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Even though we said we wouldn’t get anything for the baby until after the New Year (and our families have had great self-control!), we ended up with just a few things. The baby got a little Harley t-shirt in his/her stocking. Then our god-daughter, Aly, got the baby a whole bag full of bath essentials,Continue reading “Christmas for the Baby”

Twice this week I’ve put on pants that are too tight in the waist now. Mostly it’s things that sit right below my belly button and were snug to begin with… So I stopped by My Second Closet, a consignment store right by my house that I’ve heard sells maternity clothes. I was just curiousContinue reading “Maternity Clothes”

Tonight we took the first of many pregnancy pictures. Look, I have a little bump! My waist has grown two inches (28 now) and I weigh 125 pounds. I realized that what I thought last week was morning sickness was actually just being too tired. This week I’ve been sure to get eight hours ofContinue reading “Growing Belly”

Yep, that’s right, I think my body has officially decided to be pregnant. Last night I woke up every three hours to go to the bathroom, and couldn’t go back to sleep for awhile the second time because I felt gross. Every morning I eat a few Cheerios in bed and then shuffle downstairs toContinue reading “And so it begins”

Finally, we have a due date! Today we had a second ultrasound. It was more in-depth; the technician looked at my gall bladder, kidneys, and all sorts of other things. She also measured the baby. It is almost 1 cm long. We were able to see the heartbeat again and measure it, too. The baby’sContinue reading “Due date!”

We had our first ultrasound today. It was awesome! We got to see the little heart beating away. Sometimes the picture was so clear Jim saw the two flaps of the heart beating one after another. I can’t describe the feeling of seeing that tiny being living inside me. We are reminded of God’s amazingContinue reading “First Ultrasound”

It worked out just perfectly that Jim’s parents, my parents, and my brother and his family were all together for Thanksgiving dinner yesterday. We were pretty excited to share the news with all of them! (We were only missing Jim’s sister, who was in eastern Washington with her boyfriend’s family.) After we were finished eatingContinue reading “Thanksgiving Surprise”

On Monday I visited my friend Emrie at Mill Creek for work. At the end of my appointment with her, she mentioned that she’d like to get her book back if I was done with it because someone else wanted to borrow it. What book? Taking Charge of Your Fertility, an amazing book about naturalContinue reading “Telling Two More”

Nurse Nancy called today to let me know that my hCg levels are “appropriate” for how far along I am. That is good news. I looked on the American Pregnancy Association website, and I’m actually at the high end of the week 4 range. (Yes, I’m a total data nerd.) We get to go inContinue reading “Even Better”

This morning, Nurse Nancy called and confirmed that my blood test results from last week were positive for pregnancy. My hCg levels were a little low, but she wasn’t surprised since I was so newly pregnant when I took the first test. She asked if I would come in and get another lab done toContinue reading “Confirmed”