baby

Things have been crazy. Classes have started back up again, so I don't have as much time as I would like, but I am still here :)

Here are the next few questions:
Whom did you tell? How did you tell them? How did they react? (Think friends, family, coworkers, everyone!)

Emilie, how did you feel physically?

Bryan, what things did you do differently, if any, knowing that your wife was carrying your child? (Foot rubs, vacuuming, carrying heavy stuff, etc)



We told quite a few people when we found out. We found out Saturday, and we were already going to go to my parent's on Sunday for something, though I cannot remember what. On the way down, Bryan called chance and jenny to let them know right away. Meanwhile I was texting my sister to see who was in Heber. Everyone was SUPPOSED to be there that day, but quite a few people d I still don't know cancelled. My brother David and his wife and their son (amelia wasn't born yet), weren't there and my brother michael and his then fiancee weren't there either. My sister Hannah was abotu to leave to go somewhere with her boyfriend Scott. I told her she COULD NOT leave until I got there, we were only ten minutes away. I think by then, they all kind of got th ehint, since my sister's made me swear that i would tell them the minute I knew :) It had just so happened that I had been taking midterms all week, and was overloaded with them (i promise this is relevant). I walked in, and everyone was sitting in the frontroom, except for my two sisters. They were standing up with their arms folded and tapping their feet *grins*. Anyway, I came in, and immediately said "So, I had to take four tests recently, and I PASSED all of them." There was complete silence from the family as they half glared/half stared in anticipation. Finally, I said, "yes we are pregnant!" Hugs all around, we called the other people who weren't there and other parents and grandparents. It was really a lot of fun. :)

When the pregnancy first started in the first few weeks, I was actually super tired all the time. We found out it was because my thyroid had taken a huge drop. We've upped my meds three times since then, and I still don't know if it's stabilized or not, I'll be going in for more blood work this week. However, I do feel a lot better than I have for awhile. I was also nauseous quite a bit for awhile, but never threw up until I had food poisoning. Ever since then, I've thrown up unexpected a few times, but nothing bad. I still like to take naps and I feel a lot better when I do. I had a sinus infection almost a week or two right after we found out I was pregnant. Though, Bryan and the urgent care doctor had convinced me it was just a bad cold. It was more than a cold, I knew it was. I had fevers, chills, achiness, etc. Bryan started feeling the same way I did about two weeks later, and we took him into urgent care because he has been known to get bronchitis. The doctor said it was an infection, and gave him antibiotics. You can imagine how annoyed I was. After having this "cold" for almost six weeks, I had my 12 week check up, and had explained things to my doctor. She said it was probably a sinus infection, and gave me some antibiotics, and VOILA! I feel SO much better. She has also put me on some prilosec stuff to help me eat more at night. I'm still about 5 or 6 pounds less than my starting weight. It's been two weeks since I saw her, and I seem to have actually lost another pound. I shouldn't be losing all that much weight since I don't have severe morning sickness or anything, so hopefully it'll start going up soon.

Does Bryan do things for me? Sure he does :) He's been doing a lot more of the household chores around here, and letting me sleep when I want to sleep (especially in the car, I know he doesn't like it sometimes because he wants company, but no complaints from him so far!). He also takes in the heavy groceries or other things for me while I take the lighter stuff. He has been very helpful, probably more than he knows and more than I let him know. :)