gives you that reassuring feeling we all need.
In the first few weeks leading up to our first ultrasound, I was so anxious and nervous of the unknown. We didn't have our first ultrasound until I was 9 weeks so it was a lot of time to worry. Thankfully though, Ben got to come and it was perfect. We got to see her cute little self squirming around and her heartbeat was around 160 bpm. We thought she looked like a little gummy bear. It was such a special day and we celebrated a healthy baby with a nice dinner at home, our "first baby" kids champagne that we received as a wedding gift, and a good ole chocolate molten lava cake from Chili's, my favorite dessert in the world.
Gender Reveal "Behind the Scenes":
When we found out we could do early genetic testing to find out the gender, Ben and I couldn't wait. We were both way too impatient and were able to find out around 11 weeks. We had the doctor's tell both of our sister's so they could buy the confetti poppers for us. I was convinced it was a boy in the beginning because I just couldn't imagine it being a girl for some reason. I was craving salty and sour which indicated boy, and I was also really fortunate to not have any mourning sickness. I was so convinced it was boy, but she tricked us! In the last week or so leading up to our reveal, Ben & I both actually changed our minds on it being a boy. He all of a sudden had a feeling it was a girl and I started to believe him because I know how worried he was about being a girl dad (even though I know he is going to be amazing). I think it was God's way of saying "hey you can do this and you're going to be great at it". We all know that girl is going to be wrapped around his finger. We also started to think it was a girl after losing Ben's sweet grandma, Lucille. We got the gender results on the exact same day Lucille went to party with Jesus in Heaven and ever since then, we just knew she was girl. The last crazy thing that made us think girl was the ring test. The day before the reveal, we decided to do the ring test and when I say it was creepy, I mean it. The ring was completely still and then out of nowhere starts moving in a circle and we all screamed "IT'S A GIRL!" By then, we were convinced and we were proven right when those poppers shot PINK everywhere. If you look closely, you can tell I struggled a bit with popping it😂We knew it was a girl by the time I finally got mine to pop LOL
Bump:
Everyone loves a good bumpdate, right? I tried to take pictures every single week starting from the day we found out we were pregnant, but it's harder than you think😂 I tried to wear the same stuff each week but then I got lazy of changing into it just for a picture. I probably won't do that anymore. Here are a few bump pics from week 4 (the day I found out), week 9 and week 14 (she is the size of a PEACH)😊I feel like I all of a sudden popped around week 13/14. What do y'all think!?None of my pants fit me anymore so maternity style here we come!!
That's all I got for now. Feel free to send me all the baby / mom advice, and registry must have's/don't’s. Hopefully I'll be back for a second trimester update. Crazy to think I'll be in my THIRD trimester then, woah!! As always, thanks for reading :)
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