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Hello, everyone!  I know, I know... It's about time I created our blogpage.  Well, here it is!  I just hope I can be as good as all of you about keeping it updated.  I really enjoy reading all of your blogs.  I will try to make ours as interesting to read.  I never really thought about creating a page because I knew I wouldn't keep up with it...until now.  On April 18th, we found out I'm pregnant!  This is very exciting for us.  What better way to keep everyone updated about our journey than to post blogs for you all to read.  Unfortunately, it's too hard to keep everyone informed on everything individually.  So, for starters...here are some answers to very common questions:

"Are you excited?" - As a matter of fact, we are ecstatic!  I have always wanted to have a bundle of children.  But, for now, we'll start with just one.  Matt is really looking forward to being a dad.

"Do you want a boy or a girl?" - We both want a healthy baby.  I've always wanted to have a boy first, so my kids could have an older brother to look out for them. (I'm not saying my older sister didn't look out for me!!!)  But, neither one of us have a preference.  Matt thinks we will have a girl, because everyone is having girls.  We have 5 nieces and 1 more due in July.  I think it will be a boy because someone has to have one!

and my favorite...

"Were you trying?" - Well, if you mean "were we expressing ourselves like married couples do", then yes.  We were not avoiding it.  We were going to be ready whenever the Good Lord decided to bless us with a child.  Apparently, that time is now.

Now, we've gotten those questions out of the way.  So, I found out on April 18.  I came home and took a test because I was over a week late.  Matt had no idea.  I planned on taking the test and seeing that it was negative so I would just quit thinking about it.  No part of me thought I was pregnant, I just wanted to confirm it.  So, when it came up positive...and it read "PREGNANT", I flipped out.  I couldn't control myself.  I cried.  I came out of the bathroom and Matt asked me if I was ok.  He had a confused look on his face when I said yes, but couldn't quit crying.  So, I showed him the test.  He flipped out, too...in excitement, that is.  It's kind of funny.  I always had an idea of how I wanted to tell him the news whenever I got pregnant.  That all kind of went out the window that day.  I couldn't think straight.  Also, like I said, I was expecting it to be negative.  So, I didn't have a plan.  We were expecting company within the hour.  Our best friends, Rachel and Tony, and precious Addison, were coming over for dinner.  So, they were the first to find out our news.  We obviously couldn't hold it in!  Their daughter, Addison, is 3, and Savannah Brook Kieffer will arrive at the end of July.  I always wanted to be pregnant with my best friend.  She got a head start, but at least their second and our first will only be 4 1/2 months apart.   

The next day we told our parents.  My mom and dad both cried and Walker is so excited about being an uncle at 13.  This is my parents' first grandchild.  My sister, Jennifer, and brother, Philip, both cried too.  It was such a happy occasion!  Matt's mom and dad were equally excited.  This will be their 5th grandchild.  Matt's sister, Marie, has one daughter - Taylor, age 6.  His other sister, Elizabeth, has 3 girls - Madeline, 9; Hannah, 7; and Bella, 5.  So, now we need a boy to add to the family!

I went to my first Dr.'s visit on Friday, May 2.  It was confirmed..I was 7 weeks and due Dec.18th!  Matt kept saying "So, she's pregnant?  She's really pregnant?".  He was a little nervous at first that the test was wrong and here we were telling everyone that I was pregnant!  He just need a little confirmation.  By the time we left, we were walking past the nurses station and he was telling everyone "She's pregnant!  Hey, my wife's pregnant!"  He was a little excited.  He's going to be such a good daddy!  My sister gave us some baby books to read.  She bought Matt a book called So You're Going To Be A Dad.  He couldn't put it down.  He took it to work with him and finished it in a few days.  He's also read What To Expect When You're Expecting, from front to back.  Now he's on a third book.  He's been educating me a bit.

We went for our 2nd visit on Thursday, May 29.  We were going to hear the heartbeat.  The doctor couldn't get the sonogram machine to work, so we had to do an ultrasound.  Oh, darn!  We had to see the baby, instead.  This was such a treat because we weren't supposed to have an ultrasound until I was 20 weeks (end of July).  Words can't express how unbelievable this was.  We got a picture of our little bundle of joy.  Not sure about the gender, yet.  Matt doesn't like it but I keep saying that I have a lime in my grapefruit.  My books say that at 11 weeks, our baby is the size of a large lime and my uterus is the size of a grapefruit.  Therefore, I have a lime in my grapefruit.  Matt says we did not create fruit, we created a baby!  

Having the ultrasound done and getting a picture of our baby just makes this all so much more real.  I keep saying "I don't feel pregnant!"  I just want to feel like I'm pregnant.  Matt says I'll be eating my words later.  I have been fortunate enough to not be sick.  I've gotten sick a few random times, but only due to being sensitive to smells/food.  I have not gained any weight yet and I can't really say I'm showing because I already had a little pudge.

Matt and I are looking forward to this journey and sharing it with all of you.  My next visit will be Thursday, June 26th.  We'll keep you updated!