13w2d- First ever craving run

Today I had an insane craving for Pillsbury cinnamon buns, fresh out of the oven.  I asked PP if he would take me to the store to get some and being the sweet guy he is, volunteered to go himself because, and I quote, "It won't count as a real craving run if you come with me".   I stayed home in my pj's with the oven preheating, waiting for him to come home.  The cinnamon buns were delicious, BTW!

9w0d-Another milestone

Our baby is officially a fetus now!!  How exciting is that.  I've been feeling great, still no morning sickness to report so maybe I've made it out of the woods on that.  My acne is also really clearing up and I like to think that's because the placenta is now starting to take over hormone production.  I'll be doing some googling on that today.

I won an ebay auction for a new fetal doppler so hopefully we'll be able to hear the baby's heartbeat whenever we want.  I also ordered 3 bella bands so that I can start wearing my jeans with the top button undone.  I am already doing this now on my stretchiest pair of jeans but since I usually wear a hoody over top of my t-shirt to keep warm, I don't think it's too noticeable yet.  I'm sure they'll come in handy as I start to grow.  

Today I think we're going to try and take advantage of the boxing week sales and buy a pull-out couch and matching chair.  Wish us luck!

7w2d-First midwife appointment

We had our first midwife appointment today!  It lasted about an hour and we got homework to do for the next visit which I think is pretty cool.  She talked to us about our family history, took my weight and bp and then sent me for some blood work upstairs.  We won't be getting an ultrasound until 18 weeks at the earliest which is sometime in March I think.  She advised us that we should hold off telling people until our next appointment just because of the risk of miscarriage and we have agreed to wait until then at least.  

Next appointment is on January 15 and she'll try to hear the heartbeat and then do a physical exam.  Luckily her office is right behind where ProudPoppa works so he can come and see if we can hear the heartbeat and then he can go back to work so she can do the physical.  Before then, we have to go through our homework sheet and then write down 3 days worth of average meals so she can see how healthy we eat.  That part I'm not looking forward to lol.  

Otherwise, I'm feeling great!  No real morning sickness to report, I had some moments of gagging here and there but nothing to complain about.  Hoping it stays that way through to the 2nd trimester.

5w1d-Disappearing symptoms

We've made it to the 5 week mark!! I'm still feeling pretty good, only minimal symptoms so far but today when I woke up, they were diminished somewhat. Not completely gone, but just less. It might be just that I've gotten used to them or maybe they have diminished but from what I've read, this is completely normal.

We've decided not to tell people till the 12 week mark, which is Jan. 20th so now the longest 7 weeks of my life begins. I've been joining baby groups on my charting site to help pass the time and the ladies there have all be so supportive. I am enjoying every day as much as I can because I know it can be taken away in a moment's notice, but the nervousness is still there every now and then. Proudpoppa has been great, and has taken a lot of time to reason with me and reassure me that things will be ok. Tomorrow I'm calling the midwife since I can't get in to see my family doctor till Dec. 18. I hope the midwife can take me sooner than that. I'd like to get the initial tests out of the way soon and who knows, maybe we'll have an early (before xmas) ultrasound as our Christmas gift. :)

3w6d: It still hasn't sunk in yet.

Well I went to the walk-in clinic at my University today and had a pregnancy test done there just to confirm.  Their tests were not nearly as sensitive as what I used yesterday, but a faint line eventually did show up.  The doctor I got highly recommended us go with a midwife rather than an OB/GYN, which we were planning on doing anyway, so when I got back to work, I emailed the midwife that I had already thought of going with.  She emailed back and we've arranged for a phone chat later this week.  She mentioned she may be going on vacation at the end of the year so she may not be available to deliver our baby, so we'll have to see.

It still doesn't feel real.  I keep thinking that this is going to be taken away from me at any minute.  Even just chatting with my husband about it makes me feel so surreal.  I think it'll start sinking in once we have our first official appointment, until then, I'm still on cloud nine.

Wow... just, wow!

Well, what a day it has been. Today my fertility friend chart said it was time to do a pregnancy test and see if I was pregnant. This is just our 3rd month trying, so I wasn't holding out much hope. That being said, I had been having some symptoms like having to pee 20 times a day that raised my suspicions, but I didn't want to get my hopes up just in case.

So this morning, I took my temperature (it went up 0.1 of a degree) and then went and pe'ed on a stick. Well the results were less than desirable. After 5 minutes, I thought I could see a faint line but figured since the 5 minute time limit was about to pass, it meant nothing, so I threw it in the garbage and went back to bed. Well, when my hubby woke up he wanted to see the crap test and when he looked at it he saw a line. I did too but it had already been an hour (well past the time limit at this point) so we resolved that I would hold my pee for as long as I could possibly stand it and try again with the other test.

Well, 4.5 hours later, I tried another test and sure enough, within 1 minute, I had a positive. I showed my husband and he said "pee on the digital" lol. We had picked up a digital test yesterday and I figured I wouldn't use it till later in the week if we had been getting promising faint positives. Well I buckled and dipped the digi test too. Sure enough, 2 minutes later, we saw the word "pregnant" and since we're in Canada we got the French version too. Here is the pic:

We are both thrilled but can't believe that this has finally happened to us. Now the dreaded 3 month wait begins. I'm heading to my University clinic tomorrow to confirm things and get referred to a midwife. Here's to a sticky bean :)