The Holland's Have An Announcement!

We are PREGNANT!!!! 

Yes, I know that may come as a shock to a lot of you but we are so excited about our little bun we have in the oven!As of today April 20th, 2012 I am exactly 12 weeks. So now that we are somewhat in the clear I feel like we can finally shout it out loud and proud! This has been a bumpy road thus far but we are hopeful that everything now should be somewhat normal along this road to baby.


I'll go ahead and fill everyone in on how I have been feeling these past 12 weeks. For the most part I have felt pretty amazing. I know some pregnant women might want to strangle me for saying that but it is true. I had a short bout of morning sickness where I just did not feel myself for about 4 days. 

However, I did experience the dreaded morning sickness to the extreme. I don't even know if I would classify it as morning sickness either. I took my preggo self to the grocery store to stock up on some goodies for me to snack on...you know lots of fruits and veggies and lean meats. Well as I was heading to the register I knew I needed to get something to eat as soon as I returned home. As I was browsing the frozen section for something healthy I was sooo distracted by a box of corn dogs!! I felt like I had found my match...I kept thinking, "this is what I will eat this entire pregnancy, these are just genius!" So clearly as excited as I was I purchased not one but TWO boxes of corn dogs!!! As soon as I walked in the house I immediately turned the oven on so that as soon as I finished unloading the groceries I could put the corn dogs in and hopefully eat within the next 20 minutes or so. Oh you have no idea how amazing these corn dogs were going to be. Finally the timer went off and I got my plate out and put mustard on it for my dipping sauce and I plopped down, mouth watering beyond ready for this treat! As I expected they were amazing. Delicious to say the least....until the very last bite. Something changed, something hit me that felt so unfamiliar and so terrifying. I slowly stood up and walked to the fridge to grab a ginger ale to soothe this odd feeling in my stomach. Before I even had a chance to open it I was running to the kitchen sink (I don't know why that is where I ran but it is) and up came the corn dog. Every last bite came right back up. Needless to say I have not touched a corn dog since that day. If anyone would like 2 boxes of corn dogs they are yours!!! I don't know if I will ever be able to eat one again. :(

 Besides that adventure my only other major symptom I had was in the early weeks. I was flat out exhausted. I would have done anything to get a nap in at anytime of day. Just closing my eyes for 20 minutes felt like a little piece of heaven to my sanity. So now do you see what I mean when I say other pregnant women must hate me?? This has been a great pregnancy. I'll take the getting up 3 times a night to pee over having morning sickness for 12 weeks any day. And I'll even take the pregnancy acne that seems to have taken over my face...errr I don't know that one has been tough. 


All in all Scotty and I wanted to announce that we are thrilled to be expecting a little one November 2nd, 2012. 


Oh and here is my 12 week baby bump!!! Some might not see it but we definitely see the change!

Also, here is my very first baby purchase. I just couldn't resist!!! People say not to buy things this early but I could not help myself. They will be adorable for a lil baby girl or boy!! 

Tiny Baby Glasses