The Day I Peed on a Stick...

I remember it like it was yesterday...

Well, probably because it was yesterday.

Tuesday, October 2.

I'm writing this post on Wednesday October 3.

And then just saving it as a draft, waiting to post until the time is right...

So what exactly was yesterday?
The day I peed on a stick.

And it said this:

Pregnant.

I just about had a heart attack.

I used a couple sticks, just to be sure...

Whoa.

Pregnant.

Whaaaa??

Okay, ya'll know my baby fever has always been crazy, 

and I've been dying to be a mama.

But I was not prepared for this...

This was a big surprise!

So many emotions ran through my heart.

I was ecstatic.

I was scared.

I was giddy.

I was nervous.

My heart fell to my stomach.

And then my stomach swelled with butterflies.

This was a big surprise!

We weren't planning on having a baby until we had our own house, and Thomas was done with school.

But, apparently God had other plans for us.

Other wonderful plans!

I'll be honest: I was scared to tell Thomas.

I was afraid he'd be upset, worried, talk only about money, all the negative things...I was so wrong.

Well, of course the money issue came up, but he was so happy! 

And I am {sooo} happy.

This is the greatest most unexpected wonderful blessing!

Simply wonderful.

We are going to PARENTS!!

GAH!!!

:D

Sunday October 7

Well, our families know!
Okay, his family, my parents - my siblings don't know yet.

Both parents were excited with us!!

Eeek!

We emailed his sister, Genna, since she's on her mission.

And we skyped his sister and her husband, Samantha and Clark, and they are super excited as well!

The only siblings of mine who know so far is my youngest brother, Nick, because he's the only one still at home and was home when we told my parents.

My sister is coming home from college next weekend, so it just happened to work out to have a big family dinner, and we're telling my siblings then!

I have my name on the waiting list at work, so hopefully when baby arrives, the little bundle of joy will be able to come to work with me every day!

I have my first appointment scheduled for Thursday, the 11!

I can't wait to see how far along I actually am and find out my due date!

Thursday October 11

We just had our first prenatal appointment!!
EEEEEEK!

I don't think I've ever been so giddy!

Everything went great!

Found out I am 5.5 weeks along, and providing a great, nutritious and healthy home for my appleseed-sized offspring.

My due date is set for June 10, 2013!

I will have my first offical OB appointment in five weeks, on November 14, and at this appointment....we get to listen to the heartbeat!!

Eeeeek!!!

It all feels so much more real now.

It was so hard to wrap my head around, and really believe because it was so unexpected, but now I finally feel pregnant.

I'm gonna be a MOMMY!!

The morning sickness isn't the greatest - it's really start to kick in this past week, and Jana, my doctor, says it's probably just the beginning.

And for me, it's more "all day sickness" rather than morning sickness.

Blah.

I have a stash of crackers with me at work now.

Cross your fingers for me that this part doesn't last too long...

Sunday October 14

Today was the big day!

We told my brothers and sister at dinner.

Well, dessert actually...

Again, more excitement and hugs!

After we had dinner, we went over to my Grandma and Grandpa's to tell them too! We also spent a rather large chunk of time on the phone telling my aunts and uncles!

Oh yes...and I'm six weeks today. 

Taking it by our England flag was actually my idea, not Thomas'. ;)

And yes, I'm gonna be the kind of woman who takes a picture every single week...even though there's nothing to see yet... :) 

Sunday October 21

Well, now I'm seven weeks.

And feeling sicker than ever. 

I'm sick all day every day.

For the past couple weeks.

It feels like I have the flu all the time.

Nauseated. Achy. Headaches. Cold. BLECH!

I'm exhausted ALL the time.

It's a lot of fun...

It makes me very excited for the first trimester to be over...

Sunday October 28

And today is finally the big day.
The day we tell the world our big news.
We were going to try to wait to ten weeks, when we'll hear the baby's heartbeat, and the chance of miscarriage drops from 25% to about 2%, buuuut we're too excited.
And it's been hard enough holding it in so far. 
So. 
Here it is.
Thomas and I are having a baby!
EEEEEEK!!!!

The Greatest Book. Ever.

It doesn't matter what you say.

Your argument is futile.

Harry Potter is the greatest book ever written.

 

I had finished my latest book: Pillars of the Earth.

I needed something new to read.

But I couldn't decide on a book.

So naturally, I went to the greatest book ever written: Harry Potter.

I made it my summer challenge to reread the whole series.

Well, I didn't finish.

But I'm halfway through the sixth..

 

Anywho, it truly is the greatest series ever written.

For several reasons...

 

One: It's not just a children's book.

This book is for all ages, all genders, all races, all backgrounds.

Everyone can read it

 

Two: It's teaches great life lessons.

Harry Potter is all about courage, loyalty, wisdom, perseverence, hope, strength, friendship, love, and so much more.

It's not about whiney teen drama.

It's not about sex.

It's about real life matters.

 

Three: It is full of wisdom.

I always loved the books when I was little.

But rereading them has brought a whole new perspective to things.

I had never really realized before just how deep the messages in Harry Potter are.

And let's face it: Dumbledore knows what he's talking about...

 

"Death is but the next great adventure."

 

“It is a curious thing, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well.”

 

"Dark times lay ahead of us, and there will come a time where we will have to choose between what is easy and what is right."

 

"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."

 

"Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."

 

"We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided."

 

"There are all kinds of courage. It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."

 

"Voldemort himself created his own worst enemy, just as tyrants everywhere do! Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress?"

 

I mean, come on.

So much to learn.

So wise.

So inspiring.

How can you not love the messages this book sends.
It's so far beyond magic and spells and fantasy.

It's about life.

Everything life throws at us, and growing through life to become the best people we can be.

 

And fourth but not least:

Harry Potter has it's own theme park.

Enough proof yet?