Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Oh Baby!

Most of you have heard by now, but in case you haven't......Jonathan and I are expecting our first baby on January 1, 2010!  We are very excited and feel blessed that it happened so quickly!
We found out that we were pregnant on April 19th, 2009.  We decided that it would be in our best interest if we kept the pregnancy a secret.  We didn't want to tell a bunch of people and then have something terrible happen.  
My first appointment was on May 1.  At that point I was only 5 weeks along, so nothing showed up yet on the ultrasound.  We both went back two weeks later and were able to see our baby and the little heart beating away at 136bpm!  Words cannot express what a relief it was to see that on the screen!  
We were trying to think of the perfect time to tell our families.  We decided that Father's Day would be perfect!  We would be in our new house at that point and we would host a cookout for both families to celebrate Fathers Day.  We were going to put that we were expecting on a cake.  
Well, both my mother and mother in law made some comments recently that had us thinking that they "knew" we were pregnant.  We decided that there was no point in waiting another 3 weeks, if they were just going to be expecting the news.  So that weekend, I went to Hallmark and bought some photo frames, plaques, grandma countdowns, and cards.  We decided to plant photo frames with the sonograph as well as the grandma countdown calendars in the houses for the grandparents to find.  They were both SHOCKED and extremely excited!!  It was so exciting to finally be able to share the news with everyone!

As far as me, this pregnancy has been easy so far (knock on wood).  My sickest times come at night time.  I have been getting tired really easily and am in bed for the night around 8:30 or so.  I can already see my energy level picking up though.  Only 3 more weeks and we will be out of the first trimester!  It has gone by incredibly fast!  Hopefully the next 30 weeks will go by just as fast! :)

3 comments:

Laura and TJ said...

Congrats Missy! I am excited for you and know I will be coming to you for advice sometime in the next year or so. You are going to be an awesome mom! :)

Jessica and Adam Herndon said...

WOW congratulations!!That is exciting news!! How funny, you were already preggers when we were chatting about babies and schools at the softball game. I am so happy for you guys!!

anthonyandbeth said...

Congrats Missy! Becoming a mom is the best blessing! It's a ton of hard work but it's SO worth it. Words cannot even express how you will feel about this little one when you first hold them in your arms! You have never known love like this before! :) I pray you have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby...sounds like you're off to a GREAT start!! SO excited for you! :) read Babywise! :)