It's three years into our marriage and we have a baby on the way! Time has just flown and we're well into our pregnancy now, but as the due date draws nearer I find myself thinking back on the last 7 months and how it all started with Christmas morning.
Bright and early on December 25th I took a pregnancy test. I didn't have "the feeling" that I was pregnant, but since we were trying I thought Christmas morning was the perfect time to pee on a stick because no matter what it said we'd be waking up to something worth celebrating. Well, we won the Christmas morning jackpot. I could share the early morning iphone image of the stick that broke the news, but at 8am I didn't think to brush the sink hairs and tissue away, so let's just use our imaginations shall we?
(etsy find by creativethursday)
Stick in-hand, I woke Chris from his winter slumber, and shared the news. I remember he had little words at the time as anyone who just woke up would but was definitely surprised, and reached over to give me a hug. It's funny looking back, that trying and failing felt devastating, and yet succeeding was not a fists-in-the-air feeling of accomplishment, but more like disbelief/excitement/slight panic.
We decided to share the news after all the gifts were unwrapped which would buy a little time to come up with something clever to say. Instead this, was the first of several half-planned semi-akward announcements. When the time came, I decided to go with "We have one more gift!" and announced we were pregnant. I'll never forget seeing my mom's face light up and her mouth form a big "O". This reaction was second only to our close friend's who was also pregnant and yelled "Shut the f**k up!" when we shared the news. I highly recommend making a mental note of how people react, not only for you to look back on, but sometimes people are so surprised they look forward to having you tell them what their reaction was!
A celebratory cigar with friends for the non-smoker.
When we returned to SF we got our first peak at the baby. I'm was told early ultrasounds aren't common, but if you're concerned or questioning when you conceived then they'll break it out to double check. It was amazing to see our tiny baby, who looked a little like Mr. Peanut! I also had a mild heart attack when a second blob appeared on the screen, but low and behold it was a yolk sac - not twins! Thank goodness. We heard the baby's speeding heart beat and from there waited to cross the first trimester threshold.
Mr. Peanut at 5.5 weeks
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