May 23rd
May 3rd
May 17th
Okay, so we have officially known we were expecting since March 23rd! But I am just now remembering to start a little pregnancy progress blog. Today, I am 14 weeks pregnant-just barely into my 2nd trimester. Yay! Justin and I are so excited (and still a little nervous) about our little one. I have been feeling absolutely great! Especially the past week or so since I have been able to get back on a somewhat normal work out schedule (no more extreme fatigue). I'm even starting to see a little bump!
Since this is post #1, I'll recap some of the excitement of the past 2 months...
March 23...Pregnant!
On March 23rd, just a couple of days before a family trip to NYC, I decided to take a pregnancy test. I hadn't really noticed any symptoms, other than an enormous appetite, fatigue and a somewhat bad attitude, both of which had been going on for the about a week or so. I honestly didn't suspect that the test would read "pregnant," but I figured since we would be in NYC enjoying wine and other things, that I might as well take one, just in case. Sooo, I get home, take the test, sit it on the counter and then leave the bathroom to go walk Lilly-remember I honestly thought it would be negative. We arrived back at home about 30 or so minutes later and I thought, hmm, I guess I need to go check that pregnancy test. Imagine my surprise when I walked in to see those 7 letters that would change our lives forever! P-R-E-G-N-A-N-T! I was so in shock that I immediately took the other 2 tests in the package, of course getting the same result each time. Justin had just finished a Med School exam and was at a happy hour with some of his friends. I was pacing around the house trying to wrap my head around everything when I texted him, "text me when you're on your way home." He later told me that this text made him super suspicious; he was texting me about 30 minutes later to let me know he was on the way. I was outside with Lilly when he pulled up. He got out of the car and said something like, "hey-what's going on." I don't know if it was horomones or just my general surprise at the events that had just taken place, but I said we need to talk, let's go inside and then I started to cry. He was so freaked out, he told me he thought I was breaking up with him-lol! So, I told him our news and he was so excited and happy about it. We were both standing there grinning in disbelief.
The next morning, promptly at 8am, I called my doctor's office. I told the nurse that I had taken a pregnancy test and that I needed to come in for bloodwork to see if I was pregnant. She responded, "Honey, if you took the pregnancy test and it was positive, well then you're pregnant!" :) So, we scheduled our first visit for about 2weeks later.
We left a couple of days later to go on our NYC trip and vowed to keep our lips sealed about the news until we visited the doc for the first time to confirm everything. It was a great trip, I was so lucky that I didn't have morning sickness or any of the other symptoms, because it was a whirlwind trip. Justin had fun b/c I had to order a couple of glasses of wine to keep up our facade, which he had to then chug when everyone had their backs turned. Sneaky, sneaky! :)
April 6...First Doctor's Appointment
Our first doctor's appointment was scheduled for April 6th. We arrived at Ochsner all nerves and excitement. Our OBGYN, Dr. Laypere, talked with us for a bit about the do's and don't's...of course no sushi, no sandwhich meat unless heated, no exotic cheese, so on and so forth. No sushi and no wine were by far the no no's I would miss the most! Anyway, the nurse came in and said that Dr. Lapyere would do an ultrasound to try to determine how far along we were. I was guessing from my last period that I was about 7 weeks along at the time of the appointment. So, we did that first ultrasound and it was truly mind blowing. There was our little peanut, moving around with a heartbeat! Dr. Laypere said everything looked great, but that I was probably closer to 6 weeks than 7 and that it was a little too early to predict our due date. We walked out completely dazed!
Telling the Fam
After we were able to confirm that we were in fact having a baby, we couldn't wait to tell our family and friends, but we wanted to be able to tell them in person if possible. So, we planned a trip to my parent's house for dinner one weekend (I think it was April 16th) and we told them the news in a toast before dinner "...to family and new additions to our family..." Everyone was ESTACTIC! Crying, smiling, laughing, hugging...you get the gist! Of course we immediately were itching to tell Justin's family, but they were out of town in Charlotte. We got the chance to tell them at Lynn's family crawfish boil birthday party the next weekend. We just slyly put the ultrasound picture into a birthday card and had her open it. The message written in the card simply read "surprise!" Again, we were surrounded by tears, screams and the like! It was such an exciting and wonderful day! After that, we started spreading the news to our closest friends. Of course, everyone was so happy and a little surprised-since we had always said we wanted to wait a couple more years before having a baby...sometimes plans have a way of being changed! ;)
May 3...Another Chance to see Baby Miller
May 17th
Okay, so we have officially known we were expecting since March 23rd! But I am just now remembering to start a little pregnancy progress blog. Today, I am 14 weeks pregnant-just barely into my 2nd trimester. Yay! Justin and I are so excited (and still a little nervous) about our little one. I have been feeling absolutely great! Especially the past week or so since I have been able to get back on a somewhat normal work out schedule (no more extreme fatigue). I'm even starting to see a little bump!
Since this is post #1, I'll recap some of the excitement of the past 2 months...
