This is really happening May 28, 2008

This morning I woke up, walked into the bathroom wearing nothing but my husbands comfy boxers, looked up into the bathroom mirror and thought “wow, look at that.” A bump. A REAL BELLY BUMP. Not bloat, not a belly full of water or yummy dinners but all BABY. I’m 13wks4days today and for the very first time I really feel and look pregnant. Wow. This afternoon I’ll take an updated belly shot, but don’t fret I will be wearing more than the boxers.

Update : Here are some new pics!

Our next appointment is on 6/11 at 10:30am.

We’ll get to see the baby again although it will still be too early to know the sex. AGH! Everytime I walk into a store I wanna buy something! I think this is God’s way of keeping parents from breaking the bank TOO soon. I did however buy the baby’s first teddy bear from Carters. Its so cute and says My First Bear on the foot. I”ll have to take a pic and post it. And also find a way to keep Princess and Smokey from thinking its their new chew toy.

I thought this was pretty funny and also fit the revelation of the day.

The other day we were talking about babyfeet and how they are cute and edible and Kim said “I wonder if the baby will have short toes like Ray and long feet like yours.” I thought “God I hope not, that is not a cute combo LOL. Tator tots or french fries, but tator fries? Eh, its not on the menu for a reason haha…imagine walking to the nursery and seeing this….

Our peanuts first picture April 8, 2008

Introducing our strong healthy peanut at 6 weeks 0 days

and the moment it became REALLY real for me was when we heard the . I started to cry and Ray squeezed my hand and just said “wow.” He was beaming with pride.

A strong 122 bpm !

The most beautiful sound I’ve ever heard,
Like the wind beneath the wings of a bird,
like the sun rising as the days start,
is the sound of your beating heart.

I just had to take this shot to commemorate the moment

All the praise to God for this miracle. Thank you!!!

Oh yea.. I also LOST 3 lbs since I first found out I was pregnant. I now weigh 117. Go figure. I eat more and weigh less for now. Something tells me that’s gonna bit me in the butt later. hehe

Our next sonogram is scheduled for 4.21.08 in two weeks.

Then we “graduate” to the obgyn who will deliver our baby.

It’s funny because we were so excited to see the baby that we totally forgot to ask the RE any questions! haha. I was ready to ask about exercising, nutrition, etc and just went BLANK. He did confirm that I’m 6wks though. Based off that, I calculated the dude date because YES, we forgot to ask for that too hahaha

Our due date is November 30..one day after daddy’s birthday and five days after mine!

We both get the most amazing birthday present ever!

This video sums up just how we felt, but we had to contain ourselves in the Dr. office.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jKlxjbhB9HE&feature=related

Here’s whats going on right now at the 6 week mark

How your baby’s growing: This week’s major developments: The nose, mouth, and ears that you’ll spend so much time kissing in eight months are beginning to take shape. If you could see into your uterus, you’d find an oversize head and dark spots where your baby’s eyes and nostrils are starting to form. His emerging ears are marked by small depressions on the sides of the head, and his arms and legs by protruding buds. His heart is beating about 100 to 160 times a minute — almost twice as fast as yours — and blood is beginning to course through his body. His intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will give rise to his lungs has appeared. His pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of his brain, muscles, and bones. Right now, your baby is a quarter of an inch long, about the size of a lentil bean.

My life forever changed March 26, 2008

This morning at 5:30 am my life changed forever. After a very exhaustive journey towards expanding our family I finally saw something I accepted may never occur = two pink beautiful lines.

I think time stopped the moment those lines appeared. I was ready to toss yet another pregnancy test in the trash and wait once more, but God has other plans! Apparently I am more than 4 days late for a reason. The feeling was nothing more than pure shock. I am PREGNANT? No. Is that real? No. Wait it’s really there! The lines appeared instantly, no need to wait 3 minutes for the results. I am pregnant. WOW.

I immediately jumped into the shower and ran out the door after I kissed Ray goodbye and waited patiently for my RE office to open so I could get bloodwork done. Next I spoke with my manager to tell her of my news and inform her that I was taking the day off. She took one look at the photo of my bfp and said “oh honey, you are very pregnant!” Wow. Before I left the office I uploaded my beautiful bfp to share with my peaches. They were just as equally shocked as I was and I have over 65 heartfelt congratulations and tear jerking responses from the women whom I have come to love and lean on for yrs and yrs. There is no doubt I will print those replies out so our baby will know just how long we’ve awaited this day.

As I left for the drive to the RE office pregnant brain snuck up on me. I couldn’t follow the simplest directions to the office which is conveniently located off Mopac. After getting my paperwork I drove to CPL to leave my sample and then walked around many different shops passing time. Meanwhile Ray had gotten off work today at 1pm and had no clue any of this was going on. I started texting him to keep track of his location. I wanted to sneak home and surprise him but how?

I arrived at Michael’s and decided to put together a shadow box keepsake of our little miracle. I carefully selected a set of pewter baby molds, opaque background with baby footprints, a verse that fit Ray’s faith regarding this journey so very perfectly and last but not least, the golden ticket..ok pee stick but still, its a beauty to me.

Instead of setting up a dinner at a bistro, I went home and waited for Ray. He walks in wondering why I was home early and I said I had a migraine. Ok little white lie! He immediately notices the gift bag on the loveseat but doesn’t inquire about it. Personally, I can’t take it anymore so I tell him I have a present for him. Together we sit on the couch and he reads the card. It makes no mention of a baby, but I did underline key words that will make sense in retrospect once he realizes the news. Before he’s done reading the card he’s in tears. I quickly look away so as not to give him a clue about what’s going on. He reaches into the bag, can feel its a picture frame and says oh so ironically,

“Is it a picture of us?!!”

Heh. Well honey yes it is, but I say nothing and let him proceed. He pulls the frame out of the tissue paper, flips it over and what seemed like an eternity to put two and two together. He looks at me with disbelief and says “Really? Really?!!!” His eyes well up with tears and he hugs me so tightly , kisses my neck and tells me he loves me over and over. Of course I start to sob. It’s still all so very surreal. God is so good.

After a few moments he gets up, looks at the frame again and starts to happily hop around the living room saying “There’s gonna be a baby in the house! Princess, there’s gonna be a baby in the house!” He sits on the floor, fidgets and grins like crazy and repeats the happy dance. Ah, I waited for that moment for so so long and it was so worth it! I”ll never forget it.

Well, here is the miracle. I”m still in awe. We know what a blessing and miracle this is. Praise God.

My first set of beta’s are promising:

HCG -598 ; Progesterone 41

Lets pray for 48 hour doubling!

 

And for those who are curious about my EPS:

major blubbering a week before bfp

all normal PMS signs gone (sore boobs, sore back)

tmi – gassy (oh the joy!)

no bloating of the abdomen

spotting on cd26 (very very light pink/brown cm – one tissue wipe) 

that’s it! I felt SO very “normal” and still do, minus the missing AF. 

Current weight :120lbs