Littlest - First 12wks

Now that both of our families know- I decided to post about my first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

My body began feeling weirder than normal prior to my period, and then... It never came. I didn't want to get stressed out, my hopes up, or let down by "testing too early," so I made sure to just politely turn down the wine and go on about my life. I tend to get anxious prior to my period, so it wasn't hard to pass off turning down alcohol to my friends. Especially since alcohol and sugar late in the evening are actual triggers for my anxiety.

After I hit 2wks of being late I took a home pregnancy test, it was positive. I took another one the next morning to ensure it wasn't a "false positive" - it came back positive again. So the next day I headed down to the base clinic for their test- unfortunately that evening I missed the phone call- it was Friday, so I had to wait until Monday morning to call back and hear "congratulations, you are pregnant."

The next day I made my initial appointment with the base nurse to talk about options and that evening I set out this onesie for Quinn to find:

His reaction was priceless...
"What is this? *pause* Wait, does this mean I'm going to be a daddy?!"

At 9wks I had my initial appointment at Tripler, I applied for the Midwife Program as well as the Centering program, we should find out if I got into either later this week at my 12wk appointment. Prayerfully we will also hear our little one's heartbeat for the first time.

I started taking "belly shots" at 7wks... Honestly, I feel like I just look super bloated (like pre-period) or like I always have to pee! But, here they are in order:

We ask for continued prayers that this pregnancy will go smoothly and the baby and I will remain healthy and strong. I started getting morning sickness at 10wks, which is a little late in the game but I am thankful I managed to hold out that long. I had a blood clot scare at 11wks, luckily it turned out to be a really bad strained calf muscle! Because I had two panic attacks prior to that testing appointment, I have been scheduled to talk with a counselor again. I've done it before and honestly pregnancy and delivery are nerve-wracking to me. Much, much more than the actual baby.

Well that's all for now!

Easter Weekend

Instead of attending Good Friday service this year we were actually at a wedding ceremony for McKenzie & Casey, a couple we know through Adrien & Billy (Coast Guard friends). The ceremony was small but very cute! The reception was nautical themed and perfect, her dad's speech almost brought the ladies to tears... The one quote I took away from him was when he said "May today be the day you love each other the least." Most people think of their wedding day as the celebration of their love when in actuality it should be the launching point, each year your love should become deeper and stronger for each other. We loved that they put all of us together, and can I just say table #2 brought the party! It was a fun night spent with our friends.

Saturday we went to our church's Easter service, I loved the message... "Life on Purpose," to end the message they played this video:

Sunday morning a small group of us braved the darkness, wind, and rain to attend Sunrise service at Ft. Hase beach. The worship songs were the good traditional "Easter morning" type, the hula group was amazing as they are every year, and despite the weather it was still a wonderful way to start Easter morning!

At 1pm our friends started showing up at our house for food, basket swaps, outdoor games, and kid's movies! Everyone's dishes were delicious, the swap was fun to guess who picked who, and it was great spending time with our "Hawaii Ohana" since all of our families are an ocean away. Quinn & I also decided to tell everyone our news... They were all super excited for us!

Refreshing

I think for awhile this blog became a "have to do" not "want to do" item for me. It makes me sad that I am missing July-Dec 2013 and now Jan-Mar 2014... However, rather than focus on what I am missing and attempting to post nearly 9mo of back-dated entries I decided just to do a quick run-down and call that good enough and move on from there. I feel this blog is an important place for me to write down life happenings and viewpoints.

2013 Highlights

July - Vic Vanderkoi's Retirement Ceremony, Hawaii State Farm Fair, Kaci's Birthday Party, The Coast Guard Ball

August - Mango 5k, Rachel's Baby Shower, The Glow 5k, Hamama Falls Hike

September - Run or Dye 5k, Snorkeling at Electric Beach, Tory's Retirement Ceremony, Bird's Farewell, Atlantis Submarine Tour, Surprise Birthday Painting Party

October - Girl's Only Kauai Trip, Pumpkin Patch, Polo Match, Hokulea SUP, Eina's Baby Shower, Halloween Party

November - Mini Church Kickball Tourney, Emily's Birthday Dinner, Thanksgiving with the Day's then Mini Church

December - Lighthouse Hike, Tree Farm, Kaneohe Parade, Quinn's Homecoming, Princess Kaiulani Gingerbread House, Christmas Lagoon, Christmas Lane, Paddle to the Mokes & NYE Fireworks in Waikiki

2014 Highlights

January - R&R Trip to Kauai, Pro Bowl

February - Super Bowl Party, Hale'iwa Joes Date Night, Bydoo-In Temple, Discover's Day

March - Wedding Shower, Thompson Square Concert, Dinner with the Grandparents, Mollie Gross Comedy Show

April - Pillbox Hike, Volunteer Appreciation Ceremony

I have downloaded the Blogger App so instead of playing Tetris before bed on my iPad I can write a blog entry instead! I hope this post wasn't too photo-overwhelming! It's good to be back...