Day 77 - The news!

I'm 12 weeks pregnant! Well, on Wednesday I'll be 12 weeks. 12 weeks just sounds better than 11. But, I'm kind of a paranoid pregnant person, so I like to wait till I hear the heartbeat and know that there's a baby inside of me before I tell the whole world. Went to the doctor today, heard the heartbeat, everything looks/sounds well, so I'm telling. I can't exactly hide it anymore. My stomach has decided to just pop out, so there's no hiding it anymore.

So I got this idea to announce on Pinterest, except it was written on a chalkboard with the kid holding it. We didn't have a chalkboard big enough that you could read that writing well, but we do have sidewalk chalk. I "wanted" Jonas to sit down by the words, holding a piece of chalk as if he wrote it, but he wanted nothing to do with posing for this picture. It was kind of frustrating, so I just said sit in the chair and eat a popsicle. It's ok, it's still cute, right?

I know so many other people that are pregnant right now. Well, 3. But that is still a lot. One of my friends did this on her blog, and I liked it because it was informational, so I'm copying it.

When did I find out? March 13. 
When am I due? December 18. But I'm pretty sure I'll choose to have another C-section, so it will be a week ahead. I really liked my last c-section - a lot. But December? I know, not the most ideal time to have a baby, but sometimes you just can't plan these things. We planned it with Jonas, and it worked very well with my work schedule and school ending, etc. But this baby took a lot longer. I've never wanted a December baby, but the more I thought about it, it's actually perfect. Clint gets a TON of time off because the college closes for practically 10 days for Christmas and New Years, and he'll have a TON of sick time saved up. Basically, we're going to have almost a month together. It will be such a nice vacation. But the down side? I'm not going anywhere with a newborn in the middle of winter. And it's right before Christmas too :(. But, I had 3 friends babies this winter get RSV. I do not want that. I will be a paranoid germ person.
How did I tell Clint? He was right there when I peed on the stick. We were both like "cool".
Feeling? I'm doing ok. Definitely more nauseous with this one than with Jonas. I don't know if that has anything to do with me working when I was pregnant with Jonas and being distracted. But smells are killing me! It's not the shampoo or deoderant smells. It's the food smells. The smell of our house after we cook food. The pantry, the fridge. It's all just gross. The poopy diapers. I want to die/throw up everywhere when I change a poopy diaper. It's awful. I feel like my gag reflex is on edge 24/7. The slightest weirdest smell will set it off and if I can't stop gagging, then I will throw up. It's not fun. But being outside helps a ton. And being at other peoples houses helps too. It's weird. I just think our house has a funky smell to it. Which is weird because it's only 3 years old, and before I was prego, I thought it still had a "new" type smell to it.
Food Cravings/ aversions? Yes. Oranges and grapefruit are my friends. I eat really healthy when I'm pregnant. Not because I'm trying to, but because the greasy foods and fatty foods make me sick. It's like my body is craving the nutrients or juice from the oranges and grapefruit. And no, I don't put sugar on my grapefruit. I like it plain! I craved grapefruit with Jonas too. And he likes them now. Whenever I eat a grapefruit, Jonas and I share and he loves it.

Like I said, I have a hard time eating tons of meat, beans, greasy foods. They give me the worst stomachaches ever. But if I eat a little, it's ok. I can't eat things that make my breath taste bad. That kind of goes with the smell thing. If my breath tastes bad, it makes me nauseous. There has been a couple times where I'll wake up int he middle of the night and brush my teeth because my breath is making me feel gross. So I can't eat tortilla chips, salsa, onions, crazy spicy food, stuff like that. So ya, food is really hard for me right now. I feel like I have to force myself to eat so I don't get nauseous, but then there's only so much food that won't affect me. It's weird.
How I told our family?
We just called and told them. My mom was really excited because this will be her second grandchild. Clint's mom was happy for us to because she knew we had been trying for a while.

We're really excited for this other baby to come into our family. Sometimes when I tell Jonas that I have a baby in my tummy, he'll bend down and examine my stomach, and he has this look on his face that is like "I don't think so". It's really funny. He loves babies, and he's used to other kids being around since I watch kids on Tuesday and Thursday, so I think he'll do just fine. He'll be a helpful big brother.