Day 30

I was considering the irony last night that we are about two months into Erin's pregnancy and all of the thank yous for our wedding are filled out and sitting in a box in our office. I just got all the pictures to put in them and I had planned on doing it last night. Erin ended up getting back from her class a little early so I heated her up some leftovers, we watched a little TV and then we were in bed by 9:30.

Anyway, I hope I can finish addressing and putting the stamps on the invites so they can go out this week. I don't think Erin is going to have the energy anytime soon to do it.

Day 25

Its been over three weeks since we officially knew we were going to be parents and Erin has officially gone into "needy" mode. She has started asking me to make her breakfast every morning. Fortunately, her appetite isn't very big so breakfast means either a small bowl of cereral or some pieces of toast and orange juice. I've also taken on more of the cleaning and tidying up around the house. It's totally expected since all Erin wants to do when she gets home from work is lay down on the couch. I am counting the days until the 2nd trimester when she should get some of her energy back.

I got a little bit of scare on Wednesday at work. They told me that I might have to be up at IBM in Connecticut for testing the entire week. That would leave Erin all alone at home. She would probably end up at her parents. Luckily, they decided (for now) that they don't need me up there. Whew!

Day 18

So far, Erin has been pretty lucky with not getting any morning sickness (knock on wood). Yeah, she is a little "gaggy" in the morning, usually when she is getting out of the shower, but I have not had to witness her really getting ill. Maybe she is one of the fortunate ones that doesn't have to to deal with that headache. Obviously, she is still exahusted... especially now with starting to teach. I haven't heard any stories about it affecting her at work yet, so maybe she'll get through this rough time okay. I try helping her out as much as I can... and I'm waiting until she starts asking me to help with grading papers ;).

Day 12

The last week or so has been relatively normal (since all of the excitement). I've been able to tell a few more people that good news at work and other friends that we haven't seen in awhile. I am totally up for telling everyone about it. Erin is more inclined to wait until it comes up in coversation. Anyway, I have been reading one of the books that Heather got us. It's the classic one that everyone seems to have "What to Expect When You're Expecting". It's pretty good because it starts to tell you things to look for right away, and what stereotypes or myths not to believe. I guess it's good for calming anxious parents-to-be down.

Lately, Erin has been going to bed much earlier and taking naps when she gets home from work. I've started helping more with cooking dinner and making sure things stay tidy. My newest job is to help Erin get the prenatal vitamins out of the foil packaging. You literally need scissors to get them open. I told her I am going to get her a pill box for them.

Day 5

We felt a big relief when we told most of our close friends about the pregnancy. We weren't sure how everyone would react, but like always they are great and were all very thrilled for us. Desiree actually didn't believe us at first when we told everyone at dinner up by their house. She kept saying "you're kidding, right?". In the end she realized we weren't making it up and she was very excited. She even wanted to tell her mom the good news.

Day 4

Today we took the last pregnancy test, as instructed by Erin's doctor. It was pretty much a forgone conclusion that she was pregnant, but this erased all doubt. I am very excited and terrified all at the same time. From what I've read online this is absolutely normal. Hopefully, we will both feel a lot better once we start officially telling people the news. Especially our closest friends and family.

At this point only a handful of people know. This includes our parents, Heather, and my friend Katie.