We found out at the end of July that McKenna was going to be a big sister! We couldn't have been more pleased and excited!
Dave was at the firehouse for his shift on Sunday and was headed straight to Panera Bread to study for a big test Monday morning. Sunday I just felt "off" all day, so I took a pregnancy test Monday morning...PREGNANT!!! I was floored! You just never truly expect to see that word come up...don't think I could ever get used to it! I just knew I had to get to Panera to see Dave A.S.A.P. I loaded McK up in the car and off we went. I was able to get come up with a semi-fun way to share the news with Dave. I took this picture of the pregnancy test on our digital camera and was going to tell Dave to flip through some new, cute pictures I took of McKenna. We pulled up to Panera and Dave met us out at the car. I passed him the camera and told him to look...
His eyes bugged out and his mouth dropped when he saw THE picture! It quickly turned to a huge smile and we were able to celebrate as a family!!!!
It was also super fun telling both sets of parents! We got to skype with my parents, so we saw them on the web cam and could feel like we told them "in person". McKenna had been obsessed with drawing pictures on a giant dry erase board. The last time we had talked with Gigi & Pop, she had drawn them a picture...Well, we had a "hidden" message behind one of McKenna's drawings. When Gigi asked McK if she had a new picture to show her, we turned the board, put it close to the camera, and waited for it to sink in...we knew they got it when we heard shrieks and squeals of excitement :o)
McKenna got to actually help tell Dave's parents over the phone. We had practiced asking McKenna, "What did Mommy & Daddy get you?" and she responded, "A baby in mommy's belly." We talked with Dave's mom first and Dave and McKenna spilled the beans. Judy tried to stay calm because she wanted Dave to tell his Dad, so Jerry got on the phone afterward. It was equally as fun sharing the news AGAIN!!! :o)
Our due date is April 8, 2011. This is Gigi's birthday and our nephew Elliot's birthday, so it's already a special day on the calendar. We had our first OBGYN appointment and all went well. We got our first set of pictures and got to hear the baby's heartbeat. It just made everything seem SO REAL! McKenna went with us to the appointment and loved watching Mommy's belly on the big screen T.V. She listened intently as we tried to explain the little peanut of a baby inside.
My afternoons have been REALLY tough. Much more so then when I was pregnant with McKenna. I found that by 3pm, I was done for the day and down for the count. As you can imagine, you can lay on the couch all afternoon/evening when you have a toddler. I talked with my doctor and was able to get some medicine for the nausea. It has been great to take the edge off and has allowed me some MUCH better afternoons/evenings. I have to give a major shout-out to Dave for being the best husband/daddy ever. He's been gracious, understanding, and oh-so patient. We have had cereal for dinner, no clean clothes, and the house looking like a serious bomb went off! Thanks babe for picking up the slack and being a GREAT partner! I love you.
Dave thinks we are going to have a boy, while I think it's another girl. My mom and Dave's mom both say girl, my dad says boy. If you ask McKenna if she wants a baby brother or a baby sister she ALWAYS says "brother" or "baby boy"...so we shall see :o) In about 10 more weeks we will know who was right!!!!
Dave was at the firehouse for his shift on Sunday and was headed straight to Panera Bread to study for a big test Monday morning. Sunday I just felt "off" all day, so I took a pregnancy test Monday morning...PREGNANT!!! I was floored! You just never truly expect to see that word come up...don't think I could ever get used to it! I just knew I had to get to Panera to see Dave A.S.A.P. I loaded McK up in the car and off we went. I was able to get come up with a semi-fun way to share the news with Dave. I took this picture of the pregnancy test on our digital camera and was going to tell Dave to flip through some new, cute pictures I took of McKenna. We pulled up to Panera and Dave met us out at the car. I passed him the camera and told him to look...
His eyes bugged out and his mouth dropped when he saw THE picture! It quickly turned to a huge smile and we were able to celebrate as a family!!!!
It was also super fun telling both sets of parents! We got to skype with my parents, so we saw them on the web cam and could feel like we told them "in person". McKenna had been obsessed with drawing pictures on a giant dry erase board. The last time we had talked with Gigi & Pop, she had drawn them a picture...Well, we had a "hidden" message behind one of McKenna's drawings. When Gigi asked McK if she had a new picture to show her, we turned the board, put it close to the camera, and waited for it to sink in...we knew they got it when we heard shrieks and squeals of excitement :o)
McKenna got to actually help tell Dave's parents over the phone. We had practiced asking McKenna, "What did Mommy & Daddy get you?" and she responded, "A baby in mommy's belly." We talked with Dave's mom first and Dave and McKenna spilled the beans. Judy tried to stay calm because she wanted Dave to tell his Dad, so Jerry got on the phone afterward. It was equally as fun sharing the news AGAIN!!! :o)
Our due date is April 8, 2011. This is Gigi's birthday and our nephew Elliot's birthday, so it's already a special day on the calendar. We had our first OBGYN appointment and all went well. We got our first set of pictures and got to hear the baby's heartbeat. It just made everything seem SO REAL! McKenna went with us to the appointment and loved watching Mommy's belly on the big screen T.V. She listened intently as we tried to explain the little peanut of a baby inside.
My afternoons have been REALLY tough. Much more so then when I was pregnant with McKenna. I found that by 3pm, I was done for the day and down for the count. As you can imagine, you can lay on the couch all afternoon/evening when you have a toddler. I talked with my doctor and was able to get some medicine for the nausea. It has been great to take the edge off and has allowed me some MUCH better afternoons/evenings. I have to give a major shout-out to Dave for being the best husband/daddy ever. He's been gracious, understanding, and oh-so patient. We have had cereal for dinner, no clean clothes, and the house looking like a serious bomb went off! Thanks babe for picking up the slack and being a GREAT partner! I love you.
Dave thinks we are going to have a boy, while I think it's another girl. My mom and Dave's mom both say girl, my dad says boy. If you ask McKenna if she wants a baby brother or a baby sister she ALWAYS says "brother" or "baby boy"...so we shall see :o) In about 10 more weeks we will know who was right!!!!
Our sweet baby at 7 weeks.
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congratulations again!!! april will be here before you know it--have you looked at the chinese calendar to see what it says??? :)
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