Surprise! We're Having a Baby (15 weeks late...)

If you're reading this, then by now you know Bailey, Coop, and I are expanding our family! There's a baby on the way come November 24th. We all know the people who post WAY too much information about there soon-to-be babies and WAY to many pictures of their babies - I don't want to be one of those. My intention was to start this blog when we found out we were pregnant, and update weekly - I'd love to have something to look back on later down the road, and for family and friends to follow along if they'd like. Since we found out, ohhhh 10 weeks ago, I'm a little bit behind :)

I found out I was pregnant on March 21st, 2014...in my office bathroom. Such a fairy tale, right? I hadn't been feeling well that week, so I thought "what the heck, why not just check?". There's a CVS right by my office, so it was easy to swing by and pick up a test (or 3). Of course I couldn't wait to take the tests - I took the first one...positive. I couldn't believe it, so I took the other two - tests don't lie :) Needless to say I was the least productive that I have EVER been at work. I came home and surprised Bailey with a present - a onesie that said "my dad rocks". To say he was surprised was an understatement!

Our first appointment was March 28th with Dr. Michael McDaniel. I couldn't tell anyone I thought I was pregnant, and had no way of asking for referrals for doctors. I did LOTS of googling, and found this practice. I remember looking at the doctors online and told Bailey I thought I really would like Dr. McDaniel, as he was active in his church and participated in medical missions trips. When I called to make my appointment, guess who was the doctor with the first appointment available? Dr. McDaniel!

Bailey went with me to our first appointment, and has been to most of them since then. We didn't learn much at the first appointment, except that we were in the "early stages" of pregnancy - so early that the doctor couldn't even predict a due date. We did find out that our baby looked like the eye of a rabbit.

Our next appointment was on April 11th - this was the appointment that would confirm if there was indeed a baby growing. We had an ultrasound and found out our due date of November 24th.

We've had several appointments since then full of bloodwork, tests, and ultrasounds! We've got two more coming up, and finally get to find out the gender on July 11th - I'm literally counting down the days!

We told our families around 8 weeks. We told my parents and Cale on the weekend of April 11th for lunch. Bailey and I were at his parents the following Easter weekend, where we were able to tell his parents and siblings. I have to say, next to my mama, our nephew Harrison's reaction was my favorite. He's so excited to be getting a cousin! We told our grandparents and the rest of the world on May 17th (12 weeks). We incorporated this picture of Cooper into telling our family and friends:

I thought I'd do a little questionnaire week by week to see how things change!
How far along: 15 weeks, 3 days

How big is baby?: I find it so weird that the pregnancy apps compare the baby to a fruit or vegetable, but this week the baby is the size of a navel orange!

Total weight gain/loss: I can't promise I'll answer this question every week, but right now I'm pretty comfortable with it :) I was getting sick 4 and 5 times a day, and have actually loss 7 lbs. Thankfully, I'm getting less and less nauseous each day, so I'm sure I'll compensate for that loss soon!


Maternity clothes: I haven't broken out the maternity clothes yet. Even though I've lost weight, the weight I do have is shifting into weird places. Things are starting to get a little tight. I plan on making my normal clothes work for as long as possible...I definitely lucked out with a sister in law who just happened to be getting rid of all of her maternity clothes right as we found out we were pregnant, so I definitely have quite a few pieces to begin my "collection".

Sleep: My first trimester I was super exhausted, but I also wasn't sleeping well. As much as I love Cooper, I have to partially blame him. He's a snuggler and has to be touching me at all times throughout the night. I kicked him out  sweetly persuaded him to sleep in his own bed (it's amazing what a treat before bedtime will do). That, combined with not being nauseous at night, has made a TREMENDOUS difference in my sleeping habits.

Best moment this week: Two weeks ago we did the genetic testing ultrasound and we received the confirmed results - as far as the doctor can tell from testing, our baby has no genetic mutations. 

Food cravings: I don't really crave much yet - although things do just sound good. I hate to even admit it because it sounds so cliche, but I've been on a pickle kick lately. The good news is I don't eat them with chocolate or ice cream or anything weird :) My whole first trimester I could really only stomach carbs and fruit - I'm still loving fruit. I've eaten 2 pints of blueberries in 2 days. Whoops!

Food aversions: Chicken - it really grosses me out right now! UNLESS it's Chick-fil-A.

Gender: We find out July 11th!

Labor signs: Let's hope not!

Pregnancy symptoms: At week 15, just tiredness. Luckily alot of my energy is coming back, but I'm still ready to crash at 8:00 every night!

What I miss: There's not much that I miss - just my energy :)

What I am looking forward to: Finding out the gender!

Milestones: hmmm...I can't think of any huge milestones this week!

If you're still reading this, then you must either be truly bored or family :) My goal is to post weekly, but