Our first blog!

Hi everyone! I know it's a little late into the pregnancy to be starting this, but I was inspired by our friends Dennis and Mary in Atlanta. I'll be in my 20th week (five months or so) tomorrow! Half way done! So for everyone who doesn't know the whole story, we'll start at the beginning. We found out we were pregnant on July 4th. I had been feeling weird for a week or two and Kenny kept trying to tell me I was pregnant. I was doubtful, however. He convinced to take a test and it took two before I was really convinced. We called the doctor and made an appointment but couldn't get in until August 1. That is a long time to wait!! So every two or three days I would get nervous and have to take another test. Needless to say, they all came back positive.

I told Mom a couple of days after we found out, but waited awhile to tell everyone else. I did tell my bosses early too, so that they wouldn't wonder why I wouldn't work with radiation or the animals anymore. I wanted to wait until after the doctor's appointment in August to tell everyone else. Mom ended up having to tell Dad so that he didn't insist on taking me to the hospital for food-poisoning. That was my first bout of morning sickness- and it wasn't in the morning... We told his mom soon after that. We waited to tell the rest of the "immediate" family until after the first doctor's appointment and closer to the three month mark. Most of his family had already had it figured out, as had my sister. We didn't really tell anyone else until after we heard the heartbeat. As some of you know, I'm still telling some people. (Sorry, it's been really hectic...)

I didn't start getting sick until the middle of July. I was mostly just really nauseous all day long and couldn't really think about food. I am definitely feeling better now, though. Kenny's happy because I can finally cook again. We heard the heartbeat at the beginning of September. I have it recorded and am going to see if I can find a way to link it. We go on Halloween to get our ultrasound. Everybody we've told but Kenny seems to think it's a girl. We'll just have to wait and see...

Here are a couple of belly pics so you can map my progress. I'm not divulging my weight...

4 weeks

9 weeks

13 weeks

16 weeks

We'll take the 20 week picture tomorrow and post it. I'm out of my regular clothes and into maternity ones now. I can wear some of my old jeans with a belly band, but most of my old shirts are out of the question. We'll keep you posted as we find out more!