these two kings are having a baby!
and now, where to begin? i guess, at the beginning...
we originally found out two weeks before the move to texas. i had already accepted my job at children's and things seemed to be going well. despite that, i was in a horrible mood for no particular reason and chalked it up to some job-related "drama" at MCE regarding my benefits and the stress of the move. matt was super supportive of my bad mood, but neither of us could really figure it out. later, he suggested a nap and i consented, figuring that it certainly wouldn't hurt. when i woke before he did after receiving a call from MCE, i glanced at a calendar...then grabbed a pregnancy test. the result...
i did a double, then a triple take before i started giggling like crazy -- suddenly relieved that my "bad mood" was probably mostly attributable to shifting hormones -- and marveled at the fact that i was suddenly going to be a mommy in another 8 months! the next step: telling matt!
matt and i had always talked about how i would "break the news to him," whether it would be something super creative, or a clever one-liner or some other truly memorable something. in my excitement, i could muster up the neither the patience nor the wit to do any of the above, in fact, i barely made it out of the bathroom without screaming something about the test results! when i walked back into the bedroom, matt was just waking up and he could see that i was smiling. he assumed it was because i had taken a nap and that the call from MCE was good (which was true). i tried to carry on a casual conversation with him before the talk turned from one thing, to baby names (a frequent topic of conversation for us), to boys or girls before i finally mentioned that i was pregnant.
at first i got a look of confusion, then shock, then the most excited face i have ever seen. the worst part? in the midst of matt's excitement i had to tell him "we can't tell anyone!"
the first pic of us as parents-to-be, right after i shared the news with matt
the next two weeks were hectic, attempting to figure out pre-natal care between two states, moving plans, travel plans for parents and ourselves, and not being able to tell anyone the happy news just yet! we actually had to convince my parents, who were staying with us during the move, that we had dentist appointments scheduled the day they flew in so we could both go for a 6 week sonogram. why they believed us, i will never really know.
we finally agreed to tell our parents at a "going-away" dinner we invited everyone to at abuelo's. since my parents and brother were in town we figured it would be a perfect opportunity to be able to share the news in person with everyone! we decided to tell them through cake, which was also a source of much planning throughout the previous weeks ("what should it say?," "no, that's too long for a cake," "i think that's too subtle," "well, that's just too obvious!"), which we had our amazing server bring out at the end of the meal. the only two problems with our plan? 1) we had to sit through the *whole* meal without telling anyone and 2) despite our best efforts to keep everyone at the table for the cake "presentation" we just couldn't get the timing right (we still love you, mom!). in the end, it all worked out well and we were happy that we were able to share the exciting news with family before the move!
the next few weeks, as you can see from the other posts, were buy with new jobs, time with family (sharing our pregnancy news!) and friends, moving, attempting to settle into a routine back in texas (and we had just gotten into a nice one in ohio!), and our first few prenatal visits. i was hesitant to tell too many people too early, since we initially found out we were pregnant at around 5 weeks! working in the medical field...well, i just see too many of the not-so-good outcomes.
after our 12 week appointment, we started telling a few friends. and after 16 weeks, a few more. we finally went public with the news on november 1st, after our 20 week sono that also told us we would be blessed with a little baby boy!
the sono showed that the heart, kidneys, stomach, spine and head all looked good. the baby has 4 strong little limbs (which i get the pleasure of feeling kick and hit me every so often!) and the placenta was in "perfect position." the dates and measurements matched up with the due date we were expecting, sometime in late march.
here's a pic of our little man and his "soccer legs," according to his proud daddy:
it's been quite a ride so far, and i know this is just the beginning. i know that no one is ever really "ready" for kids...but i think we are about as ready as we can get! we were blessed with the ability to move into a house that actually had room for a nursery, and, as always, have the support of our loving family and friends. there's still a lot to do, and i know there is no slowing down now, but we are so excited to think that in the spring we will be parents!
