Cravings, or am I just Hungry?

Beef. It seems to be my first "craving." 

Yesterday Seth made each of us a nice bacon wrapped steak with green beans. After literally licking my plate I said, "I want another. Or, how about a McDonald's burger?" Seth's immediate response to his hardly pregnant wife, "I will go for you." He's the best!

Mmmmmmm

Our Little Secret

Seth and I successfully managed to thwart questions of babies over New Years. Naturally, this is a topic of conversation, especially with our Taylor friends, but even with Nate's relentless prodding, we never cracked.

Time is going too slow. It's not the secret that I'm excited to tell, it's actually looking pregnant. There is something about a baby belly that excites me, and I'll feel more like I have something to show for being pregnant. 

This week our Little Pea is the size of a pea! Our babies heart is now beating and his/her features are beginning to form. I am still feeling great. No morning sickness. No added tiredness. And I actually have less of an appetite than an increase. So far.

6 Weeks

Baby, Jesus loves you already, and so do we!

Convinced

I'm finally convinced. It did take another positive on a third type of home pregnancy test, but I'm finally there. I just somehow couldn't believe the faint second line I received the last two days and reading article after article online saying, "Any line, no mater how faint means positive," really meant I was pregnant. And I just didn't feel pregnant - as though I should know how that feels. 

Today I am actually noticing a few minor symptoms. I'm taking more trips to the bathroom and things are starting to feel a bit tender. 

So how long do I have to wait until I get to tell family and friends? I guess technically I got to tell two people today: the BCBSIL rep and the receptionist at Women's Health First to make my first prenatal appointment (January 16). I have already planned how I am going to tell my family. I  just need a little help from Baby Elora Morrow...

I Might be Pregnant

Yesterday, Christmas Day, I took a pregnancy test in the morning and evening. The results: a faint second line. Since I wasn't convinced I was actually pregnant, I didn't mention it to Seth and took another test this morning. The result: another faint second line. 

I contemplated telling Seth today or waiting until I tested with a more definitive line, but since it was our morning to share Christmas together, I went ahead. After opening each others gifts, I told Seth I had one more thing for him. I grabbed the latest test from the bathroom, hid it from sight, and told him not to get too excited. Seth's sarcastic response, "You might be pregnant." I pulled out the test and said, "So I might be pregnant."

We hugged, we smiled and laughed. I cried. And Seth prayed over our probable little pea. We are joyful to find out we are expecting a baby of our own during the time we remember and give thanks for the birth of our Lord and Savior.