Well, I found out on January 19th at about 6:00a.m. that Matthew and I are going to be welcoming a new member of our family! From my calculations I'm due around September 25th. Now you should know that we weren't trying to have kids, as my husband deploys in June. But God has a bigger picture, and His plan is far better than mine (although I may not see it sometimes).
Basically I started having some bad stomach cramps, headaches, and getting sick all the time. The symptoms kind of came and went, and I thought maybe I was reacting to some of my medication. Then my breasts started getting really tender, and I thought "uh oh". I took the first test and it came out positive. I took another test that night just to double check, and it too came out positive. So I went into the clinic the next morning and their blood test also came back positive. It was true; I was pregnant.
All sorts of feelings are running through me. Fear, excitement, confusion, you name it and I feel it. My stomach is still cramping a little bit now and again, and I'm trying to eat consistently to keep the baby healthy. Suddenly my only priority is what's going on inside. I'm about five weeks along (which means the baby's heart is 3/4 of the way completed and has started beating!). Can you believe it? Its so surreal, I'm going to be a mom! I'm having trouble comprehending that, and believing that there's really something inside. Matt doesn't think my tummy has a bump yet, but I swear there's a teeny-tiny one. I'll start posting pictures every week so you can watch as I grow!
Matt doesn't want to find out what the sex of the baby is, which kind of worries me since its harder to plan for. But oh well; I'll do it for him. Ok, I'm going to go find some crackers and lay down after an 8 hour shift.
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