Chad and I are expecting! That's right, we are almost 18 weeks pregnant (for those who didn't already know). As if having a baby does not come with enough responsibilities, my girlfriends (Kristy and Erica) are insisting that we start a blog. According to them, blogging is just an additional responsibility for moms to be. Since Chad and I are in lovely Midland, Michigan and most of our friends and family at least 700 miles away, I figured maybe they were right and blogging would be a great way to keep everyone updated about our life and our upcoming bundle of joy!!!
How we found out!
Chad and I returned from our honeymoon and 5 days later we packed up our car and made the 12 hour trip to Midland, Michigan. The first weekend we were in Midland something inside me felt as though I might be pregnant so Chad and I went to Walmart (I am sure it will be mentioned in a lot of my posts despite the fact that Chad cringes every time he shops there) and picked up a three pack of pregnancy tests. (Apparently the testing companies love to offer buy 1 test get 2 free.) I couldn't wait to take the test despite the fact that the directions said the best time was early AM and we had picked it up the test mid-afternoon. The first test came back negative and I could not help but feel a little disappointed.
Two days later I couldn't sleep and was up at 5 am. I still felt something was up so I took another test. This time there was a very faint blue line, but I did not know what to think. Chad was still asleep and I did not want to wake him since it was his first day of work. I left the test on the bathroom counter and anxiously waited for him to wake up. Poor Chad walks into the bathroom already nervous about his first day of work and was surprised by the line. I told him, "Have a great first day of work honey!!!"
3 weeks later the test was confirmed by our midwife who told us our little one's estimated due date was March 21, 2010. By that point I was already 8 weeks and had been experiencing some pretty bad morning/all day sickness since week 6. This lasted until just about week twelve. Since then I have been feeling great.
It took a little bit of persuasion (thanks Erica), but I have decided to include pictures from my various weeks of pregnancy. I was not very good about taking the pictures every week in the beginning, but I promise I will try to update them each week!
Where I started:
5 Weeks!!!
10 Weeks!!
16 Weeks!!
17 Weeks!!
Baby H is now the size of a sweet potato measuring about 5.6 inches long and weighing about 6.7 ounces. According to babycenter.com, Baby H is busy flexing his or her arms and legs — this is something I started to notice last week. While I was sitting on the couch, I started to feel tapping on the inside of my belly. It was the most incredible feeling ever! For the first time I really felt that there was a baby growing inside me. Now don't get me wrong, the morning sickness, constant trips to the bathroom, and hearing my little ones heartbeat all made it very real, but the tapping was almost as if our little one was saying "woohoo hello I am in here"!! Since last week each day I feel the baby more and more especially at night when lying in bed. Chad was even able to put his hand on my belly and feel a kick, which totally freaked him out :O)
