18 weeks

I skipped 6 blogs...I know.
Well, there aren't many things going on.
But!!! I do feel lots of movement inside me and I have an ultrasound on Monday to hopefully figure out the gender and to make sure the baby is healthy and happy :) :) I'm very excited!

12 Weeks

Hello again!

Today is 12 Weeks...3 months. Wow. Already??
I'm starting to not fit into some of my clothes now and it gets pretty annoying. But hey, I get to go clothes shopping again, I guess! Haha.
I've gained a little weight, but I don't look that big yet.
I have horrible headaches and get dizzy, but I heard that that's normal.

10 Weeks

I am now 10 weeks pregnant.

Everything seems to be going normally again. I've gained a couple pounds so far and yes, my belly is starting to show! I wear sweatshirts every day in school to cover up my protruding stomach, so people probably can't tell I'm showing yet. But if I were to wear just a tight t-shirt, they'd know in an instant. I guess I just don't want people to stare, you know?

I am trying to eat a bit more healthy, although I am drinking about a can of caffeine a day, sometimes two...but my doctor told me that was okay. I also eat a lot of fast food, but I stick to the more healthy options, like subway.

All in all, I've been feeling quite alright and for that I'm glad.

P.S. Last night I had a dream that Jason and I gave birth to triplets. :o

Bleeding

This morning when I woke up, I went to the bathroom. When I went to go wipe, I got brown blood on my hand and toilet paper. It looked like a lot of blood to me, or maybe I was just really frightened by it because I definitely didn't expect it.

I looked on a lot of websites and they said that it could be due to my softening cervix being irritated by sex. I have not had sex in a few days. (About 2 days, I think)....but I did bleed the last time I had sex. I figured out that my cervix was what was bleeding. The websites all made me believe that the blood I was seeing was actually old blood from my cervix, and that's why it wasn't bright red.

If anyone else reading this blog has experienced this or knows anything, please comment or email me.

9 Weeks

I am now 9 weeks pregnant.

Today I was having HORRIBLE abdominal pain. It's gone now, but wow. It was bad. I should probably go to the doctor soon for my second appointment.

My pants barely fit my waist. It's starting to get really annoying. I wish I could just be my normal size. People at school can't tell I'm getting big yet I don't think. I wear sweatshirts every day. It works out nicely since it's winter, though!

Jason and I went shopping for baby last night. We only got a couple things since we don't know the sex of the baby yet. (He really wants a girl) He bought two long sleeved onesies with mitten cuffs on them. Also, he bought a little kit full of stuff every baby needs like a thermometer and nail clipper. It comes in a carrying case thing, too.

With my stomach getting rounder, it's getting harder and harder to be able to deny the fact that I'm pregnant.

It's tough, but Jason and I are getting through it.

8 Weeks

I am now 8 weeks pregnant.

I thought I was going to hurl all over the place this morning, so I ate a bunch of pretzels and I feel a lot better now.

My stomach looks gross already, and I'm starting to wonder if it's just from eating all the time. I don't feel like it's normal that I am constantly hungry. I crave salads and pickles.

And when I have to pee, I HAVE to pee. That's never really convenient for me, especially in the middle of the school day. They are supposed to let me go to the bathroom when I have to go, but they don't. I need a doctor's note for that kind of thing.

My next doctor's appointment needs to be scheduled soon. I have to choose and OB doctor. :/ Scary.

7 Weeks

Today I am 7 weeks pregnant.

Jason and I are doing rather well in our relationship as of right now. He and I spend about every day together watching movies or cooking some food, and cuddling. We always have a good time together.

I have not thrown up because of morning sickness quite yet. I know, reallllyyy lucky :) I have, though, felt like I was going to.

Today I ate two Big Macs. They were so good. Last night I ate pickles and icecream and pizza with Jason. I'm pretty sure he thought I was a little weird, but it was a good combination.

Stomach cramps do come and go, but they aren't too serious that I should be worried.

My Story

December 3rd, 2010 I met Jason at a basketball game at my school. Jason and I had talked on and off online (very common these days)  for about a year or more, but never got around to spending any time together. I always thought he lived too far away for me to see him more than just once in a while, so I stuck to dating other guys. But last month, I decided to just go for it. Our first kiss led to our relationship.

Not long into dating Jason did I realize that he was too kind and too gentle for me. But then I thought...Is there such thing as too kind...or too gentle? There was no way. So I stuck with him.

When I found out I was pregnant by Jason, I showed no emotion. If anything, I laughed off my fear. I never actually thought I'd be a teen mom. I always thought I would wait to have a child, but mistakes do happen. And a mistake is not a mistake unless you don't learn something from it (kudos to Jessica on that quote). I prepared for the worst, though.

As soon as I saw those two pink lines on the pregnancy test, I texted Sam's mom: "Tell Sam to call me ASAP. It's urgent." And wouldn't you know? She called me right away. She came over later and we decided I would wait to tell my mom for a few days or a week. That plan quickly changed.

My mom, her boyfriend Mike, Sam, my sister Haley, her friend Brandi, and me were playing the game "Things", I told my mom. The point of the game is to have a person read a card that may say for example: "Things that make you feel uncomfortable" (This was what the card read at this moment). I wrote on my sheet of paper what made me feel most uncomfortable. I wrote: "Being 17 and pregnant and not being able to tell my mom because I'm afraid she will just yell at me." My mom read the slip of paper, and I don't think she believed me..but I made it clear I was serious. Sam looked at me in awe. She had no clue I had the guts to tell my mom I was pregnant the same day I found out. And honestly, neither did I.

But here I am. 17 years old and 6 weeks pregnant. This is my story.