Belly Pic!

12 days until we find out if it is a boy or girl! Happy New Year everyone!

17 Weeks Today!

Hope everyone had a great Christmas! Dan and I did. We went to church on Christmas Eve... I bought a cute red pregnancy dress to wear. Then headed to my grandmas for the evening. It was so nice to realx and eat good food with family. We came home, relaxed for a bit, and headed to bed. It was hard to believe that next year at Christmas we will have a 6 month old baby! grandma and grandpa got Baby Babich some things already for Christmas! Baby is already being spoiled!!

Christmas Day, we woke up and exchanged gifts, and watched A Christmas Story. Dan and I have started our own tradition of watching that movie every year, as well as going skating. Unfortuantly we didn't go skating this year because of the weather. We then went to my parents for brunch and gift opening. It started off a little rocky and emotional for me... I have been a mess lately with emotions.... but it ended up being ok. After hanging out at my parents, we went to Dan's aunt and uncle's for the afternoon for a great dinner and to see family. We had a roast beef dinner... but the highlight for me was the cheesey potatoes!

The day after Christmas, I had to go out and buy a new phone, because long story short... I somehow lost mine. Frustrating, but at least I had Christmas money to spend on it. We then made our way to Dan's mom's to open gifts since Dan's brother Chris was in Eveleth for Christmas. Suzie got us some mittens for the baby that are so cute from Greece! We weren't even pregnant then but she was planning ahead :) We also got our stroller/ car seat combo that we wanted from Suzie, Nick, and Steve! That was so fun!

Now today, I had my appt! I was pretty anxious to go, because I wanted to hear the heartbeat! It is so reassuring to hear, and know YES, there really is a baby in there! It was 146 bpm today, so it is lower! I measured on track as well... and I got to schedule our ultrasound! January 11 at 7:30am is the big day! 2 weeks from today, I can't wit to see our little one in action!

That is it for now... I will have Dan take another belly pic tonight, although not much has changed I don't think in the last week....

Here is a pic of the stroller/car seat combo we got!

Pictures and AMAZING Dinner

So Dan got a bonus at work today... yay! Went right into savings to make up for a paycheck I will miss this fall. BUT, he did splurge and buy a couple of really nice cut ribeye steaks. I can't tell you the last time I had a good steak for dinner... it has been a long time. He made them on the grill, along with homemade mashed potatoes... and crescent rolls. Kels, as Yo Gabba Gabba would say... There's a Party in my Tummy! So Yummy! So Yummy!

The dinner was so good... Shannon you got another post. On top of that I have the pics I promised. 2 days to go until break!

16 weeks!

Well it is Sunday night, so I am basically 16 weeks... This weekend didn't start off too great. i didn't have the greatest day Friday, but I don't really need to get into that. Thankfully, Amy came to the rescue and let me veg at her house! I got to visit with her Scott, and Brooke! It was much needed... especially since Dan was gone, again. Saturday I went to lunch with Amy and Sara. I was extremely disapointed with my food. I always order Pad Thai, mild... and i think they served it medium since Katie ordered the same thing, but medium. If you have never had Thai.... when they put spices on their food... they don't mess around! I wasn't able to enjoy it because it was soo hot! I then went to my rents house to do Faith's hair for Mistletoe. I will post pics, I am just lazy and don't want to hook the camera up to the comp right now. I drove her and her group around, she was so cute! While they ate, Garon and I ate dinner at Joseph's. It was so nice to catch up with her, during Wild season, she gets super busy!

This week I am looking forward to only working 3 days, however, wish I had the day off. i sit here on a Sunday night, not looking forward to another work week beginning.

Pregnancy wise... I have had a lot of weird pains this weekend. For one, my back/ hips are already killing me. I have a mild case of scoliosis, and have always had back problems... so I have a feeling this will make for a rough pregnancy, being I am 4 months and already having issues. Second, I have been having weird pulling pains in areas other than my typical round ligament places. I am chalking it to stretching/ growing... and hope that is what it is from. Other than that... not much has changed. I just can't wait for that ultrasound appt.

Well, in case I don't post before hand... hope every one has a wonderful Christmas!

15 Weeks!

Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). She's busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in her lungs begin to develop. Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, she's likely to move away from the beam. There's not much for your baby to taste at this point, but she is forming taste buds.

