if you threw up in the car on the way to work this morning. Anyone, anyone? I didn’t think so. Well, it wasn’t fun, so be glad it wasn’t you. Josh said it was quintessentially pregnant that immediately following that lovely moment, I turned into Chick-fil-A for a cheese biscuit and sweet tea. What’s so weird about that?
Since I surprised you all with a post last night and offered very few details, I thought a proper pregnancy post was called for. Complete with gratuitous ultrasound evidence, of course!
I went to the doctor for a regularly-scheduled lab appointment in late July and proceeded to tell the lab tech that I was one of the least-fertile people on the planet. Little did I know what God had in store. On August 4th, I took my first pregnancy test and wasn’t at all discouraged to see a negative sign… yet. I took the second test on August 6th, {knowing full well it was too early} and it too was negative. Immediately after that test I read a blog post about waiting, which included this verse “Wait for the LORD; be strong and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the LORD” Psalm 27:14. I actually laughed out loud. On August 8th, Ella and I went to Grey’s birthday party and had a wonderful morning. Afterwards, I took her to lunch at Chipotle and on the way home I didn’t feel so good. Despite the previous record, I decided to take another test. This was was decidedly not negative. I wasn’t sure whether to laugh or cry. We followed it up with another positive test on the 9th just to be sure. Why not spend $40 on pregnancy tests in one week?!
Despite the fact that my doctor wanted to see me immediately, we had a hard time getting a mutually agreeable appointment scheduled and it would be more than two weeks before I got any assurance. It was the longest fourteen days of our lives.
The first ultrasound amounted to a jelly bean with a heartbeat that we couldn’t hear. I was too skeptical to even have them make a DVD of the video, but I did get a still photo of our jelly bean. I began to get excited, but given my track-record I was still very anxious. Understanding my concern, my sweet doctor agreed to an appointment every two weeks throughout the first trimester.
The ultrasound photograph above is from Thursday, September 10th. Not only do I have a strip of lovely photographs, but I have a DVD, a very loud and fast heartbeat and wiggly little arms and legs. I am finally beginning to feel a sense of peace that only God can give. We are more confident than we have been in the past about the life of this little one. I know that it’s days are numbered and known only to God, but I am trusting that this life is being carefully prepared for our family, and our family for it.
I have lots to share about the big announcement, Ella’s reaction and what it means for our family, so you should have lots to read in the coming days {assuming of course, I’m not sick, tired or shopping for clothes for this ever changing body of mine}. For now, I’m going to eat a greasy cheeseburger from Whataburger and sneak in a little nap. Who am I kidding, I’m just going to bed. See you tomorrow!
