The BIG news....

For those of you who want to hear more of the story...read along. The short version: We're having a boy, due 8/23/08!

Last fall I started taking pregnancy tests as a rite of passage. I thought it might be a bit of a shock to find out the first test that I was pregnant, so it was my way of sticking a toe in and testing the water. Daniel felt this was an expensive habit, so mostly gave me a hard time for wanting to pee on a stick.

It's a weird shift to go from preventing pregnancy to hoping to see those two pink lines! In December, it was just that! I picked up a pregnancy test after getting nauseus on PB&J. I waited until the morning after a good nights sleep, then took the test and got in the shower. When I got out and looked at the results it took my brain some time to process. I've decided that they couldn't make a test much clearer, but even then, it was like being in a fog. I preceeded to take it out to Daniel to share the news...he's been quite eager to be a dad...but his response was priceless. He said something to the effect of...ewe gross, didn't you just pee on that thing?

Of course, after that, his true reaction was more telling in that he REALLY is happy to be a father, or "Papa" as he would like to be referred to in the future.

We broke the news a little early given that Christmas was too great of an opportunity to pass up. Daniel came up with the idea to give onesies to all the family. We got some great reactions from everyone. Below is my mother-in-law reacting to the news.

At first Jon & Em thought it was a bit small for my nephew, Noah. My mom figured it out first but couldn't say a word for about 3 minutes.

After celebrating Christmas, the following two months mostly looked like this:

Sorry, but it's true. I will spare you the details, but I've decided to be honest about my pregnancy experience. I'm not quite so sure I get it...seriously. I realize every woman has a unique experience, but I've labeled myself a "vomiter" and that's just the way it is.

We were glad to make it through the first trimester and started sharing the news. We celebrated the second trimester with a trip to Las Vegas (more pictures coming soon) on our so called Babymoon. I know, cheesy, but it was much needed time away.

And now, to get us up to date, I am halfway through my pregnancy and feeling much better. I've gotten back to exercising and at the same time starting to keep my food down and gain some weight. I'm told that I will now gain about a pound a week which is also a bit intimidating. I'm starting to have difficulty finding something to wear in the morning!

We were able to go in for an ultrasound and find out the sex of the baby. We had leanings toward it being a girl so will have to spend more time coming up with a boy's name! The ultrasound showed a healthy baby and there's no mistaking that it's a boy!

After finding out the gender, Daniel had the idea to get together with family and bought the following gifts:

There were cigars for the men in the family and chocolate for the women...inside was the news. It's been fun sharing with our family and friends! Thanks for joining us in the fun news!!!