And so it begins.....

Saturday was the beggining of my 6th week of pregnancy. It was also the begining of my pregnancy symtpoms. I woke up like any other morning feeling OK. Ben and I greated Ella and he began changing her diaper. I sat down on the floor next to them. And as usual I had to inspect what was in Ellas diaper. For those of you who don't have kids yet.... trust me, this is normal. Poop becomes your life. I feel like if Im not dealing with Ellas poop, it's Baxters. I need to know how often they are going and if she is getting enough fiber, so I have to check it out. But I digress. Somthing I do casually everyday all of a sudden became the catalyst for "morning sickenss" . I was ill all morning and afternoon after my "inspection". I skiped my spin class, and weight lifting, and even felt ill walking around Costco when usually the smell of chocolate chip cookies and baked bread make me feel like eating the whole store. I even took a nap while watching a great playoff game! That is when you know Im sick. I'm even getting short of breath climbing the stairs in our house, and while doing the same exercises I've done for the past 3 months.

But don't take this as complaining. Im never the type to gripe or morn my pre-pregnancy body. On the contrary I feel pretty special that Im having symptoms. It means that everything is working as it should. I was actually nervous last week that I was not having many symptoms. I almost questioned wether or not I should have disclosed to everyone that Im "in a delicate state". But Ben and I are not the type to keeps secrets when its over somthing so joyous. I have not gone to the OBGYN yet so I guess there is still always a chance of somthing not going well but I don't live in fear over the possablilites. I just take it as it comes. So on that note we are excited to hear a hearbeat soon and get the first ultrasound.

It will also be exciting to have Ella along for this pregnancy. She always asks to see the baby. So I will lift up my shirt and she will touch my stomach and say " Don't cry baby" and give it a kiss. I've been prepping her that babies cry a lot. So that way she isn't so suprised when I bring a wailing kid home. By the way I will always try and incorporate Ella in the belly photos. It's an idea I got off of Pinterest but it looks much better on the site then it does with our camera. Maybe the fact that I have a very impatient toddler makes it difficult to take these pictures as well. She never seems to want to look at the camera. More pictures to come next week.

We are headed to Tahoe and Ella is excited about making a snowman. Stay tuned!