So we have made it to the big 15. Most of my symptoms have gone away.... which I should be happy about. However, I just don't believe all the time I am actually pregnant. I know this has been a theme throughout my posts... but it just is weird. I don't know when it will finally sink in, but I can't wait until it does. Also, lately I have been my typical self, as far as worrying. Worrying about having a healthy baby. I know every mom worries about that, but I think about it a lot lately. They offer tests for early screening, but I didn't want them because my doc said there are often a lot of false positives. That is the last thing I need... even more stress! I pray every night that the baby is healthy, and would appreciate prayers from friends and family as well.

I think I may be feeling the baby move a bit. It is hard to tell if it is just other stuff, or actually the baby. I like to think it is, but again, looking forward until I know it is for sure kicks and punches!

I got a request from Shannon to update... but I feel like A. no one is reading my posts and B. my life is boring so my posts aren't that interesting! So lets see, Dan and I finished Christmas shopping yesterday. We also made dinner that was a new recipe... was not that great, and even worse reheated today. It was called a pizza popover. We then went out driving around looking at Christmas light displays. I found a website with addresses.... and it was NOT a good one. We made it to one display that was worth the hour and a half of driving around. I figure that would happen. I told Dan that since I was 16, I have always wanted to go on a limo tour of light displays. Maybe next year....

Today was basically lay-on-the-couch-day, like every Sunday. I was on the computer a lot... Dan slept while the Vikings game was on. I never like Sunday's a whole lot... I get the Sunday night blues. One full week of work, then a 3 day week before Christmas break. I am looking forward to that.

Anyway, I guess that is all for today... maybe a pic of belly will be posted later this week.

Most Beautiful Sound

Well, on Thursday, Dan and I got to hear baby's heartbeat! What an amazing sound! It was a strong 157 bpm! Old wives tales say, 140 bpm and higher is a girl. We shall see in hopefully a month! My next appt is December 28. I will be 17 weeks!! Wow! At that appt, I get to schedule my ultrasound, and hopefully it will be the 1st or 2nd week of January!

I feel relieved having heard the baby. I want to hear it all of the time now! It is strange to think there is a baby growing and living inside of me....

Tomorrow I am having a jewelry party. It should be fun! Cleaning today, and I need to figure out what I am going to have to nibble on!

Hope everyone has a good weekend. I am hoping we get some more snow! While I have family over tomorrow, Dan and I are going to get our Christmas card pic taken with the puppers!

13 Week Pictures... Finally!

Haha... of course Dan wanted a pic of his belly. Doesn't look like he has gained any sympathy weight..... yet! :)

And this is me! Definitly showing a bit, this pic was taken in the evening, and by evening... my belly looks bigger! Absolutly NONE of my pants fit. I am 100% into maternity pants, and just ordered another pair yesterday from gap.com. I can't even use my belly band anymore, way too uncomfortable!

13 weeks!

Well, so much for morning sickness being gone at the second trimester. I am sicker today than all my mornings of morning sickness combined! I was up all night last night, only about 2 hours of sleep, and then I began throwing up at 4. I got up and showered trying to make it into work (I was out last Wednesday as well with a cold so I really didn't want to miss today). I hate being gone, but I couldn't even make it in the shower without getting sick! I gave in, and put in for a sub. Thank goodness I did, because I am now laying on the couch feeling sick to my stomach.

With that, I finally made it public on facebook on Saturday. I was going to wait until Thursday after my doctor appt, but I decided why? I keep thinking something bad is going to happen, which is dumb, and typical of me, and I need to just relax. My stomach is obviously growing, I have all of my symptoms still... it is just scary to know that Thursday we should be able to hear the heartbeat, and I of course think what if we can't. I have a tilted uterus and I don't know how that will affect it... and my doc doesn't have an ultrasound machine so if they don't hear it, it isn't like they can just use that and make sure it is all ok. I just need to think positive, and keep praying for a healthy baby!

Dan and I made our way to Babies 'R Us yesterday. I have to say, Dan hates shopping, and he did not seem to hate it yesterday. I get worried when it comes to baby stuff, since Dan is SO clueless... but he handled it well! We found a crib and stroller we really like... so we hope to ask for them for Christmas :) Dan even wanted to look at the clothes... despite us not knowing yet what we are having. Hopefully on thursday at our appt, we will be able to make our ultrasound appt!!

