Can you say 'nauseous'? How 'bout 'vomit'?

Well, just when I thought I was going to sneak past being sick, it hit me!! I was doing really well up until last week... of course it hit just as I was starting my vacation. Me, Tanya and Becky had our Park city trip all planned out. The Cheesecake Factory for dinner, The Little America to stay the night and then Park City to shop on Saturday. Well Friday night we had about a 2 hour wait at the restaurant. I didn't really eat anything before I left (which I have now learned was wrong) so I was really hungry by the time we got down there. Well I got very nauseous as we waited for our turn to be seated. Of course I didn't want to say anything to the girls because we want to wait until our appointment on the 25th. So I just kept it on the down low.

Saturday came and we had a bagel for breakfast but that was all. We talked about grabbing some lunch up in Park City so I assumed I would be ok. Well, we got wrapped up in shopping and never went for lunch. I was starving by about 1 so I went and grabbed a pretzel. Around 4:30 we were ready to come home and again, I was nauseous so I stopped at Arby's and we all got sandwiches. That just started off my vacation of being nauseous.

Tuesday we left for Disneyland. We had a blast, however, I had to really stay on top of my eating because if I didn't I would get sick. Our trip went just like that the entire time. But... when we got home it seemed to take a turn for the worst. I was so sick on Sunday that I threw up at Church. When we came home I slept for 2 hours. It's been hard trying to keep this a secret from our families. We had dinner with my parents on Sunday and I just pretended like I didn't know why I was sick... too much junk food or tired, I'm not sure.

Then this morning I threw up twice before going to work. So I decided that today was a good day to tell my work so I talked to Becky this morning. I was nervous but she was excited for me. So to this day the only people who know are Chase and I, Drew and Lori and Becky at work. We had to tell Drew and Lori because of our trip to Disneyland. There were a lot of rides I couldn't go on and I didn't want to try and hide it the entire time.

I'm feeling pretty good right now and it's about 8:30 at night. So that tells me I'll probably be sick in the mornings. Luckily my work knows so if I have to go in late once in a while it'll be ok. Well, here is a picture of my belly at about 6 weeks. This is going to be fun to look back on. I think I'm in for an adventurous 9 months... hopefully I'm not having twins!!

Constant Changes

Just when I was beginning to get comfortable with my calling in the Young Women's, the Lord throws a fastball. I was set apart on sunday to be the secretary in the Primary Presidency. I have never been in Primary before so as you can probably guess I'm pretty nervous. Since we've lived in this ward... 3 years in May... I have been on the Enrichment Committee, Laurel Advisor, 1st Counselor in the Young Women Presidency and now the secretary in Primary. We had our first meeting last night. I think it will be a good experience for me. Especially now that I'm pregnant... I definately need the practice with kids!

It's official!

Chase and I decided that it was time to start our own little family. So... we decided not to try in January because if we did and if I ended up pregnant, there would be no Canada trip. From what I understand that wouldn't be good. So, we decided to start trying after January. Well, February came... I seemed to be pretty regular for the past 3 months or so. When the end of the month came, the 25th to be exact, and I hadn't started I had a feeling we were pregnant. I had been feeling the symptoms I normally felt around the time of my cycle, so I didn't think anything, until I hadn't started. I had a pregnancy test, and it was expired so I decided to use it anyway. This was Tuesday, February 26th. Chase was at clinicals. We had talked the night before, and he told me to take the test and call him once I had a result. Well, I took the test and sure enough, a little + - showed up on the display. I thought, "you have got to be kidding, we never really tried". I had always thought it would take me a while to get pregnant because it took my mom a very long time. So, I tried calling Chase but he didn't answer, so I sent him a text asking him if he was ready to be a daddy. He called me before he read the text, which was better. That day Chase checked online about an expired pregnancy test and it basically told us we should try again. So that tuesday right when I got off work, I ran to Wal-mart to buy another test. Thankfully I had Young Womens on tuesday, so it made the night go by fast. Wednesday morning I woke up and went straight to the toilet. I was nervous/excited. Sure enough, that test on tuesday was correct. I ran in and woke Chase up and of course, he couldn't go back to sleep!
We've determined that I'm about 4 weeks along. That makes my due date November 3rd. Thankfully I haven't had any morning sickness!!! I've found that when my tummy is empty I get nauseous, but other than that, and being exhausted when I come home from work at night, I'm doing really well. I had always assumed I would be hugging the toilet every morning, but that hasn't happened yet... cross my fingers!!
Some of the thoughts I've had over the past few days are...

• I wonder what the baby will look like.


• What do I need to do to deliver a healthy baby?


• All the many changes my body will experience.


• How am I going to announce it to everyone... especially my mom.


• What am I going to do about our Disneyland trip in 2 weeks?


• How much weight will I gain?


• How will my back handle the pregnancy?


• How will I decorate the nursery once we buy our own home in a few months?


• I need to eat really good so I don't get sick or fat... haven't done so well on this one tonight, I've already had a big bowl of ice cream.

We've decided that we don't want to tell anyone until after our first doctor appointment on the 27th. At that time I'll be 8 weeks along and hopefully they'll be able to tell by then how the baby is doing. It's so strange to think that I'm pregnant... it hasn't sunk in yet. My hope is to keep this a secret, so hopefully I don't spill the beans. My plan is to update this daily if possible. I want to get good at it so I can use it for the baby. Chase and I already have names picked out, so that's helpful. I just hope I can do all I need to, to have an easy pregnancy. I have a lot running through my mind right now of all the things I want to accomplish before I have this baby. Better get started!!

A New Beginning

I started this blog a few months ago and decided I wasn't funny enough, so I deleted all my posts... but never went back. Since humor doesn't run in my blood, I might as well be me. Sooo... here I go with my blog. I've always wanted to keep a journal but everytime I would write in one, I would get writers cramp, so I would never last long. I regret not keeping one while Chase and I dated. I've writen on and off since I got married, but I need to be better. I'm hoping this will help me.

I want to start by expressing my feelings of the passing of President Gordon B. Hinckley. I was very saddened when I heard the news. He was such an example to me of someone who was patient, kind, gentle, knowledgeable, funny, and spiritual. He is the only Prophet that I really remember. I can remember President Hunter... a little... but President Hinckley was "My Prophet." The last week as I have read the news paper and watched the news reports on t.v. , I'm motivated to be a better person. How thankful I am that life doesn't end at death. What a comfort it is to know that one day we will be with our family and friends, and all others who have lived a righteous life. What a powerful thing repentance is! We have each day to become a little better. We don't have to wait until the beginning of a new year to make changes. I know that when we follow the teachings of the Prophet and apostles that we are on the path that will lead us back to our Heavenly Father and Savior. I love this Gospel!! I know that the church will continue to move forward and President Monson will be a wonderful Prophet, as was President Hinckley.