Exciting Times.

So obviously I suck at keeping up with this blog thing. Sometimes I feel like my life isn't interesting enough to blog about but it's about to get a little more interesting because

I'M PREGNANT!!! 

As of yesterday, I am 8 weeks. We haven't shared the news with everyone yet.. mostly close friends and family so this blog post will be made private until we share the news ha :) So I thought it might be fun to write about the story of when I found out and how I told Jake. It's not super interesting or anything but it's still cute!

It was two days before I was supposed to start my period and I was feeling really nauseous. I tried not to think too much of it because I have gotten a bit sick before periods in the past. I thought to myself, "It's probably just period symptoms.." The next day, I felt sick again and that's when I really started to wonder if I was pregnant. I mentioned to Jake how I was feeling and we both kind of just blew it off and thought maybe I just wasn't feeling well. Finally, the day I was supposed to start my period came and the entire morning and afternoon I waited and waited to see if it would come. Well it didn't and I kept having all these different thoughts and kept going back and forth in my mind. "Should I just take a pregnancy test..? No, I don't want to disappoint myself if it's a negative. I'll just wait until tomorrow." Finally, around 2pm I decided to just take a nap to calm myself down. I slept for about 30 minutes and when I woke up I just felt strongly that I should just take the dang test! So I went into the bathroom, half asleep still and took the one pregnancy test that I had. I watched as the first blue line appeared and then slowly I started to see a second faded blue line. As the second blue line became darker and darker, I seriously started FREAKING OUT. I remember saying out loud to myself, "No freaking way" and then my first thought was to call Jake. Now a few of you may think, "you really called him to tell him such big news" (I've already got that one) and yes I did REALLY call him. In that moment, I was not really thinking straight and all I knew was that I wanted to share this exciting news with my husband because there was no possible way I could wait 7 more hours until we both got off of work to tell him. I do not regret how I told him one bit because it was super special and I'll never forget what he said when I told him... "I wish you could see the smile on my face!" That response was a relief because part of me thought he would be scared and not excited haha but he was the complete opposite! 

We are both so excited to bring a little baby into this world. I have felt every emotion possible in the past month since I found out but the emotion I have felt the most is just EXCITED!!! I have always wanted to be a mom and when Jake and I got married, I wanted to be one ten times more! I don't know how to explain the feeling other than I feel like I have a purpose in life. Jake is going to be the best dad and I can't wait to raise this little baby with him. I'm so grateful for a Heavenly Father who knows me perfectly and knows what I am capable of. Here's a little fun pregnancy questionnare thing!

BABY IS THE SIZE OF: A kidney bean!

MATERNITY CLOTHES: Not quite yet! Still have a month or two before I'll need those!

SLEEP: I sleep great! I'm trying to cherish that while I can haha.

BEST MOMENT OF THE WEEK: When I finally felt nauseous again. I know it sounds crazy but I hadn't felt sick for a few days and that started to worry me. Being nauseous means I'm still pregnant ;)

MISS ANYTHING: I miss not feeling sick all the time (but I'm also grateful for the sickness like I said above)

FOOD CRAVINGS: Honey Bunches of Oats cereal.

ANYTHING MAKE YOU QUEASY: Walking into Broulims (the local grocery store) I don't know what it is but the smell of that place makes me want to vomit.

WEIGHT GAIN: 1 pound.

STRETCH MARKS: Not yet and crossing my fingers I don't get them!

HAPPY OR MOODY: This week has been a roller coaster of emotions. I cry a lot more than I did before I was pregnant.. happy crying and sad crying.

SYMPTOMS: Nausea, headaches, exhaustion, frequent urination, sensative to smells, sore breasts

LOOKING FORWARD TO: Our first appointment in ONE WEEK EXACTLY!!! We finally get to see that little heartbeat!!