Fun Pregnacy Survey

Mother Name: Joanna
Age: 25

Birthday: 3/26

Birth Place: Arlington, TX

Father: Ben

Age: 29

Birthday: 1/13

Birth Place: Tyler, TX

FIRSTS: Is this your first pregnancy?: Yes

How did you find out you were pregnant?: pregnancy test

What kind of pregnancy test did you take?: 3 different kinds (I kept thinking it was positive because of the brand and I needed to take another kind)

How many?: 3

What were your first symptoms?: nausea (I thought I had the flu)

Who did you tell first?: Amy. I called her screaming and crying and totally hysterical

Who was with you when you found out?: I took the first test alone, freaked out, called Amy and then took the other two at her hosue

Was baby planned?: it was a bit of a surprise to be so soon

How far were you when you found out?: 4 weeks


My BABY:

Due date: December 13th

Do you want to know the sex?: yes

Do you know the sex?: not yet…a few more weeks

If so, boy or girl?: we’ll find out soon

Any names?: we’ll let you know when we find out the sex

Any ultrasounds?: Yes! It was the best Mother’s Day gift ever to get to see our little blob!

Have you heard the heartbeat?: Yes…I think I melted right off of the table

Who do you think baby will look like?: I don’t know..this is a constant source of conversation for Ben and I

Will baby have any siblings?: hopefully a few in the future

Have you and dad felt baby move?: not yet…it’s just a little lima bean right now


MISCELLANEOUS: Did you have morning sickness?: morning, all day and night

Did you have any cravings?: not really…food hasn’t been my friend for most of the pregnancy

Did you have any mood swings?: I thought my coworkers were going to kill me the first couple of weeks…major hormones partnered with no sleep = very moody Joanna (I’m much better now!)

Are you a high risk pregnancy?: no, thank goodness

Any complications?: no sleep but nothing serious

Formula or breastfeeding?: to be determined

Have you bought anything for baby yet?: not yet but my sister gave me a sweet gift of fun baby items

When did you start to show?: last week..bring on the elastic pants!

How long could you wear your regular clothes?: week 9 I my pants became a little tight and this week I have officially brought out the lovely maternity pants

Are you excited?: Thrilled!!!!

Who will help with baby after they’re born?: my mom, my sis and Amy

What is your favorite thing about being pregnant?: Knowing that I have a little one growing and developing

What is the worst thing about being pregnant?: fatigue, smelling things, nausea

What one thing do you miss doing since being pregnant?: being self-sufficient and just having to be cautious all the time (Ben freaks out if I lift anything heavy or try to move anything)

Any days you wish you weren't pregnant?: absolutely not! :)

Are you ready for baby?: yes but it’s got 6 more months to go!

Do you have insurance?: Yes

How many kids do you want?: I think I want to have 2 and then maybe adopt 1 or 2

Do you talk to your baby?: Yes but I mainly talk about baby

Do you still feel attractive?: yes…if giant elastic pants isn’t sexy..what is?

Have you had your baby shower yet?: I think it’s a bit early for that

Do you like kids?: I would hope so
How far along are you now?: 10 weeks 1 day!

Friday was a huge day in the Murray household. We had our first sonogram at 8:00, closed on our house at 2:00 and started painting and moving shortly after. Needless to say we are both exhausted and were looking forward to coming back to work on Monday to get a mini break. The ultrasound was so amazing. While you know you know you're having a baby, there's just something of such magnitude that it's difficult to even describe when you finally get to see the little baby move and here the sweet rhythm of the heartbeat. I pretty much melted right off the table when I heard the first beat. Our baby is only a blob the size of a Lima bean but is already so loved and treasured. I have officially turned in to a mush pot and could go on and on about my sweet little blob...but for your sake, I'll stop...for now. :) On to moving. Moving sucks. I apologize for the blunt statement but there really is no other way to describe it. We are so blessed to have such amazing family and friends that helped paint and haul all weekend. Thank you everyone! If anyone needs any movers or painters I would highly recommend all of them, and you only have to pay them in pizza! They may not appreciate me offering their services. Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend!

First Post

I wanted to begin recording my journey with our first baby but knew that taking the time each day to write my thoughts in a journal were slim to none. I also really enjoy reading all of my friend's blogs and thought it only fair that I give you the chance to stalk my blog like I stalk yours. Kidding....So, here we are. I am going to try to join the virtual world and become a regular blogger. We'll see how it goes.

So, big news in the Murray household...we're having a baby! Holy cow! (I think I said that around 500 times mixed with Oh my gosh when the test showed positive.) We are so excited to meet our baby, though we have a ways to go. I'm around 9-10 weeks along right now. We go to the doctor on Friday for our first sonogram. While all of the millions of books that everyone has given me (I appreciate all of them!) have shown me that the baby looks like a cross between a blob, an alien and a creepy puppy, I still can't wait to hear the heartbeat and stare at my little blob. It's been a trying month with constant sickness, but I was reminded today by a good friend that I am so lucky to feel so crappy. So true. As long as I'm feeling in the dumps, I know that my baby is healthy and growing and for that, it makes no sleep and throwing up all day worthwhile.

Other big news for us, our house is finally done (can I get an AMEN!?!), and we are moving in this Friday. Yep...we have our first sonogram Friday, close on our house later on Friday and then start painting and moving Friday night. I know, I know.....I packed a lot of life events into a short time. I think God is continuously working to break my independence and create my dependence on Him. That's a blog all of its own..more on that later.

(Here's a picture of how I told Ben about our sweet baby. We were meeting at our house because they had just finished painting. I decorated the guest room (now nursery) with baby items and made a poster to hang on the window. Please excuse the messiness of the poster, I had like 20 minutes to decorate everything.)