Pregnancy rocks!

Welcome to the Schuman blog! It's hard to believe I only have 15 weeks left of the exciting, scary and just plain bizarre experiences that accompany growing a human in your body. It's true that I'm one of those crazy women who loves pregnancy and everything that comes with it, but in spite of my lack of unpleasant experiences I have not escaped all inconvenience. I hope you enjoy reading about the humorous side of my adventures.

• August 9, 2007 - two lines on a plastic stick change our lives forever. I smile at myself in the bathroom mirror then tackle my unsuspecting husband, who had just come inside from the garage. By the way, telling your husband that he is going to be a daddy is one of the most fun experiences you can have in life.
  
  
• 7 weeks pregnant - I was the pregnant bridesmaid at one of my best friend's weddings...and I'll admit I was looking a little chunky already. If there is a downside to not having morning sickness (and really there isn't)...it's that you are hungry...ALL of the time. No one suspected a thing until it was obvious that I had consumed 10 "vodka cranberries" and I was still standing.
  
  
• 8 weeks pregnant - This was Labor Day weekend and we had decided to tell our families. By this time, I couldn't keep my eyes open past 8:00 p.m., and bouts of surprise moodiness would creep in when I least suspected.
  
  On that particular Monday (Labor Day), I was in charge of bringing broccoli salad to my family barbecue. Halfway through the salad making process, I ran out of mayonnaise. I immediately felt a rage brewing unlike anything I had ever experienced before. Kyle was in the garage working out, but must have sensed an unfamiliar tension building in the air because he peeked in the window to see what was going on. I was standing in the kitchen, red-faced, mayo jar in hand and came completely unhinged when he told me I needed to wait a half hour before he could run to the store for me. This would NOT DO...we ALWAYS run out of EVERYTHING I need...Do you want the salad to be RUINED?...I'll just go get it MYSELF! And then I started crying. About halfway to the grocery store, I came to the conclusion that I was being just slightly irrational. I was nicer after that epiphany and the broccoli salad turned out just fine. I should also tell you that we completely shocked our parents with the news.
  
  
• 12 weeks pregnant - First Ultrasound. We saw our baby for the very first time and it became very real that we were going to bring a child into the world.
  
  
  
• 16 weeks pregnant- The "pregnancy stupids" set in. Over the next few weeks, I would drive past my house, put my keys in the refrigerator when unloading groceries and lose my cell phone in my own coat pocket. Simple focus became very difficult and I commented to Kyle that I thought I was getting dumber. His response, "You are. Your brain shrinks 3-5% when you're pregnant, but don't worry it's supposed to get better." Good thing he has been reading up.
  
  
• 21 weeks pregnant - A bittersweet week for us. We had another ultrasound that Friday which revealed that we were having a GIRL!!! Two days later, I lost my grandfather, whom I loved very much. It has been a difficult time for our family, especially so close to the holidays, but the news of our daughter reminds us how blessed we are.
  

That pretty much brings us up to today. So, here we are at 25 weeks and counting. The main lesson I have learned so far is that I have a really big job to do right now and there is no better time to let life happen! Hope you enjoy the future updates.