Being in Oklahoma and having most of my family and friends in New York and Michigan I tend to rely on Facebook as a way to keep everyone in the loop. I am not a very private person when it comes to things I am excited about (clearly….I was only four weeks pregnant when we announced to the world. Screw that whole ‘wait til the second trimester thing’. The only way I would have been able to do that is if I disabled my Facebook account). A few years ago I pulled an April Fool’s joke where I posted “Today’s forecast is cloudy with a 100% chance of morning sickness.” People were not amused. Some got downright pissed off. I told myself that when I did get pregnant I wasn’t going to tell anyone except my parents and a couple of friends until I was around seven months pregnant and post a photo of my big ol belly with the caption, “See kids….this is why you don’t eat watermelon seeds” and then have everyone freak because they didn’t know yet. Clearly that didn’t happen. I was just too excited to keep my mouth shut. Anywho…anyone that reads my Facebook posts knows my first trimester was a little rough in some aspects but over all it could have been worse….and there were some moments that were pretty damn good.
So without further ado…. here is my long winded first trimester recap.
Finding Out and Telling Family
I touched on this in my last post. I wasn’t even late yet. I ordered a weird pizza topping and ate the crap out of it and I peed on the stick because…well….why not. I had been in Texas Memorial Day weekend and Kerri gave me a “baby goodie bag” with ovulation strips, two pregnancy tests and a baby outfit. I did one of the ovulation tests when I got home and the line was faint…I did another one the next day and the line was gone. I figured I had missed the window for the month. (I am pretty sure we conceived over that weekend…so the chance wasn’t missed…but I didn’t know that then.) So June 9th, for shits and giggles, I peed on a stick from the “goodie bag”. I had peed on several sticks in the past, all negative and I didn’t expect this one to be any different so I didn’t wait the prescribed time. No line. I threw it out.
About an hour later I had to pee again so I was sitting there doing my thing and something in my mind made me fish the test out of the trash can. There was a line. A very faint one but still…..a line. I took a picture, sent it to Kerri (June 9th is, by the way, Kerri’s birthday) with the caption, “IS THAT A MFNG LINE?!?!?!?” She said it was but when I told her it had been a little over an hour she said it could be an evaporation line and a false positive and to try again in the morning. So I calmly went back into the living room with Adam…didn’t say a word… and continued to watch TV. No big deal. I figured it was gonna be negative in the morning.
5AM rolls around. I wake up and stumble into the bathroom. Take the remaining pee stick from the “goodie bag”, do my thing and let the dogs out while I waited for it to season. Verdict…..line. Not as faint as the one the night before. An actual legit line. So I took a picture at ass crack dawn, sent it to Kerri with the caption, “Okay….now THAT is an mfing line!” and got ready for work. I was still calm. I had expected that when the day came that a pee stick was positive I would be bouncing off the walls but no….call it shock or disbelief or something but I was very much like, “Okay. Cool. I’m pregnant. Where are my work boots?”
I still didn’t tell Adam. I went to work. Went to medical. Had a blood test done. They said they would call me in a couple hours. Went back to work. Peed on a third stick…positive. Got the call and the lady was all, “Okay you need to schedule a pregnancy resource meeting blah blah blah…” I asked her if that meant the blood test was positive. She goes, “Oh! Yes! Congratulations.” I still didn’t freak out. I went home and grabbed the shirt I had made a few months back to tell Adam with (the “Looks like we need to find some stairs” shirt), called him and asked him if he wanted to go to lunch with me, met him in the parking lot of his work and had the shirt on over my uniform. He said, “Oh geez” and gave me a huge hug. (He insists he did not say “oh geez” but I have it on tape :-p) On the way to the BX for lunch I was babbling away and he was silent. I finally asked him if he was okay or if he was freaking out or what was going on in his mind and he said, “This is me emotional.” I glanced at him and he had a big shit eatin’ grin on his face. :-) He told me later that he knew I was gonna tell him I was pregnant because I had never asked him to go to lunch before. Hahaha.
After work we put on our silly shirts and had Chris take a picture to use as our announcement. Before I posted it we called our parents and I called a couple of Aunts, Uncles and friends that I didn’t want to have find out via FB and get upset. His parents and siblings were excited and happy for us. I don’t know exactly what they said since he made those calls but here are my parents reactions:
My Mom: I told her that Mooshie and Midnight were going to be sad because they were going to have to share Memaw’s love and attention with a human baby. She didn’t freak like I thought she would (like mother like daughter since I didn’t freak like I thought I would either). She said she was happy and congratulated us and was excited. :-)
My Dad: I asked him about the job he was on and where he was headed next. I asked him where he thought he was going to be in February. He said, “Not here.” I told him that wherever he ended up at that time he was gonna have to swing by OKC to meet his Grandbaby. There was a five second pause and he said, “I just might have to do that.” Then he told his buddy I was pregnant and then he goes, “It’s about damn time!” Hahaha.
