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BIG NEWS!!!

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I AM PREGNANT!   You want to know what is even more awesome than this???  It is how God has orchestrated it all!  Let me explain what happened yesterday…

Exactly 1 year ago yesterday,  my Husband accepted God’s gift of Salvation. God chose this special day to give us yet another gift. We found out that I am PREGNANT! God is so GOOD! GOD IS VERY VERY GOOD!!! His timing is PERFECT! ♥

Yesterday was a normal day as usual.  I knew I was late on my period, but I was having these small cramps.  I thought at first that it was the beginning of my period, but the cramps never got to be painful, or bigger.  They were just tiny little cramps off and on throughout the day.  I knew they were different.  So I got a pregnancy test on my way home from work.

Also on my way home I stopped at Hallmark to get Aaron a card and a gift to celebrate his 1 year Anniversary of committing his life to Christ.   When I got home, I hurried to sign his card, pee on a stick, and then go to the garage to find some wrapping paper for his gift.

On my way back to the room, I stopped in the bathroom to peek at the pregnancy test …

 

I was in shock.  It really happened?  IT REALLY HAPPENED!  I raced to finish wrapping up his gift (including the pregnancy test) before he got home from work.
My heart was pounding when he came home.  I couldn’t stand holding this in for another second!  He read his card, (which seemed like an eternity)  and began opening his gift.  He started reading the book I got him, but didn’t notice that within the wrapping was the pregnancy test!  I said, “There’s something else in there for you…”   When he noticed it, and grabbed it, his eyes got BIG.  “You’re pregnant?”  he said.   I said, “Yes!”
So the really truly amazing part of my day was how God timed it all.  One year ago when my Husband knelt down on my living room floor with my Daddy, and led Aaron to Christ …  who would have thought that in exactly one year to the day …  we would be pregnant!   Is God AMAZING or what!???
I read that small cramps in the beginning of pregnancy can be implantation cramps.  Here is what The Bump said, “A bit of cramping about eight to ten days after ovulation might actually be a sign that you are pregnant. These pains — known as implantation cramps — can happen when the newly fertilized egg burrows itself into the wall of your uterus.”   So it seems I have nothing to worry about, and I will be calling the Doctor on Monday to make my first appointment!
Here is the card I got Aaron… It turned out to be the PERFECT card for this Special Day!
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God is such a personal God.  He amazes me all the time!  His blessings are so personal, and I just cannot deny how strongly I feel his love for Aaron, and me!   Amazing!  A blessing!  A miracle!
WE ARE PREGNANT! :)
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I went to my first Dr. appointment!

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This morning was my very first Dr. appointment to confirm my pregnancy. My husband was able to take off work, and go with me.  It was a sunny, but chilly morning.  We initially went through lots and lots of information about what to expect, what tests can be done if necessary, our medical history, etc.  

Then they took a urine sample to confirm my pregnancy.  Here it is!  
She came back into the room and said, “Well it’s official, you are indeed pregnant!”  Yay!
After going through all of the forms to sign, and pregnancy information, she gave us a little backpack with baby magazines, pamphlets, and other congratulatory baby stuff.  
Then we went into a different office to see Peggy, and go over Aaron’s health insurance.  Thank God for Aaron’s health insurance!  Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will be paying 75% of it.  We will have to pay up to $3300, and then our Insurance will pay 100% of the rest.
After leaving Peggy’s office, we had to go into the lab for the dreaded blood test.  I hate needles so much.  I’m a fainter.  I’m glad Aaron was there with me. They took 4 vials of blood, to test for HIV, Hepatitis, Iron, etc.  I broke out in a cold sweat, and started trembling all over, but I didn’t faint. Yay!  I really thought I would be jabbed with needles all throughout my pregnancy, but it turns out that isn’t the case.  I will only have blood drawn a couple more times throughout my entire pregnancy!  YAY!!!  :)
Then we left.  Our first appointment was over.  We went to McDonalds to get some McRib Sandwiches, came home, ate, then took a nice nap :)
Here is a couple videos I found showing the developmental stage of our baby right now at 5, almost 6 weeks…
When Aaron saw a picture of what our baby looks like right now, he said, “It looks like a dinosaur.”  Then he started walking around like a T-Rex lol!  He’s so funny.
My next appointment is November 22, and I will be able to see the baby through ultrasound!  The Dr. also said that by then, we will know if we will be having twins or not.   Stay tuned!!!  :)
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The perfect pregnancy … so far.

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Well, I am 6 weeks, and two days pregnant.  I feel no “morning sickness.”  I have no sore boobs, and they have not grown larger.  I have no fatigue.  I have no mood swings (at least not that I’m aware of.  You may have to ask Aaron for sure, lol!)

One symptom of this pregnancy that has occurred is my sense of smell.  It’s amazing really.  I smell EVERYTHING.  I was in our office room with the door closed, and I smelled the food Aaron had just heated up.  I was in Biology class, and the smell of the Professor’s marker on the whiteboard was so STRONG.  I keep smelling this weird smell in the bathroom, but I have no idea what it is.  It’s like normal, everyday scents overload my nose!  Oh, and Rocky’s farts are UNBEARABLE!!!

I plan on taking a sequence of belly pictures every week, until the baby arrives.  I started at week 6.  I want to make a home video of my gestation, similar to this amazing video I found on YouTube …

So, here is my first belly pic, at 6 weeks …

I set the camera on my bookshelf.  Each picture will be shot in the exact same spot, and same pose, each week, similar to the video above.   This will be FUN!  Stay tuned!

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