Positive!

I think there's another blog post on here somewhere with the same title. Yesterday morning, after several days of just "feeling" pregnant, I woke up and took a test. It was faint, but it was there, a little blue line to confirm what I already knew deep in my heart: I'm pregnant. I mentioned a couple weeks ago that I had some mild cramping and my boobs hurt. Well, those things haven't gone away. Add to that, exhaustion, having hot flashes, and in the last two days, feeling faint and getting nauseous in the evenings, and I just knew. It's still super early, but I'm still excited and of course I'm nervous. I'm only 13 days post-ovulation (so 4 weeks pregnant tomorrow). I was surprised that the early test worked, but a friend of mine told me the hormones are higher the second time around, so I figured what the heck? My prayer is of course for 100% growth and development and also for Ryan and Zooey to adjust well, for discernment and perfect guidance for the birth plan (my OB already told me that she wants me to have a C-section the next time I have children).

So, here's my beginning stats:

How Far Along: 3 weeks 6 days

Size of baby: poppyseed

Sleep: Not so great - last night I was up from 3:00-4:45.

Total Weight Gain: 0, and I'm pretty happy with my starting point. My goal this pregnancy is to try to stay within the guidelines for the first trimester and not eat as much fast food just to eat to feel better. I also have a goal to exercise more and run, with my doc's permission, which is something I really missed doing with Zooey. I have been running really consistently for the last three years, so I don't think it should be a problem like last time.

Symptoms: sore breasts, cramping, lightheadedness, exhaustion, nausea, hot flashes and it seems like my sense of smell is increasing, too

Movement: no

Maternity Clothes: no

Go-to eats: hummus, grapefruit, and Cheerios (just like last time)

Best moment of the week: seeing that little blue line

Gender: I honestly don't have a feeling either way; however, ever since I had Zooey, I've always called my future child a girl, just because that's what I already had.

What I wish people knew: Hmm. That I'm scared and obsess that it couldn't possibly be as easy and quick as it was with Zooey and surely something bad will happen. Maybe I don't want people to know that, LOL.

What I’m looking forward to: To get another positive and make it past the date of my expected period and to have my bloodwork done to really confirm everything.

Milestones: Baby implanted sometime this last week, hence the HCG turning that little line blue.