Count Down Is On!

The count down is on… (like it hasn’t been “on” before today), but we are 2 weeks away from finding out the gender of Ittle. We could easily find out this next week, possibly even today, but we really want to wait until Bryce’s birthday on April 6th. We found out that we were expecting on Christmas Eve, I did the at home gender predictor on my birthday (which predicted girl) so we wanted to keep it on the holidays and find out on Bryce’s birthday. I don’t know if I have ever seen a guy more excited about a pregnancy than he is. It’s going to be a very special day for him, as well as for me. We are going to take the day off from work, sleep in a little bit, find out the gender and celebrate with a nice lunch and some baby shopping! Life just keeps getting better and better. I know, I sound unbelievable corny, but who can blame me?

Today also marks the day that I weigh the most I have ever weighed in my ENTIRE life. I hopped on the scale this morning to check my weekly weight. WOW… I was NOT prepared for what I saw. I did however eat lot over the weekend so maybe some of it will go away this week, but overall, I gained 4 lbs over the last week. Bryce and I cooked out Friday night, Saturday I had a burger for lunch and pizza for dinner and Sunday we cooked out burgers again for a birthday celebration at my in laws. That was probably the most I have eaten in a weekend since who knows when. I can tell you this… it’s not going to happen again. I am back to my fruit, chicken, granola, yogurt, water, etc. today. This baby needs healthy foods, as well as the mommy-to-be.

As much as I love being pregnant, this is a huge eye opener for me. There are a lot of “firsts” for me to experience and to be honest, it is hard. I’m not going to lie. I used to hear ladies talk about how much weight they were gaining and how sad it was to see their figure go, and I always thought to myself, “Why on earth are you even worrying about it, you are pregnant and that’s just what happens. Be grateful.” Now that it’s happening to me though, I can really understand the shock that you go though. Personally, I don’t mind it all that much, because I do know that it’s 100% worth it. I wouldn’t trade it for anything, but it does take you by surprise sometimes. It’s a very humbling experience... that’s for sure.