Third Doctor Appointment

We had our third appointment a couple of weeks ago and I held it together enough this time so that we could hear the heart beat clearly...it was still just as amazing! It is just so overwhelming to think that there is a human being growing in my tummy. It is just amazing! I have started to read to the baby and, of course, sing to it when I am laying in bed.

James and I have started to think about names and for some reason we feel like it's a boy...not really any real reason but that is what we think. I guess we will find out in one of our next couple of appointments...

You Have a Heart Beat!!

During our first trimester we first heard your heartbeat and it was the coolest thing ever! Prior to the appointment when we heard your heartbeat we were both pretty anxious...there was still this sense of disbelief until that day. When we went to the doctor he warned us that sometimes it is a little early to hear the heartbeat so if he can't find it not to worry. Well that just made me worry even more...until he found it!! He squeezed the cold gel on my tummy and then started to listen around. It felt like forever until he said "that is your baby's heart beat!" Once he said that I could not stop laughing...I think that I laughed so I would not cry. Once I started laughing I could not regain my composure and we couldn't listen anymore. Poor daddy barely heard it but we both left happy becuase we knew you were healthy and James finally heard from a medical professional that we were officially pregnant. He had been teasing up to that point saying that he wasn't sure he belived it since all of his information had come from me up to that point! After the day we heard your heartbeat there was no question, just excitment and anticipation!

The First Trimester...I've never spent so much time on the couch.

The first trimester...for me it was everything that I had heard it would be...and more! I have never felt so sick in my life...it was like have a 3 month hang-over without the night of partying before. It was hard to believe that something so tiny could suck so much energy out of me, but I was happy to share it! I guess I should revise my previous statement and say that I have never been so happy to be so sick in my life! While I was hovering over the toilet and ordering poor James around there was such a feeling of joy that both James and I shared. My joy was there despite my upset tummy, headache and dizziness. James was joyful as he ran to the gas station to get me Sprite or run to get me food and it has been a wonderful bonding time for us!! One other thing that was a surprise for me was how easy it was to give up my one major addiction...Coca-Cola! I had gone from having 3-4 Cokes each day to giving it up for the baby...I didn't think that there would be anything that could make me give up Coke, but it's been 15 weeks Caffeine free for me! James and I have also gone from hanging out with friends at the bar to reading "What to Expect When You are Expecting" in our free time and what is so great is that we would not have it any other way!

We're Pregnant!

Well, I kept saying that I would never do one of these and honestly I didn't understand why they were so cool until now! James and I found out 3 months ago that we are expecting our first baby! It was a pretty big surprise to us both! We found out the day after Halloween and we had dressed up like Juno and Pauly Bleaker for the occaision. Now looking back it is pretty ironic that I dressed up as a pregnant girl only to find out a day later that I actually was a pregnant girl!! That costume also plays a pretty big role in how we found out. I had bought home pregnancy tests to go along with my costume...well in my rush to get out of the house I forgot them. When I was at home the next evening I thought what the heck...I'll try them out. When I took the first one much to my surprise it was positive! No way, I thought...so I tried the other one and sure enough got the same result! Well Daddy wasn't home that night (because he was sulking with his friends after KU beat KSU in football) so I could hardly sleep all night with my new found knowledge. I was about to burst with nerves, excitment, fear, and about every other emotion that you can think of! The next morning I was planning on going to church and then coming home to share my news with James but right when I got up I couldn't hold it in! I immediately grabbed my home tests, which I had hidden in the bedside table, and headed to the living room to show James! I told him that I had something to show him and I handed him the sticks. He just looked at me and said "no way!" I just sat there smiling assuring him this was no joke and that we were going to be mommy and daddy! He was extatic and has been so excited and supportive ever since the day I told him!!