What to Expect When You’re Unaware You’re Expecting
Remember the blog I wrote a while back that talked about speaking to those not expecting?
Well, let’s compare blog pictures:
You guessed it! There’s an alien turtle in my uterus. At least that’s what Jerimiah calls it. He already thinks it looks like him because of the size of its huge head. (His words, not mine.)
So … when you’re unaware you’re expecting:
* You may ingest deli meat in the form of multiple Jersey Mike’s subs (A big no-no for pregnant women. Apparently cold-cuts are bad.)
* You may drink copious amounts of diet Mountain Dew (a big no-no for anyone).
* At your yearly exam when you are too newly pregnant for anyone to have a clue, you may make statements to your gynecologist that sound something like this: “Sooooo, I might have to get a job soon, but at least I’ll have insurance for the first time in over a decade. Maybe this time next year we can talk about baby stuff and start tests or something.”
* On a lazy Saturday morning hunch, you might purchase pregnancy tests and pee on them. Then you may say something like, “Oh sh@*!” when they are both positive. (The expletive would be two parts: One part excitement, the other part panic over having to walk into the living room and hand the positive pregnancy test to the unsuspecting soon-to-be-father in the recliner who’s playing Call of Duty.)
* You may inwardly roll your eyes every time your husband asks about the odds of a false positive pregnancy test.
* You might freak out over every random pain and think, “I’ve killed my turtle-baby.”
* You may just cry when you hear your little alien’s heart beat for the first time. And you might cry harder when you watch it dance in an ultrasound.
My stats:
11 weeks
Sour stomach & raging hormones
Approximate alien turtle due date: April 14, 2014
Potential boy names:
Leonardo
Michelangelo
Raphael
Donatello
Potential girl names:
April O’Neil-Pensinger
YAY!!! Your descriptions are hysterical, but oh so true!!!! We love you an d are sooooo excited for you guys!!
Haha! Thanks Aunt Jacquie. Love you very much!
Wow!!! Congratulations!!! What awesome news!!
Thanks Carrie!
Too cute!! So excited!! Congratulations!!
Hehe 🙂 Thanks Amanda!
!!!!!! OMG, I’m so happy for you Beth!!!!! This just made my day. Good Luck and God bless you and the lil alien turtle.
Thank you so much Grace!!
TMNT!!!! YAY!!!! Congrats!!!!
You know it 😉 Thanks Jennifer!
SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!!!! 🙂
Thanks man!!!
When did you find out? How far along were you?
Labor Day weekend & only 3 days after I’d accepted the position at my new job. Yikes! I think I was almost 8 weeks along.
I seriously am teared up right now!!! SO excited for what God has in store for you! OK I might be a little more than teared up! That’s how happy I am for you guys! Praying for a healthy baby turtle!!
Shauna, you’re awesome! Thank you.
Oh Beth, congrats! So happy for you guys! Those early days can be rough, but it gets better usually. And once you feel him/her move inside you it is completely amazing.
Thanks Christiana! I can’t wait!
Tears. I am so excited and happy for you guys!!! Congratulations! You are going to be the best alien-turtle mom ever <3
Score!! Thanks Ashleigh 🙂
Congratulations, Beth!! So exciting. Sending our best wishes for a healthy baby and happy parents. 🙂
Thank you Adrianne!
You have no idea how much this news has made my day!! Wish you could see the smile beaming across my face!! SO SO SO happy and excited for you and Jerimiah!! You will make great parents to your alien turtle I just know it!!!
You’re sweet Cheri! Thank you!
Dang. Are your knockers like four times bigger?
You would know better than anyone else. Enjoy em while they last. 😉
Beth! What wonderful news! I am so happy for you and Jerimiah. You will be such great parents.
Thanks Patti!
So excited for you and Jeremiah! I know you have waited and prayed for this sooooo long. Congrats!
Thanks Teresa 🙂
Oh. My. Gosh. I am beyond excited for you guys! I hope Jeremiah gets a little girl because he sure was good with Cate and Anna the summer we hung out in The Rock office! You two are gonna be awesome parents! That’s one lucky little alien turtle (who, at this point in time DOES resemble Jeremiah.)!
Hahahahaha! Thank you so much Melanie 🙂
OH…..MY……WORD!!!!!! YAY!!!!! so excited for you!!!!
Yay!! Thanks Sue 🙂
Congrats!! I know yall will make great alien turtle parents!!
🙂 Thanks Merrick!!
if it’s not ginger i’m going to be so disappointed
You make me laugh!! Prepare to be disappointed. Unless, of course, the recessive gene from my mother’s side wins out. 😉
WOOHOO!!!!!!
🙂 🙂 🙂
Ummmm yes to all of the potential names!!!! Wooop Wooop!!!
Hahahahaha! 😉
ALL OF MY LOVE AND CONGRATULATIONS to you and Jerimiah!!!! We all love you and wish you both and baby alien turtle the best!!!!!
Thanks Amanda 🙂
The names!!!!! Oh Beth I love you and I can’t wait to see you again!!!!!
Hehehe 🙂 I love you back!
I’m finally getting over my disappointment at not having another pregnancy buddy …
YAY!!!! I started getting a little teary reading all the sweet posts…and then I got to Jerimiah’s! HAHAHAHAHA!!! Yep, enjoy ’em while you got ’em…they don’t always stick around!! We are OVERJOYED for you guys….you definitely will make excellent alien turtle parents. And that makes us Great Aunt and Great Uncle to the little alien turtle…awesome!!! 😉 Love you guys so much!!
Yes!! Leave it to Jerimiah. 😉 Thanks Aunt Kathy! We love you guys like crazy.
So little
To echo Jerimiah’s and Aunt Kathy’s posts, YES, they are, and NO, they won’t. I, too, like Kathy, was getting teary eyed from reading all the sweet posts. WE ARE DEFINITELY EXCITED – ummh, not sure about the “alien turtle” part – but hope your pregnancy goes well and the baby is healthy (MOST IMPORTANT). I know at this point it’s not cool to be partial, but I kinda hope Melanie has some special insight there(?). Either is perfect in God’s plan, right?
Tears of joy! I’m so excited for y’all. Luckiest alien turtle I know. <3
Make that a heart at the end. 🙂
I’m with ya jp on the joys of a pregnant womens body transformations!! On the downside at least in our house one gets to admire a lot but touch very little. Kawabunga (sorry spelling) dude on guys names i think im a donatello man myself. Very funny stuff beth we will be praying for u on trip to england.
I love this! Congrats!! Aniya wanted to name Jaylen after one of the Ninja Turtles!! lol
Well clearly I’ve fallen WAY behind on my blog reading. Having a newborn will do that to you (among other things) as you’ll find out. 😉 I am seriously SO excited for you. I hope the second trimester is treating you well and you enjoy every single amazing moment and the not so amazing ones. Praising God for His unspeakable gifts.
You’ll have to do a sequel to Let Me Fall now thst uou are about to experience a love like you have never known.
Thank you so much Erynn!! 🙂 xoxo