We are so, so, so excited to finally announce that we are expecting this summer!
I can’t even describe the joy, excitement, and happiness we feel sharing this news with our
friends and family. It’s been a busy and bumpy few months, but now that I’m in my second
trimester things are getting a little easier.
Our Pregnancy Story:
Michael and I were praying to expand our family about 6-8 months after I completed
college. We always talked about having babies, but honestly the idea was exciting and
frightening at the same time. Our life felt so complete already with love, adventure, and
career. But Children bring more joy, more love and more happiness.
I wanted to get pregnant when I was about half way into my
rotations and we are so grateful that God had a similar plan for us. After we decided to
start trying, we got pregnant right away. Once I find out I was expecting (I was very
shocked for a few days!!) , I decided to keep it a secret from my hubs and wait until
christmas morning to tell him. It was always a dream of mine to tell him
the news on a special day and Christmas was just too good to pass up.
It was the longest few weeks of my life trying to keep a
secret like that. But the torture and patience was so worth it. I bought a little pair of
sneakers and wrapped them up. On Christmas morning I let him open his gift as I recorded
his reaction. He was speechless, shocked and beyond happy (tears were definitely involved
here). Telling him made everything seem more real, and the shock really hit us, (we’re
going to be parents!!).
My First Trimester:
Once I found out I was pregnant, I felt so great. I had not one symptom and I was happy
about that. At 6 weeks on the dot, the morning sickness came in full force. At first it was just
nausea and vomiting in the morning, then it progressed to all day sickness. I couldn’t keep
anything down and I began to loose a little weight. I was basically on a bread, mashed
potatoes and mineral water diet for a few weeks only because that seemed to be the only
food that stayed down. I began to worry and so did my Doc, so
she prescribed me something to take in the mornings to help me get out of bed. Luckily
the preceptor at my rotation was super understanding and allowed my hours to be very
flexible. Once I started getting into a routine, I was able to control the morning sickness a
little better. I learned that I had to pretty much snack all day to keep the nausea away.
Around my 12-13th week things began to settle, and I began to feel better. Now in my
second trimester Im still experiencing a little morning sickness but I tend to feel great in
the afternoon. Im looking forward to more better days, and for that bump to really pop!
I would love to read your comments, tips, tricks and advice on pregnancy below!
Thank you for reading! And I look forward to sharing more!
xo,
Victoria
Victoria! I am very happy for you to hear such news! May God bless you! Hope you will feel better soon.The sickness are just for some time and since it will be gone you will just enjoy your pregnancy. During the pregnancy my doctor said to me do not eat cheese. Eat more spinach. Also a lot of citruses is not good for babies, my dr. said the baby can have some allergy, but you can check it with your dr. When I was pregnant with my first and second I went to gym and swimming specially designed for expected mommies. It helped me feel great!
Congratulations Victoria! God bless you and your baby ❤️
Congratulations! That’s such excited news. God bless the start of your family. xoxo- Anna
Oh darling so excited for you guys! You’ll be the sweetest mama and hottest prego ever!! Can’t wait to see you! Xoxo
So excited for you!! Congrats and God bless you and your baby! 🙂 I ate alot of bland food. Stock up on what makes you feel good and ALWAYS pack a snack. I’d get nauseated when my stomache was empty (I had to eat exactly every 2 hours) and having a snack was really important for me anyways :). I hope things get easier and easier for you.
Congrats girl…..and it was the same exact story for me….no symptoms then boom 6 weeks and all day sickness….even the medication they gave me didn’t help :/ all I could keep down was liquids and yogurts….some fruits….the whole saltines and mineral water didn’t do it for me either…..but yes slowly in the 2nd trimester things started to get better…..so hang in there!I lost weight too and drs were always saying I’m measuring small on my stomach but I think ita just cuz my uterus was more tilted back so I didn’t show till very late and was always small…..but gave birth to an almost 8lb baby!lol dun where he fit in there….so don’t worry if they r telling u things like ur too small……good thing is from that is now it’s been 2 weeks since I had baby and all the weight is gone (plus a little more) so that’s always nice!:) can’t wait to see pics of u and ur bump its gona be adorable:) congrats again!!