January 11, 2011, was no ordinary day...1/11/11...it was an awesome day....1) because this day will never come by again, 2) it just sounds neat...1.11.11...and 3) I found out we were having another baby!! This is why I say that Colt has very BIG shoes to fill because he's going to be a BIG Brother! I still can't believe it and tend to forget myself sometimes:)
See how excited he is?
Because no mom really can go to the bathroom by herself, Colt was with me when I took the first test. I had those cheap Internet tests and all I saw was one line...no baby again...but I (of course) didn't quit staring at that little strip (I'm sure we have all done this!). I thought I was seeing things, but finally another very very faint line did appear, so I did have my doubts but I was pretty sure this was the month! I told Colt that I was going to have another baby, as he was pulling one square of toilet paper off after another and putting it in the toilet...he didn't really seem to care and I didn't seem to care that he was being very wasteful:) Since the line was so faint, I kept the little secret to myself and would test in the morning. Of course I couldn't sleep all night, tested in the morning...yep...another very very faint line...that just wasn't enough for me...so I got a digital test on my way to work (and of course a guy was checking me out at the register...ugh...as he stares at what I was buying. I tested about mid-morning and there it was "Pregnant." I was ecstatic!
During lunch I ran to Gymboree because I knew they had the "Big Brother" shirts and purchased one (This is how I wanted to tell Josh). When I purchased it, the lady looked at me and said, don't you want to get the "Little Brother" or "Little Sister" shirt to go with this. And since I had no clue who these girls were, I said "well, I'm not sure if it's a little boy or girl" and I told them that I just found out that I was pregnant, and their reaction was priceless! They were "awwing," and gave each other high fives and congratulated me...it was pretty funny and I, of course, was loving it! That night, I put the t-shirt on Colt before Josh came home, he noticed the shirt right away and said to Colt "your not a big brother"...then it clicked, looked at me and his whole face lit up! He was so excited almost as excited as I was/am...almost:)
Josh and I are so thrilled about adding on to the family. We have talked about wanting either a boy or girl and I know it's already decided, but we really can't decide what we would rather have...so either will definitely do! We have talked about names, the nursery, telling people, the whole nine yards. We have also talked to Colt about it..."Colt, do you want Mommy to have a baby"...his response..."uh uh" in other words...NO! I think he will be the best big brother ever and I also think another sibling will be good for him (and for me)!
I'm kind of annoying in this video, but it shows that Colt is NOT interested in what I have to say, so please ignore me and focus on him.
I'm the only one that knows this right now, but we can say that me and my two other sisters were all pregnant at the same time:) How cool is that! Although, it won't be long because by the time I post this, my little sister, Rebecca, will already have Ryder and Elyse may or may not have Justin.
The pregnancy so far is going pretty good, I don't want to complain at all because I know some women have it a lot worse than me and I'm just so thankful to be pregnant again in the first place, but I've felt a lot more queasy (no throwing up) and much much more tired. My energy level definitely hits rock bottom, but I have to push through it. I haven't been sleeping as good and I've noticed I'm growing a lot faster than last time! The week that Josh had his back surgery and Colt was sick was almost the end of me...I could barely get off the floor to pick Colt up...whew!
2/10/11 - I had my first prenatal appointment and ultrasound today! Everything looked really good and the baby (little peanut) was definitely there. I am right at 8 weeks and 2/3 days. The heart was beating beautifully! You never can be certain until you see your precious little baby on that monitor:) When I saw my Doctor, he gave me a big hug and congratulated me and just reminded me of what not to eat but other than that nothing really to discuss:) He's awesome and I hope he's there for this delivery like he was for Colt.
Josh and I are so thrilled about adding on to the family. We have talked about wanting either a boy or girl and I know it's already decided, but we really can't decide what we would rather have...so either will definitely do! We have talked about names, the nursery, telling people, the whole nine yards. We have also talked to Colt about it..."Colt, do you want Mommy to have a baby"...his response..."uh uh" in other words...NO! I think he will be the best big brother ever and I also think another sibling will be good for him (and for me)!
I'm kind of annoying in this video, but it shows that Colt is NOT interested in what I have to say, so please ignore me and focus on him.
I'm the only one that knows this right now, but we can say that me and my two other sisters were all pregnant at the same time:) How cool is that! Although, it won't be long because by the time I post this, my little sister, Rebecca, will already have Ryder and Elyse may or may not have Justin.
The pregnancy so far is going pretty good, I don't want to complain at all because I know some women have it a lot worse than me and I'm just so thankful to be pregnant again in the first place, but I've felt a lot more queasy (no throwing up) and much much more tired. My energy level definitely hits rock bottom, but I have to push through it. I haven't been sleeping as good and I've noticed I'm growing a lot faster than last time! The week that Josh had his back surgery and Colt was sick was almost the end of me...I could barely get off the floor to pick Colt up...whew!
2/10/11 - I had my first prenatal appointment and ultrasound today! Everything looked really good and the baby (little peanut) was definitely there. I am right at 8 weeks and 2/3 days. The heart was beating beautifully! You never can be certain until you see your precious little baby on that monitor:) When I saw my Doctor, he gave me a big hug and congratulated me and just reminded me of what not to eat but other than that nothing really to discuss:) He's awesome and I hope he's there for this delivery like he was for Colt.
Here is a picture of the ultrasound...sorry is sideways.
This is how we told our parents. We told them right before Valentine's day, so it didn't seem weird that we were giving them a random present:)
I made this with my cricut. This was was Josh's parents'.
I sent this one to my mom through Rebecca. I wasn't able to see her this weekend so I didn't get to see her face first hand, but I think she was rather shocked...she will have 5 grandbabies under the age of 2 1/2 (and 4 so far are all boys!).
3/9/11 - I had my second 12 week appointment and I got to hear the baby's heart beat...so priceless! Other than that, the appointment was pretty uneventful, the doc and I just talked about Josh, our friends who just had a preemie, his weight loss plan (his thin anyway, but whatever), my sisters and their babies, and everybody else that's pregnant...nice little catch-up:) I recorded the heartbeat on my iPhone, but I couldn't get it on this blog:(
Such a neat post! I amexcited about a new niece or nephew!
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