Jen's First Post

Hi everyone!

Its my first post on our new blog and yes, I'm pregnant. It took us over a year (off and on) of trying and it finally happened. It was a frustrating journey, but it really prepared us and gave us a deeper excitement for our current situation as opposed to having it happen right away. We had an early miscarriage the very first month out of the gate which was so startling and sad. After a few months passed, we did fertility testing and it still wasn't happening, so I gave up around September, signed up for the Big Sur Marathon and decided to go more hard core into ice hockey. Then it happened! It is like they say, you let it go and it'll come to you. I tried to convince myself multiple times during trying that I stopped thinking about it or stopped caring, but really I didn't. I think it had to come to the point where I was taking actual steps to put my money where my mouth was and move on.

Anyways, I'm in my 17th week, ending my 4th month. The first trimester was ... vomitous and tiring, and luckily the second one is much better. I'm showing now! Which is a bizarre thing, to have 2 waistlines instead of one- one under my bustline and one above my hips w/ this french cruller donut around my middle now. I've really been trying to eat well but luckily, babies can make little fingers out of McDonalds sausage mc muffins.

We've had a few ultrasounds and it nails home the whole reality of the situation. I'm still in disbelief that its really happening, that we're getting our shot at having a little Jen or Jesse, so its taking a while to settle in.

So thats it! Jesse's been great w/ taking care of things around the house b/c I've been sleeping (nap hours from 8:30-10pm nightly). I think having kids really tests the relationship, and even though we haven't had the kid yet, I think things will be great since its really bonded us together so far.

Jen