Greetings!

Hello everybody, as the title of my blog states I am indeed pregnant, about 6 weeks to be exact, and have decided to keep a blog chronicling my preggy experiences. This is baby number two for me, my first being a gorgeous two year old boy named Ellis, who has already learned to say "I'm a big brother", ha! My husband, Eric, and I are pretty excited, Ellis was a cesarean baby, and we were told to wait two years before trying to conceive again. So here we are, two years and three months and 10-13 early detection tests after Ellis' second birthday with another one on the way....Several blue lines and even a blatant digital *PREGNANT* reading told us so..
So far I've been feeling ok, tired, slightly queasy, somewhat oily-faced, zit speckled and constipated (all the iron in the OTC pre-natals I've been taking). But all in all I'm not feeling "pregnant" yet, or at least haven't been blasted by an arsenal of preggy side effects. I've been kinder to my body lately, gave up my caffeine vice, which wasn't nowhere near as agonizing as I thought it would be, and am now on mostly decaffeinated teas and water. I'm trying to eat more balanced meals, cut back on salt, and increase my fiber (a counter to that pesky constipation I mentioned). I'm also trying to get in some more walking, trying to get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather we've been having.
Well I'll keep this short, I have 34 weeks to go so I'll have plenty more time to write later. Thinking of taking a cat nap now until Ellis wakes up from his! Until later then..
*michele