We're Having a Baby

As many of you know now, Josh and I are having a baby in December. In order to keep everyone updated on how things are going and share my pregnancy journey, I decided to start a blog dedicated to Baby Osterman. I will be sharing photos of the pregnancy and update everyone on how things are progressing. As I get close to the end of the first trimester, here is an update on how things are going so far:

I first found out I was pregnant on April 1st. I kind of had a suspicion a few days earlier, because I had been charting my fertility (taking my temperature and all that good stuff) and had noticed my temperature drop and then go back up again. Normally this doesn't happen, and I knew it could be a sign that I was pregnant. Sure enough, when I took the test that day it was positive! Very faint, but positive. I also took the test at about 4 AM, because I was so anxious and just couldn't stay asleep. Poor Josh woke up to me with crazy eyes telling him I was pregnant. He was still half asleep, so of course he was kind of surprised. Plus it was only our second month of trying, and I think he assumed he would have more time to get used to the idea that we could have a baby someday soon. Anyways, the normal excitement and disbelief followed.

The first two weeks of knowing I was pregnant were pretty uneventful. I started to get hungrier, drink more water, and visit the bathroom more often. Otherwise I felt great. Then week 5 of the pregnancy hit, and I felt like dying. This was the week before Spring Break at work. I felt nauseous constantly and one day had to leave the room in the middle of a lesson, because I thought I was going to get sick. Luckily that never happened, but there were some days where I thought that might have given me some relief. Since then each week has gotten a little bit better. For awhile I was living off of pizza, mac & cheese, and sprite. But now my eating habits are pretty much normal. I have also been more tired. I have started going to bed at 9:00 and as soon as I get home from work I am in pajamas and lying on the sofa. I also have not quite gotten back to my normal cleaning routine around the apartment. Normally I clean every weekend and do the dishes every night. Lately there have been dishes piled up and the floors and bathroom are starting to look like a bachelor pad instead of a clean, married couple's living space. Every day I try to do something to clean, but the work is never done. It is so overwhelming.

I am also finally starting to get a noticeable baby bump. I can still fit in all my clothes, but I bought a BeBand at Target that can go over unbuttoned pants. That has been a lifesaver some days. In the morning I can button my pants and barely have a belly, but I get so bloated in the afternoon that my belly sticks out a ton and my pants are too tight. That's when the band comes in handy. I keep procrastinating on taking belly pictures, but I promise I will put some up soon.

The best thing about these first 11 weeks has been Josh's helpfulness and understanding. He is really the best husband ever. Josh rarely has to do much cleaning, but since I've gotten pregnant he has started to do more to help out. I feel bad, because I am constantly complaining about not feeling good or being too tired. I am probably driving him crazy. Actually, I know I'm driving him crazy, but he puts up with it. I have been trying to tell him each day how helpful he has been and how much his efforts mean to me, because I don't want him to feel like his work goes unnoticed. I am just looking forward to summer when I will have more time to rest and hopefully more energy. Then I will be able to get this place back in order.

That's it for the first trimester. I am counting the days until the second trimester starts and hopefully I start to feel like myself again.