Surprise!

I should have written this post a long time ago....like in the beginning of September a long time ago, but as it turns out I've been a little busy.

So let me tell you the story....

Mark and I talked about having kids and starting a family before we were married. We probably even talked about it before Mark knew he would propose to me.  We both knew it was something we would want, we just didn't know when.  We got married in September 2010 and for Mark that sealed the deal, getting married also made him instantly ready to start our family. I on the other hand was more skeptical of the idea, not that I didn't want the same things but I figured lets just be married for a while.  Still the topic would get brought up more and more frequently.  So we sat down last winter and seriously talked about it, when did we want to do this?  We decided that we would wait until summer, that we would take the next few months to "just be married."  And it was fun, we spent the summer with hardly a second in the house.  We fished, Mark played softball, while I got the pleasure of watching game after game....and I say pleasure with a large dose of sarcasm!  I ran, and ran, and ran some more.  Soaking in all the time I could outside, getting fresh air, clearing my head and my lungs, and working my legs.  We went on a lake vacation in July and we spent Cheyenne Frontier days the way we typically do. With lots of beer, making lots of memories with our friends and family.  It was during Frontier days that the topic of family making got brought up again. After a few of these said beers and a 12 AM Taco Bell date at the kitchen table, in hopes of avoiding a hangover, it was decided.  I wouldn't be going back on the pill after that week.  We were officially trying!  Only....there wasn't much trying involved and everything happened a lot faster than either of us would have thought. 


It was Monday, August 27th, 2012.  Exactly one week "late."  I got off work before Mark that week so I knew I would have time to take a pregnancy test before he was even home.  So that's what I did, knowing full well what it was going to say.  I just had a feeling.  My feeling was right, it didn't even take the full three minutes to say positive.

 

 

I decided right then that I would keep it to myself for the week.  I knew how excited Mark was going to be and I didn't think he could keep it to himself.  We would be heading out of town just the two of us on Saturday and with our 2nd year anniversary right around the corner this could be his gift.  So I waited and waited...while trying to act a normal as possible.  I took another test on Friday that week and wrapped it up as an anniversary gift to give to Mark before our day date the next day. 

When it came time to actually give the gift to Mark I was nervous. I told him that he had to open his present before we left for the day.  I have a video of Mark's reaction but I can't get it to upload.  When I figure it out I will add that in another post!

So here we are today, at the end of the first trimester.  I'll be thirteen weeks tomorrow.  We have our first ultrasound today, so I'll be able to share that with you soon. 

I plan on tracking everything as best as I can, and here is how I plan to do it. 

My first attempt at a homemade chalkboard.

With a chalkboard. 

My second attempt....I like this one better, so I will be using it.

I didn't come up with the idea myself, so giving credit where credit is due.  I got the idea here...
http://littlebabygarvin.blogspot.com/2011/11/updated-chalkboard-tutorial.html

I plan on starting pictures of  the baby bump with the next chalkboard update as well.  Until then.