thoughts on being pregnant.

i still can't believe it somedays...though this growing belly makes me remember more often.

we are so very excited about this baby. we have been wanting another one for awhile now, and are so thankful that it didn't take long to get pregnant. i do feel very blessed and do not take it for granted that i have another blessing inside. we can't wait to meet him/her in march! (and yes, we are going to wait to find out).

we found out that we were pregnant on july 14th. i was about a week late. tyler made me wait a whole week before taking the test. i could hardly stand it. i was pretty sure i was pregnant when i took the test though, because i had started feeling sick that day. we sat on the couch after i took the test, waiting the normal 3-5 minutes for the "pregnant" or "not pregnant" to show up...and even though i was pretty sure i was pregnant, we were both surprised to see the word "pregnant" on the stick in a matter of less than a minute. we were stunned...and ecstatic. :) i immediately thanked Jesus for the miracle growing inside of me.

it would of been really hard to believe the news, except for the fact that the nausea hit with full force again. i started feeling sick off and on everyday. it wouldn't last all day, for which i was thankful. i was especially tired and very unmotivated those first several weeks. i feel bad for cruz as we didn't do too many exciting things during this time. i am so glad that it has gotten better now though...it started getting better around week 14. i am now at 17 weeks and am so happy to say that i haven't thrown up or run to the toilet gagging in about two weeks. :) and i have a lot more energy!

we didn't wait very long before telling cruz the news. he was actually pretty interested in the fact that there was a baby in my tummy...and immediately thought there was a baby in his tummy, too. he really loves babies, and gets excited when he sees one, so i can't wait to see how he handles having a baby brother or sister! we talk about the baby often and he even talks to it sometimes, especially if he bumps into my tummy...he then says "sorry, baby". :) here are some other cute stories about cruz and the baby:

- "you sad, mommy?" (when i was starting to gag)...and when i answered "yes", he acted very concerned and then would keep asking if i was happy...when i said yes he was very relieved. i thought it was so cute how he equated being sick with being sad and being better with being happy.

- when we see babies he asks me if they came out of my tummy. :)

- he talks about how the baby has to grow older and then it can come out and play.

- for awhile there he would imitate my gagging...and sometimes even run to the toilet saying he was sick.

- he told one of his sitters that he was going to have a baby sister (before we had announced the news). i brushed it off when she asked. oops!

- he offers to get me a cheese stick whenever i start feeling sick.

i am so glad that i can now blog about my pregnancy. i have not been very good at writing things down with this one (with cruz's pregnancy i kept a really detailed journal), so i am hoping that this blog will be a good place for me to record my thoughts and memories. i know march is going to be here before we know it. can't wait! (but definitely have a lot to do before then!).

thanks for sharing in our excitement.