The 1st Sonogram!

On November 20th we had our first appointment with the OB. I was pretty nervous. It was in the morning so I went straight there. Rob's school schedule is so different from mine that the appointment was in the afternoon for him. He got the rest of the day off! Lucky!

Our appointment was way out East and it took me forever to get there. When I got to the exit, it was closed! I had to call my mom and have her give me directions from the next exit, but I still got lost! I finally found the place and got there before Rob. I checked in and sat down. I nervously waited for Rob while I eyeballed all of the other pregnant ladies. After about 10 minutes Rob showed up and shortly after we called back in to the room.

The nurse that came in was the same one who I had for my annual exam, which apparently I was pregnant at, but I had no idea. She laughed and said, you must have been pregnant at the last appointment! She led us across the hall to the sonogram room which is where Dr. Lopez met us. Dr. Lopez said, "Well, that didn't take long!" I had told her at my last appointment that we had gone off the pill and were going to try to get pregnant in the summer. She had written me a prescription for prenatal vitamins so I could get my body ready. Apparently, my body was already ready!!!

Finally it was time for the sonogram. We couldn't really see anything, but it was just exciting to know that the baby was really there! I was really growing a little baby inside me. I couldn't believe it! She gave us a picture to keep.

After the sonogram I had to have blood drawn. I hate having blood drawn. They also gave us a goody bag of stuff. We got some baby magazines, coupons for baby stuff, a book about Wesley's Birthing Center, etc.

After we left we decided to go get some lunch at Jimmy's Diner. I took one picture there, and it's not that great. It's Rob picking some music for us to listen to on the little jukebox at the table. Lunch was good, but of course, I was feeling kind of sick, so I didn't eat all of mine. After we ate, Rob got to go home for the rest of the day while I had to work for the rest of the afternoon. I decided then that the rest of the appointments should be in the afternoon!

Our First Baby Gift!!!

Not long after announcing on TGM that I was pregnant I got the cutest Mickey Mouse package in the mail. It was from Robyn Crocker, she is such a sweet friend! She lives in TX and we've only met one time at Cee's TX TGM Meet. It was so sweet of her to think of us!

I opened it up and it was our first baby outfits!!! I loved them so much! I told Rob we needed to start the nursery immediately so we could put them in the closet.

Telling my Parents

I think I called my mom about 10 times on Sunday and Monday to make sure they were going to be home Monday night when I got out of class. I couldn't wait to tell them. When I got home from my Master's Class, Rob had people over watching Monday night football. While they watched, Courtney helped me wrap the gift we'd gotten my mom for her birthday. It was a photo album brag book for Grandma's. Courtney cracked me up because she was very particular about how it should be wrapped. I think Courtney is just as excited as we are.

Finally, Courtney had it wrapped perfectly. She came along with us to my parents house. She distracted my mom by taking her downstairs while I set up the video camera on the mantle. We wanted to record her reaction. Unfortunately, my dad was sick that night so we had to wake him up to come out and watch my mom open her birthday present. He was not feeling well at all. I lied and said the present might have something to do with their upcoming cruise so he had to come as well.

My mom unwrapped the book and didn't get it at all. She later said she was confused because she had given the same book to her best friend, Shera, when her grandbaby was born. Finally, my mom said, "Am I going to be a grandma?"

I said, "You already are a grandma, but you are going to get another grandchild." Then she finally understood. She was very excited.

Announcing our news.

When we got to Dallas we told Rob's sister and her husband right away. They told us to start buying diapers now. The next day at the TX TGM Meet I told my BAP sistas. They were all thrilled!

On the way home from Dallas we talked about how to tell Rob's brothers and their girlfriends. We decided to buy a cookie cake and bring it over to Sunday night dinner at Courtney's. I sent Rob to get the cookie from the car right before dinner. He brought it in and said, hey check out our cake. Nobody came to look except Courtney.

Once Courntey saw it she FREAKED out!!!! She was running around screaming and everything. It was hilarious. After she freaked out, Brittania and Rob's brothers finally took a look as well. They were all very surprised. We had said we were waiting till the summer so it came as quite a shock for everyone.

After dinner Rob kissed the baby and Courtney snapped a picture.

We made them all promise not to tell anyone because we hadn't told either of our parents yet. We were waiting for Thanksgiving to tell Rob's parents in person. We were telling my parents the next day when they got home from their trip to CO.

We're Pregnant!!!!

As the last week of October slipped by I realized I'd never had a period in October. On Halloween I stopped by Walgreens to buy a test on the way to school. I had Tre' and Sha'Kira with me and didn't want them to know what I was doing so I sent them to the Halloween section. While they looked at the costumes and candy, I looked at different tests. I decided on a cheapy brand that came with two tests. I figured I'd use one this month, and one next month. I just knew it would be negative and that I was being completely ridiculous for buying one. After I made my selection, I grabbed the kiddos and we headed to school.

On the way to school, I texted Rob to tell him I bought a test. He agreed that I was being ridiculous and he was sure I didn't really need it. I left the tests in the car and forgot about them as I went about my busy Halloween day at school.

I took off work early because we were going to Texas for Cee's annual TX TGM Meet! When I got home, Rob was paying the bills. I told him I was going to take the test. He brushed it off and didn't pay much attention to me. I took the test and laid it on the counter. As I set it down, I noticed that the left line was showing already and the negative was supposed to be the right line. I ignored it, and went to tell Rob that we had three minutes. A few minutes later, I told Rob it was time to check it. I brought it in without looking at it and on the count of three, we looked. Two lines!!! Holy moly! This can't be right. I was convinced the lines were too faint.

I ran upstairs to take the second test. Surely I had done something wrong on the first one. I took the second one with Rob waiting in the bedroom. Three minutes later we checked it out. Two lines. OMG!!!

I was floating on a river called DENIAL at that time so I decided we needed to get an EPT. While Rob finished packing for our trip, I went to the store. When I got to the car I first called Cee to tell her we might not be coming to the party. Then I called Melanie. She was super excited! I told her to calm down, and that the test was probably wrong because I'd left in the car all day and it was hot. I told her that I wasn't supposed to be telling anyone, so we made an agreement that she would call me later and ask if "her mom had shown up for the party at my school." If I said yes, the EPT was positive. If I said no, it was negative.

I went to Dollar General first, but couldn't find the tests so I headed to K-Mart. It was full of freaky people wearing their Halloween costumes! I got a two pack of EPT and headed out. On the way home, I tried to read the instructions.

When I got home, Rob came upstairs with me so I could take the test. I took it and laid it on the bathroom counter. Rob said he wanted to be the one to look at it first. I was sitting in the bedroom on my vanity stool and could see him in the bathroom mirror. When I saw the smile creep across his face, I knew it was a plus. He came out, picked me up and hugged me. "We're pregnant babe!" he said in an excited voice.

It took the rest of the weekend for it to sink in, but I've finally stopped floating along the river of Denial.

I'm pregnant. I'm really pregnant! I'm going to be a mom!