Reservations & Hesitations

Doesn't Christmas feel like an eternity away? We spent time with my family (including aunts & uncles & grandma) last night at Rockin R Ranch in Mesa. It was a lot of fun, but I was again feeling sick. Thankfully with the big group no one noticed. We had my sister Lyndsey spend the night with us, and this morning during breakfast I thought I might upchuck! I didn't, but I had a lot of errands planned for this morning and have accomplished nothing. All I can do is sleep to feel better, which means the kitchen is dirty, the laundry is piling up, and I haven't been to Target in far too long!
I accidentally told a few people at work since I have been feeling so awful & had to have an explanation for the constant green tinge of my face haha. I know the news will spread, so I am trying to convince Daniel that we need to tell our families soon. Christmas is still two months away! Since our doctor's appointment is in 6 days I am hoping to make it until then so we at least have some medical proof that I really am pregnant. We will only be 7 weeks by that time, and it just seems too early to be saying anything. If something were to happen I would be devastated! And then to have everyone know about it...I am not sure I am strong enough to handle that.
Oh well - it won't be like this the entire pregnancy, right? I have a lot more respect for all the mothers out there who have gone the distance & lived to tell the tale.
So I have to tell this hilarious joke that I found online & still cannot explain why I think it's so funny. It has definitely cheered me up at a time when I have needed it!
"A frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller. He can see from her nameplate that her name is Patricia Whack. So he says: 'Ms. Whack, I'd like to get a loan to buy a boat and go on a long vacation.' Patti looks at the frog in disbelief and asks him how much he'd like to borrow. The frog says $30,000. The teller asks his name and the frog says his name is Kermit Jagger, his dad is Mick Jagger, and that it's ok, he knows the bank manager. Patti explains that $30,000 is a substantial amount of money and that he will need to secure some collateral against the loan.
She asks if he has anything he can use as collateral.
The frog says, 'Sure. I have this,' and produces a tiny pink porcelain elephant, about half an inch tall, bright pink and perfectly formed. Very confused, Patti explains that she'll have to consult with her manager and disappears into a back office. She finds the manager and says, 'There's a frog out there called Kermit Jagger who claims to know you and wants to borrow $30,000. And he wants to use this as collateral.' She holds up the tiny pink elephant. 'I mean, what in the world is this?'
The bank manager looks back at her and says, 'It's a knick-knack, Patti Whack. Give the frog a loan. His old man's a Rolling Stone.' "
Hahaha ~ well until next time!

My Bright Idea

Hello! My very first blog ~ I am way behind the times. I have to confess that my motives are not entirely pure. I have been wanting to keep a journal of the months ahead, yes, but also do not intend to share with family until the time is right.

Yep - I am the big preg-o! My husband Daniel and I were lucky on our very first try! We are six weeks tomorrow, so our little T is about the size of an appleseed. Our roughly estimated due date is June 24th, and my first doctor's appointment is a week from tomorrow. I have been doing a lot of reading (what I do best) and a lot of the advice suggests keeping a journal for posterity as well as sanity.

The secrecy has reasoning, however. I am not in a big rush to tell every family member & friend in case in the early stages of things something goes wrong. But more importantly, I have recently been subjected to some pretty grandiose-sized secret-keeping (ahem, Julie), so I think it only fair to return the favor. Maybe on the petty side, but think how excited our parents will be when we break the news on Christmas day!

Normally, I would have rushed over and told my mom right away, so this blog will hopefully be my way of communicating with her through time. Mom, I have been dying to tell you - I have been feeling so very terrible that I want to come over for saltines & ginger ale and be on the receiving end of your patented comfort in times of sickness. But if we tell you, we tell all, and we want it to be a surprise! So Daniel ran down to Fry's and bought saltines & Progresso chicken noodle & I feel a little better. He said it's giving him some practice for when I start having cravings.

I have had such an easy time with that time of the month my whole life, that I guess the last week of morning sickness (which lasts ALL day) has been my payback. It is making me doubt whether we will have more kids after this one, but hopefully I will stop feeling this way very soon. Daniel says I have a hypersensitive sense of smell now ~ and that means I think everything smells disgusting.

Well, another part of this whole pregnancy deal is that I am constantly exhausted, so this will be the end of my very first post in my very first blog regarding my very first little baby!

Goodnight all!