You will absolutely not understand that title unless you are a "Friends" fanatic. If you're not... keep reading and you'll get the gist. :)
We went for our 11 week check up this morning to check in on the littlest member of our family. It was our first appointment since "graduating" from the specialist office to a regular doctor and it was comforting to see the baby on the big screen again.
The reason for the fuzzy pic? .... Meet our "Tiny Dancer" who wouldn't sit still long enough to have his/her picture taken!
I couldn't believe how much s/he had grown in just a few short weeks! And I don't think I'll ever forget the look on Steven's face when he saw the screen today. He could see it before the technician turned the screen towards me and it was the most priceless and probably most exciting ultrasound moment we've had [so far!] I can tell - he is already wrapped around that tinnnnyyyy little finger. He doesn't stand a chance if it's a girl!
I thought there was a small chance we might get to see the baby move around a little bit but I completely underestimated how much this little one already likes to dance. Looking like a little clone of it's parents!
james 1:17 : "Every good and perfect gift is from above..."
I just came across this developmental video of weeks 10-14 on babycenter.com and love knowing the detail of everything that's happening with baby Waugh at this point!
I have no idea why, but ever since we moved so far from my family, I have dreamed of surprising my parents with the news that we were expecting at an airport. I had no idea that something like that would actually get to happen, but that's just how I had envisioned it since being in LA.
Long before we found out the news that we were pregnant I had invited my parents to visit us at our home in LA. Easter would be a long weekend for them so it made sense to have them here so they could spend an extra few days. They had graciously accepted our invitation and things were set in motion to get them here March 28th... via US Airways!!!
We found out about baby Waugh on March 14th. That meant if I was going to get to tell my parents in person, I was going to have to keep THE BIGGEST SECRET OF MY ENTIRE LIFE for 14 days. That may not sound like a long time to you, but for someone who talks to her mother on an every-every other day basis, this was to be my greatest challenge yet. I'm the kind of person when I know a secret, I will tantalize you with it, asking "don't you want to know about.....(insert secret here.)" It's terribly difficult for me to keep Christmas presents a secret but THIS - this was WAY beyond Christmas presents. As I mentioned in my first post, lots of people prayed for us to be able to have a child and my parents, as well as Steven's, were at the top of that list.
I decided I would have to keep it quiet. There was no way someone else was going to get the hug that I knew would be coming my way if I told them in person. I wanted to experience the overwhelming joy of an answered prayer with them and WOW - was it worth the wait!!
Steven and I met my parents at the terminal gate exit door with signs and t-shirts that shared our exciting news. We were fortunate enough to have an airport employee snag this video of their reaction.
Do you think they were happy?
Here are a few other snapshots from the pregnancy reveal.
Happy Grandparents
One PROUD baby daddy!
Since we were already slated to have my parents in town for Easter and couldn't be 2 places at once, we decided that we would surprise Steven's family with Easter cards that were slated to arrive around the same time my parent's plane landed. They all had pictures of our first ultrasound in them and a little message about our miracle. They called immediately upon receiving the cards and were overjoyed at the news.
This has got to be one of my favorite days - I mean, it's not every day you get to spread so much happiness.
Chatting with Nana in Dallas about her newest grandchild!
1 Samuel 1:27: "I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him."
This is so amazing! We went in for our 8+ week appointment and got to hear the little one's heartbeat! It is a strong 163 bpm and we are so relieved and so grateful for good news!
The wive's tale is that you can tell gender by heartbeat speed, but I've heard examples from friends of where this didn't hold true. What do you think the baby gender will be?
Will we be seeing PINK? or BLUE? Leave your guess in the comments section!
You would think after trying for 2 years that it would've been pretty obvious when we finally were successful in creating this little miracle. That didn't turn out to be the case at all. After I had gotten some (incorrect) results from the most recent blood work I'd submitted, I had completely put it out of my head that a baby was a possibility for us until the next month where we would try another round of meds. It was devastating news (again) and I tried desperately to put it out of my mind. After all, it happens when you least expect it, ...right?
Since the weather had warmed up in late February and everything was covered in pollen, in typical fashion, I got sick. I ended up with an upper respiratory infection and was absolutely exhausted trying to get over it. We did some traveling to the in-law's in TN and shortly after returning home I was starting to feel like I was coming out of the "spring crud." The very next weekend my sister and her boyfriend were scheduled to visit us for spring break. I wore myself out trying to get the house cleaned and typical household chores seemed to tire me out rather quickly. Naturally, I blamed it on still being on the mend from the infection, and was just excited to see my family! Caroline and Matt stayed for most of the week and over the course of the week I would still tire easily and occasionally didn't feel too well after meals. Caroline would ask, "are you sure you're not pregnant?" and I would brush it off and say, "yes, there's no way that's possible" and moved on. She asked one too many times for it to sit right with me and so EARLY on a Thursday morning, I decided to take the last test I had. Quicker than I have ever seen those things work in the past, it showed 2 lines. It was early, so I was thinking it was just the sleepy still in my eyes. The lines darkened and I went immediately to the kitchen where Steven was making his breakfast. He had no idea I was taking a test (I really hadn't planned to) and when I kept repeating "2 LINES!" and pointing at the test... he was unsure of what I was talking about. We both stared at the test in complete and total disbelief and thought it must be a fluke. Surely this is a false positive, I mean after all, the blood work said it would be another month before this was a possibility. Steven went to pick up a few more tests while I left an early morning message with my doctor. One after one, they all said the same thing - we were finally pregnant!
It took us 3 tests to really believe this was happening!! We had been trying and receiving negative results for so, so long that it felt surreal. We went the next morning to have an ultrasound where we first got to see our little nugget and received the picture above. He/She was already 6.5 weeks when we found out the amazing news and all those times I had felt so tired and sluggish finally started making sense! The heartbeat was flickering at our appointment and I think it is safe to say we both felt this overwhelming sense of gratitude. This was truly an answer to MANY prayers from many people. So many people had supported us with kind words of encouragement and prayers and for that we are forever grateful. We know this wouldn't have happened without them!
We are so excited about our growing little miracle and continue praying for a healthy baby and pregnancy. And thanks again to little Siss for being persistent in your questioning... we might STILL be in the dark about baby Waugh without your visit to LA!
Psalm 66:19; "but God has surely listened and has heard my prayer."
