Here it Goes!!!

So, I've really enjoyed reading other people's blogs, and I've decided to try it out myself. :) As many of you know, Jeremy & I are expecting a baby on April 9, 2009!! I thought I would go ahead & tell our story up to this point.

I took a pregnancy test on August 14, and it was positive! Jeremy was in Birmingham for work training until the next day. I just sat there and stared at the test...was this for real??! So many emotions and thoughts were running through my mind. Why did I take a test at home...by myself?? I guess I wasn't thinking about how I would feel if it actually came back positive. I really thought it would be negative. Some of you know that Jeremy & I thought that I would have a difficult time getting pregnant because I had not had a period in over a year and a half. (yes, TMI for a lot of you, but it's still part of the story) So, I really wanted to tell Jeremy in person in not on the phone. He was coming home the very next day. I impatiently waited for him to come home!! I had written Jeremy a card to tell him our good news. Jeremy came home on August 15th. When he walked in the door, I was sitting on the couch waiting for him. I handed him the card, and he began to read it. He looked at me & was like, "are you serious?!" We were both in shock & started crying & just held each other. It was truly a moment I will never forget. I was still nervous that maybe the "at home" test had produced a false positive, so I set up an appointment to have blood work taken at the doctor. I had this done on August 15th before Jeremy came home. We both were dying to know the results & we didn't find these out for certain until Tuesday, August 19. I called the doctor while I was at work to see if they had the results back...again a big mistake b/c I had to sit at work all day long! It was POSITIVE! :)

Jeremy has written a poem (yes, he is an amazing writer for those of you who don't know!) for the baby. It is unbelievable! I will post it at a later date. We used it to tell the family about our new bundle of joy. :) I'm also planning to frame it & put it in the baby's room. We are so excited about this new journey we are starting!

So, at the beginning of the pregnancy, I was very sick...nauseated and throwing up. I've continued to have horrible migraines. It honestly is worth every minute of it knowing the joy I will feel at the end of all of this. Pregnancy is truly an amazing, undescribable feeling. I just feel different. I can't explain it at all. I feel so blessed that God has given Jeremy & I the responsibility to care for this child.

Today I am 17 weeks & 1 day pregnant. :) Jeremy & I will find out what we are having on Monday, November 3rd at 3:30! We can't wait! I will post again at that time. :)