November 03, 2013

Hey, Baby!

My last blog post was almost 5 months ago. It was shortly before Jim and I went to Nova Scotia for a few weeks in July, and I remember having had big plans for blogging while I was away, thinking 3 weeks was plenty of time to catch up on posts not yet written. Well, clearly that never happened.


 The day before we left, I found out I was 6 weeks pregnant. To say we were shocked is an understatement. We hadn't been trying to get pregnant, (yes, I know how babies are made), so at first the news was hard to believe! But a quick trip to the doctor's and some blood work later, the little digital "yes" on my home pregnancy test was confirmed to be correct. Jim and I decided before we left that we would tell our immediate family of our news, but no one else until we had gotten to the 12-week "safe" point in my pregnancy. Because we found out so soon before our flight, I had to tell my mom on the drive to the airport. Not how I ever imagined telling her I was pregnant, but I'm pretty sure she didn't care. At the time, my dad was in Europe, so we waited until he got home so we could tell him in person.


The neat thing about being in Nova Scotia so soon after finding out the news was that we could actually tell Jim's parent's in person. Jim's sister was also in Nova Scotia at the time and the odds that all of us would be in one room, in person, at the same time is pretty slim, so it was more than awesome being able to tell them all together.

So what does this have to do with not blogging? Well, let me tell you: everyone always talks about morning sickness (which, thank goodness, I never had) when you're pregnant, but what everyone had failed to tell me about was the sheer and practically debilitating exhaustion you will experience. I had about a week left in my three week trip when said exhaustion hit and nothing could have prepared me for it. It was like waking up hungover everyday without the actual drinking part. At the time, it seemed impossible that I would ever get my energy back, but then, true to everyone's word, some time after my first trimester was over, I noticed that I was no longer exhausted. Tired? Sure. But who isn't most days?

So, blogging took a back-seat and catching up on shows on DVD took priority. My trip to Nova Scotia this summer is the first time I can ever remember not reading a book while on vacation. It was a little bit devastating, seeing as how I had taken 6 books with me. I was too tired to read, too tired to blog, too tired to read other people's blogs, too tired to care really. If I showered and actually blow dried my hair, it was a productive day. And then, when I started having more energy, I didn't know where to start blogging again. Writing just about books felt like too much work and I find myself wanting to write and talk about other things that I enjoy. So I've been brainstorming a lot about what direction I want to take this blog, and even renaming this blog, but we'll save that for another day.

This weekend I am 6 months pregnant. SIX months! That means I am more than halfway done cooking this baby. Baby Fraser's expected due date is February 22, 2014, and our little family of 3 cannot wait to become 4!





15 comments:

  1. Aww, Brie, I love this post!! :) I'm still so happy for you guys!

    And holy crap ... you're still so tiny! You look absolutely amazing! And I can't believe you're at 6 months already ... heck, I can't believe I'm at 8.5 months ... it's going by so fast!

    I'm glad you're back into blogging now ... SEE! We were right! You would get your energy back! Soon you'll be in my world where you're not sleeping very much at night and getting all the things done. :)

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    1. Aww, thanks, Kristilyn! Hard to believe play dates will be in our future soon ;)

      It's crazy how fast time is flying!! I'm already having trouble sleeping a lot of nights which sucks for when I have to work the next day....I am so not looking forward to sleeping even less!

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  2. You are the cutest Brie! You have definitely "popped" but I still feel like your 24 weeks picture corresponds to me at like 8 weeks haha.

    Waiting to see where you take the blog. I will still visit no matter what you write about :)

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    1. Haha! I'm just glad I finally look pregnant and not like I just pigged out at the buffet ;)

      And thank you, you're too kind :)

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  3. Sending you the warmest congratulations!!! I too will look forward to your blog whatever/whenever you are able to post. Take good care of yourself.

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  4. Eeeep, still so exciiiiited about the little baby Fraser! And I'm glad you're back :)

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    1. Aw, thanks Laura! I'm glad I'm back too...now to just find my stride :)

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  5. Awe!!! I love this post, Brie!!! :D

    I especially love your pictures of Saigon and your baby bump updates...both are adorable, and you're glowing in your baby bump pictures! You look so happy! I bet you and Jim are super excited, and I'm sure Saigon will be a great big brother! :D Can't wait to see pictures of Baby Fraser and hopefully meet the little one eventually! :D

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    1. Thanks, Ambur! I'm glad we are taking the pictures - it always seems like such a hassle when we do, but it's been worth it :) And you will definitely get to meet Baby Fraser :)

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    2. You're welcome! :D It's definitely worth it. It's seriously so amazing to see the way babies grow from week to week like that. It definitely makes you believe in miracles. :) Yay! I can't wait! :D

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  6. Congrats!! And I'm sure Saigon will share his toys.

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    1. This poor baby's stuffies don't stand a chance though, haha!

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  7. Ahh. First of all, you look so cute. Love this post so much! CONGRATS!!

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    1. Aww, thanks, Estelle! It feels good to write again :)

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