I’m Pregnant!

As I write this, I am already 29 weeks which means I’m in my seventh month of pregnancy! Before I go into too much detail on how I am currently doing I want to document how we found out we were pregnant.

A little bit of backstory, my husband and I had been trying for THREE years to get pregnant. We found out after one year of trying that we had a low morphology issue which meant that we either had to go the IVF route or just be patient and keep trying. After two years of trying to get pregnant, we started to shift our mindset, preparing ourselves mentally for never having kids. We both got to the point were we realized we needed to move on and plan what our lives would be like if children were not going to be a part of it. I knew I needed to visualize this possible life for myself and for my mental health. My dream of having a child of our own had not gone away, but for me, I needed to be okay and know that I could be happy without the life we had previously envisioned. I still prayed that we could have a baby, but I was ready to be patient on God’s timing. This was my mindset for two more years!

We continued to try, but kept living our lives as normal, working and having adventures to Colorado, Seattle, and Harry Potter world. On November 4th we were due to pay our balance for our first ever Disney World trip scheduled for December 4th, but at that point I had experienced two consecutive days of weird waves of nausea, almost like motion sickness. Once while in the kitchen at lunch and the other in the car with Robert. I remember he looked at me and said, “Hmmm, that’s unusual.” I kind of thought it was odd too, but I didn’t dwell on it all and at that point I didn’t know how late I really was. I’m normally very regular, but had a few cycles were I was 5 or 6 days late before and honestly I wasn’t thinking about my cycle AT ALL. I was busy planning our Disney trip for the last several months and researching the rides, best tips, and restaurants. So, the morning of November 4th arrived and Robert and I both agreed that I needed to take a test, just in case, before we paid in full for Disney. I grabbed a pregnancy test strip from my supply and went to work. I hadn’t taken a pregnancy test in 2 years so the weight of what I was doing kind of hit me. As I walked to the restroom I got really nervous. I was excited, but I was trying not to get my hopes up and honestly, I had no expectations that I was pregnant. I took the test and instantly it showed positive, like within seconds!

I WAS STUNNED! I stared at the test strip, in awe, and remember laughing out loud in the restroom.

I immediately went downstairs and asked Robert to meet me outside, we work in the same building, and showed him the test and said, “What does this mean?” I was in shock. Robert looked at me and said, “I think it means you’re pregnant.” We both laughed, hugged, and teared up a bit. He then said just to be safe that he wanted to get a digital test to be sure so he immediately went to HEB to pick one up. As soon as he came back I took the Clearblue test and within five seconds it said pregnant! I stood in the restroom for a few seconds and just thanked God immensely for the gift, the honor, and the privilege of being pregnant. I remember thinking that His timing is always perfect. I prayed that He would keep baby and me safe and healthy. I was immediately filled with such joy and peace. I hustled downstairs and and went straight to Robert’s office and showed him the positive test. We were both ecstatic! At that point, we really let the news sink in. We hugged and cried and we couldn’t stop smiling. We immediately moved into action, scheduling my doctor’s appointment to confirm pregnancy, reviewing insurance information, and canceling our Disney trip. I’ve never been so happy to cancel a vacation! We were in a bubble of happiness and still are!

18 Weeks Ultrasound

At my 18 weeks appointment I had a checkup and was able to get an ultrasound to determine the gender. I asked the ultrasound tech to put the results in an envelope. I was so excited and wanted to find out that evening. I just couldn’t wait any longer. That night we went to dinner at our favorite Italian restaurant and after we ordered our food, I handed Robert the envelope and told him I wanted him to open it, but before he did I wanted us to guess what we were having. He said, “I think it’s a girl, and all of our friends and family say girl, so I’m saying it’s a girl.” I told him, “I know everyone thinks it’s a girl, but I really think it’s a boy.”

He opened the envelope, pulled out the ultrasound pictures, looked at me and smiled while tearing up and said, “You’re right, babe. It’s a boy.” I was amazed all over again. I said to him, “Really, it’s a boy?” We both laughed and cried and just couldn’t contain our happiness. We enjoyed the rest of our meal while we talked about plans for the nursery and talked about how amazing it was that we could call him by his name now. We’ve chosen Liam Kingsley for our baby boy’s name. I adore it immensely.

20- 29 Weeks Update

At around 20 weeks, we had the anatomy scan and everything looked great and I had another one at 28 weeks to view things that couldn’t be seen and measured previously and the doctor said everything looked great with baby Liam. I recently had my glucose test and everything came back normal, which is such a relief. Like I mentioned in the beginning, I am currently 29 weeks. Liam is doing well at around 3 pounds and I am enjoying his movement and baby kicks.

We’ve got the majority of his nursery done. The colors for his nursery are grey and white with pops of green. The theme is baby woodland animal with lots of bears. I think he’s going to be my little cuddle bear or if we go by how active he is in the womb, (He moves and kicks ALL the time) he will be a busy little fox. Also, my baby shower is next weekend and I cannot wait to see everyone and to show them Liam’s nursery. I also cannot wait to finish decorating his nursery and getting my hospital bag packed, but I’ve been holding off till I have my baby shower!

What I love about being pregnant:

• I love when Robert leans close to my belly to tell you good morning.
• I love when he cuddles us both and presses his palm to my stomach to feel you stretch and kick.
• I love when he peeks into your nursery and says he can’t wait to hold you in his arms.
• The other morning he made my day when he said that I was beautiful and that he was still amazed that I was carrying his little handsome boy.
• I love recognizing that your movements fall into a pattern. I can drink some ice cold water and feel you kick. If I eat dessert I can feel you twist and turn around in my belly. I love that when I lay down at night I can feel you move and roll around.
• I love that you can now recognize our voices. In the morning, I can tell you good morning and feel you stretch and kick in response. In the evening, Robert will lean close to my belly and tell you good night and that he loves you and I can feel you immediately respond with what feels like somersaults.
• I love all memorable these moments and I love being pregnant. I cannot wait to meet you, Liam. It’s truly indescribable how much I love you already.