This weekend we finally got to share the news with some more of our family. We told our parents, Jeff, and Lee Ann, Uncle Robbie, and Aunt Courtney. On the way up to Sherman I was like a giddy school girl. I couldn't wait for this to not be a secret any longer. We got to my parents house and told them we had a funny gift for them before we went to dinner. Needless to say, I'm pretty sure they weren't expecting this gift to be a baby. See for yourself. :)
Later that night we had Jeff and Lee Ann come over. We got to talking about books and I asked Lee Ann if she remembered the book I gave her at our rehearsal dinner (What to Expect When You're Expecting...long story). Then I asked if I could have it back. They too were very thrilled for us.
On Friday afternoon we headed up to Oklahoma to go camping and share the news with Garrett's family. With so many birthdays falling around that time there were quite a few gifts to open. We started with Bob and Sue and told them we had a camping gift for them. Again, not quite the gift they were expecting.
We are already so blessed with this baby, but we are also beautifully blessed with amazing family and friends to share this journey with.
We had our first doctor's appointment today! The staff at the office was super friendly and so was the doctor, a little ditzy, but still really friendly (I'm still trying to figure out how I feel about a ditzy doctor). One of the receptionist's cousins goes to school at FBE so this little Godwink brought a sense of comfort. We went over all the typical doctor questions and advice for pregnancy. Then we got to see our precious little baby. I laid on the table while the doctor looked around for the baby. At first all you could see was just black and white, then I started to get nervous and looked away. The doctor finally stopped moving around and there "it" was. She showed us the tiny spot on the screen that is our little baby. We even saw flashes that were the baby's heart. It was truly like something out of a movie. I was overcome with total joy and couldn't take my eyes off the screen. Our little peanut is measuring at 6 weeks 4 days with a due date of December 14th. We can't wait to meet our beautiful blessing and share the news with our families this weekend! Until then we will continue to pray for this peanut to develop into a healthy baby!
When this whole idea of trying to have a baby started I started doing a little research on a doctor to use because I wasn't very happy with my current doctor. I made a short list of three doctors that seemed decent and put the list away figuring I didn't need to worry about it then. As we got farther along in the process and all of the ovulation tests came back negative I decided I'd schedule an appointment with my doctor to figure out what was going on. When I called they told me that they couldn't get me in for over a month and I didn't really feel comfortable waiting that long. After some more thought and research I called another doctor and told them what was going on and scheduled an appointment two weeks later. I kept the appointment with my original doctor just in case this new doctor didn't work out. I wasn't really sure if I'd made the right decision until God delivered a few signs to me. About a week after I made the appointment I found my original research back from October with the list of the three doctors, and on the top of that list was the name of my new doctor! Once I found out that I was pregnant I had to reschedule my appointment and the staff was super friendly when doing so. The Monday I got back from Lubbock I went to go buy some baby goodies. While I was driving I realized the stores I was going to were on the same street as the doctor's office. I figured I'd keep an eye out for it so when it came time for my appointment I'd know where I was going. So keeping my eyes peeled I spotted my new doctor's office...in the exact same building that Garrett and I had refinanced our home in just a few short months ago! I instantly felt at peace with choosing these doctor. Now I am ready to meet this doctor in just a few short days and thankful for God's beautiful blessing of signs!
Before leaving for Lubbock I had already decided I was going to share the news with Tyler. I knew it'd be a while before I would see him again and wanted to be able to tell him in person. Since mom and dad were also visiting it made it hard to find time where it was just the two of us. Friday afternoon we met for lunch and I rode back home with Tyler. I kept trying to find the perfect moment but it never seemed right because the truck was constantly moving. I finally decided that right before we turned on his street I would make him stop and then tell him. We started approaching his house then...mom and dad pulled up at exactly the same time. So I told Tyler to drive past them in the cul-de-sac instead he did continuous circles making it really hard to tell him. I then begged him to just drive to the end of the street and finally he did. He got to the end of the street and I shared the news! He was in total shock and I got the same response from him as I did from Garrett, "Really?" After I dried my tears once more we headed back up the street to mom and dad who were still standing in the yard waiting to be let inside. I'm so excited that I got to share our beautiful blessing with my wittle brudda!
What a crazy blessed week it has been...well let me start at the beginning. Garrett and I have been trying to have a baby since about October. After a few months of trying with no success we decided to take some ovulation tests to give us a little more help. With three months of these tests behind us and no positive results we decided to go see a doctor to figure out why I wasn't ovulating. We scheduled an appointment and continued to pray that we would be blessed with a precious baby. Not long after scheduling our appointment I realized that my period was a couple days late but didn't think too much of it because I am normally a couple days off schedule. On Thursday April 11th I rushed home from school to board a plane to Lubbock. I figured I'd quickly use that magical stick, see not pregnant, then be on a plane to west Texas. Seconds after taking the test I noticed a faint SECOND pink line! I stepped away from the bathroom not wanting to get my hopes up and tried to wait the full three minutes. Not being able to wait the eternal 3 minutes I returned to the bathroom about 30 seconds later to see there were indeed two pink lines! I immediately started crying and thanking God for this little miracle. I called Garrett right away and over continuous sobs told me to hurry home. He panicked thinking something was wrong but all I could to was tell him to hurry home. I threw the pregnancy test in a gift bag and waited his arrival. (This was not at all the cute creative way I had planned in my head, but there was no way I could keep from him for an entire weekend!) As soon as he got home he questioned what was wrong and I tried to convince him that I hadn't been crying and just to open the bag I shoved in his face. His jaw immediately dropped upon opening the bag "Really" he asked, it was all I could do to shake my head before the waterworks began again. We hugged and cried together for as long as we could before I was late for my flight. Then Garrett made me love him even more by, taking my hand, closing his eyes, and thanking God for this beautiful blessing and praying for it's health.
