A Baby!! Anticipated Arrival: October 3, 2012

I am finally used to saying, "I'm married" and now I will be getting used to saying, "I'm pregnant!" Yes, I know we haven't been married too long, but we thought we would give this baby thing a try.  And what do you know?  It worked instantly!  While we were initially shocked that it happened so quickly, we are beyond excited!!  We got married on January 7.  On January 25, a mere 18 days later, we found out that we are going to be parents!  Woohoo!!

Thus begins the first trimester!  I couldn't wait to tell our parents and a few close friends!  It was hard not to tell the world, but we of course wanted to be cautious.  And with good reason.  We had a little miscarriage scare at about 7 weeks.  It was so horrible.  I have a whole new respect and sadness for parents who experience miscarriages.  They're MUCH more devastating than I imagined.  However, thankfully, it was only a scare, or a "threatened" miscarriage, in scary medical terms.    The little peanut somehow was able to hang in there!  Baby went from a heart rate of 108 on Monday, 2/20 to a much more stable 157 on Thursday, 2/23. What a huge relief!!  The doctor said that we will likely never know what caused this, but we are just thankful that little baby is still swimming!

And so we continue counting the weeks until the next doctor appointment appointment. Counting down the weeks until we can share our little secret.  We decided to wait until Easter, when we will be able to tell the rest of the family and then our friends too!

Yes, I know you can't really tell any changes in these pics, but it is sure fun documenting on the chalkboard!

Adios, fairly-flat stomach!

How far along? 5 weeks
Maternity clothes? No way
Sleep: Like a baby, except when I have to get up to pee.
Best moment this week: Picked a doc and made my first MD appt!  March 1st!  Also took my first belly pics!
Miss Anything? Nope
Movement: Nope
Food cravings: Nope
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Gender: Waaay to early for that
Labor Signs: No.  Again, quite a bit on the early side here!
Symptoms: Tired all the time!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!  Though I've been extra emotional this week.  (Almost started crying when I was thinking about how bored the dog must have been when I was out running errands for a few hours.   Huh??? That's so not like me!)
Looking forward to: Telling my dad and Andy's parents about the baby this week!  Hoping they can keep a secret!

6 Weeks: 2/8/2012

Honeymooning!

Although we had approximately 100 different honeymoon destination ideas, I am glad we made the decision to do a Wisconsin road trip!  We headed to Door County on Monday morning following the wedding.  Still a snow free state, we had a nice smooth drive up to Fish Creek.  We stayed at the Thorp House Inn and we were the only people staying there.  In fact, we may have been the only people in Door County.  Just kidding, but it was definitely quiet!  We explored a bit and relaxed a lot.  Door County was rather desolate, but we were able to find a few great and open spots.  Thanks to our fabulous friends Ian and Maggie, we enjoyed a DELICIOUS meal at the White Gull Inn.



We went to a couple wineries, which were great, but after visiting every locale that was open for the season, we decided to continue on our little tour of Wisconsin.



Next stop: Sundara Spa!  I had heard about Sundara before, but had never really looked into it too much.  The idea just so happened to pop into my head and we were so glad it did!  We had possibly the most relaxing time we have ever had in our entire lives...ever.  It was hard not to relax.  It is basically a requirement to be in a robe at all times.  We had amazing massages and spent HOURS in the "quiet" room.  Pictures are only allowed in your own room, otherwise I would have taken a lot of pics!  Just picture huge windows, comfy couches, a good book (or nook!), calming aromas...and don't forget you're wearing an over-sized spa robe.   Heavenly.  The spa itself is situated on 26 acres, primarily wooded, and the first day we were there we saw 7 deer outside our window.  It doesn't get much better than sitting by the fire, watching it snow (snow entered the scene around Wednesday), sipping on some vino from previously mentioned wineries, and of course, a robe!  Oh, and the best part, your hubby/ best friend is by your side!  We will definitely be revisiting that little slice of heaven!

We're Married!!

I'm married!  I have a husband!  I'm still getting used to saying both of those phrases.  I am ecstatic to report that we had an absolutely perfect wedding day. While I was originally picturing a winter wonderland wedding with freshly fallen snow, I am SO happy that it was nearly 40 degrees and sunny! I am grateful to have nothing but wonderful memories from January 7, 2012.  Here are just a few pics from our happy day!

                     

Happy New Year!

While it may have been more interesting to start a blog at the beginning of my wedding planning, I didn't actually get around to it until now: 5 days before the wedding!  I'm sure there are a few last minute details that I could and should be tending to, but right now I am enjoying learning how to navigate this site.

I'm not sure what I'll be writing about in this blog, but hopefully I'll be able to keep this up for awhile and provide reading enjoyment for at least my mom. :)

Yesterday was my super fun yet classy and sophisticated bachelorette party!  I didn't know what I wanted to do for my bach party, (I knew what I did not want to do), but my fabulous maid and matron know me so well and picked activities that were right up my alley.

We started the day, New Year's Day, with tea and scones at Blu on the top of the Pfister.  SO cute  and fancy!  It was still light outside so we had a great view of the city, there was a harpist playing in the background, and the room itself was decorated in my wedding colors.  Picture perfect setting! Not to mention, I couldn't have asked for better company.





Tea time was followed by drinks and gifts (I, err, Andy, was spoiled) and then we headed to Balzac for dinner.  We hit up Brady Street for a bit after dinner and then ended the night with some quality girl talk and treats at Maggie's.  Thank you, wonderful friends, for a fabulous bachelorette party!