A blog? Why not!

I am joining the land of the living - and becoming a blogger!  I follow a lot of blogs (soon I will share) and have enjoyed reading and learning through them.  I thought I would start this blog to share stories and PICTURES of Lilli as she grows and changes.  I always upload pictures to Facebook but so many do not have access or an account there, so this might be easier for friends and family.

So what should I discuss in my first real blog post?

Well, how about Lilli, of course!  She will be one next week - where does the time go!?  I find myself thinking about this time last year.  The weather, the Tater Day festivities, spring break, etc.  I mostly think about the excitement, nervousness and anxiety I was feeling.  When would she come? What would labor and delivery be like?  How was our life about to change? 

In honor of this time last year, I went back and looked at my online journal to see what I wrote - and wanted to share.

I wanted to post some of my thoughts about pregnancy before baby Peep arrives. So I think Im going to do 2 lists-


What I will try to FORGET about this pregnancy:
*The hyperemesis that put me in the hospital twice during my first trimester and kept me from working for almost a month
*Not being able to drink water because it made me sick.
*The multiple blood draws and IV's that I had to have (this includes the ectopic pregnancy I had last summer)
*The food aversions - mostly meat but sadly any Italian food. I miss it!
*The swelling. I cant imagine being pregnant in the summer since it is so bad now!

*The constant worry that something might be wrong with the baby
*The guilt about drinking sweet tea and eating ham sandwiches.
*The guilt about not taking my prenatals (this is okayed by my doctor but I still worry)
*The guilt about taking the gazillion pills I had/have to take due to the nausea I still have
*The fact that I can barely walk because she is so low.
*Getting up multiple times to pee at night.
*My horrible body acne
*The stinky feet
*Not being able to eat salt.


What I will want to REMEMBER about this pregnancy:
*The look on Jason's face when I told him I was pregnant via scavenger hunt.

*Sharing the news with friends and family, especially my parents
*Hearing the heartbeat for the first time.
*Finding out we were having a little girl!
*Choosing a name and keeping it a secret.
*Planning and decorating the nursery.
*Feeling her kick, then having Jason feel her kick.
*Growing a belly and having people touch it (I actually love this)
*Hearing Jason talk about how much he loves the belly
*Getting foot and back rubs nightly and being spoiled by my wonderful husband
*NOT having to clean the litter box!
*Feeling beautiful, even after gaining weight
*Baby showers thrown by friends and family
*Daydreaming about what she will look like
*The excuse to eat whatever I want and not exercise. I will definitely miss this!
*Having so many people care about me and want to know how Im doing.
*Full panel pants. I dont ever want to wear pants with a waist again!
*Being at home with my pets preparing for her birth.
*Having a perfectly round belly and only a teeny stretch mark or two. Lets hope it stays that way!

*Having her all to myself for 9 months...
*Feeling like Jason loves me more than ever and knowing he will be the best daddy






Im sure I could think of more and go on and on. But thats it for now. I feel like this pregnancy has lasted forever and has gone by so quickly at the same time. I cant wait to meet her, to see what she looks like and to experience labor and delivery. I cant wait to see Jason hold her and calm her. I cant wait to share her name with everyone, especially my mom, dad and sister. I know I will miss being pregnant but for now all I can think about is having little baby Peep in my arms!



I am going to try to post once a week...so I'm sure next week will be about her 1st birthday and then her PARTY!  Stay tuned!


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Happy Easter everyone!