Here I Come, Blogging World

So I'm joining the blog-o-sphere. I've never been good at keeping a journal/diary, so we'll see how well I keep this up, but I have a couple reasons for starting this now.

Originally, when TheBump.com suggested that I start a baby/pregnancy website I thought "that's ridiculous, I don't want to share that much with complete strangers and who would read it anyway." But as our little boy and I are growing I've realized that: 1. I want to keep track of what's happening/changing for my future reference, so I remember what to expect next time around; 2. I have a lot of friends that are either going through about the same things right now or will be in the not-too-distant future, and if they're anything like me will appreciate the reference/honesty about how life changes that you can't always find in books or online; and 3. I find myself wanting to share my little joyful moments and struggles more than I initially expected (and I know not all of my Facebook friends care). So, here goes nothing.

I'm almost 23wks now, past the halfway point and finally to where I think it's obvious I'm pregnant. Based on what I've read elsewhere, I think I had a really easy first trimester. Of course, breaking my collarbone at ~7wks was really stressful until the doctors confirmed that even if I wasn't pregnant they wouldn't suggest surgery, but that still wasn't so bad. I had no morning sickness to speak of, just occasional yuckiness and carsickness, but I was really tired and there was a week or two that hamburgers sounded disgusting. I haven't had any serious cravings yet, but bubblegum, ramen and cheetos have all had their moments. Only thing I would seriously classify as a "pregnancy craving" would be the sudden and serious desire for caribou jerky, which unfortunately is really hard to get my hands on...and possibly not super safe to have.

Hubby and I could notice I was showing at somewhere between 14 and 16 weeks, but I don't think it was noticeable to others until about 18, maybe 20 weeks, and amazingly I still haven't had anyone say anything too rude. My boss has made a couple slightly awkward comments, but since he knows and isn't just noticing on his own I don't really care. And, no weird belly rubs yet! When I was telling my Little's mom that I was pregnant on Halloween, my Little rubbed my belly a little bit and smiled, but I honestly didn't notice and it didn't bother me at all. I'm just really glad she's taking it so well :)

I know I've missed out on the whole first half of my pregnancy, but I'll probably come back to things later on, and feel free to ask questions! I'll wrap this up today, going to try to check back in once a week, so I won't ramble quite so much. Thanks for reading :)