The cat's out of the bag

We did it! We came out of the baby closet. The outpouring of love, support and well wishes for us and our budding family were really just so wonderful. Of course, a few people decided to be negative, but at least they can be judged by the public as the jerks they are.

I started taking belly pics today. I really should have started when I was skinnier! I'm starting to notice a belly and I'm definitely feeling bloated so it's not the greatest place to start emotionally, but I know I'm healthy and so is my baby, and quite frankly I'll be looking back at these pictures in 2 months and saying how skinny I was. Always something to put it in perspective...

For the love of all things pasteurized

I really thought cheese would be as hard as booze for me in this venture but I've got to say, I've been finding some killer pasteurized cheeses! And by 'I've found' I mean 'the amazing people who love me found'.

Last night we had VT butter and creamery Cremont and another local VT cheese that was a pasteurized triple creme. I have to say, the flavors and textures were far better than I ever imagined I'd be able to get during this time. My tummy and I are happy

The greatest thing ever

Honestly, I don't know why people care so much about Miley Cyruses hair cut, but this is the greatest piece of commentary about it to date.

10 weeks

I can't believe I've had a human growing inside me for 10 weeks. According to science it looks more like a baby than a tad pole now and has very early stages of eyes, organs and bones. Even what will become teeth! There are teeth in me! That's so weird.

What's even weirder is that I've known I am pregnant for over a month and I still can't tell the world yet! It's so hard to feel sick and run down yet ecstatic and not be able to explain why to anyone.

I'm finally getting my appetite and energy back. I'm still a lot more sensitive to smells and tastes but its nice to be able to go to spin class and not yawn my way through, or to actually be able to stay up past 9pm.

Now that I'm closing in on the end of the first trimester I feel like I'm at the top of a roller coaster with my hands in the air. Just waiting to scream, enjoy the ride and finally share my happy news with the world.

I'm actually strangely excited to start showing. It seems like an odd thing to be exited about, getting bigger, but I think it feels more real that way. Right now I just feel bloated and hungry all the time and people can't tell I'm pregnant.

I say I'm excited for these things to happen, but I also don't want to hurry things along. I want to enjoy being pregnant and to take it all in. It's a new and exciting experience and I don't want to just hurry it along. I'm sure I'll be singing a different tune come summer. But for now, take your time little one. We'll meet soon enough.