Well it's a little crazy to think that I'm 12 weeks pregnant. We went to the doctor yesterday and saw a baby growing inside of me- full of life, moving around everywhere, and full of stretches that showed off fingers and toes. It has a heart that is beating 158 beats/minute. It's growing and so far, everything is normal. So...I guess all that to say, I think I'm pregnant. Until yesterday, I don't know that I was 100% confident of this fact. Sure, we had taken a pregnancy test back before Christmas that showed two pink lines. And yeah, I've added a couple of extra pounds that can't be contributed to Christmas, not to mention I have felt exhausted all the time and other changes that seemed to match straight up with what the books say. But I guess I'm enough of a
pessimist realist to want to see the proof. Maybe I had this fear that it could be some crazy medical coincidence going on....I don't know!
There it is though! Baby Barb (in the singular form...unlike my husband thought, who has been joking and claiming for weeks that it is twins). The top two pictures are profile pictures and then the bottom one is looking straight on at the face...with the little arm up by the face (almost doing a little salute). We're due August 26th. So here are the frequently asked questions:
Due date: August 26, 2012
How far along: 12 weeks, 2 days
How/when did you find out: I found out on December 21, 2011 by taking a pregnancy test and then
that was confirmed at the doctor on December 27, 2011.
How have you been feeling: I've actually felt pretty good. I haven't been sick at all- just times that I feel weird/different (which Eric is quick to tell me that it's because I have something growing inside of me!) I'm pretty tired and take a lot of naps- but I think that is starting to get better too. While we aren't training for any marathons or plan to have the story of
this lady, I am still walking/running at the gym often. I'd love to be able to do one/couple 5ks this spring/summer.
When did you tell your families: We told both of our immediate families at our Christmas celebrations just a few days later. We knew it might be a while before we would all be together and have a good opportunity to tell them in person. (Eric actually has some videos of our parents when we wrapped up some frames and gave them as Christmas presents. The frames said "Sweet Baby" on them and then instead of putting a picture in it, we just used a little poem that we found that said: "We have no picture for this space, reserve 8 months for Baby Barb's face")
Were you trying: We had decided that November would be my last month of birth control....but in all reality, I didn't expect to be pregnant a few weeks later. We knew it could take a while, as we've walked through that with friends and family, and so in my mind, I expected maybe 9 months later (to be finding out that we're pregnant, not to be having a baby). We had made the decision to just trust the Lord's timing instead of trying to plan it all out ourselves to later maybe find out we would have trouble or whatever...... but I guess in my mind, I still thought I knew what the Lord's plan was. Silly me!
Are you going to find out the gender: Probably. I think it could be fun to be surprised, but it would probably kill me knowing that I could know, and I didn't. I think I'm probably too much of a planner to be surprised like that!
Will it be the first grandbaby on either side: No. Eric's brother has a son that is 11 years old and that is the only grandchild on his side. My brother has a daughter that is almost 5 and then another baby girl on the way in just 10 or so days. So it will not be the first grandbaby on either side, but it will be either the first boy on my side or the first girl on his side.
Do you have names picked out: We have a couple of names that we like for each gender, but we all know that could change several times. We haven't really decided if we'll put whatever name we pick out to the public or not.
Do you want a boy or a girl: We're really okay with either one. I think I like the idea of a boy being the oldest- but we'll be grateful and excited for whatever this baby may be!
Well, I think that's all for now. I'm starting to show a little bit (maybe only Eric and I can tell though). But my clothes are getting tighter and tighter- especially my nice white button up and black pants all tucked in for CFA.
Let me know if you have any questions that I didn't answer! I'm new to all this and feel pretty much in the dark about everything- so I'm open for advice and whatever too! Thanks for celebrating with us! We are so excited and honored that God has entrusted us with a baby- that we're already trying to care for. It brings us to a new place of truly understanding Him more as Creator and Author of life. As Psalm 139:13 says, "For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb." He's doing the forming and the knitting....and we are so grateful that we get to be a part of it!
 |
| After our church's Valentine's banquet and a scrabble date at Starbucks last Saturday |
Love,
E & K
