Went Shopping

Yes, yes, I know-you don't have to say a thing...I should have waited but I just couldn't. I knew as soon as I got pregnant my skinny jeans would not be worn for the next year or so, no biggie right? I have plenty of other jeans.

Well, I had a meeting at school, on the 18th of August and decided to wear jeans for the first time this summer b/c I knew the conference room (where the meeting was) would be cold. So I stroll in to work, get to the meeting and sit down. I'm sitting for about 20 minutes before I realize I'm really not comfortable, warmer, but not comfortable. I couldn't figure out what was wrong. ahhh! I know my pants! My pants were TIGHT and almost pinching my stomach. What the heck, I mean really? I've been wearing these pants for years, same brand, same size, and suddenly I feel like my rolls are cascading like waterfalls over my pants..not cool. This meeting is ALL day long- 8:30-4, it's gonna be a long day.

So I sit there uncomfortably for awhile and then I just couldn't take it anymore. I looked to my left, one of my co-workers is clearly paying attention to what is going on (clear on the left), I looked to my right, one of my administrators, again clearly paying attention (clear on the right). Time to make the move...slowly as to not alarm anyone I unbutton the top button of my pants....deep breath...So much better, I can actually breath deeply! Luckily I wore a shirt that was longer and could cover my unbuttoned pants, and my butt could keep my pants from falling down when I would get up to run to the bathroom every 27 minutes.

Needless to say, after that experience I couldn't rely on unbuttoned pants to get me through the school year (slightly inappropriate I would think). So, my friend Kim bought these pants last year and I totally made fun of her for it and I'm sad I did b/c I'm eating my words! These pants are soo comfy and made for the no pregger type :) Laugh if you want, but you'll be at the register with a pair or two if you go try them on.

Jolt Foldover-Waist Flared Pants

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Mr. Photographer I Think I'm Ready For My Close Up

We have a sonogram date!

September 17th

I can't believe how soon that is! I know we won't be able to see too much, but it will be exciting I'm sure.

How is this possible?!

Some of my worst fears are happening and I blame on the Little Kruck! I know I haven't been pregnant for very long but the food aversions/ bad reactions have started. The first foods to hit the "No-No-Don't-Eat-That-Remember-How-You-Felt-Last-Time" List is

Hotdogs

anyone who knows me, knows I love me a good hotdog (or a bad one) I don't really discriminate. I love them so much I can hear them boiling in the street vendor carts in DC. And forget Five Guys burgers when you can have an amazing juicy dog with grilled onions....and now I'm sad.

Milk

milk is on a semi-timeout with me right now. Twice now I've had it with cereal and it just doesn't seem to be working for me. I just don't think it is meant to be right now; we'll try again later.

And what bothers me more than my current "No-No-Don't-Eat-That-Remember-How-You-Felt-Last-Time" List is my "You-Gotta-Have-It-Baby-Is-Counting-On-You-To-Eat-This" List....ranked number one and currently only on the list:

McDonalds French Fries

again, if you know me, you know I don't like McDonalds and quite often you may find me razzing Greg about eating there or collecting the coca-cola glasses they sometimes give out. But for some reason the baby is counting on me eating those crispy, golden, salty straws of potatoes. Something about them is just so....necessary

Silly baby is turning me crazy and Greg gets the biggest kick out of it--just wait until I make him find a 24 hour McDonalds when I'm, I mean baby, is wanting fries at 2am.

***ps. Christmas in the mail today! A coupon book from the golden arches for free fries for the baby!!! Life is good!

The Rabbit Died!

So it has come to my understanding that "back in the day" when you gave your life source (aka. blood) to confirm your pregnancy the docs would inject it into a rabbit. If the rabbit died-you were pregnant.

My rabbit died. We are having stew for dinner.

Chasing the mailman

So my big idea was to tell Adam about his niece or nephew on his birthday since it was right around the corner from when we found out....boy is that a long corner! It had only been a few days since we told our parents and neither of us could take holding the secret any longer (I could probably hold it longer just to torture Laura :) But since telling mom and dad they had seen all the family the very next day and then on that Sunday dad played golf with Uncle Bob (how he kept it a secret...noone knows!)

So August 19th-September 4th is a very long corner...so Greg and I figured we would just send his birthday card early and postmark date would be Monday, August 24th. Perfect. Stop by the post office drop it off and figure it takes 2 days for the mail to get there once processed. Well I didn't make it to the post office, and I forgot to drop it in my schools outgoing mail, I thought I was plum out of luck..on my way home however I see this little white "truck" driving down the road dodging the parked cars. Could it be?! A mail man?! Indeed!! So crazy driver (that is me) speeds up to get in front of him (only 2 more boxes on this road...I must make it!) in a neighborhood where the kids I teach live. I park. Dig franticly through my purse. Throw my wallet an whatever else I can find in there that isn't the card out onto the floor. Victory! I found the letter!

Where is the mailman?! did he leave? turn around? call the cops on the crazy driver? Nope- no fear he moved in front of me. Tip: when trying to leave your car quickly remove the seatbelt. Once my car released me I was able to run down the road and catch the mailman, hoping I didn't look too desperate! He smiled, in a knowing sort of way...I think he passed me knowing I was going to have a momentary freak-out moment.