Thanksgiving was nice. We were up in Eveleth which was s first for me, so of course I miss my family, but it was nice to see Dan's side as well. We got the Christmas tree up on Saturday, and I just can't believe that next year we will have an almost 6 month old baby! I was thinking that putting up the tree wont be as easy! I will have to work on it while baby is sleeping, or when Dan is able to watch baby! Well... I promise, belly pic tonight. It is getting bigger!! Hopefully I feell better by later this afternoon :(

11 Weeks and 3 Days!

Well, I got sick this morning.... I thought I was in the clear. I hadn't been sick in a while, and bam. I think it was taking my meds right before bed. I hadn't taken them in a while, and did it right before bed... I think that was the problem. This was the worst I had felt too! I still was feeling sick at the end of the school day. Hopefully it was just today and tomorrow it will be better.

I want to get another pic of here. The last one I did on my own. With Dan at night class, it has been hard to get him to take a pic! Not much new though here... just wanted to put a little update.

This week: Baby Babich is 1.5 in long, the size of a fig! Almost fully formed. Baby is already kicking and stretching, teeth buds are showing, and bones are beginning to harden.

10 weeks, 3 days!

Well my internet is being difficult... this is my 3rd time trying to get this typed!

Here is a pic with Maia and Kolby in the picture.... tummy is definitly bigger! Unfortunatly, I just feel/ look like I am getting fat.... not a cute pregnant belly yet!

I have been super tired and hungry all the time! My nausea is not as bad.... but comes and goes. I have been getting up 3x a night to go to the bathroom, and that is getting old. Other than that, I am feeling pretty good!

My students found out about Baby Babich! They were pretty good about it.... a few of them said they thought I might be because I had been looking bigger. Thanks kiddos! At least now they know it isn't because I am letting myself go, but because there is a baby growing!

December 3rd should be the big day when we hear the heartbeat! I cannot wait! I think I will finally go public on facebook once that day comes. I just find it hard to let it out to the world on there for some reason.

I am SO looking forward to Thanksgiving. It will be my first Thanksgiving in Eveleth, and it should be fun. I will miss my Grandma's scalloped corn, but I am sure there will be awesome stuff up at Grandma Babich's, and hopefully there will be leftovers for me here!

Hunting Widow....

It has been almost a week since I have written.... mostly because I feel like I don't have a lot of new stuff to say! I have been not as sick, probably 3 mornings a week now. Still have been crampy.... unsure if that is due to stretching uterus or the awesome gas this baby gives me :) I will be 10 weeks tomorrow. 3 weeks until my next doctor appt, and then we should here the heartbeat, since I will be 13 weeks. I broke down and bought another bella band, a pair of comfy black pants, and maternity jeans yesterday. No, I don't have a cute belly yet, but definitly getting thincker, as none of my jeans fit well, and are so uncomfotable!!

Dan is hunting this weekend.... I have been trying to keep myself busy. The dogs have gotten me up early the last 2 mornings.... I am hoping I will be able to take a nap today. I have a lot of grad school homework I need to figure out today as well.... but my prof is very unorganized, and it is an online class, so it has been hard to figure out what I am supposed to be doing.

Other than that... I should clean, but have no motivation to, and since Dan isn't home to help, I think I will wait! I will post tomorrow about what the baby is doing at week 10.

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

9 Weeks, First Doctor Appointment

Well, we had our first appt today. We didn't get to hear the heartbeat :( Still a little early for her to pick it up on the doppler. I will go in on Dec. 3 for my next one, and we should be able to hear it then. It was a little disappointing, but I am trying to not get to down. Doctor said everything else seemed ok. All my blood tests came back OK. I am trying to decide if I should officially spill the beans, like on facebook.... or wait a little bit. I will post a new belly pic later tonight or tomorrow.... just wanted to let you all know how it went today.

8 weeks, first appt tomorrow!

It has been a week, but not much in the pregnancy world has changed. No belly, still sick, just one week closer to hearing the little one's heart beat:)

What is up with Baby Babich?:

New this week: Webbed fingers and toes are poking out from your baby's hands and
feet, his eyelids practically cover his eyes, breathing tubes extend from his
throat to the branches of his developing lungs, and his "tail" is just about
gone. In his brain, nerve cells are branching out to connect with one another,
forming primitive neural pathways. You may be daydreaming about your baby as one sex or the other, but the external genitals still haven't developed enough to reveal whether you're having a boy or a girl. Either way, your baby — about the size of a kidney bean — is constantly moving and shifting, though you still can't feel it.

