Bun In The Oven

I haven't blogged in forever.

It's been driving me crazy.

But there's a good, quality reason for my absence.

In August, we found out that we were expecting.

This was highly unexpected.

See... it's not that we weren't trying.

We were.

But in the midst of flying to Tampa, the stress of a week in a hospital waiting room, jet lag, and knowing that 2 friends were nearing their last days on earth, I just assumed that the missed period, extreme exhaustion and excessive emotions were all factors of the stress and the cross country travel.

I really don't know what finally prompted me to buy the tests.

But man did that positive sign pop up fast.

When Kevin got home, we took a second... yep, just as fast.

And there it was.

Life had just changed.

And I wanted to tell everyone.

And we did tell a lot more people than we'd planned.

But for some reason, I felt like I needed to make it to 3 months before I announced it on the world wide web.

I felt like I needed to hear the heart beating before I could make it "official".

I was paranoid, convinced that something would go wrong if I said anything too early.

I tried to blog... but the problem was that the only thing on my mind was this incredible life forming inside of me.

I could think of nothing to write about if it didn't have to do with my pregnancy.

So I went on hiatus.

And last Wednesday, we had our first ultra sound.

And our baby was moving and measuring perfectly, with the most incredible beating heart.

And the paranoia calmed (a bit).

The baby is due April 22nd, 2010.

4/22/10.

I like the way it looks.

And an April baby is great in Las Vegas.

I've totally skipped the 112 degree days.

So far, I'm feeling good.

No morning sickness to speak of.

I'm just starting to get a little energy back which is nice.

(I might actually do a load of laundry today. ;o) Seriously, it's been months.)

I'm showing much sooner than I'd like, but it's my second baby and I'm desperately trying to enjoy it, with Michael I was extremely unhappy with my pregnant body.

Kevin's been incredible... picking up the slack for me.

His patience with me is worthy of a saint.

Our next OB appointment is next Tuesday.

Can't wait!!!