I have to share Nickie’s reaction too because it was pretty priceless… We have a thing about the movie Juno. She was working and wasn’t answering her phone and finally texted me to get me to stop blowing her pocket up. I told her she needed to call me because I had to tell her something. When she got a moment she called and told me, “You have about five seconds.” So I said, “Yo yo giggity yo. My eggo of preggo and this ain’t no food baby.” She freaked. “ARE YOU F-ING SERIOUS?!??!” Then the five second rule went out the window and she was in planning mode…talking baby showers and shit. I told her to slow her roll since the kid didn’t even have a face yet. Hahahaha. She cracks me up.
Then we posted this picture on FB and our phones blew up for a few days with notifications, texts and calls. :-)
Most Exciting Moment…
The first ultrasound. Adam went with me and the doc (Dr. Heather Jones at OU is who I chose to be my OB) did her measurements and what not then told Adam to stand by my head. She turned the monitor around so we could see it and there was our baby. A little teeny Squirt chillin’ upside down. We could see it’s little legs and the heartbeat flickering away. We were staring at it, grinning like idiots and suddenly it started wiggling around like it was putting on a show. I don’t think it had really sunk in that there was a smallish child in there until that moment. Seeing it move even though I couldn’t feel it was pretty surreal. It is amazing what a woman’s body can do and how a few cells can become that little wiggle worm. It’s amazing and a little creepy too haha.
Most Challenging Moment…
This damn headache I have had for over a month has created some challenging moments. The worst by far was having Skipper asking what I wanted him to do because my head hurt so much I couldn’t stop crying. That goes down as the most embarrassing moment so far too. I have never had such a terrible headache before. Hopefully it doesn’t get that bad again because that was a little ridiculous.
One Thing I’m Proud Of…
I (so far) haven’t taken pregnancy as meaning an eating free for all. I’ve kept pretty healthy and sensible with my eating. I gained three pounds weeks 4-12 and lost all three during week 13 because it is hard to be hungry when your head is throbbing. I am hoping the hunger kicks in soon so Doc doesn’t kill me for not gaining any weight by my next appointment.
One Thing I Wish Were Different…
The only thing I would change is the headache. I didn’t really want to take any medicine while pregnant and there were times where I literally couldn’t function without it. Sucky.
Cravings
Baked potatoes (potatoes in any form really), orange juice and spicy foods showed up repeatedly during the first trimester. The only one that is still around is potatoes. I love me some spuds!
Aversions
The smell of raw steak or steak cooking. Adam made steak a few times and I sat on the front stoop because I couldn’t stand the smell and I could smell it through the whole house. I also had an aversion to the smell of Chinese food but fortunately that only lasted a week or so.
My Physical State Included…
Boobs of steel...I had two rocks attached to my chest until week 11. Queasy like a beast. Peeing every 15 seconds. Extremely ridiculous nap time sessions. Headache from hell.
Symptoms I [Thankfully] Didn’t Have…
The “sickness” side of morning sickness…got sick a couple of times but not the all day everyday thing you hear about sometimes. Hard core mood swings... I was moody but I am a female soooo…there is that. Skin changes.
One Thing That Surprised Me…
How sweet Adam has been. He is a sweet guy, don’t get me wrong, but he has surprised me a few times going above what I would expect from him. I was in the shower trying to get my throbbing head under control and he drew me a bath, added bubble bath, got a towel to use as a pillow and left me to soak. He even asked me if I wanted him to get me a book to read while I soaked. I love him.
Baby Names and Nicknames
We do have our names picked out but we aren’t advertising them online until we find out the gender (September 22nd). I have started calling the baby Squirt because my nickname is Turtle and this is the Tiny Turtle and the Tiny Turtle in the mivie ‘Finding Nemo’ is Squirt. “Duuuuude! You totally rock, Squirt!” I also call it My Little Parasite if I am feeling like crap because, by definition, it is a parasite. A cute wittle parasite.
Looking Forward To…
More energy, less headache, a bump instead of a bloat, feeling the baby move, finding out the gender so we know who is in there (ENS or CKS?)
So there ya go. A long winded first trimester recap. Great party!
~Turtle
Awwwwwww this is like cracked for those of us living vicariously through you! Hahaha
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