Little Bump

So as you saw on my last post...We're having a baby! We are excited beyond words and it all seems to become more and more real each week. I have to be honest, at first it really didn't seem real even after seeing it on a pregnancy test and hearing it from a doctor at about the 6th week (yep--we found out early!). Here is our first real "proof"--an ultrasound they had me do really early to try to get a due date. (Its that little thing between the two plus marks in the center/right of the pic. This is only at 6.5 weeks, so baby is really tiny! We have another ultrasound in about 5 weeks---the boy or girl one! That one should have some more detail to show!)
My mom and my sister were able to come to this first appointment with me (Jon wasn't able to get off work) and it was so great to have them there. My sister happen to be in town right after we found out, so it was so fun to tell her and my family in person and then have her come to a doctors appointment. We all got to see the little tiny "flash" as we saw the baby and its heartbeat. Then we all went to Barnes and Noble where my mom bought me the classic "What to Expect When You're Expecting" and a cool pregnancy journal I am recording all the milestones and details in. It was such a memorable day I will never forget.

So like I said, after being sick for a few weeks (made for some NOT so fun days at work, some horrible experiences at restaurants and just being plain exhausted for weeks), I am in week 13 feeling a lot better! ( I won't mention a HORRIBLE experience I had on Tuesday after our drs. appointment that involved a mexican restaurant and me running to the bathroom. Apparently Baby Epperson hates mexican food. But up until then I had been doing great for more than a week!) I feel less tired and more apt to wanting to eat, which are huge wins in my eyes. Jon and I have been to 2 appointments where we heard the heartbeat both times (8.5 weeks and 12.5 weeks) loud and clear! I think thats when it really started sinking in for both of us. Ok well, maybe its the fact that my jeans are getting tighter that really made it sink it for me. ;-) I think I need to have some real reason why everything feels so tight and awkward each morning as I get dressed. So here I am, 13 weeks along:

Yes, there is a little bump there! I know it may not seem big yet, but its definitely there and I feel growth all around my stomach. I am anxious for a real bump so I just don't feel like I have eaten too much. Its quickly approaching that awkward stage I've heard and read about--almost out of normal clothes and not ready for maternity clothes. Not that I want the huge panel pants or anything, but you know what I mean.
On another note, Jon has been the most supportive and amazing husband through all this crazy beginning stuff. Well, aside from the few times he's just bursted out laughing at some of my insane requests or comments. While they probably are really crazy and funny, the last thing a pregnant girl wants is to be laughed at. :) But he's been so great at making/getting the only food in the world that sounds digestable at the minute, picking up the slack on things around the house that I just can't get up the energy to do, and just being excited and supportive of everything I'm feeling. And only laughing at me occasionally. :)

Thanks to all of you who are so excited for us! We are just in the beginnings of this amazing journey, and its so much fun to share it with all of you! I'm sure there is lots more to come, so thanks for caring!