First, I have to thank you. The support, prayers and positive thoughts that were sent my way when I decided to take a blogging break was amazing. I received emails, tweets, comments etc. that just made my heart swell. So, thank you. I truly appreciate each and every single well-wish.
Second, I know I’ve lost many readers because of my break, but to those of you who are still checking my blog, and still interested in what’s going on in my part of the world, I am humbled and so appreciative. I can’t promise that I’m back for good, and that I’ll keep up with blogging as much as I was, but I’m here, and I’ve missed my readers…. I’m going to do what I can, when I can, for as long as it makes me happy. 
Now, on to the fun stuff….
BABY!!!!!
When/how we found out…. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I will be 12 weeks pregnant on Monday! To say that I am excited to be out of the first trimester would be a HUGE understatement. Bobby and I actually decided this summer that we were ready to start trying for a baby, so this wasn’t a huge surprise. Regardless of how well prepared you think you are going to be though, I think the moment that a pregnancy test comes out positive is always a huge shock.
September 28th was a Friday night, and Bobby came home from work with a big bottle of wine for the two of us to enjoy. I was exhausted and just not feeling right, so I had a few sips before claiming that I was pregnant, and wouldn’t be partaking in our Friday night wine/DVR ritual. Bobby looked at me like I was crazy, but even though I hadn’t taken a test, I was sure. I just knew it. I hit the hay pretty early and crossed my fingers that the next morning would confirm what I already knew.
Well, Saturday morning came and brought the happiest news we had ever received. I’ll never forget the look of pure excitement and happiness on Bobby’s face when I jumped and squealed climbed back in bed to tell him the news.
Of course, after about 5 minutes of laying in bed, we drove to the nearest pharmacy to confirm with more tests. I needed to see more than two lines, I needed the confirmation of a big “YES.”
A big “YES” I got!
(Sorry to show you a pee stick again, but I just love how happy I was at that moment)
How my workouts changed….My normal workouts continued until about a month into pregnancy. I was keeping up with my spin classes and Bodypump, and feeling pretty good. Then the 5th week of pregnancy hit…. and it hit hard. The constant nausea that took over my life forced me to spend any extra time I had sleeping, laying on the couch crying, or eating saltines. There was no making it to the gym. I would occasionally have a day when I felt somewhat okay, so I took a few walks and did some light elliptical, but nothing intense.
It was a sick few months… a very sick few months!
I’ve made it back though. The nausea has subsided for the most part, and my energy has picked up a lot over the past 3 weeks. I am loving the feeling of being back at the gym so much. Although my gym clothes are fitting a bit differently than they were before, it feels amazing!
How my food choices changed…. Right after we found out I was pregnant, I kept telling Bobby how excited I was to make the healthiest baby ever. I had all these amazing plans for my nutrition, and thought about how big and strong my little one would get as I crammed in veggies, fruits, protein, healthy fats, and whole grains into my diet.
And then, the lovely little thing called “morning sickness” (which, by the way, is the stupidest name ever. It’s all-day, every-day sickness) hit me. Suddenly, the very thought of vegetables and salads made me gag. I couldn’t even think about putting anything green and colorful into my body without dry-heaving (sorry). For a week, I lived off chicken fingers…. until the smell of cooking protein sent me into a crazy pregnant gagging fit.
Little by little, every single healthy food that I previously loved became my enemy. My diet consisted of saltines, bagels, buttered toast, ginger ale, chocolate milk, and ginger candy. It was a pleasant month, lemme tell ya. 
Slowly but surely, vegetables, salads and protein have been making a comeback into my life though. There are some foods that still make me gag… (avocado, strawberries, almond butter, coconut oil, arugula, and yes…. chicken fingers), but for the most part, I’m feeling much better!
How I’ve been feeling…. elated. We are so excited for June to get here!
I will take the exhaustion, nausea, mood swings, sore boobs, etc. any day for this little nugget that is growing healthy in my belly. Hearing his/her strong heartbeat and seeing him/her jumping around on the ultrasound screen like a little dancing gummy bear changed my life. It’s truly the most amazing feeling ever.
If you’ve been pregnant… what was your first trimester like?
