The Meandering Thoughts of Jan

Ok, so in my last post about pregnancy , I kind of just shared the story of our pregnancy thus far.  A lot of people have asked me about what symptoms I've had and I have had a few. One of my friends asked me the other day, "Don't you just love being pregnant?!" I didn't exactly know how to answer that. I love that I am pregnant, I'm most grateful for it. I don't know if I would say I love being pregnant per se. They are just so many changes going on. If I could describe pregnancy in one word, coming from a rookie like me, I would say it is weird. Yes, it is cool and amazing and beautiful and all those things. However, in my day-to-day life, it's just weird. Morning Sickness Yes, this definitely exists. I started feeling sick around 5 weeks and I don't feel like it really went away until around 19 weeks. However, I don't know if I can 100% say it is gone, because I still find myself gagging at things every once in awhile and I still can'

First off, you guys, it is the first day of Spring! I have to say, I'm enjoying the warming temperatures and longer days of sunlight, even if it means I'm sneezing a bit more. Spring brings great things like the blooming of nature, my birthday, Easter and so forth. I'm looking forward to it all. Second, did you know today is also the International Day of Happiness!?  I only know this because Facebook told me.  So here are some articles on the science of happiness, which I found interesting as well as my own happy thoughts. Before we begin down our road of investigating happiness, this is your soundtrack for the rest of the post.  I've got to say, it is a catchy tune. Here is an interesting article my boss sent out to my division today.  It is by a therapist who dissects the different aspects of happiness.  It's a good reminder that being happy does not come for external sources, but is internal, though we are often taught to believe otherwise. Here

So, the main reason I’m writing this post is because so many people have asked me lately how I’m feeling and how pregnancy is going.   If you don’t care to know, I’m not offended.   But for those who have asked, here is my really long-winded answer.   I could sum it up by simply saying, pregnancy is weird and it is a roller coaster.  This post I'll share the roller coaster of it all, because it has been a little crazy, but life is kind of crazy, so what can you do. Perhaps I should back up a bit, because it was a few months ago when I last talked about our desire to have children . It was during a very low time when my body had completely stopped responding to the fertility drugs I had been taking and at that point all seemed awful.   I probably sound dramatic, but quite honestly that is how I felt. This is one of the reasons Danny and I went on a couple vacations during October.   I was emotionally spent and my doctor kept telling me I needed to rid myself of stress. Anyway,

Feb. 1st - I actually took this pic the day before at Waffle Love, but I saved it for the first day in February, because I felt it was a nice way to kick off the month of love. Feb. 2nd - Noelle and I sad about the groundhog's prediction about a long winter. Feb. 2nd - The adorable Groundhog's Day cupcakes. Feb. 2nd - Super Bowl strawberries. Feb. 2nd - Baby C selfie. Feb. 9th - Because I find Baby C eating yogurt incredibly adorable. I think you will agree. Feb. 14th - Danny's valentine, I thought it was fitting. Feb. 15th - We went petroglyphing on a weekend in St. George. Feb. 15th - Then I found a tepee at the Anasazi village.  Feb. 16th - Going on Sunday walks with this cute girl. Feb. 25th - I had a photo shoot out at Antelope Island, which was just gorgeous.  I'm loving the mild weather we had this month.

I already posted this on Facebook and Instagram, but time to make it blog official.  Danny and I are extremely excited about the little boy we are expecting in August.  For those of you who are kind enough to read my blog, you know what a miracle this is for us.  I'll write another post more about the pregnancy, but for those we are wondering, I'm about 17.5 weeks and at our last ultrasound on Monday, our baby boy was healthy, strong and developing great.