Hi Friends! A couple months ago Aaron and I were happy to find out that Baby Messore will be joining us in August 2018.

We decided to start trying after our one year anniversary and are so very thankful that it happened much sooner than we anticipated. I have heard such heart breaking stories of infertility, miscarriages and such that I have to admit, I went into this a little weary. I was more than excited to start this next adventure in our life but I wanted to be as realistic as possible. Aaron and I both remained positive and decided it would be best to just enjoy the process rather than make it a task. So no calendars and no tracking at all. If a few months passed and still nothing, we would revisit things. After all, I’ve never been pregnant before so we really didn’t know what the next few months would look life but somehow God had a plan far greater than I could ever imagine.

The first trimester has been surprisingly kind to me! No morning sickness, not much fatigue and so far no headaches. The two things that I have been experiencing are heartburn and terrible indigestion. Let me tell you, I couldn’t imagine this all day sickness people talk about, but indigestion is no joke. By the end of the day it feels like my food is trying to climb out of my esophagus. Despite it, I couldn’t be happier or more grateful. Even though some things are annoying, I absolutely love pregnancy so far.

Mini Updates:

  1. We aren’t finding out the gender. I love all things simple and neutral so this doesn’t bother me one bit. It is funny to see how family and friends are more concerned than we are. I just love the thought of being genuinely surprised. It seems old-fashioned and the way it is suppose to be. The health of the baby will always be our number one priority – plus we already picked our boy/girl name before we started trying anyways! Yay to a gender neutral nursery and all things gray, white, black, tan and wood based!
  2. I am still very much into old wives tales in regards to gender so I’ll keep you posted on those things so we can compare those answers with Baby M’s actual gender.
  3. No bump yet – but let me tell you….the bloat is real!
  4. Cravings: Cheddar cheese, cream cheese, bread, Italian pasta salad and Chick-Fil-A.
  5. First ultrasound was probably the best feeling ever. It was so amazing to see the little heart beating and the jelly bean floating in my tummy. So surreal!

I decided I will keep writing about my pregnancy journey. I think it will nice to look back one day and see what I felt along the way. My next post will probably be about finding out and how I told Aaron/family/close friends! Then after that they will be more “bump-date” oriented. Focused on the weeks and what goes with them.

I am so excited for this journey and feel so blessed to be starting this next adventure with the love of my life. Here’s to 2018!

XOXOX – Tiffany