Surprise!

So I've been keeping something from you all for the last several months and I think I am finally ready to share it...

Are you ready?!

Jason and I are having a baby! That's right...come late August we will be plunging head first into parenthood with a little one along for the (wild) ride.

Although I am already 19 weeks (wow!) along, we are really still breaking the news to those around us. Here are the top few questions I seem to get whenever someone new finds out our good news:

1. Are you excited?

Uh, yes. We are excited. And nervous. And overwhelmed. And about everything else you can imagine a newly expectant parent to be.

2. How are you feeling?

Pretty good! I have been pretty lucky so far (knock on wood). No morning sickness. I was pretty exhausted during the first trimester (as in passed out on the couch/went to bed between 8:30-9 most nights--yet another reason this blog has been a little sparse as of late) but that has improved significantly in the last couple weeks.

3. Do you know if it's a boy or a girl yet?

Nope--as evident in the fact that we often refer to the future baby as whatever fruit or vegetable it is closest in size to in a given week). But we are definitely planning to find out ahead of time-- hopefully this coming week when I go in for my 20 week ultrasound! I. Can't. Wait.

4. Are you showing yet?

A little bit. I went out and bought my first real maternity clothes today (more on that later). Until now, I'd been relying on low-rise jeans and the Be-Band but last week marked the end of any pants I own actually buttoning so I thought it was time to suck it up and get some new threads. I am in that unfortunate middle stage of not looking like my normal self but also not looking pregnant either-- most people who don't know probably think I've put on a few pounds. I'm hoping the "I'm not fat, I'm pregnant" stage will pass by pretty soon.

5. Is this blog going to become one of those annoying pregnancy/baby/mom blogs?

Ok, I just made that one up--no one's actually asked that. Nevertheless, I promise not to let this become a permanent baby blog. But given that this whole having a baby thing is on my mind quite a bit of late, it is likely that it will be referred to from time to time :) I am hoping, though, that the recent increase in energy will give rise to more cooking. And more home improvement projects to share. In the meantime, I hope you will stick around for the ride!!