March 23...Pregnant!
On March 23rd, just a couple of days before a family trip to NYC, I decided to take a pregnancy test. I hadn't really noticed any symptoms, other than an enormous appetite, fatigue and a somewhat bad attitude, both of which had been going on for the about a week or so. I honestly didn't suspect that the test would read "pregnant," but I figured since we would be in NYC enjoying wine and other things, that I might as well take one, just in case. Sooo, I get home, take the test, sit it on the counter and then leave the bathroom to go walk Lilly-remember I honestly thought it would be negative. We arrived back at home about 30 or so minutes later and I thought, hmm, I guess I need to go check that pregnancy test. Imagine my surprise when I walked in to see those 7 letters that would change our lives forever! P-R-E-G-N-A-N-T! I was so in shock that I immediately took the other 2 tests in the package, of course getting the same result each time. Justin had just finished a Med School exam and was at a happy hour with some of his friends. I was pacing around the house trying to wrap my head around everything when I texted him, "text me when you're on your way home." He later told me that this text made him super suspicious; he was texting me about 30 minutes later to let me know he was on the way. I was outside with Lilly when he pulled up. He got out of the car and said something like, "hey-what's going on." I don't know if it was horomones or just my general surprise at the events that had just taken place, but I said we need to talk, let's go inside and then I started to cry. He was so freaked out, he told me he thought I was breaking up with him-lol! So, I told him our news and he was so excited and happy about it. We were both standing there grinning in disbelief.
The next morning, promptly at 8am, I called my doctor's office. I told the nurse that I had taken a pregnancy test and that I needed to come in for bloodwork to see if I was pregnant. She responded, "Honey, if you took the pregnancy test and it was positive, well then you're pregnant!" :) So, we scheduled our first visit for about 2weeks later.
We left a couple of days later to go on our NYC trip and vowed to keep our lips sealed about the news until we visited the doc for the first time to confirm everything. It was a great trip, I was so lucky that I didn't have morning sickness or any of the other symptoms, because it was a whirlwind trip. Justin had fun b/c I had to order a couple of glasses of wine to keep up our facade, which he had to then chug when everyone had their backs turned. Sneaky, sneaky! :)
April 6...First Doctor's Appointment
Our first doctor's appointment was scheduled for April 6th. We arrived at Ochsner all nerves and excitement. Our OBGYN, Dr. Laypere, talked with us for a bit about the do's and don't's...of course no sushi, no sandwhich meat unless heated, no exotic cheese, so on and so forth. No sushi and no wine were by far the no no's I would miss the most! Anyway, the nurse came in and said that Dr. Lapyere would do an ultrasound to try to determine how far along we were. I was guessing from my last period that I was about 7 weeks along at the time of the appointment. So, we did that first ultrasound and it was truly mind blowing. There was our little peanut, moving around with a heartbeat! Dr. Laypere said everything looked great, but that I was probably closer to 6 weeks than 7 and that it was a little too early to predict our due date. We walked out completely dazed!
Telling the Fam
After we were able to confirm that we were in fact having a baby, we couldn't wait to tell our family and friends, but we wanted to be able to tell them in person if possible. So, we planned a trip to my parent's house for dinner one weekend (I think it was April 16th) and we told them the news in a toast before dinner "...to family and new additions to our family..." Everyone was ESTACTIC! Crying, smiling, laughing, hugging...you get the gist! Of course we immediately were itching to tell Justin's family, but they were out of town in Charlotte. We got the chance to tell them at Lynn's family crawfish boil birthday party the next weekend. We just slyly put the ultrasound picture into a birthday card and had her open it. The message written in the card simply read "surprise!" Again, we were surrounded by tears, screams and the like! It was such an exciting and wonderful day! After that, we started spreading the news to our closest friends. Of course, everyone was so happy and a little surprised-since we had always said we wanted to wait a couple more years before having a baby...sometimes plans have a way of being changed! ;)
May 3...Another Chance to see Baby Miller
Since we couldn't get a due date prediction at our first doctor's visit, we were schedule for a second ultrasound on May 6th. This time we got a really good look at our little peanut! He/she was jumping all around and actually looked like a baby! It was the coolest thing ever. I love getting to see the baby moving around and to know that it's growing safely inside of me (still so crazy to wrap my head around)! The heartbeat was strong, at 172 bmp. Justin and I were estactic and left the office on Cloud 9. We did a third ultrasound on May 17th and were able to get a really clear picture of our little baby! They just keep getting more and more exciting! The pics in the post above are from the April 6th U/S (10 weeks) and the May 17th U/S (12 weeks).
There have been so many other wonderful and memorable moments from the past two months, but those are some of the highlights! As I continue the blog, I'll be sure to post when new and exciting things happen!
XOXO,
Katie (& Baby)
There have been so many other wonderful and memorable moments from the past two months, but those are some of the highlights! As I continue the blog, I'll be sure to post when new and exciting things happen!
XOXO,
Katie (& Baby)
