Here we Grow …

So I decided to start this little blog where I could write all about my pregnancy for now – the good bad and the ugly – then keep you informed with lots of pictures and information about “Little Bit” when he or she arrives in October. Aunt Kristen and Uncle Craig – although I’m not sure Craig had much to do with it – nicknamed the baby “Little Bit”, thus the name of the blog. We’ll see if I can keep up with this better than my last blog! I think now that I have something to “concentrate” on, I’ll have better luck. But, time will tell.

I’ve also been toying with the idea of a “Photo a Day”, but again, time will tell.

So far I don’t feel pregnant at all. I know it may come on full force in the next few weeks, so I’m not writing off “morning” sickness altogether. I’ll be 6 weeks pregnant tomorrow, and that is when a lot of people start to get sick. Anyway, those of you who WERE very sick during your pregnancy and are cursing me right now, I’m sorry. But, I’m not out of the woods yet by any means.

So far all that I can tell is related to pregnancy is the insatiable pit in my stomach that CANNOT BE FILLED. I swear, I feel like I’m already a cow. I at all times have some sort of food in my hand. Right now I’m particularly partial to Rosemary Crostini and Andes mints. I also LOVE the Target smoothies. This may or may not be related to pregnancy, I was quite fond of those before, too, but it seems to be at a new level. But what this means is that I have to park the car (usually a half mile away from the door at our Target), make the hike to the snack area, have the nice young boy pour my $2 smoothie from the machine, and dredge back out to the car. This is hardly worth it to most people, but I swear it’s like a euphoria when I taste that Tropical Smoothie.

I also have some soreness, and my nose runs freaking constantly. Constantly. I hear this is a side effect, but I have no idea why.

The baby is the size of a sweet pea right now. It’s so weird to think that something so small has changed our lives so dramatically. I already touch my stomach all the time. Just to let the baby know I’m there.

I may be totally overreacting to all of my “symptoms” and all, but indulge me. This is my first go at this!

I would love to get advice/feedback on what’s going on. I figure the more I can know beforehand, the better. My friend Kimberly has been on speed dial the last week or so. I need more people to bug than her! I figure now you guys can post comments and so I can skip the call to Kimberly that says “Hey, I’m at Quiznos. Can I eat this?” or “Okay, my butt is growing exponentially already. Is this normal?”

So, indulge me. The things I write on here may not always be pretty, but they are real. They are happening to me and I want to document them. Feel free to give me your honest opinions and feedbacks. And hopefully we’ll laugh together a lot.