13 Weeks

How far along?  13 weeks 

Total weight gain/loss: I have no clue. My scale says I've lost 2 lbs.

Maternity clothes? Nope 

Stretch marks? No thank you.
Best moment this week:Sharing the news with my family!

Miss Anything? Sushi

Movement: Not yet!

Food cravings: Lemon juice mixed with salt and water. (I'm weird, I know.)

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope! Morning sickness is going away!!!
Have you started to show yet: An itty bitty bump is there!

Gender ???
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? In
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!!
Looking forward to: Telling Josh's family and being able to talk about this openly. lol

Christmas was this week so we took the opportunity to tell all of my family. We're postponing telling Josh's family for the time being because his grandmother has been really sick. 

We told my dad by giving him a shirt that says, "This is what a really cool grandpa looks like!" and also including a picture of the ultrasound. My dad was in shock and didn't say a word... My brother was sitting across the room with his wife and I heard her whisper, "She's pregnant!" and Trent said, "No?" Well after he realized that's what we were talking about he started smiling and saying, "Woooooow" over and over again. It was hilarious! My brother and sister-in-law proceeded to baby me for the rest of the weekend. They wouldn't even let me open my own doors! lol 

The rest of my family all freaked out when we made the announcement at Christmas dinner. Everyone is so excited and I'm so happy to be able to share this with them! 

12 Weeks

 How far along?  12 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: I'm pretty sure I've put on a little weight, but I haven't actually weighed myself. lol

Maternity clothes? Nope Stretch marks? No thank you.
Best moment this week:Telling all of my best friends about the baby!

Miss Anything? Sushi.... oh how I miss sushi. Movement: Just what we saw on the ultrasound

Food cravings:Red meat... I think I'm turning into a man. ;-)

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope! Morning sickness is going away!!!
Have you started to show yet: I can tell, but no one else really can.

Gender ???
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? In
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!!
Looking forward to: My next doctor's appointment. For the first time in my life, going to the doctor is exciting! lol


 So this week was EXTRA exciting for me because I got to tell all of my best girl friends about Babykins!! We had out 7th annual Friendsmas dinner and gift exchange so the timing was perfect! A few years ago we happened upon this game called Telephone-Pictionary where one person writes a phrase on a piece of paper and hands it to their neighbor. That person then has to draw a picture of what the first person wrote then pass that to their other neighbor who then writes what they think the drawing says and at the end we go back through and read the story from what the saying began as to what the ending result became. It is our absolute favorite game! Well my two best friends, Ashley and Janna already knew about the baby so I got them to sit next to each other. Janna wrote "Rachelle is PREGNANT" on the paper and Ashely drew a picture. When it came time for Janna to read her story she announced that she would read it backwards. She started with what it ended as which was something about a duck being a harp critic, then worked her way back. When she said, "Rachelle is Pregnant" everyone just paused and looked at her with a very confused expression. Then they gradually moved their attention to me. I just smiled and said, "Take it in guys. That part is true," and then everyone started freaking out. It was hilarious and absolutely perfect!! I love those girls so much and I'm so glad I was able to use one of our traditions to share this awesome news!

(L-R) Top: Emily, Kayla, Ashley, Me, Blossom. Bottom: Breanna & Ricki. Not Pictured: Janna & Mary.

11 Weeks

How far along?  11 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Not sure. I don't think I've lost anymore weight, but I don't think I've gained either.

Maternity clothes? Nope
Stretch marks? Trying to avoid those
Best moment this week:Learning that Babykins now has fingernails!

Miss Anything? My appetite.
Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: Pretty much every food I see, I crave. lol

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really anything in particular.
Have you started to show yet: Nope

Gender: Don't know yet!
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? In
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy
Looking forward to: Monday begins the moving process. Hazzah!

A brand new chapter of my life is beginning on Monday and I am nervous/excited/terrified/ecstatic! I have lived in the same town basically my entire life and so making this move to the big city will be a nerve racking experience to say the least. I have been so CrAzY busy with finishing finals, registering for classes at my new school, making/buying Christmas gifts, and making sure my precious pooches are taken care of that I haven't even STARTED packing to move! This week has been incredibly hectic and I can't wait for some down-time. I need some Christmas movies, a cup of white hot chocolate (if you haven't tried it, you haven't lived!) and some snuggle time with Joshua and my fur-babies. I can't wait for all of this to be over with!

