Ramblings.....

When we went to the doctor on Monday, she said that it is perfectly safe to keep up my activity level, in fact- she insisted on it! Women that stay active (that were before) during their pregnancy have easier or shorter labor and delivery. I had to make a concious decision not to get lazy and keep up my workout routine. Well.. it's not really a workout routine because let's face it... I hate the gym. I dance 3-4 days a week and take Leonard for a bike ride once a day.

Because I got the go ahead from her, I decided to go to Zumba the following night. I had some cramping during the day and no appetite so Zumba sounded like a good idea. I met up with some girls on the team and we all had a blast. I always feel my best when I'm dancing! When we finished, I raced home to tell Neal how happy I was that I didn't really feel pregnant other than my cravings and uncanny ability to smell everything. I went to bed that night reading all my new pregnancy material. It is so exciting learning about all the tiny details about our little baby growing inside of me right now :) I woke up this morning with zero appetite again... I forced myself to eat some Kashi cereal (high in protein and fiber). I managed to maybe get 1/2 a cup of it down before rushing to work. At work, I went to enjoy my morning fix of hot tamales but to my amazement I hated them! These little babies I've been eating like crazy the past two months but for some reason I just wasn't feeling them AT ALL. I began looking forward to my lunch break because I had previously decided that I was going to sneak off and buy a totino's pizza. Yep- that was the ONLY thing that sounded good to me today.

Lunch came and I was able to make it in and out of smith's in less than five minutes :) That gave me the perfect amount of time to run home and put in my pizza! As I'm standing in the kitchen waiting for my gourmet meal to finish cooking I remembered that I forgot to take my prenatal vitamin.... aka horse pill. I try to drink it down with a cup of water. My mistake.... I used a plastic cup. Did I mention my superhero powers of ultmate smell? The smell of that plastic cup set me off and I was introduced to my first episode of morning sickness. Did you know that it's not really morning sickness? It can last all day! Luckily, mine only lasted during my lunch break :) It's funny how that worked out. But in all honesty, I don't think that I've ever hovered over a toilet seat like that with a smile on my face. It was definitely bittersweet but it reminded me of the tiny miracle that is happening inside of me. It was a reminder that I really am pregnant and I'm finally feeling the symptoms that I should be.

When we first found out, I couldn't believe that it was true because up until that point I hadn't had any symptoms. I had no idea that I was pregnant, I didn't feel a thing. Then sure enough, I find out I'm actually pregnant and boom..... all the symptoms of pregnancy happen. It's good though, and I'm learning a lot. I'm finding myself reading non-stop about what is to come. Changes that my body will make, healthy eating habits, and other things to expect being pregnant.

It's made me realize how truly naive I am with this whole thing. I wish more than anything I could call my mom or neals and ask them a billion questions that I have on my mind about all of this pregnancy stuff. We are now driving up to Salt Lake this weekend to tell our families so I have to save my 20 questions for them this weekend :)

The WORST part about pregnancy is that I can't eat any cookie dough or brownie batter. For those of you that know me, you understand why I cried when I found this out. I live for this stuff. The only reason I like to make cookies or brownies is so that I can clean out the bowl. I love it! And now I have to wait 7 months before I get to enjoy it again! :( Gosh, this is going to be rough!