6w5d

Wow. A week has passed since my last post. What has happened since then...

I scheduled my first appointment. We are meeting with Dr. David on Tuesday, April 13th at 3:15 PM. She said it was ok for me to continue taking Tylenol Sinus and Tylenol PM if I need them, but in moderation. The sinus medicine is down to one dose a day...which is a major reduction. Between finding out I was pregnant and talking to Dr. David...I probably only took them twice.

This was a bad workout week. Between getting our drivers licenses renewed on Monday and then the Birthday food fest Tuesday and Wednesday, the gym was not a priority.

Tuesday night Gretchen, Dawn and I went out to dinner at Max & Erma's in Solon. I got there 15-minutes early so that I could get a NA Beer. We were celebrating my birthday, and I thought it would be a dead give away if I didn't have a beer. The bartender was the first person I told :) She looked at me really funny when I asked about NA beer. I laughed and explained wow and she totally understood. She was so nice and sent over a yummy piece of cheesecake for desert! I was even more excited that Gretchen was drinking water. I am always hoping and praying that Gretchen will have a healthy pregnancy soon. I can not think of a person who would be a better mother.

Wednesday night we went to Trattoria's for my birthday with my parents. Yum. I had the lemon picatta. Very good. Then for desert we went to Presti's. During dinner, I made a dumb comment about how Gretchen was drinking water the night before and how excited I was. My mom then noticed that I was only drinking water and asked me if I was pregnant. Fortunately, it was really funny, so I just said "No". That was hard. I know how excited she would have been. Dave and I had talked a little bit about telling our parents on my birthday if we had seen the doctor first. But because our first appointment was almost another two weeks away, we didn't want to jinx it. So, I ended up ordering a beer and pretending to drink it. Dave was a good sport and drank it for me :)

Friday night, Dave made salmon for dinner and it smelled so fishy! It tasted good, but I couldn't eat all of it. The one thing I have noticed is that I am very sensitive to smells. Or, I'll be hungry, then eat a little and feel REALLY FULL. After dinner, we laid down for a bit and I fell asleep for the night....AT 6:30 PM! I was out until 8:30 AM.

Tomorrow we are having Dave's family over for pizza and cake. I'm not sure how we'll work around the beer thing. Dave said he would make me vodka cranberries minus the vodka. That could work as long as no one sees :) Trying to work around the alcohol makes me feel like I drink all the time socially :) I know I'm definitely one to have a beer at a party or dinner.

There is only so much water a human can drink. I miss my Diet Coke the most. I LOVE my Diet Coke! Damn that aspartame!

So far I've felt GREAT. I've been a bit tired, but every day I'm loving being pregnant! I can't wait until we get to see our first picture. Tonight I was on BOTB brain and read a post about a girl pregnant with triplets! I burst out laughing and told Dave. He just said "Oh $hit!". I think I would love the idea of twins...but if we had triplets, we would be done!

Tonight at dinner we talked about baby names :) I think we've agreed that we'll be *those* people that don't tell their names until the baby is born. That way, no one can share their opinions.

This week, our baby is the size of a lentil bean :)

5W3D

Not being able to tell people sucks! I really want to tell our families, but I guess we should have our first Dr. Appointment. I'll be calling Dr. David on Monday, March 26 to schedule our first appointment.

Maybe after seeing the image, Dave will concede and we can tell our families on Easter. I think that would be fun! I understand why he wants to wait. I get nervous too. Especially knowing how common miscarriages are. I see it all the time on BOTB; girls that have in their signatures babies they lost at so many weeks. Some of them in their 12th week. I guess you can never be too sure.

If we waited the full 12-weeks, it would fall right around Jack's First Communion, which would be great because Chris would be in town. I would wait until the day after Jack's party, and have people come East for a belated birthday party for David. Chris said he wouldn't be leaving until Monday, so I've had that in the back of my head. That way, we could tell both families at the same time! I still haven't figured out how we'll tell them. I've got to come up with something good. I'm thinking that I'll incorporate a Turkey into the suprise since our turkey will be born so close to Thanksgiving.

I was laughing about that the other day. Good thing I had my "practice" Thanksgiving last year with a two-day Turkey fest. I'm guessing this year we'll be heating up leftovers or making something for just the two of us. Unless the baby comes early! Jack came a few weeks early, and that was a fun surprise. He was a hef-a-lump too! Jack the "Purple Grape Glow Worm".

Thankfully, we have all summer to prepare. Dave is going to work on the bathroom, and I don't know what the heck we're going to do with the nursery. I have a feeling we'll be doing A LOT of Spring Cleaning! Where in the heck are we going to put all of our clothes??? I know most of the mess upstairs is mine, so I'll just have to make lists and get check them off on the weekend.

Dave has March Madness on. I think I'm going to hit the sack early and DVR Grey's.

Good Night!

5W1D

Dear Baby Shafer -

Today your father and I had a giant debate as to just how old you are. According to BabyCenter.com, you are 5W1D. Your Dad is convinced you are only 3W. Since I am the google master and Babies on the Brain (BOTB) freak, I know this is a battle I will win.

On Monday, March 26th, we will start week six. I will call Dr. David and schedule our first appointment. Maybe she will be able to convince your father I'm right. Should be easy.

Get used to these debates. I know you can't hear for a while....but I am usually right. Your father is usually louder....but that doesn't mean he's right.

See you November 19th!