Merry Christmas, Baby!

I managed to stay awake until midnight to say Merry Christmas! I can't believe that this time next year, I'll be celebrating my child's first Christmas. How amazing is that? Well, it's official that I'm pregnant. The aches and pains have begun. I woke up in the middle of the night with a bad pain in the crease of my leg that extended out to my pelvic area. I waited until 9am to call my mom. Turns out my uterus is spreading and making room for a growing baby. I tell you what, this crap hurts! I've been in pain and uncomfortable all day. Not to mention that pain spreading further south. *sigh*. And this is only the beginning...

I got my hair permed. I couldn't take the naturalness anymore and needed something a little bit more low maintenance. K called tonight. I (We) miss him even though he'll be home in a few days. I just need to be around him. :-) Sounded like he was having a great time at home which is good. He told his parents Friday night and they were super excited. His mom called me and congratulated me and said she would be here as soon as the baby was born. I'm glad. I want my child to know and spend time with both sides of his/her family. That's very important to me. So, *whew* we told his parents. I wasn't worried, per se, about their reaction but still, you never know. I certainly want people to be happy for us and support us.

The girls and I met up at Nicki's for a gift exchange today. It was great seeing everyone's reactions to their gifts and seeing the kids react to theirs. I love Christmas time. It's just so wonderful to me to see a child's reaction. I wanted to tell them then that I was pregnant but I'm going to wait a little long. At least after the first of the year.

I'm trying to start the habit of talking to my belly. I definitely say goodnight each night but we need more conversation time. I'm going to work on that and definitely get K to up his talk time too. I would continue to post but I'm sleepy and the baby needs his/her rest. Until tomorrow...


How I'm feeling:
nauseous, tired and sore all over my lower body

How far along:
almost 8 wks!