I’m beyond exhausted between the storms and the long day that I had. So this will be short.

The highlight of my day was my new nails, look how cute!

I’m so thankful that tomorrow is Friday and I plan on sleeping in.

Tomorrow I am trying out short acrylic nails and I have no idea what the design will be just yet…which I’m laughing at myself because I do think every time. I never know until the day before or the day of.

It’s a nice little self care treat, but also, I’m dreading it because after I get it done I know I’m going to want to go home and go directly to bed.

Just like today. Before 8:30pm, I am laying in bed ready to go to sleep. I’m going to force myself to read at least one chapter before I go to bed.

I wonder if I will ever have any energy during this pregnancy? Probably not. But I am counting down the days that I have my first appointment! April 14th cannot come fast enough.

Today I slept in – V cancelled due to exhaustion and I took full advantage and slept in. Which, I am doing tomorrow too because we are running after work.

My husband and I were talking together tonight at bed time about how we are going to announce to our families that we are expecting. I think we came up with a solid plan and I am so excited.

I’m also so ready to stop keeping this secret. It’s so hard to keep quiet and I’m ready to start celebrating and collecting things.

I want to start the nursery, I want to start a registry, and I want to start planning things. But all in good time.

We are just ecstatic!

I bought a pregnancy journal over the weekend. And it finally came in today. I’ve waited all day to open it and take a look and I’m so excited. I get to do that before bedtime today.

Today was a boring day. I was CSR and I really wish that our phones were ringing off the hook to keep me occupied, but that’s not what was happening.

After a long day, I stop by the store to pick up alcohol for my brother, and noticed that a package came in. Assuming that it was mine I opened it and it was his. It was Pokémon cards.

I had to play a joke on him, so we opened it and resealed it with scotch tape and a Pokémon switch game and when he opened it, he suspected nothing and was angry and didn’t understand why the person shipped him the wrong thing.

After I started crying from laughing so hard, I told him that I hit the Pokémon cards and that it was my game that I put in the box.

That was probably the highlights of my day.

Today I told my best friend that we are expecting. We started a FaceTime after she told me a funny story about her cats from the night before. Then she asked me how I was, I thought it was a nice Segway to tell her.

My husband carried Nyx in with the bandana that said Big Sister. It took her a minute to read it and register it and then for the next hour or so, she was extremely supportive and had so many questions. It felt so wonderful to be loved and supported that way.

It makes me miss the days that we lived only minutes away from each other. I wonder some times what it would be like to live closer, to be able to have those calm nights together and have those gossip days.

I’m just beyond grateful for the village that I have. Even though we may not talk every day, I feel the love and support regardless.

She added her sister onto the FaceTime call, her family was like a second family to me growing up, and she was having lunch with her mom. Her mom cried she was so happy for me. It just makes my heart swell, even from states away this baby is going to be so spoiled.

That was the highlight of my day. I am so beyond excited for this chapter in our lives.

Today marks four years since bringing Nyx home. I can hardly believe that that chaotic baby has been with me this long. But I have never been so grateful for her presence in my life.

We celebrated by going to Dunkin, getting her a pup cup, taking the dogs on an extra long walk, and then snuggled at home for a little while.

Nyx has always brought out the crazy side and perfectly balanced us out. She makes us laugh nonstop and I’m excited to see how she will bond with our kids.

Later on, Brandon wanted to go fishing and with it being a nice day out, I decided to join. Typically I would have fished with him, it I wanted to read instead. So I packed up my book, a pillow, and a comfy chair.

We sat out here for a couple of hours soaking up the sun and enjoying the day. I was thankful that the rain held off for us.

It was a peaceful way to end the day, before tomorrow I tell my best friend our good news.

Today, I got bit at work unprovoked by a fifty pound dog. Thankfully, she didn’t break skin. But when I put them into a room and walked out – I immediately showed my manager because there were visible teeth marks where she got me.

We went in, explained to the owner that she would have to be muzzled per our protocol for the safety of our staff and the owner rescuers and walked out.

So after that – I decided I needed some seratonin after hearing her go, “did she even get you though?”

I got to snuggle a daschund puppy named Howie and my last appointment was a sweet cat named Buttercup (male) but was named after the PowerPuff Girls. Which was one of my favorite tv shows growing up.

Then I asked my mother in law and brother to go out to Mexican to sit on a patio and have margaritas. Obviously, I didn’t. I had water and leaned back and enjoyed the sun. It was so peaceful to sit by and chat.

It was a much better ending to a shitty work day.

Tomorrow, I am feeling the strong urge to spring clean the house with all of the windows open because it’s supposed to to be gorgeous.

Then perhaps a nap on the couch?? I love being able to sleep. This pregnancy keeps me tired and as a previous insomniac – it’s great.

I do not think I have ever been more excited for a Friday simply because it will be the weekend. I look forward to sleeping in and enjoying time with my husband.

Especially after the roller coaster of this week. I finally got my insurance figured out, my new one starts at the first of the month and my previous one ends at the end of March. I won’t have a lapse in coverage and now I get what I need.

Also, my emotions have been up and down. I feel as though I’m gas lighting myself in thinking about symptoms but my app is telling me that I am spot on. I wanted to drink a glass of soy sauce so bad today. What a gross craving,

I’m looking forward to relaxation… hopefully a bubble bath in my near future to soak my troubles away. (My make believe troubles because everything else is going so great.)

A short one today since I am exhausted. (How is the first trimester already kicking my ass?)

I figured out my insurance coverage, and now I feel at ease about the financial aspect of this pregnancy.

I’m hearing about how my SIL is preparing a nursery and I am envious. We will not be able to start ours until we tell my brother and his family since we are holding his brothers bed in our guest room currently,

However, this has not stopped my growing Pinterest board ideas – secret Pinterest board that is.

I’m feeling more impatient by the day! I’m waiting on real symptoms to arrive to validate my pregnancy and make me not feel crazy.

One thing I wish that I was warned about as an adult was how much insurance sucks, and how no matter what you pay for – you’re still going to have to ensure they do their jobs right.

That’s where I’m at right now with my insurance attempting to get covered for my pregnancy with my agent MIA/not getting back to me and “not seeing” messages that were obviously on read.

I am hoping that this will all get painlessly sorted out before my appointment. Or one would hope.

On the positive side, I made my husband play spy for me to find out more about my sister in law and her appointments – trying not to run into her at my own appointments. It’s safe to say that my mother in law is off our trail.

Which is exactly what I wanted. I want nothing but sheer surprise from them when we announce.

And my husband and I had fun talking about all the possibilities. I’m looking forward to not having this as a secret.