Week 14 & 15

I really wish I had something exciting to report.
This whole pregnancy thing is treating me far better than I ever expected, and aside from constant hunger and exhaustion...things are great! 

I saw the Doctor again this week (miraculously I saw the same Doctor as last time at the maternity clinic..which is rare!) He was still shocked that I wasn't even feeling pregnant. He also told me every pregnant lady probably hates me. What can I do? Haha! I was measuring exactly 15 weeks at the time of my appt. and this little thing growing inside me has a strong heartbeat...which is always a nice reminder to me that I actually am pregnant! 

I am in the waiting stage now...waiting to find out what I am having so I can start shopping! (And begin the extremely daunting task of choosing a name!) 
I actually managed to score (with the help of my husband) a brand new teal Bumbo chair at a garage sale for $10...keep the deals coming!

The next step is to pick out a crib! I can't wait! (neither can my mom!!)

I was actually horrified to go to the doctor this past week, fearing that with my constant eating, that I have probably gained at least 10 pounds. To my relief...only 2! Which is right on par so hopefully things continue going well! (The Doctor kept telling me how boring I was...but assured me boring is a good thing!!)

I was in bed moments before this picture...but I needed to take a picture for
the week (seeing as the week was basically over)
Procrastination! Oh ya...I borrowed your shirt Brooke, thanks!

**Still craving orange juice like a crazy woman. I think my husband has learned that the key to my heart these days is a cold orange juice. Yum! (Ok...now I seriously need orange juice)

Baby Johnson

               In case you are totally out of the loop and haven't heard....

                                        I'm Pregnant! 

I couldn't resist, I love Juno.

Baby Johnson will be arriving sometime in the first week of February and Travis and I couldn't be more excited!

Since you are probably wondering, but too afraid to ask (even though people I hardly know seem to ask!) this little baby growing inside of me was planned. A little over a year ago Travis and I thought we were for sure ready to be parents...until we visited 2 sets of friends with their newborns in the hospital two weekends in a row. I remember walking out of the hospital and we both looked at each other and said

 "no way! Not ready for that!!"

I am glad we decided to wait that extra year.
People are always telling us to enjoy the time we have alone, because we will never get that back. I am glad we were able to sit down and make goals for the time before we would start trying to have kids. A lot of talking, prayers and temple trips were dedicated to this decision and we both knew when the time was right.

I must be extremely fertile, because I literally got pregnant within the week I went of the pill. (sorry if that is TMI, but you are reading my personal blog...so get over it!)

I knew right away I was pregnant...I could just feel it in my bones. I took tests right away and they were of course negative (because it was WAY too early to tell) when I started getting positive tests...the timing was perfect, because mine and Travis's two year anniversary was literally just a few days away.
Only one problem...I am the WORST at keeping secrets. (and I hate them!)
I managed to not spill the beans and while we were out for dinner on our anniversary, I handed Travis a word search I had made, that spelled out a secret message when he was done. the message read:
"Surprise dessert at home"
He didn't really think too much of that but simply asked if it could wait until after the movie, just in case we were short on time. I promised it would only take a few minutes and that it would be worth it. When we got home, I ordered him to sit at the kitchen table and close his eyes. I was able to sneak away the night before and go to Dairy Queen without Travis knowing and I got an ice cream cake that read "congrats dad".
(I also had wrapped up two pregnancy tests in their boxes and tied a big red bow around them just in case he actually wanted to see the stick I peed on...which is disgusting. It seriously grosses me out when people pose with a plastic stick they just peed on...and my dear husband feels the same!!)
When I told Travis to open his eyes, he SLAMMED his hands down on the table and screamed "I KNEW IT!!" and quickly ran to me! It was perfect...then we threw out the nasty pee-sticks
 box and went to the movie. (too full from dinner to even think about ice cream cake!!)