We go into the doctor for the first time tomorrow!! It seems like so long ago since we scheduled the appt. They will do blood work and take a urine sample, and then we get to fill out a lot of paperwork on family history, and have an information/ question session which will be nice. I am so greatful Dan is going with me. It will be nice to not have to repeat everything to him, in case I miss something. I will probably begin a notebook/ journal though so I have a place where I write down everything and wont lose it! One week from today we will hear the heartbeat for the first time!

Dan called me a little bit ago... we get to go skating at the xcel tomorrow, and I am really excited to!

Other big news.... another one of my best friends had a baby on Sunday morning!!! Amy welcomed Brooke Elaine Johnson into the world! I plan on meeting her tomorrow, and can't wait! It is her first. It is so fun because Amy and I have been friends since elementary school! We had sleep overs and played at eachothers houses all the time, so it is so fun to see her become a mom, and I KNOW she will be amazing at it, and help me out when it come to be my time!! :)

7 weeks along, 2 weeks from heartbeat!

Whether boy or girl.... we know they will be a Wild fan. This is the first outfit we bought!

Baby Babich is the size of a blueberry!

The big news this week: Hands and feet are emerging from developing arms and legs — although they look more like paddles at this point than the tiny, pudgy extremities you're daydreaming about holding and tickling. Technically, your baby is still considered an embryo and has something of a small tail, which is an extension of her tailbone. The tail will disappear within a few weeks, but that's the only thing getting smaller. Your baby has doubled in size since last
week.

So exciting. So sick. The nausea is never ending! I had to spill the beans to just the core teachers (8th grade) that I work with because I needed to move the womens bathroom close to me.... it is now right outside my door. I couldn't run across the halls to the bathroom! We had to switch it last year for another co-worker and her pregnancy.

2 weeks from today, is the first doc appt. It still seems so far away. I just can't wait for it. Dan is sitting here asking the dogs if they are going to go after diapers... haha. They probably will. I bought my first outfit for the baby. Since we don't know what it is going to be yet, I felt like I can't buy anything.... however.... whether it is a boy or girl, they will be a wild fan! SO, I picked up the cutest outfit. I will post a pic on here.

Symptoms

I realized I hadn't put my symptoms in at all, and I want to have them here so in the event that we have another baby, I can remember from this pregnancy when I experienced everything!

Symptoms:
*Cramping (since I found out I was pregnant, and still cramping)
*Food Aversions... not much of anything sounds good, 2 weeks ago I couldn't get enough Mexican, today, the thought of it makes me want to vomit.
*Frequent Urination... I get up at least 3x a night to go to the bathroom...
*Morning Sickness... started last weekend (week 6) and have had it all week... some days worse than others.
*Heartburn/Indegestion... began yesterday at 6 weeks 4 days... very painful.
*Bloating

I really can't wait to hear the heartbeat. I mean, I know I am pregnant by the way I feel, and the Dr. confirming it.... but it doesn't seem real. On the agenda today: I need to clean the kitchen, and I get to see crazy E tonight!

Not Feeling Well

Me at 6weeks 4 days! No baby show... but very bloated!Baby Liam!! Look at that hair!

Nausea. All day. I know it is a good sign.... means my hormones are doing what they are supposed to, but I feel so yucky. I have been lucky to be at home since it was MEA, I don't know how I will handle getting sick when I have a class full of kids! It is not like I have a job where I can just sit at my desk and work, and go to the bathroom when I need to! I have to be on my game daily, standing in front of the class teaching.... I don't know what I am going to do when the time comes where I need a toilet!

My biggest food aversion is chicken. I can't stand to think about it.... food in general doesn't sound good. I am thinking a shake sounds good, so I might have Dan run to DQ after the 1st period of the Wild game. I had Mac and Cheese for lunch today.... and that tasted OK.

I met baby Liam today! What a doll. He has so much hair. Holding that baby in my arms just made me that more excited to be holding my own! Now Amy is up next!! She is due next Thursday. How cool that they are having babies so close to eachother?! Other than meeting Liam, I had another uneventful day. I layed on the couch, took a little nap, but my stomach was so upset all day I didn't want to do much. Tomorrow I get to see Erica! She was my goalie in college, my roomate for 2 years, and one of my best friends! I miss her a lot. She lives in Green Bay and coaches for UW Oshkosh. Yes. She is a huge Packers fan and Favre fan. Probably one of the biggest football fans I know. She knows her stuff. I really had to rub it in when we got Favre, and am enjoying it! All 3 of my roomates in college were from WI, so it is fun for payback!

