weekly wrap up: {4}

well it's starting to settle in. it's still kinda surreal, but knowing for the last few days that we are pregnant has made it more of a reality. our lives haven't changed much yet, but now we are in the countdown to parenthood. we are about 1/10th through :)

one of our friend's teased me that this is going to be a long pregnancy for me.

i started this week feeling queasy, and that feeling hasn't really let up. my tummy feels funny most of the time. when i am hungry. after i eat. in the morning. in the evening. it will come and go and is sometimes worse than others. i don't feel nauseous  yet, but it's probably coming. which brings my mind comfort, because what i read says that is a good sign.

i have been a little phobic of miscarrying this week. my friend says that your just like that with the first. i am trying to calm down and think happy thoughts.

the last couple of days i was a little crampy, which got me really worried. one of my books said it could, and probably is my uterus just starting to stretch and adjust and stuff like that while it gets ready for what it needs to do. that gave me peace of mind. but i asked one of my friends, who is also pregnant with her first, if she went through that, and she said yes and hers are just starting to go away, and she is 8 wks along. she and i both cramp major when on our periods, so maybe that has something to do with it.

i already want to start buying things and getting things ready even though we are so far off. i think it's because i like to be really prepared. the minute i knew we were getting a puppy i went out and bought everything that i thought i needed, and we didn't get her for another 7-8 weeks. i plan to have most of what i need by the time that we are 7-8 weeks away from our due date, but while we still haven't hit that mark it might be a little bit silly. i have heard two theories about getting stuff and being prepared. the first is a couple i know have just bought 1 thing a week to prepare and lesson the blow to the bank account. another friend says to just put that same amount of money into savings and wait until after we have had a shower, and people have bought presents for the baby, and then go buy the remaining things that we need. we'll see what we do. maybe both :) oh and i totally want to register right now! but that is silly too... we'll wait until we know what we're having and then we can be more gender specific

mike calls it a him and i call it a her. why who knows. maybe we should call it and it.