Consider Yourself One of the Family...

So Juan and I are going to be expanding our family once again this July. July 2007 we adopted Arrow, March 2008 we adopted Rogue and now this July we'll be adding a human kid to the mix, no adopting this time though.

So, I'm 14 weeks along this Wednesday and I'm still sick as a dog despite being past my 1st trimester. Once the sun goes down I'm in bed because I generally have night sickness. Despite being ill I will hopefully pass this semester in school, all 15 un-fun credits to finally earn my associates degree about 3 months before the kid arrives.

Juan is finally moved into our bedroom, we needed to replace our dresser with a wardrobe since we have such tiny closets in this home we had to buy one for his clothes. Now at least the closet in what will be the nursery is empty and ready for the baby. We have a lot more to do in the next 6 months. It is all very overwhelming.

So, how long have we known? Well, we were trying but I was sure we had not conceived. I had cramps and felt terrible but aunt flow never made her visit. I took 2 pregnancy tests, one of the early predictors about 2 days before but it was negative then another one on the first day of my missed period still negative. I was bummed but then the next day I was like hmmm....Aunt Flow? So, what the heck I took another Clear Blue Easy test since I had it. It had an hour glass forever. Pregnant? Wait, what? What do I do now? I called my best friend and she told me to take another test so I did...Pregnant. That was a CRAZY moment. Even though I had been trying I was sure I wasn't pregnant and I was in total shock. About 2 hours later I showed up at Juan's work with pink and blue balloons, a yellow congrats balloon, and a present attached with rattles, an "I love Daddy onsie," a Star Wars onsie, and a Marvel Comics baby shirt. He was in shock too. The entire office knew in 30 minutes flat, it's a small office and news travels fast.

Since then I've told family. I surprised my mom on Thanksgiving which was a riot, she had no idea because last she heard the tests were negative. Longest 2 weeks of my life ever waiting to tell her. We've had 2 doctors visits and we got to hear the heartbeat which was just amazing. I've also shrunk most everywhere aside the belly and the boobs. So far pregnancy has been a great diet. Despite how much I want to eat I can't and nothing ever sounds good. So maybe not a diet so much as portion control to the extreme. I make sure I get enough for the kid but splurging is not an option. I also have a hard time with chocolate...Never thought I'd ever say no to chocolate. Oh and I chopped off my hair. It was the longest I've ever had it and now it's at my shoulders again, which is fine with me honestly. I think it looks better and it doesn't get insanely tangled anymore. I use a lot less shampoo too.

So, that's that. Life is crazy and will continue to get more so. I look forward to being a mom and hope to somehow prevent the kid from growing up too fast. I want a baby for awhile because I'm afraid of what Juan and I might produce. I have a feeling this kid will have a serious mind of it's own. Also, our bet is on a boy. I'm in a lot of trouble if it's a girl. It will be a tom boy for sure. I have been buying stuff for awhile, way before I became pregnant, 95% of it much more appropriate for a boy. So we shall see! We'll know in March for sure, well not for sure, but we do get an ultrasound to find out. I guess we'll know for sure in July :)