I haven't posted for about two weeks, or longer... but I haven't exactly been feeling so great for the past few weeks... not because I have a cold or the flu, but because sometime around June of next year, we'll have an addition to our little family, that's right, I am.... PREGNANT!!!
I'm just a little over 12 weeks... at 6 weeks, I had my first appointment and the Doc could see the baby's heart beat, way cool! Then yesterday I went to another appointment, and we got to hear the baby's heart beat, 163 BPM, coolest thing ever!
We couldn't be more excited, this is what we have been praying for and wanting for a really long time! I haven't been THAT sick, there are days that are rougher than others, but I really can't complain, I've been able to work and go to church and do all of my YW stuff, we've been really blessed.
Coolest story about how we told our parents: We went to Babies R' Us, and they had little frame ornaments that say "Best Christmas Gift Ever" on them, and then you put a picture of the sonogram in it. We bought two, one for Tyson's mom, and one for my parents, and wrapped them up like a cute little Christmas present. Thanksgiving morning, we went up to Tyson's mom's house early, and had breakfast with her, just the three of us. We gave her the gift and told her it was an early Christmas surprise. She opened up the box, and just stared at the little picture, looked up at me, and said, "Are you??!!" And we said, "YES!" And she started dancing around the kitchen, hugging, and crying, it was awesome!
We ate Thanksgiving with Bonnie and the some of Tyson's family around 1 PM, and then hopped in the truck and drove out to Vernal to spend the rest of the weekend with my family. They were waiting, very patiently, for us to arrive so we could have Thanksgiving dinner together, so right when we walked in, they wanted to get started eating... I handed the little present to my mom and dad and said open this together, its a special Christmas surprise. They had NO CLUE! They opened it, and stared, and my mom then said, "Are you??!!" And we said, "YES!" My mom hugged me so tight and was crying and my dad still had no clue what was going on, he didn't know what the picture was of, he said, "Why is everyone so excited about this little picture of a tornado?" :) We told him he's going to be a grandpa, and then it set in... it was again, a very awesome reaction to our exciting news!
The doctor said everything is going really well, I actually lost a little weight during this first 12 weeks, and the baby has a very strong heartbeat and is measuring perfect. I have a history of heart problems from my side of the fam, so they are going to do the ultrasound at the new IMC hospital in Murray. Tys knows its a little girl without a doubt, I am not so certain either way. Sometimes I just know its a boy, or get the overwhelming feeling that its a little girl, but we are excited either way! We are going to Costa Rica when I'll be 19 weeks, so the day after we get home, we have our ultrasound and find out what we are having... very exciting!
I know this is a long post... but I hope you are all enjoying this Christmas season, its been snowing every day out here and its definitely going to be a beautiful white Christmas. Since I've been sick, I haven't really had time to get caught up in the Christmas rush, and I must admit, its been really nice. Saturday I made granola for friends and neighbors, and tonight we are taking a homemade coconut cream pie and homemade eggnog out to our boss and his wife to share our exciting news. I love this time of year, and I feel like this new little life has already brought more love into our home. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and can feel the love of our Savior and Lord. Love, Dani (PS: I'll post some pictures soon, I'm starting to get a little bump :) I just forgot my SD card)