This is proof enough that Joshua will make the best dad that has ever lived. Fender loves her daddy!

These two are best friends and I love them so much! Lakota and Fender. 

(Please excuse the hole in the wall. We were in the process of renovating.)

10 Weeks

 Babykins is now the size of a prune!


How far along?  10 weeks

Total weight gain/loss:I went to the doctor today and I've lost another pound. I can't wait to get this morning sickness overwith!

Maternity clothes? Nope
Stretch marks? Trying to avoid those
Best moment this week: Today Josh got to see Babykins on the ultrasound and it has gotten so much bigger just in the last 2 weeks!

Miss Anything? My ability to eat more than 5 bites of food at a time.
Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: fruit mainly. Strawberries in particular

Anything making you queasy or sick: I'm actually getting better with the smell of coffee, but I still have no desire to drink it. lol
Have you started to show yet: Nope

Gender: Don't know yet!
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? In
Happy or Moody most of the time: My moodiness has gotten MUCH better. I have actually been a normal human being this week!
Looking forward to: Moving to Louisville next week! It's almost here!

I can not even begin to describe how magical it was having Joshua with me when they did the ultrasound today. They had to check on a big cyst they had seen on my ovary the last time and so I got two separate ultrasounds! The cyst is shrinking, but Babykins is growing like a weed! He/she was even wiggling all around when we saw it and it now has little fingers and toes! I'm so in love with this baby and I can't wait to meet it!

Baby Ater - 10 Week Ultrasound

9 Weeks

How far along?  9 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: None so far. I've actually lost weight from being sick all of the time. :-(

Maternity clothes? Nope
Stretch marks? Lets hope those just don't happen. lol
Best moment this week: Being able to go an entire day without throwing my guts up! lol

Miss Anything? My get-up-and-go. All I want to do is sleep.
Movement: Not quite there yet!

 Food cravings: Salty stuff... olives and pickles primarily. I also get burning desires for frozen yogurt. lol
Anything making you queasy or sick: Coffee is by far the worst (which makes me incredibly sad because it's my absolute favorite). For the most part, it's not just one thing (aside from coffee)...it's EVERYTHING.
Have you started to show yet: Nope, not yet. I think I'm more bloated than anything else.

Gender: Don't know yet!
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? In
Happy or Moody most of the time: Well, I'm definitely a moody one right now. Poor Joshua keeps saying, "You have cried every single day! This pregnancy thing has made you such a girl!" haha!
Looking forward to: Getting everything in order for the big move and getting finals out of the way. The less stress, the better! Starting a new job and moving out of my hometown is definitely not helping my whole "moodiness" issues!

Ok guys, sorry for the poor quality of the picture. I definitely had to stack things and stick my iphone on top of them to get this one. I'll be getting a chalkboard soon so I can better document Babykins' growth, and I promise the quality will be better next time too!

We're Prego!!!

That is right folks, we are going to have our first baby and I am SO excited! After getting over the initial "this wasn't planned" shock and "what the heck are we going to do?" feelings, we are feeling excited, anxious, and seriously unprepared. Joshua was in Illinois when I found out. I realized I hadn't had a period in a really long time at around 12:30am one night while I was on the phone with him and started freaking out -- just a little (understatement of the year). I drove to the store at almost one in the morning and bought two pregnancy tests...both of which were positive.

I had my first doctor's appointment today (2 weeks after taking those tests) and found out that I am 8 weeks! My due date is officially July 3, 2013! They did an ultrasound and I got to see the baby's heart beating on the screen which is one of the craziest, most amazing things I have ever experienced! Joshua couldn't come with me to this appointment because of work, but I sent him a text picture of our little bean and he was shocked! He had no clue the baby would be anything more than a little speck, but here it was almost looking like an itty bitty human! I told him I got to hear its heartbeat and he couldn't believe that either! It's so crazy to think that we are going to be parents!

My best friend, Janna, has dubbed our little miracle "Babykins" so that is what he/she shall be called until Joshua and I pick a name! I will start posting pictures as soon as possible and let you know my weekly progress. I've found a lot of fantastic ideas on Pinterest and you can bet I will be using them! I decided this blog would be the best way to keep everyone updated about my progress and to let you all experience this with me!