The news is out!
We are going to have our first little baby
and we could not be more excited!
After four years of marriage, Andrew and I felt it was time we should add a baby to our family.
I was always told, "you'll know when the time is right."
We never had this inspiring moment where we KNEW it was time but we just felt, "What next?"
I finished with my Bachelors in December and Andrew finished his Masters in August. We traveled a lot and felt we had checked everything off in the newlywed stage.
and for a few months we just felt like we were bobbing around in the ocean. We felt like it was time to start moving forward and we felt we could do that by adding to our family.
Andrew and I started trying a few months ago, hoping I would get pregnant quickly, but also knowing the reality that it could take at least a few months or years.
Sooooo, I was super surprised to find out that we were pregnant on our FIRST try!
(more about me finding out I was pregnant later.)
I have been sooo lucky with symptoms.
I've been feeling pretty nauseous throughout the past few weeks, but I've only thrown up ~6 times.
The first time Andrew was making something with garlic and I could not handle the smell. I went to brush my teeth and with the combination of the smell and making it harder to breath when brushing my teeth, I could not take it, and that was that.
The following times have all been brushing my teeth. For some reason having something in my mouth makes my nausea worse and it doesn't always end well. And once I threw up water because my stomach was being annoying. Besides that, I've been doing really well in the nausea department.
I've also been tired ALL the time (which is now tons better now 1st trimester is over). Those first 3 months were:
work, nap, small dinner, sleep, and repeat.
Andrew and I had a pretty exciting life going on.
At 9 weeks, we had our first ultrasound and Andrew and I got to see our little babe and hear little baby Earl's heartbeat. I was so grateful Andrew was able to be there and experience it with me and covid didn't ruin that part of our excitement!
We are already so in love with our little babe and can't wait to meet face to face.
It doesn't seem too real yet... sometimes I wonder if I'm just making it up in my mind.
But I'm sure it will get more real when my belly becomes bigger.
Tomorrow I will share a fun video of how I told Andrew.
We are so happy that this secret it OUT! Keeping it was the worst.
15 weeks along and this little baby already has our hearts!
We love you little baby Earl and are so thankful to have you.
