First Trimester

The First Trimester has come and gone. At first I didn't think being pregnant was going to be very hard, and then around 8 weeks I thought differently.

1. Sickness!

I had thrown up once or twice not thinking anything of it, but one morning Brett had a job in Beaver so I tagged along with them. I woke up and ate some crackers, went to the bathroom to get ready and up they came. Well I grabbed a yogurt on the way out the door, and by about Nephi it came up as well. We took a pit stop there and I tried to get some crackers down... and again it was pointless. I just gave up and tried to sleep the rest of the way to my house. Well I was very nauseous all day, but never threw up again. Well this trend continued, and I learned I had to eat regularly On Time, and I couldn't talk about certain subjects, and many smells would make me drive heave to where I would not do so well. I still get sick occasionally but not nearly as much as I used to.

2. Tiredness!

There was a phase that I went through where I was always sooo tired. I would go to work all day, and then I would come home lay in bed and send Brett to the freezer where we lived off Freezer foods (mainly chicken nuggets and corn dogs). Nothing got done around the house, unless Brett did it, and I am very grateful for my wonderful husband and his willingness to help me with everything. The last 2 or 3 weeks I have been feeling pretty energetic, but I've realized I can still get worn out very easily.

3. Mood Swings!

Hormones are definitely raging right now in my body. One minute I can be so happy and the next I can be sad or mad. I've learned that I usually get so angry over the stupid things, and so I've been trying to be better at that. I also cry a lot more than I usually do. Any little thing can set it off as well, so watch out! lol

4. Appetite!

My appetite was gone for a while and as I mentioned we pretty muched lived off of chicken nuggets, corn dogs, and also frozen burritos. In the mornings I have NO appetite usually and even still have to force myself to eat just because I know I will get sick if I don't. I tend to eat more healthy than I ever thought I would. Some of the things I have craved are apples, salad, banana peppers, and more fruity things than anything else. I would occasionally crave chocolate, but then I would eat some of it and it would not be very good at all.

My pregnancy hasn't been too bad, but then again it is my first experience so I wouldn't know what bad is anyway. I see some girls come into the pharmacey and how sick they look makes me feel pretty good about how I've been feeling. I probably don't have any reason to complain, but I still do, but what pregnant woman doesn't? We are very excited about having this baby, and even though it has been rough here and there it will all be worth it in the end!

Baby!

So as most of you, or probably all of you know, Brett and I are going to be having a baby in June! It has been quite the journey and we are very excited. The first little while before we found out I knew that something was up, but I didn't know what. Well eventually I came to a conclusion that maybe I was pregnant. We went to the Temple one night with Brett's dad, and his brother and wife and on the way back we stopped at Wal-mart. I immediately strode over to the pregnancy tests, and Brett thought I was crazy going to buy them when his family could find out so easily. Well we snuck the tests out successfully, and everything was a go. The next day I decided I would take the test... and of course nothing. "Well if I'm not pregnant, then what is wrong with me!!," was all that would go through my mind. Well about 4 days later, I still knew something was wrong, so I went into the bathroom and took another test. I looked at it and wanted to cry because at first glance it looked negative. I looked at it again, and noticed a line I had never seen before, and I started crying. I was so excited because I was going to be a mommy, and I immediately ran to my phone to call Brett. He was at work so I whispered into the phone, "Brett you're going to be a daddy!" I'm pretty sure it came as a big shock, and he immediatley changed the subject so that his brother wouldn't think anything was up. Well proud daddy came home that night and finally could show his excited, frightened, proud, etc. emotions. Daddy has been so sweet to Baby and I, and we are very lucky to have such a wonderful man in our lives!

Holidays!

We have had fun the last couple of months spending time with family and friends. It seems like everywhere we go, I either don't take pictures, or I totally forget the camera. We went down to Beaver for Thanksgiving and spent the time there with my family. We've had our Christmas tree up since before Thanksgiving, and are finally getting it all decorated.

Brett scouted the best tree on the mountain, and retrieved it!!

And FINALLY we are getting it all decorated.

It is almost done! Finished product soon to be on!

The first weekend in December we were able to go with Brett's brother and his girlfriend to Helper to watch a light parade. I did remember the camera this time, and I even remembered to take pictures... but then the battery died! So we only got a few pictures but here they are!

We are excited to spend our first Christmas together, and wish all of you a Merry Christmas!!