Today, August 11th

Now that everyone is up to speed, I am currently nine weeks pregnant!  I understand that this is still incredibly early, and I always promised I would be one of those people who never said anything til after the first trimester was over, but let's just be honest, it is hard to hide.  First of all, my friends and I indulge in wine on our weekends, and thus if I abstain - someone yells bingo because my cover is blown. 

So, I hid out for a few weeks, drank decaf and pretended that nothing was different when people obviously began to figure out I was pregnant.  Now, I do not quite look pregnant yet, but am starting to get a slight roundness to my belly.  One of my favorite features of my body is my long and lean torso, we will see if this baby allows me to retain that lean torso after delivery or if I will stick to one piece bathing suits for the rest of my life.  Time will tell and in the end a baby is worth it.

First Doctor Visit

Luckily I have been going to the same doctor for years in preparation for this very moment.  A day after finding out, I call and schedule an appointment!  I guess after mine, and countless others years of service, my doctor has decided she no longer wants to deliver babies - she simply wants to do gynecological exams????? Really, I waited all this time to be handed over to someone else?  Guess so, picked one of the names the receptionists rattled off, and that is who will be delivering our baby!

All very standard, lots of information, questions, poking and prodding.  Then we get to the good stuff - the ultrasound - I swear, tiniest thing you have ever seen.  In and out and waiting for all the results.

Telling EA

Seems easy enough to share the most wonderful news with your husband, right?  Well, no matter how clever you try to be, it will just come out a mess.  So, my advice for any future moms, just blurt it out - that way you don't have a weird look on your face. 

Broke the news to EA in a very quick fashion and he was ecstatic!  Now, let my first sober summer in ten years begin along with the planning for my first child.

Finding Out

It was a regular Thursday afternoon, I finished up with work around 5pm and was looking for something to do.  I had been to the gym three times already during the week, and I just was not in the mood.  A glass of wine seems in order, wait a second, I do not want a glass of wine...that has never happened before.  Wait a minute, what day is it?  According to my trusty BlackBerry, my monthly friend should have arrived yesterday.  Luckily, we have been trying for a child, so pregnancy tests are in full supply at the Anderson household.  Let's trot home and take one. 

Pee and wait two minutes.  Luckily when you are married and trying for a child that two minutes goes by much faster than if you are not planning for a baby.  Two minutes are up....and we have a love connection.

Now, how do I break the news to EA?