So not "THAT" pregnant lady

So, pre-pregnancy, I had this idea in my head of the stereotypical pregnant woman. There are all sorts of different types of pregnant people, I realize - however, there are some pretty common stereotypes that I can honestly say, I do not fit. For example:

1. The "cutest pregnant women in the world" Pregnant Lady - We all know her, tiny little person we all love to hate pre-pregnancy, then she gets pregnant and sprouts just the perfect little, adorable stomach. I always knew I wasn't going to be this pregnant lady but a part of me really held on to hope...especially the first 16 weeks when I'd only gained a pound and wasn't showing at all - maybe that could be me! WRONG! Here we are, almost 20 weeks, I guarantee weight is up more than a pound and it certainly hasn't made it's home solely on my stomach. Instead of a cute, tight pregnant belly, I've developed what I lovlingly refer to as my "beer gut". I really look like I played one too many games of beer pong. And, it's not just in my stomach, the bulge seems to exist from one love handle to the other - imagine a little spare tire and that's what I have. Hence the lack of "belly photos" - no one should have to see this!

2. The "I'm going to do this the natural way" Pregnant Lady - this is the strong, independent, "I can prove I'm better than drugs" type of girl. The birth plan is to go at it the "all natural way" or even better the "Home Birth". Ladies and gents - I have absolutely no ideas that this is even something I want to attempt. More power to those who can push a small person out of an even smaller body part without any help or medication but, I can tell you right now, I'm not one of them. My birth plan - drugs, music and maybe some more drugs. I have no desire to feel anything that's going on down there.

3. The "pregnancy is so great, I wish I could be pregnant my whole life" Pregnant Lady. You know the one - blissfully happy to be "with child", no symptoms to speak of except the lovely "pregnancy glow". She's happy to be gaining weight 'cause it's what the baby needs and feels "more like a woman than every before". I'm the farthest thing from this Pregnant Lady then you'll ever find. At first, I was scared to admit that pregnancy is not fun and, to be completely honest, is not something I'm enjoying - would it make me a bad mom? Would other people think I was terrible? So, I complained about the morning sickness and the headaches but tried to see the positive. I've finally come to terms with the fact that I'm not going to be a bad mom because I hate pregnancy, I LOVE my baby and I'm so happy to be having a baby but I'm not in love with the process - I can admit that I don't like feeling sick all the time, being tired is not fun, weekly migraines suck and gaining weight is REALLY hard to deal with - it makes me sad that my pants don't fit and that my stomach looks nasty and I'm really scared about losing the weight after the pregnancy. These things are natural (despite what people think pregnant woman think) and it's okay to admit.

That concludes my stereotypes for the day. Maybe someday soon my tummy will tighten up, I'll be inspired to try natural birth and all of a sudden pregnancy will be fun but I'm not holding my breath!

We're still here!

Since Jason is not very good at updating his blog, I figured I'd get on and write a "mommy post". We've made it to week 19 and things are going a lot better than previously mentioned. Although I am still experiencing random bits of nausea, terrible indigestion and the headaches (we won't go into those), it all pales in comparisson to the horrible morning sickness that was the first trimester! I must admit, I haven't been the easiest person to live with these past few months and pregnancy hasn't exactly been the most fun I've ever had, there have been some wonderful things that deserve mention:

1. Feeling the baby move! He/she isn't all that active but I can feel movement about once or twice a day now. It makes me feel so much better to feel something going on in there - don't have to worry as much as I was the first 18 or so weeks and it gives me something to look forward to everyday! I also think that pretty soon, Jason will be able to feel some kicking on the outside, I felt a little something last night but he was passed out...his loss!

2. Maternity pants. I swear, women everywhere should invest in maternity pants for normal, daily wear. These aren't the maternity pants of our parent's day and age...imagine normal pants that ride a little lower and have elastic in the waist. My newest pair even have a zipper and button, look totally normal but are AMAZINGLY comfortable. Don't see any reason to get rid of those post-baby...

3. Knowing at the end of all this there will be a little baby to show for it. I'm not the most sentimental person and thus far my maternal instinct hasn't really kicked in but, I am SO excited to be able to bring the little one home and be a mom - I feel like we have so much to teach and share with him/her that everyday is going to be a new adventure - getting into the thick of the holiday season is getting me all excited for next year because we'll have one more little family member to share it all with!

Well, I'll try to update this blog more often...I know that when I read blogs, it's very frustrating to go months without any news! And, we have exciting news next week, one week from tomorrow is the big reveal. Boy or girl? What do you think?

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April and baby update (12 week appointment)

Well we just got home from the doctor and wanted all to know everything is going great. It was their second appointment. From the first visit, all labs were normal and nothing out of wack, so April and the baby are both very healthy. The exciting news was we actually got to hear the heartbeat. The little heart was pounding away! Around 153-156 beats per min. All normal, and as the doctor says, can't tell if its a boy or girl from the heart beat fyi! So gotta wait till December 8th. and we all will know.