The next step was to go to the Doctor...but my doctor wasn't taking appointments until the end of the month, so the receptionist told me to just come to a walk in clinic. A few days later, some Dr. I had never met confirmed what I already knew. Then I went and got blood work done and waited for the Doctor's office to call me back with a follow up appt. A week went by, and I had hear nothing, so  I decided to call the office...it shouldn't be taking this long to book an appointment (and originally the Dr. had said they would also be booking an ultrasound) When I called the office however, they informed me that my regular Doctor doesn't see pregnant women after their first appointment confirming the pregnancy and that I would need to be dealing with the maternity clinic at the hospital from now on. (At this point I was so annoyed...why didn't they tell me that at the office a week ago?!) When I called the maternity clinic they said they don't see anyone until 12 weeks, but at 12 weeks I was going to be in Utah dropping my brother off at the MTC...so I FINALLY booked an appointment for when I was 11 weeks.
Just to stress...I HATE secrets and I am so bad at keeping them.
I managed to not tell anyone until 10 weeks when Travis and I told both of our familes. I literally do not know how I managed that!

Oh wait! It was way easier than I thought because I didn't actually feel pregnant. Other than being tired, hungry and occasionally emotional, I felt great. (ok...so those symptoms aren't really anything out of the norm from every day life!) And I still feel great...hopefully this luck continues!

Finally my appointment came. Literally I had to sneak into the hospital. I work in two different departments in the hospital and know people all over the building...if one person saw me, everyone would know in a matter of minutes!! The worst part is...the maternity clinic is right across the hall from the O.R. Luckily no one saw me and I got to the clinic. After a nurse gave me 700 pamphlets and talked my ear off, a really young (and hairy) resident came in and continued with the appointment. He continued to tell me all the things the nurse told me and then told me he would try and find a heartbeat. He also told me that it was probably too early to even detect anything with his little handheld doppler. Within seconds he found that tiny little baby swimming around in me...and it continued to swim away four times until the Doctor was able  to count the heartbeat for a minute. 160 beats per minute. What a little miracle. That was the first moment I actually felt pregnant...the Doctor was so surprised when I said that and told me how lucky I was that I have been feeling so good.
Since I am like 99% percent sure of my dates, my first ultrasound is scheduled for 19 weeks...I can't wait to actually see what is growing inside of me! (And yes, I WILL be finding out the gender of the baby. Everyone keeps asking me this and my first response is to just laugh. I HATE surprises. This is not something I would simply not want to know!)

So there you have it...my adventure in pregnancy land thus far.
Slowly we are stock-piling diapers & wipes and picking up the occasional baby item. My hope is to have everything prepared as far in advance as I can.

Now for some pictures...because you had to endure this horribly long blog post. (Still trying to work with our crappy camera to get the best pictures...I promise they will get better!)

**Side note: I have had this frame for probably almost a year waiting until I could turn it into a chalk board to document my pregnancy! I'm obsessed with it.

This is the photo I was able to distribute to friends
 and family to make the big announcement! 

$10 Maternity top from Ross. Still wearing my regular jeans. (Even
though I bought some maternity jeans for $11 that
 are the absolute comfiest!)

Here is a better look at the chalkboard for this week.
There is a fetus the size of a peach inside of me!
So weird. 

 Another few things:

-my family is just a wee bit excited. (First grandbaby for my parents!)
-It makes me sad that my best friend (who is currently serving a mission) will not get to meet my baby until it is almost 9 months old.
-It also makes me sad that my brother is now officially a missionary, and will not get to meet his future niece/nephew until they are well over a year old. (Not that he cares...he is the most relaxed/chill kid on the earth) But it also makes me so happy and proud to know he is out serving the Lord! (Enough on my awesome brother..he has only been gone a short time and it still makes me cry!) I am so blessed I was able to be with my family when we dropped him off at the MTC and I know he will be a fabulous missionary!! Love him & my family SO much!
-my sister has already bought the fetus the cutest little turtle outfit...(she always knows where to get all the good stuff!) I can't wait for her to be an auntie for the first time!!
-My parents are already obsessed with the baby, and they will be wonderful grandparents!
-This will be grandchild #8 on the Johnson side!!
-LASTLY my brother in law FINALLY proposed to his awesome soon-to-be wife! I am so excited for them!!