Week 6: The sweet pea

Today I taught my 8-8:30am lesson, ate breakfast, then went back to bed until 10am. I am so incredibly tired. I could seriously sleep the entire day away and still not be tired. I don't have any nausea though. I am enjoying several different pregnancy apps to keep me updated on the baby's developments. This week 6, blood will begin circulating through a much more sophisticated circulatory system. Baby is about to get cuter too, because this week s/he's starting to sprout a nose, mouth, eyes, ears, chin, and cheeks. According to one site: If you could see into your uterus, you'd find an oversize head and dark spots where your baby's eyes and nostrils are starting to form. His emerging ears are marked by small depressions on the sides of the head, and his arms and legs by protruding buds. His heart is beating about 100 to 160 times a minute — almost twice as fast as yours — and blood is beginning to course through his body. His intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will give rise to his lungs has appeared. His pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of his brain, muscles, and bones. Right now, your baby is a quarter of an inch long

My Wife went on vacation and all I got was a...BABY?

My cousins wedding: The day I ovulated, 5000 miles away from Alex. But little did I know, his best swimmers were still swimming away 6 days later.....


Alex and I had our....ahem....."goodbye".....Sunday July 1st. Which was technically our 7 year wedding anniversary since we got married the FIRST sunday of July (back in 2005 that date happened to be the 3rd, not the 1st). I left that afternoon for Seattle, beginning my cross country journey to our cousins wedding. I was in Seattle for 3 days enjoying great food, running, practicing music with my dad, watching an incredible fireworks show right above my parents roof, and shopping. I brought my fertility charts with me and recorded my waking temps. We left on the 5th for NY. I was so happy to see my cousin Ryan and Grandparents at the airport. Getting to hug PopPop after he just had triple bypass open heart surgery felt like the worlds greatest gift. They look fantastic and have so much energy. PopPop even came along with my dad and brother to 6 Flags! We also went to Saratoga; explored Howes Caverns with Ryan (one of the best experiences in NY ever!); and had lots of family time playing Pinoccle. Little did I know, between July 7-8, I ovulated. The odds of sperm surviving more than 5 days are 0-4%. Let alone 6-7 days! But knowing us, of course we were part of the 0-4%!
I didn't notice anything different. I left NY for LA on July 15th to visit my BFF Jenna before the long flight back to HI. Jenna and I went to Disneyland and did some shopping. Again, nothing felt askew. I arrived in HI July 17 at noon. Alex picked me up, we grabbed coffee, went to his parents house where I taught 2 of my Kona students piano lessons, had a B-day dinner for my mother in law Cathy. Even had a glass of champagne to celebrate her birthday. All the while feeling totally normal. We headed back to Waimea that evening and arrived at 8pm. Alex went to his computer in the office and I walked upstairs and turned on the lights in our dark living room. The moment the lights lit the familiar room of my house, I thought to myself "Oh My God, I'm pregnant!!!" I felt different being in my house. I paused and paid close attention to my body. My breasts hurt so badly! I was nauseous. I ran upstairs and took a pregnancy test and saw a faint double pink line. Could it be?? What were the odds?! I sat on the bed staring at nothing and Alex asked what was wrong. I said "Nothing, I'm just sort of freaking out. My cycle is MUCH longer this month than last month". We went to bed. He left early for work. I took another pregnancy test and this time the double lines were neon pink. I took another one. Same thing. I knew I was pregnant. I wanted Alex to be the first person I told so I waited till he came home from work. I taught lessons all day in a slightly freaked out state (but undetected by my students). He came home in a rotten mood from being overworked and stressed. Great! I was about to tell him "Sorry you don't have any time, btw, we are having a baby!". But I couldn't wait any longer. I realized there would probably never be "the perfect time". So I made my ground lamb stuffed pumpkin meal that he loves and put it in the oven. I wore my apron with a sign taped to the front that read "Dinner's in the Oven. And while I'm not 100% sure, I think I discovered something else in our oven. Our 0-4% chance conceiving 7 days before ovulation BUN. Most likely a girl. Not quite what I pictured bringing back as your present...."
He smiled as he read the note and his eyes watered. I started crying as well. I didn't expect it to happen so fast and soon. This means our baby is due the end of March! I had Alex take a pregnancy test too just to see if it was just the pee itself highlighting the pink line. But no, Alex is not pregnant. The following day I made an appointment for August 17 which will be our first ultrasound. I'm still in total shock! Here I thought my pants didn't fit on my trip because of all the amazing Italian food from Grandma!

Yesterday (July 23) Alex wrapped our pregnancy test up in a gift box and gave it to his mom for her belated birthday present. My inlaws (just like my parents) are soooooo happy. Obviously I won't post anything on facebook until I'm in the clear (3 months I've heard) But I don't want to forget any part of this amazing journey, and would love healthy thoughts and prayers from my family and closest friends.