The Things Kids Say

Yesterday, Kayla flew into town for her 1st semister break from school. When we found out April was pregnant, we wanted to tell Kayla in person. She has been begging ever since we were married to have a baby, she wanted to be a big sister soooo bad. So yesterday while having lunch, we decided to spread the news. As we ate, we told Kayla and of course she was in a little shock, happy shock, but it took a little while to sink in - she is 7, what do you expect? Well after a while, Kayla was unpacking with April when she asks, "How are you going to have a baby". April, being somewhat cautious in her answer responds, "Well, the baby grows in my tummy..." and Kayla interjects "and come out down there" (as she points to the spot where babies come out). With slight shock, April responds, "That's right, and it's probably going to hurt". Little Kayla, in all of her wiseness responds "You probably didn't think about that first, did you?" Too funny. Later, she randomly says, "I'm so glad I'm not a grown up so I don't have to deal with all that kind of stuff yet..." She certainly makes things interesting!

Baby "A", be nice to mommy....Please

Well one thing that we have missed from Virginia is how close Chili's was. Well today we went to by Kayla a bike for her birthday and was close to the Chili's here in Oregon. Well as we entered all was well and a little excited about some of the simple little things we miss. Well as our lunch was served, little baby "A" did not like Chili's as much as mommy does and we ended lunch a little early. As the afternoon progressed, we missed the family Sunday dinner with April's parents. For a long story short, I ended up going to Aprils parents and grabbing dinner. I know she can't wait for this part of pregnacy to end. For the flying part, April flies to San Fran on business tomorrow morning, we are hoping and praying it all goes great for her and she will be able to do her work and not be totally sick. So in a few, baby "A" and I will talk and hopefully baby "A" will listen to daddy and will be nice to mommy, for at least a couple hours!

Morning sickness...all day

So on the voyage to our little child, April has been experiancing extreme morning sickness. But we are wondering why they call it morning sickness, because it last all day long! The mornings have started off as lying in bed, fine, then a little dizzy, then to nausea, then feeling as she describes as extremly hung over all day long. I really feel for her. We thought at first it was the Pre-natal vitamins, but the doctor gave her better ones that only help, well a little, wow, how this stinks for her, but I am sure, it will all be worth it in the end!

Introducing, Baby "A" or "billy" as April's Fathers says

And the due date is..............................

April 25th 2009

August 23rd 2008 to September 16th 2008

On August 23rd 2008, April and Jason were at April's Mom and Dad's house alone. April approached Jason with some interesting news that she maybe pregnant. So we did what most everyone else does in this case - we ran to the store to buy a test. We came home and she "studied" for it, if you know what I mean. When the results came up, April saw a dark pink line and a very faint pink line. April came out excited, scared and possibly confused and told Jason that she was positive that the test is positive. As Jason looked, he was not convinced. Just as we debated the test, Erica (April's little sister) walked in the door. April, asked for a 3rd opinion, and the opinion was, take another test. So those two went off and bought another test, this time one that spells out the result...........And the result PREGNANT. The next day, we told parents and immediate family only, we did not want to tell everyone till after the first doctors appointment. But of course, pressure of exciting news was bearing on us all, Jason's father, told Jason's entire family, like within 10 min. of the news. April's mom and dad were doing all they could to keep quiet, so about 2 weeks later, we decided that family could know, we would inform friends after the appointment, we just wanted to make sure everything was ok.
So, now to the present. On the 16th of September, April and I went in to the first of many doctors appointments. Dr. Allison will be Aprils doctor, she was very nice, sweet and friendly and was very helpfully in answering questions, she was also "gentle" with the exam. She did an Ultra-sound and we saw the baby, the very fast heartbeat, and a very health yoke sac. So, the due date is set...................

Introducing........Us

Hello all, and welcome to the official pregnancy blog of the up and coming new addition to our family. I would like to briefly introduce us, so you can get to know us a little better. I promise, this will be short.

The Stats:
APRIL (AKA Future Mom and Current step mother of Kayla)
Children: Kayla, expecting
25 years old
Birthday Nov. 13th
Born:St Vincents Hospital, Portland Oregon
Grew Up: Wilsonville Oregon
Likes: Reading, Sleep, and Running
Dis-likes: Traffic, Mean People, and People touching her
TV shows: One Tree Hill, Dirty Sexy Money, Brothers and Sisters
Movies: Don't really have favorite movies

JASON (Father of Kayla, and future father)
Children: Kayla, expecting!
32 years old
Birthday Nov 17th
Born: Merced California.
Grew Up: Stanley North Carolina
Likes: Biking, UNC, Atlanta Falcon/Carolina Panthers
Dis-likes: Traffic, repeating myself, paying bills
TV Shows: One Tree Hill, Dirty Sexy Money, Top Chef
Movies: Old School, Anchor Man, Super Bad...really, i like alot

OK, basics, we meet in October of 2005, dated started on the 25th of December. We where engaged on June 23rd 2006, and we joined our lives in marriage on June 12th 2007 in Maui Hawaii. In May of 2008, April and I moved to Oregon. April works at Opus Solutions as a corperate event planner. Jason work for L & D Construction as an Estimator/Sales consultant.
We now reside in Tigard Oregon.

So that is the boring basics, now lets get to the point of this blog, please check in regularly, we have 7 months to do this.