I'm baaaaaack!!!

It's been too long since I've posted anything, but honestly, I didn't feel like there was a whole lot going on at the Hodum home to write about. But on December 5th, 2011 life as David and I have known it for the past six and a half years changed drastically when we saw this sweet little person for the first time!

David and I were a little shocked with our pre-Christmas surprise, but we are super excited to welcome Baby Hodum in July! I wanted to record a little about how we found out for posterity, and I must say it is sort of a funny story. The short version is I could be a candidate for the TLC show, "I Didn't Know I was Pregnant!" I had started taking some new medication, for which one of the side effects was nausea and apparently what I now realize was morning sickness I chalked up to being a side effect from the medicine. So, after a MONTH of dealing with it, barely being able to eat, and occasionally vomiting in the morning, I begged my doctor to change my Rx. He, of course, said, "Are you sure you're not pregnant?" to which I assured him I was NOT. So, he changed my Rx and also changed when I was supposed to take the meds. That was a Thursday, and the following Monday morning I once again vomited (in the driveway of our home, no less!) That's when I decided it would be a good idea to get a couple pregnancy tests (and a box of Mike & Ikes!) and see if the most obvious reason was what was making me feel bad. Two EXTREMELY positive tests later, David and I made an appointment with an OBGyn around here to "make sure." Because the baby, which we affectionately call Nuggy, was a major surprise to us both, I wasn't thrilled for the first week about our pregnancy, but now that I've had some time to accept this new chapter to our lives, I couldn't be happier!