My pregnancy thus far...

First off... thank you, thank you, thank you for your kind words. It makes it so much more real when you finally announce it. We felt the serious love on all social networks...and it made us that much more excited to bring this sweet baby into the world!!

And now that the secret is out, I would like to document my pregnancy so I don't forget. I will apologize in advance that now all I am ever going to talk about is being pregnant and the baby, but that is all I think about so I just can't seem to write about anything else!!

:: I am now just about 15 weeks along, yet I feel like I've been pregnant forever, yet I can't believe I will have a real live human in a short 6 months...aaaahhhhhhh::

:: There is already a mini mansion for our little nugget. I started showing pretty quick, but if we are being real here, I looked pregnant before I was even pregnant (thank you ultra swayed back) so it was inevitable for me to show so quickly, but you know...only the best for baby! That being said...I think it is the coolest thing ever. Chris and I can't get over my baby bump and can't get over that there is a tiny human in there. ::

:: Chris is so sweet and always says "Besides your little baby bump you don't even look pregnant." And my response is always, "Well, I feel pregnant...believe you me!" The first trimester (and still right now) rocked my world and then some. I didn't think it would be this hard and didn't think that morning sickness would be a 24hr sickness, but it is weird...I've never been so okay with always wanting to die...haha I guess this baby has already stolen my heart. ::

:: My cravings: At the very beginning it was fruit, especially those cuties/oranges. I still like fruit a lot, but don't crave it like I used to. Then it moved to veggies and salads and veggies sandwiches. I couldn't get enough salad in my life. Now it is my childhood favorites (pictured above): grilled cheese with tomato soup, bean and cheese burritos, chips and salsa, and cheese bagel sandwiches. But I technically wouldn't call them cravings, as I really wish I didn't have to eat at all, these are just the things I can bare to choke down. ::

:: Things I can't eat, can't look at, can't think of, and Chris isn't even allowed to mention: Meat. Sick nasty meat. Over the first trimester I evolved into a full blown vegetarian, which is so not like me. I especially can't stand red meat. My sister mentioned that she was making french dip sandwiches last night and I had to get off the phone with her...even typing this hurts. Oh, and I don't care for sweets, they don't appeal to me at all anymore. ::

:: The first "symptom" I got, that I swear came the second I got pregnant, was my sense of smell which has intensified by like 1,000. Holy Moly...everything smells so much stronger and most smells get me. I literally can't step into our kitchen, no matter how clean it is, without dry heaving. Chris has to pack and prepare all of my meals. It also doesn't help that the lady on the 1st floor is a legit hoarder...no for reals they called the cops once cause they thought she was dead it smelled so bad..so sometimes walking up to our place is a real treat for me. My scarf has become my new stink blocker for my building and downtown Chicago, which also has lots of funky smells. ::