Welcome back and with such amazing news!! I remember the day I found out I was pregnant, it was the best day for me and my hubby! My 1st 2 trimesters were really really rough, the hot summer months were terrible with the nausea. The last trimester for me has been wonderful! The all day sickness was rough but like you said its so worth it. I also was a healthy eater before I got pregnant and said the same thing about only eating healthy food…well when you are sick all day saltines, bagels and McDonalds fries were the only thing I could handle. The doctor seems to think my little girl is going to be perfectly healthy! She grew just like she was supposed to so dont worry about the 1st trimester of no veggies, I couldnt handle them until about 3 months ago. I am due tomorrow so hopefully she arrives in the next week! Good luck with your pregnancy and congrats!!!
Ahhhh congratulations!!! How exciting for you, I can’t imagine the feeling of being so close to your due date! Please keep me updated!!
Congrats – what wonderful news
I always love hearing/reading about the pregnancies of first-time moms!
Thank you! I’m so excited to share everything- lots to discuss!
Congrats again and thanks for sharing! 2 of my best friends are pregnant now, and the hubby and I are “planning on sometime in the next year” (ha). So I love hearing all the details, bc I’m a big planner and like to be prepared!
How exciting!!! I’m like you, I love to read about pregnancy symptoms, and once we started trying, I was all about reading up on everything!
Not surprisingly, I love everything about thissss.
OMG!!!! This just made me the happiest little reader ever! I am soo sooo sooo happy to read of the great and exiting news! I’m also glad you are back to updating us – I’ve been wondering how you’ve been doing lately! Congratulations – you will be an amazing mother!
THANK YOU EMILY!!
okay, so I think my original comment got lost in la-la land … so lets try this again! This seriously just made me soooo happy!!!! I have been wondering how you were doing lately and I’m so glad to hear of this great news! Congratulations – you will be an amazing mother!
so cute! I love how happy you are in the ‘yes’ picture:D For some reason, the pee sticks don’t gross me out, I guess it’s because it always goes along with happy news! Glad you’re back!
Welcome back! I have missed reading your blog!! And a gigantic congratulations on your little gummy bear!! What an exciting time for you! I love your “YES” picture– you look so unbelievably happy
I’m happy you’re still here reading!!
Thank you!
Love your blog! That is so exciting:)
Thank you!!!
Yay yay yay! I’m so happy for you!
Not sure if you’ve followed my blog recently at all, but we’re 21 weeks pregnant. We just found out our baby’s gender last week (I’m doing a whole post on it tomorrow). It’s such an exciting time. Congratulations!! 
Have I been following you?!? I’ve been using your blog each week for all the weekly updates!
I’m so excited for you guys!!! Xoxo
My little man is here safe and sound and pregnancy is such a trip! (so is childbirth!) It is so different for everyone…. Don’t judge yourself on anyone- we are all SOOOOO different!
I think a good thing for me with the first trimester “blah’s” was that we were COMPLETELY tight lipped that I was expecting, I was just so nervous and only told my parents & sister— so when I was super sick, I just plastered on a smile and told everyone I was greeeeeat! I couldn’t get into a slump because I didn’t want anyone to be the wiser…… I was SUPER tired and was constantly falling asleep at 8:15′ish (but I’m still doing that even though he’s here!) I was able to continue on with the healthy eating and never had an aversion to my normal eats, I hear I’m one of the lucky ones
PS- I had a million/trillion questions (I was able to ask my sister) so if you ever have any, feel free to ask
HA you sound exactly like me! I was convinced I was going to be the healthiest pregnant lady ever, and then the sickness came. I could barely keep anything down! The 2nd trimester was GREAT and I could eat more foods and had a ton of energy! We had our baby girl in June 2012 and it was a great time for a baby! Congrats girl!
I’m glad I stumbled across this blog! My hubby and I just started trying to get pregnant and I’m really interested to get a sample of what it might be like once we get there! Congratulations!
I’m so happy you stumbled across my blog, too! Best of luck to you!!! If you have any questions at all, let me know and ill be happy to answer what I can!
Congratulations! This is soooo exciting! I love that you just “knew” you were pregnant. I am no where near ready to have a baby, but I hope the day I find out will be as special and exciting as yours was. Congrats.
Thank you!! I’m sure whenever it happens for you it will be incredibly special!!
Hey, just read this post – Congrats!!! What exciting news. Blessings on your family!