There is no going back..Birthday card is on the way!

1st Doctor's Visit

Today is the day! Even though the mighty E.P.T. said I was pregnanat (twice)...that doesn't make me special. I have to go get bloodwork done. Hate needles- whomever is drawing my blood I make sure to tell them that I hate needles, but not to worry b/c I don't faint. Hopefully then they will take it easy on me and give me the tiny needle.

So I'll be giving away my life source for the first time for Little Kruck today around 11:30. Wish us luck!

**Update**

Nothing more than taking my blood today- but I did come out with more vitamins and loli-pops that are supposed to help with morning sickness. I hope they don't taste like cough medicine! Now I just have to wait for pregnancy confirmation tomorrow and then something in my blood needs to be at 3000...when that happens Baby will get his/her first picture taken!

Kid events without the Kid...

So today Greg and I went to BrickFair in Tysons Corner--a Lego event. We weren't sure what we were going to go see exactly, but we were told about it and we were going to meet up with one of Greg's co-workers, so there we were. We got to the Sheraton around 10 (the event started at 11) and so we walked around for a little while and then noticed a line was forming...We hopped in it! Good thing too. Apparently, BrickFair is the place to be; people were turned away the days before because there were too many people in the building...so says the Fire Marshall.

So there we were in line, at 10:15 and I look to the front of the line and pivot and look to the back of the line and.....we are the only ones without kids (minus the socially awkward 30 something who was giving the kid behind me pointers on how to attach the Lego gun to the Lego person) Nevertheless I got really excited thinking that soon, soon we will be able to take the our Little Kruck to the Zoo, park, State Fair to eat fried goodness, aquarium, and who knows what else...but it put big smiles on our faces thinking about what's to come!

Sleep much?

So really what is the deal?!

I know I am only a few weeks preggers but I can't sleep through the night. By the time 4:30 rolls around I am wide awake, laying in bed trying to think of ways I can put myself back to bed...I thought symptoms weren't supposed to start this early. Here is to another 8 months!

"Back to School" Dinner

Last night we hosted a "Back to School" dinner at our home for Greg's side of the family. We were lucky that everyone was able to make it out despite the desire to head back to college or the terrible rain that hung over the house!

What was on the menu? We had, roasted chicken, corn-on-the-cob, pasta salad, cold marinated asparagus, smashed potatoes, and tomatoes. I have to say it was a pretty darn good meal!

Right before dinner, as I was cooking the corn- I got so hot so fast I thought I was either going to faint or up-chuck all over the stove- I took a few deep breaths and fluffed my dress to try and cool off . Had I gotten sick I would have blown the surprise! Luckily the dress fluffing and the deep breaths seemed to work this time.

6:3- dinner is ready....Greg is ready with his little speech, and here we go....!

Grandma and Grandpa Neil are coming over!

It just so happened that my dad called me on Wednesday (the day we found out) and asked if I would be around on Friday so he could swing by, take a nap, maybe eat, then head to his poker game. **Perfect**

Now I call my mom and the conversation went something like this:
Mom: Hello dear
Me: Hi Mom! How are you today?
Mom: Just fine busy with work; lots to do
Me: Well I was thinking.
Mom: Uh-huh.
Me: Well, dad just called me and said he's going to come and nap at my place on Friday and I thought it would be a good idea if you came out too and we could have dinner.
Mom: Well, I don't know...I have lots to do at home, and Grandma's birthday lunch is the next day and I have to bake her cake
Me: Bake her cake when you get home
Mom: No. I can't do that.
Me: (charming, loving, voice) Please, mom. I'd love for you to join us for dinner. *sniff sniff*
Mom: *laughter* Alright, I'll bake the cake on Thursday and I'll be there.
Me: Great! When?
Mom: 5 or 5:30. Alright I got to get back to work
Me: love you have a good day!
Mom: Love you too! Bye.

hahahaha the trap is set! Thanks for the easy set up dad!

5:19 am

Well waking up at that hour of the morning wasn't anything too unusual for me... surely not for Greg either as he typically wakes up at 4:45. So he is going about his typical morning routine and as he is about to exit our bedroom I asked him what date it was...then I laid in bed and did a quick calculation..thinking it may be too early to test something was telling me to just go for it. So, I tested that morning and after the longest time (probably only 1 minute) I saw something I didn't think existed
---Pregnant---
Those darn tests rarely give that information and when it did for me I was in shock I had no idea what to do! Then I somehow made it to the kitchen, scrambled through the drawers to find a card that I could give Greg. Finally success, I found the card I had bought just for this occasion and wrote a little note in it and went to the man cave, his morning dwelling place before work. He had just come in from a frustrating outing with Zoe (code for: Zoe needs to go to the bathroom, we take her out, then she sits.. literally just sits down, then we take her back inside) So he comes in and I'm standing there, I'm pretty sure he knows what I'm up to but I give him the card and....well the rest is history in the making now I suppose!

August 19th 2009

That was it! The day we found out we were expecting our first child! With all the calculations in place (thank you internets) our little Kruck is due April 29th 2010.

We are so excited and can't wait to tell all of our friends and family!