Y’all must know that I’m not talking about cinnamon buns because clearly baking is not my forte.

I’m talking about the other kind of “bun in the oven.”

A baby!

That’s right. I’m pregnant!

Twelve weeks to be exact. I have officially made it through the first trimester.

And boy does it feel good to finally be able to share the news! It has been so hard to keep my mouth shut on this blog for so long. Especially since my lack of posting can be attributed to the fact that I’ve been feeling nauseous and extremely tired, and haven’t had an appetite for several weeks. I kept wanting to apologize for not posting because I hadn’t been eating, let alone cooking anything, but it was too early to let the cat out of the bag.

For me, the first trimester has been no cup of tea. Don’t get me wrong, pregnancy symptoms are different for everyone and I’ve had friends who walked away from their first trimester without one symptom, but I have been pretty much been horizontal on the couch for the past few weeks. I’ve never watched so much TV in my life!

Whoever came up with the term “morning sickness” should be given a swift kick in the rear end. For me it was more like majority-of-the-day sickness.  Luckily there were a few hours in the morning when I felt ok.

Here is what a typical day looked like in the month of June:

• 7:30 a.m – Wake up and eat toast or a bagel
• 8:00 a.m.– Pack
• 9:00 a.m. – Take a break to watch the World Cup
• 9:30 a.m. – Go for a 3  mile trail walk with the pup or do the elliptical for 30 minutes
• 10:30 a.m. – More packing
• 11:30 a.m. – Try to eat something for lunch
• 12:00 p.m. – Lay on couch for the rest of the day because nausea and extreme fatigue have set in. And maybe have Cheez-Its for dinner.

If we weren’t in the middle of moving I would have had time to blog in the morning when I felt best and my energy levels were the highest. But we had a lot of packing to do and I since I wasn’t really eating anything there wasn’t anything to blog about!

Here’s an overview of what I have been able to eat:

• Cheez-Its
• Cheetos
• Potato Chips
• Toast
• Bread with melted cheese on top (aka Cheesy Bread)
• Bagels (sometimes with cream cheese, sometimes with butter, depending on how I felt)
• Saltines
• Pizza sometimes
• Fruit!

Healthy huh? Hey, I just needed to get through the day!

I will say that some days were better than others as my first trimester progressed and a few times I was able to eat small amounts of:

• Chicken
• Steak
• Shrimp
• Salad with lots of dressing
• Cereal with milk
• Chicken salad

Unfortunately vegetables have been extremely unappetizing. Aside from the occasional salad with romaine lettuce (not spinach, blech) I haven’t had any vegetables since the end of May and can’t even stand the smell of them. I really hope this doesn’t last throughout my entire pregnancy! I also have no desire to eat hummus or yogurt, which is something I would normally consume several times a week.

July has been quite the busy month with traveling to Boston, house hunting, and bachelorette parties, and I’ve never been so tired.  I am so ready to get my energy back. The fatigue and nausea should be on their way out the door soon though and in no time at all I will resume my regular posts. Yay!

Chris and I are absolutely thrilled to begin this next chapter in our lives and have been patiently waiting for this blessing.

So, so happy.

Did anyone have a hunch?