Hi everyone! A couple weeks ago I announced that I am pregnant with our first baby, and now that I am in the second trimester, I wanted to recap the first before I forget!

I made an entire video about weeks 3-8 on my channel and you can watch it here.

I know some of you prefer to read and I want to have this post as a pregnancy journal so here we go!

Weeks 3-4: I found out I was pregnant during week 3. There is a clip of our reactions in my gender reveal video which you can watch here. I wasn’t planning on sharing the video originally, and I wasn’t even sure it was going to be positive, which is why I’m wearing pajamas and it’s late at night and very casual, but it is now one of my favorite videos ever and I’m so glad I filmed it. I had no standout symptoms during week 3-4, and I honestly think it’s too early for symptoms so don’t drive yourself crazy looking for them.

Weeks 5-6: I started feeling nauseas during week 5. It wasn’t anything crazy but I could definitely feel it coming on. My Mom didn’t throw up one time during her whole pregnancy, and my Grandma claims she threw up every single day until she delivered (sounds slightly dramatic-lol) so I was anxious to find out how my body would react. Well, on day 1 of week 6 I threw up for the very first time in over 10 years!! I was sooo scared to throw up for the first time because I totally forgot what it was like! I had been dreading this moment for years. Everyone thinks it’s so crazy that I hadn’t thrown up in so long but its true! Not from sickness, drinking, the flu, anything. It was definitely unpleasant but kind of a relief to get it over with since it was something I was so scared of for so long. I didn’t know it yet but this was just the beginning. I craved spicy things, hot sauce, and mashed potatoes.

Week 7: This week my stomach started burning and feeling really acidic. I had been taking the Smarty Pants prenatals for months, but starting during week 7, I couldn’t stand them anymore. I actually took them for a few months before I was even pregnant and loved them. All of a sudden the texture grossed me out so much and they would make me throw up every time. For one thing, you have to take 6 of them, which is a lot when you’re feeling nauseous. I would force myself to take them because I wanted baby to have their vitamins, but when I started throwing up every time I decided it was pointless and counterproductive and went out and got a different brand. Now I only have to take 2 which is so much better. This week I was craving ice cream, fresh fruit, and really cold water. I’ve always liked my water cold, but when you’re sick to your stomach, room temperature water is so gross!! I loved using my Yeti cups and filling them up with ice water and lemon.

Week 8: I was VERY sick during week 8. I was still throwing up almost every day since day 1 of week 6. I had very low energy and was feeling super fatigued. I was sick ALL DAY LONG! Not just in the morning. I would often be really sick around lunch time. We were in line at McAlister’s, waiting to order food, and I felt myself getting super sick and had to run out the door and I threw up outside in the parking lot. I always took a bucket in the car with me, and used it many times. Car rides were the worst during weeks 6-8! I was either throwing up or about to every time I rode in the car. I had an ultrasound during week 8 and was throwing up right before I had to run out the door to the appointment. But as always, when I got there and saw baby on the screen it was all worth it.

Week 9-10: I thought I was feeling better for a couple of days but it was short lived and I was back to throwing up in no time. I actually got worried when I felt decent for a day because I was worried something had happened to the baby. I was so used to feeling horrible all day long, that when I felt ok for a little bit I didn’t know what to think. I would occasionally get these sharp pains near my ovaries which I explained to my doctor and she said was totally normal and ’round ligament pain’. Basically if I was in bed and I went to sit up, or I twisted my body, I would get a super sharp shooting pain. I looked it up and apparently it’s very common and all part of your body growing and stretching. My boobs started getting very sore and I wanted to cry every time Daisy walked across my chest (which is often!) She always wants to be cuddled up right under my chin and when her paws would dig into my boobs it was horrible haha. I had a doctors appointment during week 10, and took the stairs instead of the elevator (long time viewers know why!) and when I reached the floor I needed I almost passed out. This was shocking to me as I consider myself to be in decent shape, and it had never happened before. I knew this was something new and pregnancy related. I could not catch my breath for a solid 10 minutes and started panicking because I was sure I was going to faint. I think I need to start doing some cardio to get in better shape for labor 🙂 At my 10 week appointment I got NIPT blood work done, to rule out genetic disorders and also find out the gender of our sweet baby! They took 7 viles of blood which seriously grossed me out. After this appointment I was giddy and counting down the days until we could find out the gender!

Weeks 11-12: During week 11 I was anxiously awaiting the results from my bloodwork. Originally, my husband and I planned on finding out the gender just the two of us. We planned on having my doctor leave it on my voicemail, and listening to it right away. Then we were going to have a party to share the gender with our family and pop a balloon for them. So my results were supposed to be in on a Tuesday, and we were going to announce to our families on Saturday. Well the lab ended up being really behind, and the results didn’t come in until Friday afternoon, so we decided to wait and find out with our family! I knew if the results were available on a Tuesday there was no way I could wait until the weekend, but since they didn’t come in until the day before we thought we would go ahead and be surprised with them, and WOW I’m so glad we did!! Talk about a special day! We had two of our closest friends fill the balloon with the appropriate confetti, and were beyond thrilled and excited to find out our baby is a GIRL!!! It was seriously the best surprise ever. If you haven’t seen the video yet, definitely check it out. I will never forget all of that pink confetti raining down everywhere. I’m so excited for my tiny bestie to arrive!

So that pretty much sums up the first trimester. I threw up about 4-8 times per week and rested a lot. It was really hard being nauseous all day long, and throwing up in public and in the car, but sooo worth it! I have a healthy baby girl growing inside of me and I feel so blessed. I’m still very sick but I’m hopeful that it will keep getting better and better as I get further into the second trimester. Baby girl already has so many clothes and cute things and I can’t wait to share it all soon! She is SO loved!!