Oh baby!

The last week of April Derek and I found out that we were pregnant! Such a surprise!! I can not even explain the shock and excitement we felt. Our due date is December 22nd, 2009. What?! My brother's birthday?! A Christmas baby! Oh my goodness. Not the most ideal time of the year to have a baby. I always knew December was not a month that I wanted to have a baby. Growing up, my brother's birthday was 12/22. I just remember my mom making such a big deal and getting so mad sometimes when family gave my brother a Christmas/Birthday gift. When everyone else clearly gets two separate gifts. It does suck sometimes, but I get it. Everyone is hard up in December around the holidays. I have actually been known to do the same thing to him a time or two and mom was furious with me. Hey, I couldn't help it. I try really hard not to do that. But what can I say. And even today I feel bad for him sometimes. Seems like the last couple of years that we have tried to get together for his birthday dinner....it has been so snowy that we had to put it off for weeks it seems like. Not the end of the world, just a bummer.

But I have decided that I am not going to fret about it anymore. It is what it is. All we can do is make the best of it while our little one is growing up. We will just have to be creative when planning a winter birthday party. Family/friends may give him or her a Merry Christmas/Happy Birthday gift. Oh well. Christmas time is one of my most favorite times of the year. And now we will add to that joy with an addition to our little family. Thinking ahead he/she will most likely be off from school on winter break. How fun will that be to spend some time baking...playing in the snow...decorating the tree...and planning a birthday?! Sounds like fun to me! :o)

The second to last week of May we went in to have an ultrasound to figure out just how far along I was. I wasn't exactly sure of all the dates, so we needed to make sure of things. The baby measured out just as predicted. I was in my 9th week. Things looked good and were coming along all as planned. Derek went with me and we both stood there (well I laid on the table) in shock when we saw the first images of our little bean. We could clearly see the arms/legs/head and even the little teeny tiny nose. So amazing since this little baby was only the size of a green olive! We could see it moving it's head, legs and arms. So crazy! That was a really fun first time experience. I know I will never ever forget the feeling that came over me when I saw this tiny little being that we created growing inside me and moving. Life is so amazing.

This past Monday at our doctor's appointment we were able to hear the heart beat for the first time! At the last appointment the baby was too small to be able to hear it. Wow! That is a pretty cool experience too. Another one I won't ever forget. I think the most fun of all of this is seeing Derek's reaction. He is so excited and blown away each time we go into the doctor's office. It's really cute to watch him in amazement. He is such a cute daddy to be.

This is what I laid out on the table for Derek to see when he came home. It took everything in me to keep it a secert from that day. I could hardly stand it. :o)