Well I haven't blogged in about 4 months and a lot has changed. We found out in early October that we are expecting our first child. This blessing is due June 17, 2011. Yay!!! The day I found out I was pregnant, I actually thought that I wasn't but 3 tests later I was for sure I was. I got a card for Colby and some flowers and gave them to him when he got home. He had no clue what the card was going to say and he was soooo surprised. I told him in the card lots of sweet mushy stuff and then this: "So on this day...a week and two days before your 30th birthday... I just wanted to tell you... that I'M PREGNANT!!!! Happy early birthday!!! He was so surprised. (Yes we had been trying but he just wasn't expecting the card to say that cuz I made sure that it was a surprised so that he wouldn't guess before reading the card). We had to keep it a secret until that Friday night because that is when we took my parents and his mom out to dinner and told them. In order for them to be surprised we said that we needed to get together early for Colby's birthday because we would be so busy the next week so they were not expecting this surprised at dinner either. It turned out great and the grandparents are very excited!!!
So as of today I am 15 weeks pregnant. I have been very blessed so far as to not have had very much "morning sickness"...just some nausea here and there, tiredness and headaches but nothing I couldn't deal with. Almost 4 weeks ago I had my last doctor's appointment and we got to hear the heart beat. Of course the good news was that we did hear a heart beat. That is the sweetest sound I have ever heard. You see...I am a nurse at a children's hospital and I guess you can say that I have seen everything and have come to realize that life is fragile and God is the ultimate creator and sustainer of life. Right now, I am trying to not worry (because the bible says that is sinful) and just place my faith in God that whatever comes our way is His plan for us. I can not wait to find out if we are having a boy or girl. As of right now, I will be 20 weeks at the end of January so that is when my doctor will do an ultrasound but I have a friend who knows someone that does ultrasounds and we might get to find out next week. (Trying not to get my hopes up in case it doesn't work out) I'll keep everyone posted. Just the thought of finally seeing the baby on the ultrasound monitor and finding out the sex of the baby makes my heart skip a beat :)
We recently purchased the crib and dresser which I love but now I have a problem on my hands. I found out yesterday that the reason we haven't been able to order the bedrails for the crib that will turn it in to a full size bed later on, is because the bed rails might be discontinued... I am so disappointed because that was the point of getting this "convertible" crib so that we won't have to get more furniture later on. I'll have to investigate next week about this HUGE problem I now have on my hands. So today is Christmas Eve...I must get off here, get ready for the day, make some broccoli casserole, and wrap some presents.
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!