Sweet Pea!

Baby is about 1/4 of an inch, size of a sweet pea! :)

Growing like crazy, baby is starting to sprout eyes, ears, nose,
cheeks and chin. Those little hands and feet- still webbed like paddles-
might wiggle by week's end, the heart is beating (almost twice as fast as yours!), and blood is starting to circulate!

Hard to believe all that is going on! Morning sickness is on full force. I am wondering how it is going to work teaching and needing to puke my brains out.... its not like I have a job where I can go to the bathroom whenever I want. Oh well. I will have to figure it out. Once I get sick.... I don't want to eat, even though I am hungry. Nothing sounds good, especially chicken. Just seeing the word typed there makes my tummy turn. I just hope this means all is going well and everything that is supposed to be happening is. I have today, tomorrow, and Friday off... and I am going to take complete advantage of that. Enjoy being able to sleep, since that is all I have wanted to do.

I am going to have Dan take a belly pic.... I will be posting them on here throughout my pregnancy... I think it will be fun to see how it changes. Right now I just look like I have packed on 5 lbs.... definitly don't look pregnant. If I get him to take it tonight, I may post it tonight, other wise I will tomorrow.

Congrats to Kelsey and Kevin on the birth of a very beautiful boy!! And Happy Birthday Sara Lee!! Ok.... nap time! Have a good Wednesday!

Sick, Tired, and Hungry...

Well, had my first bout of morning sickness this morning. I was glad my stomach was empty... but it started my day off in not the greatest way. I then went on to be rediculously hungry all day, and it still hasn't subsided. If I go on like this for the next 8 months... I am going to gain 50 lbs. My mom always said she gained a lot, but I was hoping I would be different since I am not built like her. Oh well... it will be worth it, right? :) This is still all weird, and doesn't feel real yet. I think it will feel more real when we hear the heartbeat.... which seems so far away! (3 weeks)

I know I am not.... but I feel huge! I am so bloated... ugh... and my hunger is not helping. I have not satisfied my hunger all day!! It is almost painful! I have Chicken Pot Pies in the oven... Dan asked if they were homemade.... HA. Frozen. They sounded good, but I hope they still sound good when they come out of the oven. A lot of times things sound good... but then I see it and it doesn't look good. It is weird how I feel...

Taylor Swift was amazing! It was so fun, we had great seats, and she was so cute! She played for 2 hours!

I think that is it for now.... hope everyone had a nice snowy day (yuck... not ready for that yet).

6 weeks!

Brrr. I woke up this morning with snow on the ground, and an inside temp of 64 degrees. A whopping 27 degrees outside! I finally turned on teh heat this morning. Kolby enjoyed playing in the snow the little bit she was outside.

I am officially 6 weeks today. Only 3 weeks until our first ultrasound. It seems so far away. I woke up this morning feeling a bit nauseated. I then came down stairs and made some waffles for breakfast. I need to clean today, I keep putting it off. That is what is on my agenda. My good friend Kelsey was due last Sunday, and she has still not had her little one, so I am anxiously waiting to hear if she goes in today or tomorrow. It is her second baby, and it is a boy. Liam. Another one of my good friends, Amy, is due Oct. 22 with her little girl, and that will be her first. It is nice that a lot of my friends have had babies already and have gone through all of this before, so they can help me out with any questions I have! :)

That is it for now I think! I have the Taylor Swift concert tomorrow, and I can't wait!

Tired!

Tired. That is how I have been the last couple of days. I went to bed really early last night. I was in bed at 8:15. It is almost 8 as I write this... and it is very hard for me to keep my eyes open. Dan has night class, and it is always hard to be home on these nights with him at class. I am glad I haven't been too nauseated, but I have read that happens more at week 6. I will be 6 weeks on Saturday, so we shall see!

I really need to stop reading birth boards I think... I read so much about people mis-carrying, and it makes me nervous. Especially because it doesn't feel very real yet. I am sure it will feel more real on Nov 2, that is when we will hear the heartbeat. I will be 9 weeks. I just worry about there being no heartbeat when we go in.... but I know I can't think that way. It is hard not to though.

It is funny... my mom has told pretty much everyone at work about our pregnancy, and no one really at my work really knows. I will not announce it until after that first doctors appt. A few people know.... but not many. It is cute to see our parents get excited about it

Dan called Grandma Babich and Grandma and Grandpa Nelson last night. Apparently, Grandma Nelson was not that surprised.... then again, no one really has been! More good news, Dan's Uncle David was appointed by President Obama and will be the US Ambassador in Uraguay! How amazing?! I really hope we can make a trip down there!

