We are overjoyed to be expecting and so thankful that God has blessed us with a baby. We have wanted a baby for some time, but everything happens in God's perfect timing. On January 24, 2012 I decided to take a test since I was two days late, usually I would have waited but I was sure of the date that I ovulated and knew that something was different. I took the test and it came up very faint positive, I decided to take another the next day. On my way home from work the next day I stopped at our local Walgreens and picked up a test. I came home and took it and sure enough it was positive too, but darker than the test from the day before. I could not believe my eyes. I was super excited, but I was in shock and disbelief that I was finally pregnant. I called my doctor the next morning and he had me do 2 blood test to confirm that I was pregnant and that my numbers were increasing.
On February 9th, we went for our first ultrasound. Here is our little blessing at 6 weeks. We saw the heartbeat and the doctor said that everything looked perfect. :)
During the first trimester, I was tired most days and had bouts of nausea throughout the day. Luckily it was only nausea and no sickness.
On March 5th, we had our 2nd ultrasound and the doctor confirmed that the baby's due date was September 30th. It was so neat seeing the baby move around on the screen.
I had purchased a handheld fetal doppler monitor and found the baby's heartbeat around 12 weeks. I could have listened to that sweet, reassuring sound for hours. I would listen to the baby's heartbeat just about every night until I could feel the baby move on a regular basis. This was one of the best investments I have made, it helped me not to worry.
On March 23rd, we told both our families and friends. Everyone was so excited!!!
17 week belly picture
During the 2nd trimester, I have felt so much better. I have had more energy and no nausea. My only complaint is leg cramps at night and I miss sleeping on my back and stomach. That is a small price to pay for the blessings to come!
On May 1st, we had our 3rd ultrasound that confirmed that our little blessing was a BOY!!!
I love looking at his cute little facial profile!!
20 weeks belly picture
Choosing a baby name: This had to be one of the hardest decisions we have had to make! We had a girl's name picked out and had some boy names that we liked, but nothing we were 100% sure on. After many weeks of deliberating, we have decided on the name Sawyer. No middle name yet lol, but hopefully soon.
We have finished the nursery. I knew I wanted to do owls for a boy and I found a mural on the internet that we both liked. We decided to paint 3 of the walls and light blue/gray and the 4th wall dark blue/gray. Then Jody painted the trees in 3 different shades of blue and I painted the owls. Then we moved the furniture in and put the crib together that we got from our wonderful friends Dee & Kelly!! The nursery turned out better than I could have imagined!
Here is a picture of the mural, I still need to take pictures of the finished nursery.
