yes. i'm pregnant!
brandon & i found out we were expecting on Nov. 28, 2008. i have to say we were pretty surprised & shocked. haha! i know i'm not the only one that has gone through that feeling. i could not believe it! i think brandon didn't want to believe it! haha! so i took a second test 5 minutes after the first!
it was a little crazy & scary within the first few weeks of finding out. i spotted a little & had a little stint in the emergency room. after a couple of weeks, we finally got great reports! all thanks to God!! even though, we were not planning on being pregnant, i didn't want to lose the baby!
we got to see the baby & hear the heartbeat for the first time on december 18. it is the most amazing thing in the entire world! i cried! brandon didn't want to come in the room with me due to the type of ultrasound they were doing. but when i heard the heartbeat, i had the doctor bring him in. brandon was just drawn to the screen. i think he was amazed, as well!
this is our first picture of our "Sweetpea". it's so cool!
i've passed the morning sickness stage. Praise God! it was not that fun! i actually was more sick at night than the morning. but it's all cool! i've actually lost 6 pounds since i've gotten pregnant. they say it's normal during the first trimester!
this is the baby at 12 wks, 3 days. what a difference in just a few weeks!!
i'll be 14 weeks tomorrow (4 months)! it's so crazy! i am almost half way there! i'm excited about this new trimester! apparantly, i should start feeling like my old self again. we'll see!! :)
brandon has been such a great help! i know i married an amazing guy!!
i've been to 2 pre-natal appointments. is that what you call them? i've begun my down syndrome & spinal defects screenings. everything has come back negative!! it's such a blessing to hear a great report! my mid-wife says everything is coming along just great! i think she & i have connected! i totally like her!
we'll find out the sex of the baby in mid March! i can't wait!! brandon & i would love to have a little girl. i'm the only girl out of 5 kids & i have 2 nephews. it's time for another girl in the family! and i would also like to name her after my mom, who passed away almost 3 years ago. but no matter what, i will just take a healthy baby! i know that whatever sex the baby is we will be blessed!!
i am due august 4th. i anxiously await the arrival of our little one!! i've got a long way to go, but i'm enjoying the ride!!
please keep me in your prayers!!
this is the baby at 12 wks, 3 days. you can see the baby's arm by the head
