Hello Blog

Well here it goes. I'm not really sure who will read this so I guess I'll start by telling a little bit about myself... I will be 25 in November, I have been married for a year and 5 months to my wonderful husband. We recently moved to Pittsburgh for Alan's job. We bought a house and are having lots of fun painting and decorating our new house. We have a 5 month old beagle puppy named Cooper. He is really cute, but taking care of him has been the hardest and most frustrating thing I have ever done! But we love him, and can't wait for him to grow up and be a lazy dog that likes to sleep all day...and night! hehe I am 3 months pregnant with my first baby and couldn't be more excited.....and nervous! I have wanted to be pregnant for a very long time and have been truly blessed that it was very easy for me to get pregnant. So far the pregnancy has been pretty eventful. At my first doctor visit they found a large cyst on one of my ovaries. They assure me that it will not affect the pregnancy however they are continuing to monitor it.....which kind of concerns me because, why would they need to monitor it if it was no big deal?! However, the one blessing that came from the cyst is that I got to see my little bundle of joy on ultrasound at 8 weeks and will probably continue to get an ultrasound every 6-8 weeks ! I know God does everything for a reason....and God knows me too well...He knows I am very impatient and am the type of person that likes surprises, but I also like to ruin surprises and peek at gifts before it's time to open them! At my first visit they also discovered that I had a urinary tract infection.....no big deal, I didn't have any symptoms of it yet when they caught it. However, the doctor prescribed me a medication that you should not take when you are pregnant! Luckily I read all of the labels on the pill bottle before I took any. I of course called the doctor immediately and they prescribed me something different...something suitable for pregnant women. Ok, so event number 3 of the pregnancy is horrible morning (all day) sickness that was so bad I pulled a muscle in my back from vomiting and had to go to the hospital for dehydration. That was about a week ago and I am finally starting to get my appetite back and really haven't been very nauseous since then. I am hoping all of the drama is done now and the second trimester...which will start next week...will be a lot better. Everything I've read online says that most women get a burst of energy and feel great during the second trimester. I really hope that is the case for me. Now we're just waiting to find out the sex of the baby so we can paint the nursery and start getting things ready! I think that is the thing that I am most excited about. I can't wait to finally be able to call it he or she and finally buy clothes that are not gender neutral and decorate the nursery. So I have my next doctor appointment on Thursday....hopefully everything goes well, I'll keep ya posted !