SURPRISE!!

I can blog about this now. I've told my work, I've told my family, I've told my dance children, and I've put it my social media. Now, I can blog about it.

You may have noticed that I stopped blogging around April 1st of this year. I was going strong for a few months, then nothing. Well, that's because I pee'd on a stick and it was positive.

2 clear, dark blue lines. Happy April Fools Day, you're pregnant! I remember seeing a lot of posts online saying a positive pregnancy test is a cruel April Fools Day joke because so many people deal with infertility and pregnancy loss. It's insensitive. Then, here I am, with an actual positive test. Of course, I couldn't post about it on that day. I didn't know it yet, but I was only 4 weeks along.

Since I've been so irregular, and since my last period was at the end of January, the doctor said I could be as far as 9 weeks! But, after my first ultrasound, and only seeing a yolk sack (not a fetus!), they deemed me 5 weeks. So, the fact that Peter and I were able to get pregnant was a miracle. We had absolutely no idea when I was ovulating, and everyone was right. When you stop worrying about it, it'll happen. We tried when we were feeling frisky, not out of obligation. And it worked! I had another ultrasound the next week, and they found a little blip in my body. That blip was baby. At this point, Blip Baby even had a heartbeat! It's amazing, hearing a heat beat at 6 weeks, when baby is nothing but a head and a tail... It's awesome!

Once we had a heartbeat, we went ahead and told our family. Peter's mom, step dad, and sisters. Peter's dad and step mom. And my parents and brother. I, of course, had to tell someone right away, so I spilled the beans to my sister-in-law, Sabrina, and Lizzie; 2 of which were also pregnant at the time.

Time goes by. I get nauseous, but only actually throw up 3 times. I tell you, feeling nauseous, but never actually throwing up, is almost worse than actually throwing up...

I download 2 pregnancy apps. Ovia, which tells me the size of my baby in either strange-but-cute animals, toys & games, Parisian bakery items, or fruit & vegetables. I also download the What to Expect app, because it's too cliche to not download!

During the first 3 months, I stop going to the gym and live on bagels and toast. I feel miserable at work (which made it painfully obvious to my boss that I was pregnant), and snapped at some of my students at dance. My pants still fit, and things were looking good!

My 3 month ultrasound was magical!! I went with Jessie, my sister-in-law, as she was staying with us for the week. Baby was no longer a Blip Baby. Baby had arms, Baby had legs, and Baby was moving and shaking and kicking and waving at us! Baby was twisting and turning, and actually looked like a human. It was wild. It was amazing, and it's so AWESOME knowing that something like that is growing inside of me! Awesome, and a little freaky. The first and second ultrasound photos are only 6 weeks apart. It's amazing how Baby goes from tiny blip to actual fetus in less than 2 months. I can't believe it.

We had a big pregnancy reveal at my nephew's 3rd birthday party. I made him a shirt that said, "For my birthday, Aimee & Peter..." (on the front) "...are making me a COUSIN! Baby Marx Est. 12-2016" (on the back). It took people a little bit to figure out, because we call my cousin's baby, "baby cousin," so in actuality, Chevy (my nephew) already has, like, 4 cousins. But once they figured it out, they were all very happy for us, and congratulating us.

 

At the library (at at the dance studio), I announce my pregnancy a little different.

I bought a box of donuts and put a sign in the box that said something like, "Eat up, Aimee can't be the only one with a belly!" One of my coworkers at the library is also pregnant. She's 10 weeks more pregnant than I am. I think that worries some of my other coworkers (especially since my department is only 3 people, and 2 of them are pregnant....), but I think we'll be okay.

The dance recital was last night, June 4th. At the end of the show, my boss made a video commemorating the graduating seniors. She also had a bit talking about the growing ASA ("A Step Above;" the studio's name) family. She mentioned how she's getting married next summer and included a picture of her and her fiance. Directly after, she put up a picture of my 12 week ultrasound, and everyone in the audience gasped! They all through she was pregnant!! Hilarious! But soon after it said, "Baby Marx, coming December 2016. Congratulations Miss Aimee!" So now EVERYONE knows.

I've been having fun thinking about the future, how to decorate the baby's room, and what to paint for the baby. I just ordered maternity clothing from Old Navy. The pants I ordered in 3 different sizes, since I have no idea what will fit... So I totally have the intention of exchanging. Unfortunately, Old Navy stores near by carry maternity clothing... so I can't try on right away. But I also got dresses and a shirt.