Friday's Appointment

I had a great initial appointment today with the Doc.   They verified that I am indeed pregnant (no surprise there :-)) and she answered some of my early questions.  She went ahead and did an ultrasound and was able to see that my uterine lining is thickening.  She also saw what looked like the "yolk-sac".  She was not surprised to not find a heartbeat as it's still a little early.  She is having us return next Friday for a "real" ultrasound in hopes that the heartbeat might be detectable at this time and will put some of our early anxieties to rest.   We are obviously super excited for this appointment.    That's the update for now...stay tuned!

Doctor's Appointments

I called yesterday to schedule our doctor's appointments. When I was in this summer for my routine physical, my doctor said, should I get pregnant, she'd see me earlier than the 8 week appointment - so I'm going in this Friday. I'll be nearing the end of week 5 and am unsure what to expect other than verifying I'm pregnant and answering questions. Our first "real" appointment when they draw nearly all of my blood and (hopefully) hear a heartbeat is scheduled for December 19. This date feels forever away - but we'll wait patiently and continue to pray.

We are excited to share our news tomorrow with the Terrell's! We'll be stopping by their new home in Medina after our follow-up appointment for Brutus at the doggie ophthalmologist. We told Megan on Sunday with an "Aunt Megan" phone call. We'll plan to inform Lewis and Gina when they visit at Christmas. That will end our sharing of good news until we're past the 1st trimester.

Hugs to you all!

You've been informed!

If you are reading this blog, you've been informed of our good news! This past weekend, we had the joy and excitement of sharing our news with our parents. We contemplated not sharing our news until our 1st doctor's appointment, but decided that the prayers that would come with others knowing outweighed waiting. We have consumed our weekend thinking, talking and praying about this exciting journey ahead. We ask that you too, pray for good health in this pregnancy.

We broke all the rules tonight and put up our Christmas tree. We know that the coming weekend will be consumed with family and friends...and wanted to have this "chore" (not really - it's quite enjoyable actually) done so we could enjoy the holiday season ahead. As we were hanging our childhood ornaments on the tree, all we could think of is how exciting it will be for our little one to start collecting his/her own ornaments next Christmas.

For now - be well and thank you for your prayers!

Finally...

....a positive test! After taking numerous pregnancy tests, today's showed the blue line we've been praying for. While it was faint, there was no denying that it was a positive test result! If our calculations are correct, I should be 4 weeks, with a due date of July 27, 2009. We are waiting to tell our families closer the the holidays. Hopefully, this will fall after our 1st doctor's appointment. I'm overjoyed at the thought of adding a little bundle of joy to our family...but I must admit, after our miscarriage last summer, it's hard to get too attached to the idea until we're further along. For now, it's in God's hands and we'll pray daily that He blesses this pregnancy.