Saturday, January the 11th marked our three month anniversary of marriage; it was also the day we took our second, confirming home pregnancy test.
We are expecting!
Although we were not planning to start family life and parenthood quite this early, we were open to life from day one of marriage (which is why we chose to practice Natural Family Planning) and we are now overwhelmed with excitement.
For almost a week Rich and I kept the news to ourselves as we did baby and birthing research (me more than Rich of course), decided on an obstetrician, and sometimes just sat grinning at each other. I felt like I was holding onto the biggest secret in the whole world all week long; I could have exploded at any moment. It was not until our drive to Indiana for the weekend that we decided to tell family sooner rather than later. Our plans included driving to Warsaw on Friday and heading down to Bloomington to see siblings on Saturday. We would leave again for Warsaw on Sunday and return to Chicago Monday (MLK day). This meant seeing all of the immediate family on a staggered schedule. So on Friday evening we told Dean and Deb; on Saturday Tim, then Jason and Amanda and finally Tom, Amy and Isaac; and on Sunday we told Greg and Tammy. Everyone was overjoyed! We heard a few shrieks, saw some tears, answered several 'are you serious?' questions, and received an 'I told you so' from Tim. Thanks to Jason and Amanda, we also have a gender-neutral nickname for the baby... they started calling it "JA-MANDA".
Now, on Monday just after returning to Chicago, IT'S ALL REAL. We are having a baby in a few months and our immediate family is hoping, praying and preparing with us. (We still haven't spread the word to grandparents or close friends, but we'll soon make amends there after we've seen the obstetrician for our first prenatal appointment.)
For anyone who's just itching to know our time line; I am just about 5 weeks pregnant. Our baby is due September 22, 2009 and is somewhere between the size of a poppy seed and a sesame seed. The baby's neural tube will start to form within the week and will eventually sprout into the all important brain, spinal cord, backbone and nerves. The baby is also very close to having a pumping heart. On my (much less exciting) end, I look just the same and feel a little tired, but I've been fortunate not to have any morning sickness thus far.
As I curl up under the covers and think about leaving the long weekend with such important people for another few days of work, I hope you all know Rich and I are thinking of you and we pray for you daily. We miss you from our little apartment in Chicago and we can't wait to share more news (big and small) about the beginings of our family. Good night.
UPCOMING EVENTS
January 29th - First prenatal appointment (and Dean's birthday)
February 9th - D.O. Match Day
We are expecting!
Although we were not planning to start family life and parenthood quite this early, we were open to life from day one of marriage (which is why we chose to practice Natural Family Planning) and we are now overwhelmed with excitement.
For almost a week Rich and I kept the news to ourselves as we did baby and birthing research (me more than Rich of course), decided on an obstetrician, and sometimes just sat grinning at each other. I felt like I was holding onto the biggest secret in the whole world all week long; I could have exploded at any moment. It was not until our drive to Indiana for the weekend that we decided to tell family sooner rather than later. Our plans included driving to Warsaw on Friday and heading down to Bloomington to see siblings on Saturday. We would leave again for Warsaw on Sunday and return to Chicago Monday (MLK day). This meant seeing all of the immediate family on a staggered schedule. So on Friday evening we told Dean and Deb; on Saturday Tim, then Jason and Amanda and finally Tom, Amy and Isaac; and on Sunday we told Greg and Tammy. Everyone was overjoyed! We heard a few shrieks, saw some tears, answered several 'are you serious?' questions, and received an 'I told you so' from Tim. Thanks to Jason and Amanda, we also have a gender-neutral nickname for the baby... they started calling it "JA-MANDA".
Now, on Monday just after returning to Chicago, IT'S ALL REAL. We are having a baby in a few months and our immediate family is hoping, praying and preparing with us. (We still haven't spread the word to grandparents or close friends, but we'll soon make amends there after we've seen the obstetrician for our first prenatal appointment.)
For anyone who's just itching to know our time line; I am just about 5 weeks pregnant. Our baby is due September 22, 2009 and is somewhere between the size of a poppy seed and a sesame seed. The baby's neural tube will start to form within the week and will eventually sprout into the all important brain, spinal cord, backbone and nerves. The baby is also very close to having a pumping heart. On my (much less exciting) end, I look just the same and feel a little tired, but I've been fortunate not to have any morning sickness thus far.
As I curl up under the covers and think about leaving the long weekend with such important people for another few days of work, I hope you all know Rich and I are thinking of you and we pray for you daily. We miss you from our little apartment in Chicago and we can't wait to share more news (big and small) about the beginings of our family. Good night.
UPCOMING EVENTS
January 29th - First prenatal appointment (and Dean's birthday)
February 9th - D.O. Match Day
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