Approx. 9 weeks

Not much new this week, we celebrated Thanksgiving with both families and it was delicious! Being pregnant during the holidays is definitely the way to do it because now I have an excuse to eat lots of yummy holiday food!

Jeff and I are going to the annual Police Ball on Saturday at the Skagit Valley Casino, it should be a lot of fun. It is a charity event with dinner and dancing, and it's a nice excuse to get all dressed

up for the night. It will be our 3rd year going and it seems to get better every year. I will post pictures afterwards!

Approx. 8 weeks

The baby bump watch continues...although maybe I should refer to it as the baby bloat watch because that is how I feel. UGH! My work pants are tight already, although I haven't gained any weight. I will continue to tell myself that it's bloat, although whenever I tell my mom this she just laughs at me. She must know something I don't :-) We are still impatiently counting down the days until our first visit to the OB on Dec. 4!! Woohoo!

Approx. 7 weeks

We can't wait to go to the OB in Dec. so we can find out exactly how far along we are! This past week I experienced some cramping, nausea, and pounding headaches. But I have felt better the last couple days, so I am hoping (fingers crossed) that I continue to feel better instead of worse.

Graveyard + pregnant = Misery!!

Okay, I am officially exhausted as I sit at work at 1:54 AM! I should be in bed sleeping! I feel as though my body and mind are asleep anyway, so I might as well be in bed. All I do is count down the minutes until I can get in to bed. How sad is that? I have also been having bouts of nausea. It comes and goes periodically. When I get up in the morning (okay, the afternoon) it's probably the worst, and then it comes in short waves throughout the day. I will be happy with nausea as long as I don't start throwing up. I hate throwing up. Other then that, I have been drinking an insane amount of water and I feel like I use the bathroom every 20 minutes. I am thankful my co-workers are understanding. Hopefully they remain that way :-)

Thank you Jamie!

My sister-in-law Jamie is a sweetheart! She was kind enough to talk to a lady she knows at our OB's office and they were able to schedule me with the female doctor I was hoping to see!! I am so happy and that is a huge, uncomfortable weight off my shoulders! Thank you again Jamie! Our first appointment will be on Dec. 4.

Approx. 5 weeks and 4 days

I'll update this weekly with belly shots so you can watch me grow!

Waiting

After we got confirmation of the pregnancy from my Doctor, we began searching for an OB. I didn't expect to have any problems finding a Doctor. I was wrong! The OB that my sister in law recommended (and who I was hoping to see) was not accepting new patients and neither were the other 3 that I called!! Geez! So as of now our OB is a man. At first I was extremely uncomfortable with the thought of having a male OB, but I think that I am okay with it now. This OB was highly recommended by one of Jeff's friends. Sooooooooooooo, our first appointment is on Dec. 3! That is so far away! I should be about 9 weeks along by then.

The waiting game begins! Other than being tired all the time, I am not experiencing any other symptoms. I will post some belly pictures soon!