Happy Anniversary!

Bobby and I celebrated our One Year Anniversary on Sept 25th.  The past year flew by and what a difference a year makes.  What an incredible journey our marriage has been so far!  We've always talked about children and knew we wanted them, so this is just a bit of an expedited track for us :)  Of course on our anniversary weekend, much like the weekend of our wedding, Bobby had a fishing tournament (I forgave him for being gone all weekend because he planned an anniversary trip to Cabo San Lucas in October).  So, it was a low key weekend, which was very nice.  I've been a little tired; therefore, the down time gave me a chance to catch up on a little R&R.  We did enjoy a nice dinner on Sunday night and remembered to pull the top tier of our wedding cake out of the freezer.  Surprisingly, it was absolutely delicious - we totally weren't expecting that!

We also snapped a 9 wk picture, but not a whole lot to see yet.

9 weeks.

"Where should I sit?"

We had our first doctor's appointment and ultrasound on Monday, September 19th.  Just as an aside, if you or your significant other are pregnant, the confirmation appointment will NOT happen before you are 8-10 wks along.  How is it possible that I have FIVE nieces and a nephew and did not know this little golden nugget of information?  Waiting a whole month before we could see our little peanut felt more like a decade.  The day finally came and I was really nervous for some reason.  I was so worried that maybe it wasn't real, or maybe something had gone wrong.  I also worry more than the average person, naturally, so pregnancy has sent me into a whole new world of anxiety.  Bobby has considered blocking my WebMD capabilities.  Luckily, he hasn't figured out how to do that yet!  Anyway, we were called back to the ultrasound room.  The tech, of course, felt the need to explain the "vaginal" ultrasound and left the room so I could drop trou and cover myself with what they call a sheet (really what is more like an extra large paper towel).  As soon as she left the room, Bobby proceeded to make every inappropriate joke imaginable.  Leave it to him.  When the tech returned, she dimmed the lights and asked me to place my feet in the stirrups (is that what they're called?).  Bobby, sitting directly in front of me, asked, "Where should I sit?"  I immediately interjected with, "Anywhere, except where you're sitting now!"  The tech laughed and said he could move the chair and sit beside me.  As we held hands and watched Baby Peas on the big screen, I became very emotional.  What an incredible miracle God has blessed us with.  There was a little dot blinking on the screen, which turned out to be the baby's heart (really, really cute <3).  Then, without any forewarning, she let us hear the heartbeat.  It sounded like a helicopter...whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.  It was amazing.  Baby Peas has a healthy heart rate of 164.  Based on that information alone, the tech guessed we're having a boy, but we'll have to wait and see.

Baby Peas is due on April 29th, 2012.

Baby Peas at 8 wks 1 day

Day before our first Dr.'s appt.  No bump yet!

A little treat I bought for Baby Peas.  Haha, ok, I sort of bought it for myself :)

Not everything that happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. I promise.

When Bobby and I took our annual Vegas trip back in August, we were prepared for sleep deprivation, jet lag and hangovers.  What we weren't prepared for was the little souvenir that we were bringing home with us.  You guessed it, we're having a baby...or Baby Peas, as we've affectionately named him/her.

It was Saturday, August 20th when I decided to take a pregnancy test.  We had gotten up extremely early for a Saturday as we were heading to northern Virginia for my niece's first birthday party.  I took the test without Bobby even knowing.  In my defense, I was wholeheartedly expecting it to be negative and was simply taking the test to ease my worry.  However, the two pink lines on the test confirmed otherwise.  We were both in denial at first, in fact, Bobby insisted I take another test.  On our way to the birthday party, we stopped at a CVS to pick up another test.  Bobby suggested a digital test as the "lines and positives" tend to get confusing - he's so funny.  Thirty dollars and a pit stop at McDonald's later (classy...I know), we were "positive" we're having a baby.  We experienced a rush of emotions - confusion, shock, excitement, worry - on our drive to my sister's house that day.  But, ready or not, it's happening :) 

Several of my friends have inspired me to blog throughout my pregnancy.  It's a nice way for our friends and family to keep track of all the fun, or not so fun, experiences we are going through.  We are very excited to become a family of three very soon!  To anyone reading this, we hope you enjoy this incredible journey with us...