Our Newest Addition

There's a lot going on in the Barrick Household as of late. Mostly, lots of sleeping, picky eating, tossing cookies *ahem,* and.... 1 growing tummy!

On April 18th, 2011, we will be welcoming a sweet, new addition to our family! Baby Barrick is currently 12 and a half weeks along and is growing perfectly! Most of you may already know as we tried to tell as many friends and family in person, but consider this the official announcement.

I hope to document this pregnancy as much as I can, so that means more blogging over here on the Barrick Times! I talk to so many people and they forget so many things about their pregnancies! Not this little Peanut (as we're affectionately calling it)... everything will be documented here.

Bobby and I have been completely overwhelmed with the kindness and support we've received from friends and family so far. We continue to count our blessings and thank God every day for such an amazing miracle.

So, to answer a few questions we've already received:

* Are you going to find out the gender? YES! We are planners and are just way too excited to find out! We're not telling the name though, so you'll just have to wait!

* Was this planned? Yes, we were hoping to get pregnant, but were trusting God as to when that perfect time would be.

* When did you know you were pregnant? I really had no idea! I thought everything happened as it normally does, but there was a little change. I didn't think anything of it, but called the Doctor anyway just to make sure. The Doctor asked if I was pregnant and I quickly responded "Noooo..." The next day, I was walking around Target and picked up a test just to check. The morning OF the Tea Party I just blogged about, I took the test first thing in the morning. It was positive! I jumped back in bed to tell my groggy, still-asleep husband that he was going to be a Daddy. There were a few tears, but mostly "get that test away from my face" as I was waving it around. I was about 6 and a half weeks along when we found out.

* Do you have morning sickness? Terribly. My food interests change on an hourly basis. If I don't eat soon enough, the nausea kicks into over-drive. I pretty much don't want to eat anything, as NOTHING sounds good, but fruit (namely Apples) and vegetables (namely carrot sticks) have been the best things. I also cannot stand the thought of anything Chicken. Except for one night when I devoured the dozen buffalo wings I bought for Bobby. That was pretty much the only time that Chicken sounded remotely good. I'm also really tired and have been napping every chance I get. My lunch break has been spent power-napping in my car. It's glorious to sleep so much, but I would really like my energy back at this point! Bobby has been incredible about going to the Grocery store at 10pm, not getting mad when I go to the bathroom 395403 times a night and wake him up, being patient while I complain about being nauseous. In spite of all of that, I think he's actually pretty excited!

* Any cravings? Nope, not yet. There are just a few things I can stomach, and most everything sounds pretty gross. I've actually lost weight, but no worries, they say I'll gain it all back later!

* Are you showing yet? Not really. I can tell a little bit, but only when I wear pants or a skirt. I bit the bullett and bought some maternity jeans with the full panel. Let me tell you - most comfortable pants in the whole world. I feel a little silly with the panel coming up to my chest, but let me tell you... I'll be in business come Thanksgiving time!

That's all for now! Stay tuned for more updates...and I promise to be a faithful blogger from here on out. There are some house projects going on too, that I haven't even mentioned! Have a great weekend!