Well, that is all for tonight.... hopefully things stay uneventful :)

I just wanted to see how my countdown ticker looks... and when I re-read my post, I noticed I wrote HIS.... hmmm.... I have already had a dream it is a boy, and all my girlfriends from HS think I am going to have a boy....

5 weeks...

Well, now all of my family knows, and most of my closest friends. I have 2 more friends I need to tell, and hopefully that comes this week. It is all so overwhelming. Dan still needs to tell his grandparents... and hopefully will soon. I told mine today, and it is so awkward for me to spill it! I never thought it would be, I thought I would just shout it out, but it isn't like that.... maybe it is weird I feel like that.

So I am in my 5th week, and today the boobs hurt really really bad. I hope this doesn't last all of pregnancy. Hunger also comes on so fast! One second I am not hungry at all.... and then BAM, I have to eat something. So far, just a bit of nausea, nothing major... but I hear that usually hits hard at 6 weeks.

Baby is the size of an appleseed, and his organs and nervous system are beginning to develop this week. By next week, the heart will be beating! It is so amazing. I cannot wait until I hear the heartbeat and know everything is going to be OK. I am still nervous about that, since it is still so early. I know a lot of people wait a long time to tell, but I am not one of those people. Anyone who knows me well, knows I cannot keep secrets. I can't even handle holding onto a Christmas gift for anyone until Christmas, and always want to give it early! So, I just pray everynight for God to give us a health little one.

Telling Dan's Parents...

Well, all of our immediate family now officially know we are expecting. We told Dan's dad on Tuesday, and his mom this morning. Neither of them were suprised.... Suzie especially! She had been talking to people she said this week about how she thinks we have news to tell them! I swear, it must be motherly instinct.

We went to Betty's Pies for breakfast this morning in Mahtomedi. It typically is just as good as the one in Two Harbor's.... however, Dan and I were EXTREMELY disappointed! We always get Betty's Skillet, and it just was bad today. I was really bummed out. We are now at home, and I have a horrible headache, and feel super sick to my stomach. I am going to the Twins game today, and just don't feel like going. I am looking forward to seeing a few of my friends though that I haven't seen in a while, we are going for my friend Katija's bachelorette party. After the game, I am getting together with my best friends from high school, and I will be sharing the news with them! I am really looking forward to that! I will definitly be posting about how that goes... We still need to figure out when to talk to our grandparents... I just know when my Grandma finds out... the whole world will know because she will be so excited, so I was waiting until all immediate family knew first.

Well, I think that is it for today. It is a big weekend for MN Sports. Gophers are on right now, Twins start in a couple hours, Wild season opener tonight, and Packer- Vikings game Monday!

Telling My Parents...

Today, we invited my parents and sister over for chili. Dan makes the best chili ever!! I just could not wait to tell them! I know it is early, but I figure if I was to have a MC, I would need the support of my mom and dad, so we wanted to tell them. I couldn't wait very long when they got here, and I don't really remember how I said it.... but they were both very excited! We got them each a book, a Grandma and a Grandpa book! I think my dad was more surprised than my mom... and I know they are going to have a hard time keeping it a secret for a little while. i told them at least for another month, so 8 weeks.

Next on the list is Dan's mom and dad. We are hoping his dad can come over tomorrow, but we haven't heard from him yet. His mom is in Iowa, so hopefully by the end of this week. We have not decided when to tell our grandparents.... I know when I tell my Grandma Dot, she will want to tell everyone!

I am going to call the Dr. tomorrow, and hope to get in for my blood test, and see what the next step is.... this is all so exciting, and I am praying for a healthy 9 months and for our little one to stick!!

Well, it's official!

By time most of you are reading this, I am probably 8 weeks or more pregnant. Today is September 26, 2009. I took a test this morning, and to my surprise, it read "Pregnant!" Some of you know, some may not, but Dan and I had decided to start trying to have a baby since May of this year. I had been getting discouraged, but was hoping for the best. Well, today I got it. I have not told anyone yet, but will probably tell our families very soon! Dan and I could not be happier, or more excited!

I will be blogging throughout my pregnancy, and I got the idea from my friend Randi, who I played soccer with down at Mankato... So thanks Ran for the idea!