I'm Preggggggnannnt?!

My total body experience

Getting Pregnant was a complete unexpected surprise to say the least. Jeff and I have talked about babies, but it was definitely not in the plans for another couple years. In fact, I went to my OBGYN in April and found out It wouldn't be no easy task to reproduce children and would need to be induced by medication. Getting pregnant is a totally body experience, the changes that come are more than I could have anticipated. And you know that saying, "Pregnancy is like a rollercoaster of emotions." I think that's a bit vague to say the least haha, I've experienced every emotion known to mankind during these stages in my life!




On Saturday, December 3rd I found out I was pregnant. I was shopping with my mom at Wal-Mart and decided to pick up a Pregnancy Test. Now I've never believed in intuition, or that whole "follow your instincts..." hocus-pocus. I've just never had those types of feelings before, but now being pregnant & all, I 100% believe that deep inside, in the back of my head, I knew I was pregnant, I wasn't having much reason to believe I was pregnant, so grabbing that test was so random. Either way, I took it and found out I was pregnant.


I was shocked, angry, sad, and nervous. I screamed to my mom and told her it was positive, she kind of just stood there speechless. I started crying and repeating: "my life is over." which I now feel extremely bad for saying because I feel like life is just beginning. It took me about ten minutes to gather my thoughts and call Jeff to tell him. My mom was such a great support during this time. She just hugged me, and told me everything will be OK. I went to the health clinic, found out i was 6 weeks and called my OBGYN to schedule my first prenatal appointment (which revealed I was actually 3 months along. )

Being pregnant has really changed my life. It's been a roller coaster of emotions so far, but has given me the most amazing inspiration to be the best person I can be. From the moment I wake up to everything I put in my body... The thought of growing a baby inside me has me happy,nervous of course, but happy...ecstatic. My best friend Molly gave me some great advice when I found out I was pregnant. She said "You were never supposed to have children. So yes, this wasn't planned and yes, it might slow down some of your plans, but this is a miracle. You will have a baby, your own baby! This really helped shed some light on the amazing miracle I was being blessed with.




Since then, I've really spent a lot of time tracking my pregnancy and enjoying every minute of it possible. I've started a pregnancy journal which I love decorating and buying stuff for. & Now I've added blogging. My dad is making me a cute sign/chalkboard to start taking pregnancy pictures with. Until then, I'll stick to blogging!

How did you find out you were pregnant? I took a pregnancy test! 4 of them to be exact

How far along are you? I'm 3 months, 11 weeks.

When are you due? I'm due on July 22, 2012

Did you have any early warning signs? I had started waking up in the middle of the night to use the restroom. I at least woke up 3 times a night which was super unusual. I also started feeling some weird cramps that were unlike anything I've felt before.

What was your initial reaction to the news? I was really scared and sad. I cried and than went into shock. I just didn't really talk to anyone. And if you know me, you know I don't hide my emotions well so everyone thought I was in some deep depression.

How long did you wait to announce the news? I told my mom and sister right away. It took me almost a week to tell my dad, and friends. My grandma I told about three days after to get all the nerve racking people out of the way haha. After that, I waited about a month & a half to break it public.

Who did you tell first? My mom doesn't really count because she was there. The first person I willingly told was my sister.

What impact has the news had on your life? Has it changed your future plans? the thought of being pregnant took at least a good month to settle in. It seemed surreal for far too long. It's changed my life in the most amazing ways. My family has never meant more to me than now, and I get so happy when I hear them talk about their future plans that involve my baby. I've never understood how much one baby affects an entire family. Being pregnant has only changed my future plans in every shape way and form haha. All of that stuff that use to be important like partying, hookah, fun times with friends....they just don't matter anymore. My favorite activities are spending time with my boyfriend, mom and dad. I love looking at all the different baby advice. It's been hard. Especially the changes pregnancy has on your physical body, but I wouldn't trade it in for the world. I am just sooooooooooo happy!