We are feeling all of the things you would expect first time parents to feel - mostly excited, happy, anxious, a little in disbelief, but also nervous and scared for all that it to come that we have no idea about until we experience it. We've decided not to find out the gender until he or she is born. We think it will make the birth day that much more exciting, and it is one of the only true surprises you can experience, so we are OK waiting for it.
Strange to think I'm a third of the way there and I haven't bought a single thing related to baby, and haven't even started thinking about names. I know it's only been 15 weeks, but it is starting to feel like my pregnancy is flying by. I think I can say that now because the worst of the 'morning' sickness is over. But for 6 or so weeks there it was bad, worse than I expected it to be. All I can say is it really shouldn't be called morning sickness when you feel sick all day, every day. There are still a few mornings here and there where I get sick, but luckily they are few and far between. I'm not showing yet, but I'm sure the bump is not too far away now.
Rob has been the great, supportive husband I knew he would be. Always asking if he can get me anything, helping out more around the house and always appreciating whatever 'meals' I did cook/buy/warm up during the first trimester when there were only a handful of things I could stomach. I always thought it would be fun to find a creative way to surprise him with the good news I was pregnant...until I actually got pregnant, and then I couldn't imagine keeping it quiet long enough to surprise him. I took a test very early one morning (without him knowing) and I was shocked to see the + sign. I found him downstairs making breakfast and said, "OK, don't freak out, but I might be pregnant....I took a test and it's positive," and then I showed him the stick. He was caught off guard because I am never up that early, and said something like, "Wow really? And I thought you just wanted a breakfast sandwich or something."
And here is our fur baby helping to announce the coming of our human baby :) We really do treat her as if she is our real child sometimes (all the time), and I know I'm not alone and there are lots of other proud puppy parents out there reading this! But I honestly am a little nervous for what bringing a new baby into the home will mean for Roxanne. Both because for once in her life all of the attention will not be directed at her, and because she does not like kids. She isn't mean to kids, I've never seen her be mean period, but she is just very nervous and unsure of kids and their loud squeals, quick sudden movements and how they act in general. I'm hopeful it will be different when it's a baby that is part of her family, who she will have to interact with to some degree every day, who she will see slowly get bigger and grow up into the crazy 5 year old she currently dreads. For now we tell her to enjoy these next few months where she is still treated like the only child and every toy in the house is most definitely hers.
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