The word is out!

I finally posted something on Facebook about being pregnant and it's been fun hearing every one's comments about it. I figured that I might as well now, since it was announced to several hundred people at my daughter's dance recital about a week ago.

It was so funny because two teachers plus the owner of Down Town Dance have all gotten pregnant during this dance year and they would joke about there being something in the water. When I called Amy to tell her I was pregnant I said, "Well Amy, what ever is in your water at the studio apparently is pretty strong!" She was so excited for me and has been so great about it all. So at the recital she joked about the water again, especially if after us adopting four kids and trying for SEVERAL years to get pregnant, that I was now expecting. Then she said, "But if Billy Reid comes and tells me she is pregnant, THEN I might get pretty worried." Billy was my gymnastics teacher when I was a kid. Her kids are all grown up now. So it was pretty funny! Of course since then, everyone keeps coming up to me and telling me congratulations, so I guess now the cat is officially out of the bag!

For the past few days I have been getting heart burn so bad and I still just don't even care. I think it's all so fun! As long as I don't feel like I am going to puke, everything else is great! My three FAVORITE things about pregnancy so far are:

1 - Not having a period and having to deal with terrible cramps! That one will ALWAYS be at the top of my list.

2 - My crazy dreams! It's like going to a movie every night. Although, some have been a little too crazy even for me. Tommy, you know which one I'm talking about.... eew!

3 - My bigger boobs!! HA! HA! It is so weird actually having a little cleavage now. Although it's kind of sad that the rest of my body isn't staying cute to match my boobs.

I can't wait until it's obvious that I am pregnant instead of just looking like I am gaining a lot of weight and getting fat! It's so funny when I tell someone that I am pregnant and then they say, "Oh my gosh, are you showing a little?" Then I think, "Oh my gosh, if they didn't know I was pregnant then they just thought I was getting FAT!" Ugh. Oh well, it's all for fun! I am still loving all of it. They say that the 2nd trimester is the best and so far I'd have to agree. It by FAR beats the 1st trimester.

My absolute favorite thing of all is seeing every one's reaction when I tell them though. It has ranged from screaming with excitement to teary eyes and heartfelt hugs. Much much funner then the first time I got pregnant so many years ago. It was cool then too, but nothing compares to this. I want to thank everyone for your support and congrats and also for your prayers and best wishes. It is so good to have such wonderful friends and family!

Now it's time to vote. At the top of my blog you can click on whether you think we are having a boy or girl. I think it will be fun to see how many of you get it right. I go in on the 17th for my ultrasound, so we have about 2 weeks to get all the votes in. Not many people know about this blogspot yet, so I will post it's link on Facebook. It's going to be fun to see the result. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE ULTRASOUND! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!