And baby makes three!

After 8 weeks of keeping the news quiet, well for the most part, Mike and I are happy to announce that we are pregnant once again. We are looking forward to welcoming our little miracle to the world on December 22, 2008, just in time for Christmas.

Sunday April 13th was the day that we found out we were pregnant again! I took a pregnancy test that morning and was surprised when it quickly turned positive. I took another that afternoon and on Monday called the doctor to make an appointment for bloodwork to be done. They immediately got me in and ran blood tests to check my hormone and progesterone levels. Since I miscarried in December, they wanted to monitor me a bit closer this time. They checked my levels a couple of times that week and each time the numbers doubled as they should.

The first several weeks Mike and I experienced joy, excitement, apprehension, nervousness and anxiousness all at the same time. We decided then that we would wait to share the news until we made it through the first 12 weeks. After experiencing extreme joy and then extreme heartache with our first pregnancy, I think we were both scared to give in 100% to all of the joyous feelings that we wanted to experience.

At 6 weeks we went for our first ultrasound. We were extremely anxious and nervous. But, all of that soon vanished when we saw the heart beating in that little peanut! Mike and I were so emotional that day that we even made the sonographer cry... it was an amazing day! That day, based on measurements, she calculated the due date as December 19th, 2008. One year to the day that we had our sonogram and found out that our baby didn't have a heartbeat. GOD WORKS IN AMAZING WAYS!

our tiny little peanut

Three weeks later we had another ultrasound and once again were relieved when immediately the heartbeat was detected and we saw that little baby waving to us! I watched Mike that time because I couldn't bring myself to watch the screen... to see my husband mouth the words "Thank God" and see him sigh for relief as he shed tears of joy said everything. We left that appointment once again feeling blessed.

the best sound in the world - the heartbeat!

Last Thursday we had another ultrasound and it was amazing to see the differences in the baby. The sonographer said that the baby had big feet... like daddy. She even pointed out a little "nub" that could be an indication of a little boy. She couldn't be 100% sure since it's still a bit early, but Mike and I feel deep down that I have a little boy in my belly... so now we refer to the baby as "him" - it sounds so much better than "it" anyway. We'll find out for sure on July 30th.

baby arms and baby legs

the nub that might be a baby boy!

big feet just like daddy

Thank God for the precious gift of life... we are so blessed! God does answer prayers!