7 Weeks.

How far along? 7 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Still even, but I look like I've gained already :(

Maternity clothes?: Not yet, but this insane bloat makes me want to buy some already. Right after work, I immediately switch to a stretchy waist

Stretch marks? Nooooooooo.

Sleep: Yes please! Boob soreness has made my normal tummy sleeping very difficult, so mostly it's on the back with pillows under my knees.

Best moment this week: Getting away with more secret-keeping...shhhh

Movement: Nope.

Food cravings: Every morning while I watch the Today Show, a commercial comes on for Rice Krispie treats....makes me want them soooo bad!

Gender: The Hubs says boy, I say girl. Shocker.

Labor Signs: No thanks.

Belly Button in or out? Innie.

What I miss: Not freaking out whenever I feel the teeniest bit of cramping.

What I am looking forward to: Halloween tomorrow! I think we might spill the beans to our closest friends.

Weekly Wisdom: People are none the wiser with soda with a lime at the bars.

Milestones: I started crying in the middle of Target at just the thought of how much I already love this little peanut...for a selfish DINK, that is a milestone :)

7 weeks

Baby's brain -- both hemispheres! -- is growing fast, generating about 100 new cells every minute. Arms and legs are emerging as joints start to form, and a permanent set of kidneys (baby's third!) is now in place.

Pants on Fire

I hate lying. Even worse, I suck at it. I'm pretty shocked that we haven't spilled the beans to anyone. Even after attending a wedding of a co-worker, where I sipped on soda water with a wedge of lime, no one found out! Actually, I'm thanking my lucky stars right now because having work collegues find out our secret would be the absolute worst case scenario considering there *might* be some changes going on at work involving a possible promotion...but that is for a different blog.

But I miss my family...I usually see them every other weekend for dinner and drinking my dad's yummy wine, but I really don't want to blatently lie to their faces, so I've just made up excuses for why we can't see them. I know a lot of people won't understand why we aren't even telling our family yet--we do have our reasons. However, I will be put to the ultimate test on Wednesday when I meet my girls for our usually monthly get tossed mid-week for no reason after work happy hour cocktail. Lucky for me (which is unlucky for Hubs), the Hubs is having surgery on Thursday, which will be my excuse to keep a clear mind and cut out early.

My first doctor's appointment is a week from Monday where I'll get to find out my real due date, get grilled with family history questions and get molested by that giant wand...all to see a picture of that little person that has been consuming my mind ever since I saw those two pink lines.

6 weeks

I'm stealing this questionnaire from one of my favorite blogs...I thought it would be a funny way to track the pregnancy:

How far along? 6 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Even-steven since I'm just starting out....thank god!
Maternity clothes? Clearly, not wearing any...but I have been looking online and so far, I'm not impressed.
Stretch marks? Noooooo.
Sleep: Sleeping a lot...I seem to always be tired. One weird thing is that I wake up, on my own, every morning bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 6:15am....but around 7:30 I wanna go back to sleep.
Best moment this week: Hearing the hubs say, "love you guys" when leaving for work...makes me melt.
Movement: Uh, no.
Food cravings: Ketchup...which is odd because I never liked it before. You should've seen the pile of it I scooped up with my fries.
Gender: I have no idea...the hubs thinks boy though.
Labor Signs: Zip.
Belly Button in or out? Innie.
What I miss: Wine...already
What I am looking forward to: My first appointment...scheduled for November 9th.
Weekly Wisdom: To have this question on here is a mistake, since I have none....I guess I would say, stop thinking of all the negative things that could happen and focus on the positive....or some crap like that :)
Milestones: This is just the beginning!!

A Sweet Pea

"Growing like crazy, baby is starting to sprout eyes, ears, nose, cheeks and chin. Those little hands and feet- still webbed like paddles- might wiggle by week's end, the heart is beating (almost twice as fast as yours!), and blood is starting to circulate. "....How cute is that? :)

Holy Exhaustion

While I feel very lucky that I don't have my head in the toilet, I am so effing tired! Yesterday I was ready to pull a George Costanza and curl up right under my desk, then I remembered I worked at home and went to the couch. Today I'm going to power through....mama's gonna make something happen! I'm thinking that exercise would be helpful, but the thought of dragging my bloated butt to the gym is so daunting....let's see if I manage to get the energy today...if you were in Vegas, I think you know how you should bet on this one :)

Really side stepped that landmine...

Yesterday was our first big family event after finding out that we are with child. Normally family parties consist of lots and lots of questions usually going something like this:

(Family member): "So...how long have you guys been married now?"
(Hubs): "Just over three years."
(Family member): "Wow, time sure does fly!"
(Me): "It sure does. So what have you been..."
(Family member interupts): "So...when will we be seeing some little ones from you?"
(Hubs and I look nervously at one another)
(Hubs & Me respond together with phrases such as): "Who knows", "Maybe soon", "We're just enjoying being married", "Maybe next year", etc, etc, etc.

But this visit started (key word: started) oddly comfortable. I explained to that I was fighting a cold and trying to stay hydrated to prepare for a big week at work which is why I wasn't having my usual giant goblet glass of wine. My fatal mistake was leaning over to The Hubs about two hours in and whispering, "This is great! No one has grilled us tonight!" Not ten minutes later, we walk into the kitchen where The Hubs' two aunts and grandpa are chatting and I hear....

(Aunt): "A, come here...I've noticed that you've had Diet Coke and water tonight...is there something we should know about?"

UGH! I thought I was out of the woods. I look at The Hubs who conveniently has his trademark deer-in-the-headlights look. So, I try to deflect the situation blabbing about my cold and blah, blah, blah, there must be a bug going around, blah, blah...you get the picture. Thinking I was out of the woods I get hit with the most uncomfortable question of all time....

(Aunt #2) "So, are you guys trying?"

Ummm...I'm trying to avoid awkward moments like this! I'm so tempted to follow up with asking, "trying what?" But I know this is a time when playing dumb won't work. Instead I just say "no". Technically, we are not trying right now. But it's not over. Then I get asked:

(Aunt #2) : "When do you think you will want a baby?"

I respond with, "maybe next year." Again, another true statement, since we are due in June. My Sister-in-Law then quickly changes the subject--God bless her.

As we are walking to the car, I realize what a horrible liar I am and I wondering if they are really suspicious. I'm sure they are. Everyone knows I love my wine, and I'm not usually one to turn it down. We are trying to wait as long as possible before telling our families and friends...we're hoping to make it to Thanksgiving. We'll see how far we get....

Five weeks in and it's been smooth sailing. The baby books say that week 6 is when the real fun starts AKA morning sickness. Peanut, please be good to mama...