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we are having a baby!

this blog post is a long time coming. i am already out of the first trimester and am 15w5d today. let me catch you up on everything up until today! we shared the news with everyone back in june when we found out we were expecting. i was so excited there was no possible way i was wanting to wait to tell people until after our first ultrasound OR after the first trimester. so, we let the cat out of the bag early. the first people we told were our boys and parents. all of our parents were excited, but what i was most anxious about was tucker and levi's reaction. i had bought a handful of their favorite books from when they were little. i spent hours and hours reading to them through the years. i figured it would be a cute way to have them figure out what was going on. i actually recorded it so i would forever have their reaction documented. here it is ...

tucker played it cool during the video (he knew i was recording) but afterwards he came around the counter and hugged me and said he was so happy for me. it totally made me cry! levi was so excited. he immediately went to work searching sports shops online for #1 dad merchandise for nick. it was the cutest thing.

it wasn't long after we told the boys that i shared it on insta + the book of face. i couldn't NOT tell people. this was news we had been waiting on for nearly a year! nick and i had talked about having kids when we were dating. it was something that he still wanted, and something i wanted with him. when he moved in with me and the boys, my baby fever just kept growing. we started trying after we got married, but it didn't happen right away. we were older. there would be more work involved. i wish i could say that trying for nearly a year wasn't a big deal, but it was. it was stressful, when that's the last thing your body needs to be. it was hard watching others announce their pregnancy. it was hard getting my cycle every month. it was harder thinking you could be pregnant only to take a test and find out you're not. so yeah, not a walk in the park. anyone that has been through any type of struggle to get pregnant understands! so, how has pregnancy been going? the first trimester was hard. i was exhausted. to the point where i could sleep for many hours during the day and still sleep at night. even though i was already getting up to go to the bathroom like 5 times a night! i questioned how i ever worked being pregnant before because it was such an energy zap. i also had nausea and some spells of dizziness. there were so many things i didn't want to eat or smell. which brings me to today. i have a lot more energy back since turning the corner on the first trimester. that doesn't mean i don't take advantage of being the boss with an afternoon nap here and there. some days are surely better than others. getting up and getting ready for the day is something that helps keep me off the couch. i still do have nausea. so many things don't sound good to eat, but when it's time to eat it has to happen immediately or it will be worse. fruits + vegetables + pizza rolls + vegetable soup + mashed potatoes + donuts have honestly been my go to foods. i also feel like i could eat chili every single day. i just wish the weather would cool off so i could make my chili dreams come true! i am also proud to say that i have only had a handful of caffeine drinks (dr. pepper actually). i haven't had a diet coke since early june. that's right. i basically quit cold turkey. and i don't want to go back to it! i've been drinking water like it's my job + i am so proud of that. so, there are lots of good things to come from this pregnancy. i have lost weight since getting pregnant and i really think it's because i have cut down on drinking pop and making way better eating choices. so, yey! also, no. i didn't feel this way with the boys at all. however, i was 10+ years younger! a few details about baby bjerken. we were able to see baby at our 8 week ultrasound. the heartbeat was 165 bpm. at our 12 week appointment, the heartbeat was 150 bmp. everything to date has checked out great. we are so thankful for this! we have also decided not to find out what we are having! i am impatient but actually really excited for this surprise!

our next appointment is tomorrow. can't wait to hear that heartbeat again. i will promise to keep this blog up to date on all things baby bjerken! being a mom is the best job i have ever had or ever will have, so adding another little to my crew is truly a blessing!

 
 
 

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