Pregnancy Pics
When I was at about 38 weeks, I realized that Matt and I didn't have ANY pictures together since I had been pregnant. Kelsey is very artistic so I called her and asked her to do some cute pics of us together. We went to Stillwater for the day and took some great pictures at the OSU campus. She did a fantastic job! Here are a few of my favorites.
On being pregnant...
The rest of the pregnancy went very good. The second trimester was a lot more fun than the first, so I started to think maybe I would have more kids. We had our second ultrasound on January 5th and found out that we were having a boy. Everyone had made their guess about what we were having and nearly everyone had guessed boy. My mom is convinced that she knew from the moment she saw the first ultrasound picture that it was a boy. To her credit, she did insist that it was a boy from the very beginning. I guess she has a talent for that. My dad said she did the same thing with all of us girls and was right every time. The ultrasound was amazing! He was very active and kicking his little arms and legs everywhere, which surprised me since I still couldn't feel a thing. They also found out that the placenta was a little low lying, so I had to schedule another ultrasound to be done at 30 weeks to check if it had moved up. I was a little worried about it, but more excited because that meant that we got to see the baby one more time before he arrived.
Around 2o weeks or so I started to be able to feel the baby move. At first I wasn't too sure if it was the baby or not, but eventually it became pretty obvious that it was him. He was very active throughout the entire pregnancy which was really fun for me. I could poke his feet and he would kick me back. It was really fun! We played a lot in those days.
We went in for the 3rd ultrasound on March 27th. Everything turned out to be okay and the baby was already in the head down position. I was really expecting to be able to see a lot at this ultrasound, but that was not the case. Everything was SO scrunched up that we couldn't tell what anything was. The only thing that was obvious was that he was definitely a boy (no surprises there thankfully) and that he had really big lips.
As I got closer to my due date on June 11, I got REALLY uncomfortable. At about 32 or 33 weeks, I could barely walk and was going to the bathroom about a hundred times a day. I also could not sleep at all. I had about 9 pillows (not kidding) and I still couldn't get comfortable. When I started going to my weekly appointments during the last 4 weeks, I found out why. His head was so low already that when the doctor checked me at the first appointment she was really shocked. His head was already at zero station and I was dilated to a 1.
By the third weekly appointment (about 2 weeks from my due date) his head was at plus one station and I was between a 3 and 4. I felt like he was going to come out any second. We then decided to go ahead and induce instead of waiting since he was so ready to come. It made things a lot easier on us since Matt has such a crazy work schedule. We scheduled the delivery for Monday, June 8th. I was a nervous wreck that last week, knowing that on Monday we were going to have a baby to bring home. I had gotten pretty used to being pregnant, but now we were actually going to be parents!
Around 2o weeks or so I started to be able to feel the baby move. At first I wasn't too sure if it was the baby or not, but eventually it became pretty obvious that it was him. He was very active throughout the entire pregnancy which was really fun for me. I could poke his feet and he would kick me back. It was really fun! We played a lot in those days.
We went in for the 3rd ultrasound on March 27th. Everything turned out to be okay and the baby was already in the head down position. I was really expecting to be able to see a lot at this ultrasound, but that was not the case. Everything was SO scrunched up that we couldn't tell what anything was. The only thing that was obvious was that he was definitely a boy (no surprises there thankfully) and that he had really big lips.
As I got closer to my due date on June 11, I got REALLY uncomfortable. At about 32 or 33 weeks, I could barely walk and was going to the bathroom about a hundred times a day. I also could not sleep at all. I had about 9 pillows (not kidding) and I still couldn't get comfortable. When I started going to my weekly appointments during the last 4 weeks, I found out why. His head was so low already that when the doctor checked me at the first appointment she was really shocked. His head was already at zero station and I was dilated to a 1.
By the third weekly appointment (about 2 weeks from my due date) his head was at plus one station and I was between a 3 and 4. I felt like he was going to come out any second. We then decided to go ahead and induce instead of waiting since he was so ready to come. It made things a lot easier on us since Matt has such a crazy work schedule. We scheduled the delivery for Monday, June 8th. I was a nervous wreck that last week, knowing that on Monday we were going to have a baby to bring home. I had gotten pretty used to being pregnant, but now we were actually going to be parents!
First Trimester Blues...
After we found out that we were going to be having a baby, we decided not to tell anyone for a few months just to play it safe. That turned out to be incredibly hard! I was okay with keeping a secret but I was so sick that it was nearly impossible to pretend like nothing was going on. I remember my mom always asking me if I was okay or why I acted tired all the time and I would just make up something. I thought she would figure it out for sure but she never did! At about the 2 and 1/2 month mark I found myself wondering why anyone would choose to have more than one child. Then one day I just felt normal again. It was strange but I was so thankful for the nausea to be over.
We really wanted to surprise everyone with the big news, so I picked Thanksgiving (which also happened to be my mom's birthday) to drop it on them. It was perfect! I took an ultrasound picture and framed it, then wrapped it up as a birthday present for my mom so she wouldn't be suspicious until she opened it. Her reaction was absolutely priceless! I think that was the first time I have ever seen my dad tear up. Needless to say my whole family was extremely excited to have a new addition. They have been waiting along time for some grandkids!
We really wanted to surprise everyone with the big news, so I picked Thanksgiving (which also happened to be my mom's birthday) to drop it on them. It was perfect! I took an ultrasound picture and framed it, then wrapped it up as a birthday present for my mom so she wouldn't be suspicious until she opened it. Her reaction was absolutely priceless! I think that was the first time I have ever seen my dad tear up. Needless to say my whole family was extremely excited to have a new addition. They have been waiting along time for some grandkids!
We're expecting!
When Matt and I finally decided to start trying to have a baby we had no idea that only a few weeks later we would get the news that would change our lives. Our new insurance started on September 1st, so that was when we could officially start trying. When I was late in October I was convinced that it was just a coincidence. Matt started bugging me to take a pregnancy test. I absolutely refused to because I was sure that there was no way I got pregnant that fast. Finally, after a few days of him harassing me I took one. Well, we were definitely pregnant! The thing turned blue immediately! When I told him he just said, "I told you." We went to the Dr about 10 days later to confirm it officially. I told her that I thought I was probably about 4 weeks or so. They did the blood test on a Friday and then again the next Monday. I also had an ultrasound on Oct. 30 to confirm. We were shocked when both tests came back saying that I was about 8 weeks along. That means I got pregnant pretty much the first time we tried. Who knew it would be that easy? We were both so excited to start this new chapter in our lives, and a little freaked out because we had expected it to be a few more months. However, God's timing is always perfect!
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