Still waiting....

Well....no baby yet. It's okay, I'm learning how to practice patience because of it. LOTS of patience. I'm such a planner and organizer that I was hoping this little guy would decide to be very punctual and show up on his due date or on Father's Day. Not so much. I guess he's just made himself nice and comfy inside of me...however, it feels as though he is getting a little squished with all the big kicks I have been receiving lately. I know that is one thing that I will definitely miss when he does decide to join this world. Feeling this little guy move inside me is so amazing. A true miracle for sure. I'm also hoping he will show up so that he can meet his daddy, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and his mommy and daddy's friends who have been anxiously awaiting a phone call or text from us too. I am a people pleaser too, so the fact that he isn't here yet is hard for me to deal with too because I want everyone to meet him just as much as I do (okay, I probably want to meet him a little more than them). So I might as well blab on about a few random topics associated with this pregnancy...maybe a little highlight of all that has gone on the past 40 weeks and 2 days...

We found out we were pregnant at the beginning of October. Much to our surprise (because we didn't expect it to happen so soon), we get pregnant on our first month of trying. I remember taking the test early one morning before work...then telling Justin as I'm getting ready (he's sleeping) "Babe, I took a pregnancy test"....and he said "yeah?"...and I said "what do you think it said?"....he said "I don't think we're pregnant"...I said, "you're wrong"....he said "really?" at that point, I think he woke up a bit =). Just to be sure, I ended up taking 4 more tests because I myself couldn't believe it either and I was feeling totally fine so I just had to be sure.

We told our immediate families right before our first appointment at 6 weeks. They were all thrilled and excited. For Justin's family, it will be his parents first grandson, which is really neat. We already have two wonderful nieces from Justin's older brother and his wife. For my parents, it will be their first grandchild. Very Cool! Also, for my grandmom (moms mom) it will be her first great grandchild which is very exciting too. She has been here in Michigan since June 10 to be here for the arrival of this little one (so you can understand why I am so anxious for him to arrive) and is leaving on the 28th. Other friends and family found out we were expecting when we were 13/14 weeks pregnant. On January 28th, we found out we were having a boy! I didn't really have any sort of feeling what we would be having. I had dreams of both a girl and a boy so it was an exciting moment when the ultrasound tech said "there's his legs and here's something in the middle". She pointed to it and Justin and I looked at each other and smiled, then started giggling. We were excited to have a boy for our first child. Something about having a son to carry on the family name and to be the "big brother" is very exciting.

Throughout this pregnancy I have felt for the most part, great! I was VERY tired in the beginning and would go to be very early, but never got sick (just nauseous sometimes at night). I'm thankful for that as I know many other people get very sick and have a hard time functioning with daily tasks. I have only had one probably true craving the whole time and that was for fresh fruit. This was very hard in the winter because it just didn't taste as good as when it's actually in season.

The name we have chosen was thought of by me! Justin and I have and agreement that we both have unlimited Veto power (like in the Friends episode). So we could share a name with each other and then the other had the power of Veto. His name is uncommon, but not weird. We have decided to keep it a secret because we have already shared with everyone that we are having a boy, and want to have something exciting to share when he arrives. Also because there are so many opinions when it comes to names that we just wanted to keep it to ourselves because we love it so much.

Justin and I have also taken a birth class to prepare for the arrival of our little one. This class was a natural childbirth class to help us prepare ourselves to deliver this baby naturally. This means without any kind of medication. Why natural birth for us? Well, we think it is the best thing for both me and the baby. We talked about natural birth a little bit as well as having medication during the birth and then I found a natural childbirth class and we signed up for it. This class solidified for us that we wanted to try for an all natural labor. We are very excited about it as well and hope that all goes as we would like, but we know that it is possible for things to change and are prepared for that as well. We are also excited to have our sister-in-law, Corie, here to be a part of the labor and delivery process with us too! I am excited to have someone there who knows what I will be going through and to also have extra support for Justin. We couldn't be happier and appreciate that she has been away from her home for a week now so that she is closer to us when we go into labor (another reason I'm wanting this little guy to make his appearance).

So that is probably enough for now....hopefully next time I'll have our birth story of how everything went and the name of our son!