Lonnie and I had been talking about having a baby. We decided to wait until after we went on our vacation to Africa so I wouldn't have to worry about being sick or having to take antimalarials while pregnant. We decided to start trying in January. Apparently we're really fertile because it only took one month. I was hoping for that so that I could surprise Lonnie for his birthday with the announcement. On Lonnie's birthday I thought that I might be pregnant so after I woke up from working night shift in the afternoon, I took a pregnancy test. It was immediately positive, and I paced back and forth before deciding for sure to make it a surprise for Lonnie. So I ran out to walmart and found a onesie that said "my heart belongs to daddy" and I wrapped it up with the positive pregnancy test and gave it to him and told him it was his birthday present. He was totally shocked when he opened it and then he had a bit of trouble deciphering the lines to determine that it was indeed positive. We are just so excited!
On monday 3/2 one of the ultrasound techs at the hospital that I know said she'd sneak me in for an informal ultrasound. Everything on the baby looked just like it was supposed to. She confirmed there was only one in there. We got to hear the heart beat and could see it beating on the screen. It looks like a lima bean with just a hint of limb stubs. It just made it so much more real for me. Lonnie says he had his mind wrapped around it, but I think even he thought it was cool.
We saw the doctor today 3/4 and she said everything looked great and that we'll just continue one with the care as usual. So I had blood drawn for all the usual tests. I am going to be working on our blog and updating it anytime something happens so if you want to be kept up to speed you should keep checking back.
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