By now, we have announced the special and exciting news… WE’RE EXPECTING! I seriously can’t believe I am typing this right now. I’m going to be honest, my heart is already protecting the little one in my belly and telling the world is so exciting but scary. I am currently 14.5 weeks and we have gone to two ultrasound appointments already. We’ve seen baby grow from a blueberry to a lemon and from a poppyseed to almost 3 inches long! I know it sounds cheesy to say but it is truly a miracle and Tony and I are so incredibly grateful to have this opportunity. My heart aches for friends and family who are struggling to conceive or have had miscarriages. I know how prevalent that reality is and I seriously tear up every new day I get to carry this baby.
This trimester has been absolutely thrilling but difficult at the same time. In the first couple weeks, I still felt like myself other than headaches, cramps, and being extra hungry. That very quickly changed from 5-9 weeks where every smell wanted me to vomit, I couldn’t open the fridge or the pantry, and couldn’t eat anything other than rice, crackers, and bread. Peppermint everything took the edge off but not fully. Right now I’m thankful for days that aren’t full of nausea and am slowly trying to eat more to gain weight back that I lost. I still can’t each much but love the nights were my bump “pops” a bit after eating a larger meal than normal! I am starting to feel a pulling sensation in my lower belly which means our little lemon is growing. Momma is a little more emotional than normal – look out – and I’m starting to see changes in my body to show baby is on the way!
I am hoping to do a second and third trimester recap mostly for my own memories and to look back on. As you probably know, I’m a majorly sentimental person and love documenting life and love looking back on it as well and although these are things I’ll never forget, I look forward to listening to my own voice during this special time.
Being a photographer, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to document this exciting time – our announcement! I was so grateful Summer Alisabeth Photography was doing mini sessions the same day as our 12-week appointment. Tony and I took a little drive to Kalona Iowa and had the best time photographing our little lemon! Thank you Summer – we will cherish these for forever! ALSO – I made a little video with our announcement since you know – emotional. I made one for our honeymoon and love looking back on it so at the bottom of the photos, we have our announcement video!
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