11 Weeks

I am 11 weeks pregnant tomorrow, and I can't believe how quickly this is going by! It probably helps that I'm incredibly busy 24/7 which makes the days fly by. I'm still feeling pretty sick. I started to feel better for a couple of days last week which made me a little worried, but I definitely feel icky again. I notice that it's mostly only when I'm at work. I know that sounds silly..."Work makes me sick!" but really, I think it's because it's the time when I am sitting all by myself in a quiet office which gives me lots of time to concentrate on how crappy I feel. When I'm at school, I don't notice it very much because I'm busy writing notes, doing lab activities, etc. I also haven't been grocery shopping in over a month, so we've had no food and I've had to rely on scrounging up whatever snacks I could find at work. Plus, I haven't cooked since finding out I was pregnant. I haven't had the time or the energy, and food mostly grosses me out until it's ready and right in front of my face. If I think about it too much before hand, it just makes me feel sick. So, being hungry all the time doesn't really help with feeling sick! Jon is finally going to get groceries tonight and I am so excited, even though it's hard to think of food that sounds good and can be made into meals...not just snacks.

I'm still always exhausted, and some nights I have to drag myself into work after a long day of class. I haven't had time to take naps lately and I'm still managing to function until about 10pm every night, so maybe it's getting better! I know I'm complaining a lot about being sick and tired, but I remind myself every day that it's a good sign that the baby is healthy and growing. I wanted this so badly for so long and I feel so blessed to be pregnant again, no matter how sick it makes me feel.

We still haven't told any friends that I'm pregnant (except my best friend Haleigh). We told Drew and Catie the other night, via Skype. Drew is in Washington, and we wanted to be able to tell him "in person." Earlier that day, I had posted a facebook status about free puppies at the dog park, and Drew had responded saying that he wanted one. So when we Skyped him, I said "Well, sorry that we couldn't get you a puppy today at the bark park, but in April we'll be able to give you a little niece or nephew!" And Drew's response was priceless - "A real one?!" Yes Drew, a human baby, not another animal :) After we told him, Catie got online, so we told her too. She had a look of shock and excitement on her face for about 10 seconds before she said anything, and I thought maybe the computer had frozen. It was really great to be able to finally tell them.

Instead of telling Jon's parents, Jon simply sent a picture of the ultrasound to them. They didn't call or anything, so I didn't know he had sent it, until I saw a posting on Jon's mom's facebook, telling her sister to call her because she had big news. I quickly told Jon to call her and tell her that it was a secret and not to tell anyone! A little bit of lack of communication there on both sides haha. I'm not feeling very rushed to tell anyone else at this point. I'd like to keep it private for as long as possible, which should be easy for at least a few more weeks.

I'm excited to start showing, but I have a feeling it could be awhile. My clothes are actually fitting me better now since I haven't been able to eat much. I haven't lost any weight, but I've definitely lost a lot of muscle. My poor arms and legs are so weak! I know Jon will have me working out as soon as I feel better ha!