Working through it

Working through it, you ask? Oh, yeah... it's tough work. Of course, I'm speaking of nausea. Some days I feel great and others... not so much. Thankfully, I have not been sick yet but there have been a couple of close calls. I wonder if it's the same as being hung over... when you get sick, you feel better?

Right now, I'm trying to eat every couple of hours, drink lots of water, and when the nausea hits, pop in a jolly ranger. Sometimes these things work, this morning, nothing has. I've also realized that if I'm busy working, in a meeting talking to other people, or doing something active/working out then I don't feel those symptoms as badly. But if I'm riding in the car or sitting at my desk then I pay closer attention to being green. Maybe I should just fill up my calendar?! Green is not a good look for me.

On another note, we told my sister and parents Saturday night about bb. My sister was hilarious. We met her, Cale, Lilli and Avery at the movies in McDonough to see Tangled. I pulled up the positive pregnancy test pic on my iphone and showed it to her. She said, "Oh cool, you got a new case". (Because I got an otterbox for my phone.) Doh. I told her to look at the pic and she was shocked (and got teary-eyed, which was really sweet). After all, Abby has been the one harassing us to have a baby (only because she wants 10 kids but Cale won't have it). :) Needless to say, she's super excited and her being excited, made me more excited and hopeful that all works out!

Telling mom and dad was a bit different. I debated on waiting until the 12 weeks. I love my dad soooo much, but he has the BIGGEST.MOUTH.EVER. He can't keep a secret. And bb is a BIG secret to keep. But, I knew I had to tell them. So, of course, I premise my announcement with... okay, so you can't tell anyone until I say it's okay. And Mom, said "you're pregnant". Bingo. I reminded them not to tell anyone and one time my dad said, "Not even brothers." Haha. No, dad... no one. We'll see how it goes. It's such a weird thing. I mean, I want to shout it to everyone, but I also want to minimize the amount of explaining I'd have to do if I have a miscarriage, which everyone knows happens often in women. Hopefully these next 5 weeks go by quickly -- for my sake (this nausea has GOT TO GO), for Tad's sake (because he's been taking on more than normal and helping me tons),for my dad's sake (so he doesn't accidentally slip) and of course for baby Busby.

And about telling people... there are some folks that I am planning to tell, that I haven't yet because I haven't seen them. Specifically, Jessica and Becky. I'll see Jess tomorrow for Lindsay Merriman Lewis' shower so I'm excited to share the news with her (especially, because she's due with Brecken next month). Plus, we've been planning to have babies together since uhhh 6th grade. ;) We'll have to take a pregnancy picture, haha. Becky has invited me to sushi (which I can't eat) so I may still go and tell her WHY I can't partake. I don't think anyone anticipated it happening this quickly (because I've told all of them that we were starting to try) so it's an even bigger surprise. Yay!

Now, Jenny, on the other hand -- I couldn't wait. She is the pregno queen/expert (after all, she's got the third bun in the oven right now) and I needed to tell her ASAP because she talks as much as I do (we both ask a million questions and want every detail) and I know she'd give it to me straight - risks, symptoms, pains, etc etc etc. I actually emailed her the picture of the pee stick and then called her while she opened it. Too bad I think Jason, her husband, saw it on his iphone first and sent her an email with the subject line "positive". Kind of makes me wish my unofficial due date wasn't his birthday. ;) Just kidding. Anyway, Jenny was all kinds of excited and I believe she even mentioned maternity clothes that I could borrow during that first phone calls. She's hilarious. It's been fun talking to her the past couple of weeks about everything.

Because I can't wait to tell small group, I moved my doctor's appointment up to Monday from Wednesday. That way, if all is well, I can share the news Tuesday night when we meet. Since we're going ice skating next Sunday (and I can't participate) I figured it would be nice to share the news at our next meeting instead of in the parking lot at Park Tavern. Plus, they'll quit clipping EPT pregnancy test coupons for me and talking about us making a baby. FYI, the BABY IS MADE! Haha. It sounds like we've told a lot of people, huh? I mean, really, Tad and I have no secrets and those close to us know that. ;)

Okay, I'm off to pee. (Another symptom it doesn't look like I'll be able to shake!)