it's a tea party - SURPRISE!

SURPRISE!

Apr. 27th, 2009 at 7:50 AM

I have a confession to make! I've been keeping a very big secret from you :D On March 4, I took a pregnancy test and Geoff & I were shocked to see the above results! We even got another test (a completely different brand!) and tried again later that night just to make sure and the little plus sign came up before I even had a chance to put the cap back on! We were so surprised because we'd only been sorta-trying for less than 2 months and just didn't expect it to happen so quickly & easily. What a blessing!

So far it's been quite an experience. The 6th-10th weeks were absolutely awful. I felt so nauseous & fatigued all the time. Never a break. I was having horrible food aversions and the thought of trying to make myself dinner was almost enough to send me into tears! I never had any vomiting thank goodness, but I felt on the verge all the time! Luckily it started easing up recently. Today marks the first day of my 2nd trimester and I've been feeling SO much better, it's amazing!

my big ol' bump!

Geoff's been beyond incredible through this whole experience. He's so adorably proud & excited about being a daddy. He's been really helpful around the house (especially when the thought of getting off the couch was torture for me) and is just being so awesome about taking care of me. I'm really lucky to have such a perfect husband. I don't know HOW I'd be able to go through this without him!

Xander has also been really cute, he definitely sensed something even before we did. He's been much more affectionate than normal, and sleeps on my pillow or by my belly. Even when I'm on the couch, he often sits on it right above me! I've been calling him my Little Guardian, it's just so cute. Cordy is spastic & clueless however, haha.

We've had 3 doctor's appointments so far with Dr. Moss. We absolutely love her, she's been great & even saw us last minute on 2 of those 3 visits. I've had a couple transvaginal ultrasounds which have been nothing short of amazing. We've been able to hear and see the baby's heartbeat, and on the last visit (this past Thursday), we even saw the little one kicking and waving his/her arms around! Everything has been really positive, we have no problems at all and the baby is healthy and right where he/she should be. Hooray!

our little gummy bear two months into development! the head is on the left

We find out in 2 more months whether it's a boy or a girl! We both think it's going to be a girl, but plenty of people in my family see it going the other way. We'll see! I'll put a poll at the end of this post to see what you guys think.

My due date is November 9, which is hilarious because we already have SO many November birthdays among our friends/family (Geoff, Amanda, my dad, Anne, Joalena, Jenny, my aunt Jori, my cousin Sarah, etc etc etc). Maybe baby will come early & be a Halloween baby! Or even arrive on November 11th and be the ultimate lucky number experience of my life ;)

That's pretty much it for now! Just living life and trying to take good care of myself. I'll definitely be posting frequently with updates on our little one. I'm just happy to finally be far enough along to tell the world :D

Poll #1390700 baby stuff
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will baby be a boy or girl?

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boy
10 (26.3%)