Almost 8 week post?

Would you believe me if I told you that the last week and a half has been absolute torture? Today has been the first day I havent felt like a truck hit me after I ate some poisoned asian food from a buffet. I felt inspired to write.

About the bump: I got some blood work done at the first prenatal visit. I called my doctor for the results because I couldn't honest wait a week till I saw her to find out if everything was normal. I am glad I did. I had low progesterone levels so I ended up having to start taking supplements for that. This also required me to follow up with an ultrasound and follow up blood work a few days after I had started the medication. Not that I am complaining, I wanted to see that heart flutter on the screen as soon as possible. At the time, I hadent really been hit with the nausea bug yet and I was feeling a little optimistic about my situation... "looks like I'm going to be one of those people that never get morning sickness"

HA!

and just as quickly as this baby's heart fluttered on the screen, up came the vomit. I havent been sick like ever... in my life.. I cant recall a time I've ever gotten the flu, though I know as a child I HAD to have been sick at some point but because I havent been super ill in a long time, this 24 nausea game was miserable. I had constant build up of spit in my mouth and my stomach would trick me like "no no no.. youre fine... JUST KIDDING YOU SHOULD GO TO THE BATHROOM...... no no... youre okay" ALL day.

and okay I kinda saw that coming, it was either going to be me being sick or me not being sick. I knew it could happen. I guess I wasnt expecting it to be all day for 2 weeks straight with no breaks in between. I thought at some point I would get to come up for air.. but no man.... there was no break...

I havent ever laid in bed for a straight week until now.. theres been a lot of firsts I can definitely say that.

6 week post

I just knew I was pregnant. I knew 4 days before I missed my period. I stared having waves of random nausea and these crazy vivid dreams. Enough of a sign for me at least and I was so right. Two years ago my husband and I lost our first pregnancy. I am not going to lie there was a huge part of me that remained bitter towards new mommas. I thought for a long time it was because I was over weight or because there was something wrong with me. I thought if I could just be more healthier it would come much easier. Still month after month, nothing. We weren't trying really to be fair. We were actually gearing up for our wedding and my husband and I both took new a new job so there was a lot of new things going on.

When I started getting symptoms I couldn't wait. I had to check and very faintly, I saw two tines instead of one. I thought I was seeing things or that the evaporation line was what I was seeing. I thought maybe I stored the pregnancy tests i had on hand wrong. So I took another one and that one ALSO had a faint line. I guess 2 wasn't enough for me I had to drive to CVS and pick up a box of unopened pregnancy tests to be sure.. 

another faint double line. 

Is this really happening? Should I tell my husband now or later? should I wait a few days until after my period and retest? 

I have such a hard time keeping anything from my husband. Even the littlest gift that supposed to be a surprise I cant do it... its like I want him to be happy already. So I told him to look at the lines I was seeing... He didnt believe me! 

So I waited a few more days because Ill be honest, I didnt believe it either. Sure enough on the day my period was supposed to come, a darker double line appeared. Greatest news ever.

So come along on my journey as a new mom! I have no idea what I am doing but I have God on my side and with him, anything is possible. 

You are welcome here

Hello my name is Emily and I am a married 29 year old lady living in the sunniest place on earth, Miami Florida. 

I am currently 5 weeks pregnant and even though it is early I really craved a local community I could reach out to full of woman just like myself. Plus sized and expecting. After searching around I realized that there were no communities in the area that had really what I was looking for in one place. So I took it upon myself to create an empire for plus sized mommies and mommies to be. 

Just a little about myself: I shoot life style photography for fun. I find that reaching out to people and talking to them has always made me more wise and because of that I find it to be exciting to share every ones stories with other people so they can be as informed about things as I feel I am. I am married to an amazing man who loved my body the second he laid eyes on it. I only recently started to believe him. 

I feel like there are no resources or communities available to plus size woman here in Miami. This town is full of beautiful woman, yet society only shows the half of it. I also refuse to believe that the fun stops after you give birth and I really just wanted to create a space for woman to mingle and read about things that pertain to themselves. I just want to be friends with all the people who are like me. 

Even if you aren't a plus sized mom or mom to be, everyone is welcomed here... what isn't welcomed is hate or unnecessary comments that don't contribute positively to the conversation or stories. So if you can play nice, you are welcome here.