Feeling blessed...and tired!

Over the last several weeks, I have felt an abundance of blessings. Not just for this sweet baby growing healthy and strong but for so many reasons.

Up until now, my pregnancy has been quite easy. I guess I always envisioned that when you get pregnant you'd actually FEEL pregnant. Most mornings I find myself waking up and reminding myself, "you're really pregnant." I don't have the normal symptoms like morning sickness. But I do notice changes in myself that are definitely pregnancy related. Like being so so so tired...last night I was asleep on the couch by 8:15! And my previous love of seafood has gone away...the thought makes me gag. In fact, meat in general is hard to stomach. For a few weeks I was having trouble eating! I even lost 3 pounds after a week and half. Ironic how I couldn't lose weight before I was pregnant! I have only thrown up once, while I was on my work trip in Alaska. We were blessed to take an amazing seaplane tour. Unfortunately for me, I was sick the whole time! But my team interpreter and my clients were more than understanding! But I feel extremely thankful for my symptoms and that they aren't worse!

The night I found out I'm pregnant, Matt grabbed Chinese takeout for dinner. We were all finished eating and I opened my fortune cookie to find the most perfect fortune. It said, "good things come in small packages. One is coming to you soon." We were amazed at the appropriateness and knew we had to save it for the scrapbook. Except Maci, our puppy, had a different idea. While we were cleaning up, she took the fortune off the coffee table and ATE it! I tried to get it out of her throat but had no luck. And of course it made me cry...thanks hormones!

We've had two ultrasounds already. Both show a healthy and beautiful baby. At my second ultrasound I was more nervous than I was at the first. I actually went to my doctor's office for it whereas with the first I went to an imaging place. The doctor's office carried a lot of bad memories with it. Especially the ultrasound room. And we were put in the same room where we were told the devastating news of my first miscarriage. But Matt ALWAYS knows how to make me laugh even at my most nervous. And now my memories of that room have changed. It's where I look back and remember Matt seeing our baby for the first time. For the relief we both felt. After my 2nd ultrasound I just stared at the picture and cried. Matt saw me and said, "you're happy, aren't you?" Happy doesn't even come close!

We're pregnant!!!

Words can't adequately describe how I feel right now! I don't know if I should just keep smiling like a fool or cry...it's usually both.

I just left the imaging place with my mom. Unfortunately, Matt wasn't able to leave work today. The ultrasound results showed nothing but a healthy, strong baby!!

After over 20 appointments and blood draws, two heartbreaking miscarriages, and a total of a year and a half of trying, Matt and I are blessed with a healthy pregnancy!

We shared the news with our family by giving our moms a jar of "Prego" spaghetti sauce for Mother's Day. They were both very confused but once we asked what kind of sauce is was, the screaming and laughter was priceless. 

Thank you for your thoughts, prayers, encouragement, and love over the last year and a half. We are so thankful for our friends and family and especially this little baby!