It's true, I am definitely pregnant! We found out way back in July, the day before we left to go up to my sister Hollie's wedding reception. I had an inkling a couple days before when I went running with my friend Joni and things just didn't feel the same. I totally blamed it on the fact that it was almost that time of the month but Joni who just had her second babe in February had a different thought about it. So she planted the seed in my mind that it could be more than Aunt Flo about to make her appearance. Anyways when I was late I took a test and man did that little pink line pop up quick! At first I just stared at it and was starting to think maybe I was wrong so I went and jumped on the bed to wake Trevor up and I made him look at it and tell me what it meant. And my eyes and understanding had not failed me, we were definitely going to be having a baby! Talk about exciting news. The next day as we were getting all packed up and ready to go I decided to call my doctor just to schedule an appointment for when we got back and believe it or not they had an opening right that moment and told me to just come right on in. So we did, they confirmed the pregnancy, talked to us about all the future appointments handed me a book and tons of papers and sent me up to the hospital for lab work. Talk about a lot to take in in such a short amount of time!
Well I knew that I would want to tell my parents right away so I came up with a plan to make a onsie for Hudson that said "I'm Getting a Cousin". I got Amber in on it so that should could help me sneak it on Hudson. Well Hudson came toddling/crawling out into the living room and my Dad picked Hudson up, read the onsie and just continued to play with him. Apparently he didn't understand what he had just read. So we got him to put Hudson down which gave the rest of my family and chance to read it and it took them way less time then my Dad to understand haha but the look of surprise on my Mom's face was priceless. Of course we had to give my Dad a hard time afterwards.
Next we got to tell Trevor's family, and so at the dinner table Trevor got to pray to bless the food and he just happened to add in the prayer to bless the baby on the way. So that was a fun way to announce the little babe to his family. I pretty much wanted to tell everyone that we saw that weekend, but did you know that 15-25% of pregnancies don't make it through the first trimester and me and Trevor talked about it and decided just immediate family until the end of the first trimester. Such a hard secret to keep!
Well on my birthday we had our first appointment with the Dr at 8 weeks. And they did an ultrasound to make sure there really was a baby in there and make sure there was only one! Also to check the heartbeat and growth and to give a more sure due date to the babe. That was when we were given the due date of April 4th. The first pictures we were given the babe looked like a jellybean or a peanut. But we got to hear the heartbeat, 162 bpm. It was very cool and very fun to see. The next month went by really slow. I was anxious for the 12 week ultrasound to make sure everything was all right and going smoothly! I worried all the time that something was wrong. Lucky for me everything is looking great.
We went in on Sept 20th for a 12 week ultrasound and it was the most amazing thing I've ever seen. We saw the babe and he/she was just waving away! Kept waving at us, stretching and just moving like crazy! We also got to hear the heartbeat again this time it was measured at 160 bpm, still healthy and strong. We saw all four arms, hands, legs and feet. Our ultrasound tech pointed out the stomach, kidneys and bladder. So we know our babe is digesting and has working kidneys! It was pretty amazing, she turned the screen to 3D so we got to see more what it looked like which was super cool but the babe is stubborn and wouldn't roll over to show us the face or front of the body, we got a great view of the backside though lol.
It's amazing what they can see through ultrasounds! I wish you could have one every week or at least every month! Our next ultrasound isn't until November 14th and I'm more excited about this one then ever! They go over every inch of the babe counting fingers and toes, making sure all organs are there and just checking for all the anatomy, including whether our babe is a BOY or GIRL! I can't wait. I have always wanted a girl first, don't ask me why I just always have, I love lace, ribbons and ruffles :) But I have been imagining it either way and know I will be happy and love the babe no matter the gender!
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