Its started!

So the morning sickness kicked in a few days ago! I knew it was going to be a possibility but I wasn't expecting it quite so soon. I guess it really hasnt been all that bad - just headaches and nauseous, so I cant complain. I am just a little worried about getting on a plane. I leave tomorrow for Houston and then next week I go to Green Bay, WI...oh yes, I know you are jealous! I did go purchase Sea Bands today and they seem to be helping a little bit. They are these elastic bands that go on your wrists and specifically target an accupunture point that is supposed to help with motion and morning sickness. We will see how long they last!

Nate and I have also seen a lot of family over the last couple of weeks and keeping our mouths shut is really hard to do. I think we will have seen almost every member of our families that we are close to within the last couple of weeks...that NEVER happens and we are trying really hard but I am going to lose it soon! I just want to go to the first appointment before we tell the world. Speaking of...I had to push the first appointment back a week because of my lovely trip to WI so we dont have our first sonogram until March 12th! It is killing me but I know it will be here before we know it!

Well I felt like all of that was really random but Nate said I should add post again since some things have been going on.

First Appointment

So yesterday (Our 8 year dating anniversary!) I went to my first appointment, and they say I am 5 weeks and 6 days pregnant, which means I am due October 10! I think they may be a little off but we will find out for sure in 3 weeks when we get our first sonogram. I cant believe it is so close. I dont feel pregnant at all and feel like it isnt real. Fear has also set in, which is really difficult since 1 out of every 5 pregnancies ends in miscarriage. Just makes me so nervous but I am really trying not to think about it much and just praying for a healthly next few months.

Nate and I have been talking about names already because we agree on NOTHING...seriously this is going to be hard. We may have a girl name but he still isnt sure about it. He likes the really traditional names and I like more unusal ones. I think this comes from being 1 of 4 Melissa Kay(e)'s that I know and now I am Melissa Hall...are you kidding...do you know how many of us there are?? So I would like for our kids to not have a name that everyone else has.

We have also started talking about our precious puppy and how she is going to feel so neglected, which makes both of us so sad. She has been our child for the past year and a half and she knows it! She sunggles with us everynight and sleeps right on top of me. I love it...we will have to work on that! I included a picture of us sleeping...I think it is cute!

February 6, 2008

Who knew that February 6, 2008 would be a new day that we will never forget? It was a typical day at work, and I was talking to a couple of my friends and explaining that my dog, Bentley was acting very strange. She was totally off her routine - she wasnt eating, not going to the bathroom when we would take her out, and started going potty in her crate, which she had not done in months! I was looking for advice on how to get her back in the swing of things when one of my friends says, "Are you pregnant?" I said, No. He then explained that dogs can sense these things because of the change in hormones and can begin to act different. So I started researching it, googling it, that is what I do with everything! Turns out Bentley was doing some of the things the internet was talking about. So fast forward a couple of hours - I am feeling sick, chills, just not good so I decide to go home. After being home for a couple of hours I thought, maybe I should just take a test and see what it says. I really didnt think I was pregnant, I had taken tests before...all negative, so I didnt want to get my hopes up. So I take the test, there are TWO pink lines...are you kidding me! The 2nd line was very faint but I just knew it was right. So I proceeded to call Nate about 3 times to see when he was going to be home. He finally got home, and I made him close his eyes and put the test in front of his face. He couldn't believe it...at first he was skeptical because the line was SO faint.

Later that night, I decided to go to the doctor because I still wasnt feeling very well. They did a test there in case they needed to prescribe antibiotics. It came back POSITIVE...it was for real. We were going to be parents!!