Words cannot describe how happy today’s doctor appointment left us. Today we saw The Bean for the first time and heard his/her heartbeat! Music to my ears The tech measured the beats and The Bean has a strong healthy heart beat for a 7 week old.

Yes we found out I am 7 weeks, still really early. Today we also decided to go public with the news. Most people wait until 12 weeks to reach a point where miscarriage is at a lower possibility. A dear friend, Shauna, told me to just go for it. That no matter what happens it is better to have the support of family & friends, and I totally agree! I will be sending this blog out to family and friends. This little blog is just so much easier than sending out 30 different emails

So The Bean is healthy and the size of a centimeter! The small round looking thing to the bottom right attached to the baby is actually not a manatee tail (what I dubbed it), it is the yolk sac- what is feeding the baby…. because Lord knows Taco Bell is not what this child needs to grow! Hopefully this crazy carb/ greasy food phase is exactly that….a phase!

You cannot see it, but you could see the heart beat, so amazing!

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The sickness was NOT due to lack of sleep…

It is the start of the first trimester sickness! I have yet to share this blog with anyone yet….just logging my daily thoughts and emotions…but when anyone starts to read this I can describe what I’m feeling very easily…..the WORST HANGOVER EVER! At no point in the day does it get better. The only positive is that I have yet hugged the porcelain god, or get sick while out working or running errands. By 1:30 pm I am walking zombie. I am beyond tired and afternoon naps are a slice of heaven.

I am so glad I lost 14 pounds over the past few months because fast food has become a best friend (rolling my eyes & sticking out my tongue). My friend Skyla loved Chick-fil-a and talking to her today made me crave it. Thank goodness I have a mom that was two seconds from one and kindly dropped off some chicken nuggets, waffle fries and large diet lemonade, Thanks Mom! (Thanks Em for the suggestion on the drink- it was amazing, after the first sweet-then-sour sip it was Mmm Mmm good!)

Now usually people become obsessed with one place, but when it comes to food- I do not discriminate. In the last three days I have had Taco Bell, Wendy’s, Jimmy Johns ( deli meat is a no no but I could NOT resist), and now Chick-fil-a. I laughed/rolled eyes when I listened to my preggo friends when they expressed their love for greasy food or carbs…now it is no laughing matter.

They say you can learn a lot about a person by looking in their trash and that is a fact. As I went to throw away my Chick-fil-a I laughed when I opened my trashcan. On the top were two empty fast food cups and three crunched up fast food bags. [sigh]

My close friend, Emily, shares the same OB & is six months preggo & sadly feeling like poo too! Our doctor told her “If you can only eat twizzlers, then only eat twizzlers. At least you are eating something, and it will pass”…..now I have less guilt as I shoveled my waffle fries into my mouth

Ran by Babies-R-Us to purchase some preggie pops. They are lollipops that are suppose to help with dry mouth and sickness. I was so excited to find something that would help alleviate the nausea for work. It was nasty! It made me want to throw up & I spit it out….so back to the drawing board. Hopefully this stays as a first trimester thing!! Don’t know how some of my friends had this longer than 12 weeks….

Just wanted to send a BIG THANK YOU to my sweet friend, Emily Ley. She has been a source of information being four months ahead of me She has lent her ear when I had my first of many crying sessions about my first doctor’s visit. Emily was kind enough to give my little blog a much needed ELP/ELC facelift! You should have seen what the blog looked like before…so fuggly! Thanks to her fabulous eye and creative talent she threw together my blog design in a snap and I LOVE IT! Emily owns Emily Ley Paper and I highly suggest you look at her website as I am in love with her paper goods! And if anyone needs some branding help, Emily Let Creative has done some amazing work too! So Thanks again Em!! xoxo

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Less than 2 weeks…. Throwing in the towel…. Welcome to the new blog The Bean’s Debut

Starting off on a positive note, I have THE best mom! She helped me basically gut out my garage and put together two new shelving units to keep things organized. It took all day Saturday and since I have not been feeling that great & cannot do heavy lifting, my mom did most of the work. Today she came back over and tackled my two guest rooms! I cannot believe how much crap we threw away! I knew I liked saving things; however, I had no clue how much of a pack rat I really was…borderline on embarrassment.

The bad part of today was that I felt horrible- feeling very tired and fatigued. All I could eat was a Cosco blueberry muffin & milk until around 2ish where I then made myself snack on a handful of oyster crackers. I had no appetite at all and often got waves of nausea. Tonight I managed to get some strength and make some pasta with broccoli (I get a thumbs up on the having healthy greens!??!).

Along with the nausea I am still battling sleep issues. I swear it is nature’s cruel joke. I am trying to grow a human inside of my body and I NEED sleep. But no, nature wants to ‘prepare’ me for the lack of sleep I will have with the baby. When I hear Mike’s sweet deep breaths as he sleeps in a fetal position I get pissed. Okay…pity party for one is over….

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Famous singing scene from the movie

I was WIDE awake at 5:45 this morning…but I woke up literally singing! I started to belt out the song from “My Best Friend’s Wedding” with Julia Roberts….

“From the moment I wake up

Before I put on my makeup

I say a little prayer for you..

While combing my hair now

And wond’ring what dress to wear now

I say a little prayer for you…”

It is a good thing that Mike is back in Chicago for work because he would have thrown a pillow at my face. For the past two nights I have been unable to fall asleep until 1 am and then I wake back up and an hour or two later. Where is all this deep sleep I read pregnant women have?

Lately I have had cramping, which is normal- however mine have been staying to one side. Along with this I have had a lot of spotting. Being a first time pregnant woman I have been a ball of nerves, often tearing up for fear something is wrong. I called my doctor’s office the other day and to air on the side of precaution they asked me to come in to have an ultrasound. I did some blood work (which I hear I have to get used to…yuck!), and I go back Friday to do more blood work to make sure my numbers are okay. But today is the day I find out if our little bean is okay. All I want to know is that he/she is where they need to be, and not ectopic. My one-side cramping and spotting are signs of an ectopic pregnancy, hence the reason for our ultrasound appointment.

I am trying to keep high hopes and think happy thoughts, but it is hard. I am 6 weeks and 4 days and that is so early and anything can happen. Our bean’s heart has started to beat already & I might be able to hear it today. If I hear that beautiful noise I will be ecstatic! They say that once you hear the heart beat there is a small chance that you will miscarry….

So I guess my early morning sing session is my body slaping me in the face, screaming “Chill Out!”

As I was blow drying my hair I started singing songs from Les Miserables, my favorite musical. I am seriously going crazy. I am acting out a musical while flat ironing my hair and then I stop & cry. Stop then sing. Stop then tear up again. HOT MESS ALERT! I know no one is reading this yet, but it feels so good to write this out. A little therapeutic. So I am going to go, pick up my mom (my support team) and go face this ultrasound. God gave us this amazing gift and so glad I get to see him/her today!

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