BABY!!

So the word is out! We are having a baby :) I've been editing this blog post for the last few months, just because I was so excited, but I always wanted to wait until I got through my first trimester.

So far this pregnancy has been rough...well, the mornings have been rough! I puke my guts out in the morning, feeling nauseous only for it to be relieved by cheese pizza, salty french fries and peanut butter m&m's. My emotions are all over the place, crying at almost any movie, commercial, book...I actually found out way before I had any of these obvious symptoms. In fact my first few weeks were spent in somewhat of a denial phase...not that I wasn't excited about it, (because Colin and I are both SO EXCITED!!) but it just didn't feel real. I didn't have any symptoms, I just didn't feel pregnant. I wasn't feeling sick and I was still able to run a few miles every night. But then at week 7 it hit. I had horrible morning sickness that truly just lasted the morning, which I am grateful it didn't last 24/7. I really couldn't stomach a thing until about 11am when I would start craving strange things, especially for having thrown up several times that morning, things like greasy cheese pizza, salty french fries or potato chips, chinese orange chicken....oh my! No wonder I've already gained 15 pounds! I am just over 14 weeks now and the symptoms have not eased up yet...hoping soon.

I finally told my work last week. I was SO nervous, mostly because I had just gotten a new job!! Yes, that is right. I got a new job and I am so excited about it, it's pretty much doing the same type of work I am doing now (project management) but I will be working within the Running Apparel category, SO excited! So it was kind of awkward timing, but it was starting to get more and more obvious and I just had to spill the beans. It was my first week of my second trimester and that is when I had decided to do it regardless of where things were at with the job. My manager was SO excited for me and she definitely relieved some of the worries I had. I also had to tell my new managers, which was a little awkward but for the most part people get pretty excited about babies!

Besides the morning sickness I have been feeling pretty good in the evenings, not overly tired and I've been able to mostly keep up my normal exercise routine. I even joined a few Nike+ running challenges to keep me going.

A few weeks ago we had our first appointment and got to listen to the baby's heart beat! That was pretty much amazing. It was beating so fast, it was crazy! In a few more weeks we'll be having our ultrasound and find out what we are having! We definitely want to find out so we can prepare, not that we care either way! At this point I don't even have a hunch of what we're having. So far all the online tests have been 50/50 boy/girl! So we'll just have to wait and see.

Well, I think that is about all for now. I will keep you all posted :)

Yesterday we got a little spring teaser! It was 58 degrees and sunny, it might as well have been 80 it felt so nice and warm!! Colin and I enjoyed a nice long walk around the neighborhoods surrounding our apartments. We have some fancy houses close by so it's always fun to walk by those and dream!!!

I also was able to log some miles with my Nike+ on our walk. I've joined 2 Nike+ challenges at work to keep me going. One is just within my department, every couple months they launch a new challenge to get people moving. Basically the team with the most miles at the end of the challenge time frame wins! Speed doesn't matter, which is great for me! The second challenge is company-wide and supports Nike's Girl Effect foundation. This foundation supports young girls in Africa to learn a trade and become a vital part of their community. For every mile I log $.50 will be donated to the cause!! And the miles I run will fo towards both challenges. Pretty neat!