Don’t Eat The Seeds! | We’re Having A Baby!!

Warning: Do NOT eat the watermelon seeds. I repeat….do NOT eat the watermelon seeds!

You know what your mama always said about eating the seeds….one of them might grow in your belly! WELLLLLLLL, mine should be completely ripe come July 2016 -which just happens to be smack dab in the middle of watermelon season. I should know, because I’m slightly obsessed. If you follow me on Instagram (follow me here), you may already know this and have probably seen some of the images below! haha!

So it’s obvious that there’s not going to be any more “weight loss” blog posts from me for a while! As a matter of fact, you’ll probably hear a little bit more about my “weight gain” for the next several months. I’m Pregnant Ya’ll! There goes my weight loss plan…but then again, mayyyyyybe that was my plan all along! *wink wink*

The truth is, hardly anyone even knew we were trying. I had some medical issues I was working out…I mean, let’s just say, we had been trying for a little while with no luck so we just kind of kept it on the low down so that a million people weren’t constantly asking us about it! Sometimes, it was just easier to say we didn’t want any more kids than it was to explain that we were trying! Also, the fact that I got healthier and lost weight put me at an advantage to conceive. The other question I get asked so often, why didn’t you try sooner? Again, just being honest, I wasn’t ready. After having a very rough birth with Mallory, me trying to build my business and a few other personal goals we wanted to complete, I just wasn’t ready.

When I had Mallory I was young, I was 21 fresh out of college. I found out I was pregnant a month before graduation.  Greg and I found out we were expecting after our international trip to Italy…let’s just say….she was our littlllllle Italian souvenir! haha! She wasn’t planned, as some would like to say, she was a whoopsie…but man am I so happy she’s here!   I’m also keeping positive that this time around will be less “dramatic” if you will! Those of you who know me on a personal level, know the story of how Mallory came into this world! Almost 3 months early and just over ONE pound-smaller than a beanie baby-let’s just say that it wasn’t exactly the most joyful experience. The pregnancy was awful, I had placenta previa at the beginning which was VERY similar to miscarrying…as a matter of fact, my Mom was trying to prepare me on what to expect as we were on our way to the hospital! I will never forget it because I was giving away a scholarship in memory of my sister at my old high school when it happened. I literally was in the middle of talking when I thought to myself: “do I run to the bathroom right now or try to finish this speech?” Also….I was on bed rest for many months (no it is NOT at all like a vacation!!), I was incredibly sick, I have a horrible c-section scar which had a hard time healing because of how fast they had to get her out, Mallory was life flighted to Pittsburgh moments after being delivered and it wasn’t until day 4 that I got to physically see her. I couldn’t touch her or hold her right away because her skin was so fragile. It ended up being an almost 3 month hospital stay in the NICU…… and in the end, we found out I was leaking amniotic fluid which resulted in her being so small-she was restricted from growing! I didn’t enjoy the pregnancy or the birth AT ALL. It was such a stressful and scary time, it deterred me from trying to have another baby for a very long time.  I know each pregnancy is different but it really makes you reconsider going thru all of that ALL over again…especially so soon.

This time around being in my 30’s, I know it’s going to be a whole different experience! So far I feel great, I’ve only had 1-2 days of morning sickness! I’m realistic and know that this could change at any time but right now-in this moment- I feel fantastic! I’ve been continuing to work out and I plan on keeping up my routine for as long as possible. I know things will eventually get harder as my body expands, but I also know women who have kept up their workouts up until the day they give birth-let’s hope that I can be that lucky! I’m in a much healthier place now: mentally, physically, financially that I was when i was 21…..this is going to be a fun ride! It’s going to be so exciting to give Mallory a sibling-because I know she is going to be such a great big sister. She has grown up to be a such a beautiful girl inside and out and I beam with pride everyone tells me how great of a kid she is.

I had taken MANY tests all of which came back negative. I would get bummed and think well maybe I’m just not meant to have any more-it can really get to you. I know other women who have had some difficulties can relate. Then on a car ride with Greg, as I was frantically searching in the car for a bag (without a hole in it) I began to feel sick. Long story short, I pulled my head out of the bag, looked at him and said, MAYBE I am pregnant! Soooo off to the store we went later that night and this time……it said I was pregnant! Talk about an emotional roller coaster!

HOW DID I TELL EVERYONE:
WELLLLLLL, I had to tell my family a bit sooner than I had wanted to. In a nutshell, we live in a small town (enough said!) I got busted one night (i’m talking like 2am on a Saturday night) at walmart purchasing a pregnancy test. I had put the test on the conveyer belt first-along with some other random items- so that the lady would scan it and then put it in the bag. NOPE, she started scanning everything else first and scanned the damn thing LAST just in time for a relative to come over and see it on the belt. THEN, when at the doctors office getting blood work to confirm that I was pregnant, the door was left open (in her defense, no one else was in there when I went back) and as she was describing the process of how the OB would get in touch with me to confirm the test is positive for pregnancy….I walk out to a room full of people waiting to get their blood work done. Did they hear her? I’d bank on the fact that they did because I got a few sly smiles from some people I knew and who were sitting right beside the door. SOOOOO when you’re from a small town, the word spreads fast. I wanted to tell my family so that they didn’t hear it from someone else. So we told everyone over Thanksgiving.

We also wanted Mallory to know first so we bought her a “big sister” necklace and shirt for her to open early. You can see her reaction in the video + photo below! At first she was so confused. She kept saying, “wait…what?! Huh? What?” Then when it sank in, she was nothing but smiles. One of the first things she said after we stopped the video was, “I’m going to teach it how to play basketball!” tee he he! She was probably so confused because we’re always playing pranks on her….she probably thought this was one of them! haha! Oh and that clicking……you guessed it, that’s me taking photos!! haha!

I love the look on her face. She is so excited!

As for my parents, we put together a little gift box with a onesie at the bottom and tissue paper at the top. On top of the tissue paper we put a single peanut. Under the tissue paper, the onesie read: “little peanut-coming July 2016″…..their reactions were priceless. Like I said, no one knew we were even trying…so they all were pretty shocked!

These were everyone’s reactions in a nutshell! You can watch the clips below!

I like how she goes “a peanut?” She literally had no clue! She would joke with us all the time about how I just went and lost all this weight and we’d probably go and get pregnant….little did she know! haha!

And if you ever wandered where I got my sense of humor…..meet my Grandma! hahaha! Her mind is always in the gutter! haha!

This was taken the day after Thanksgiving. My mom has a “tree decorating party” and by then most of my close relatives have already known. I know deciding when to  “let the cat out of the bag” is a very personal thing for people. Most people wait until a certain time in their pregnancy to tell everyone the good news just “in case” anything happens. The more I thought about it, *IF* anything were to happen, my close friends and family would know anyways. So the cat’s out of the bag, we’re having a baby!  I feel so much better that I don’t have to hide it and can talk openly about it now! And trust me, I think my mom is even more happy as she would ask me EVERY.SINGLE.DAY when I was going to make it public! haha! Mallory will also be super excited that she no longer has to keep anything a secret…can you imagine being 11 and not being able to tell your friends?!

So wish us luck! It’s been about 12 years since we’ve done this whole baby gig…here we go again! haha! Positive thoughts that this continues to be a healthy pregnancy, that I have a healthy birth and that this kid has a good sense of humor. He/She is gonna need it to be part of this family! <3