Week 4

It's been an exciting past few days for us!  For those that don't know the full story, I took a pregnancy test last Thursday on a whim.  It was early but somehow I made out the faintest line though I wasn't sure if it was hopeful imagination or something real! After consulting with Paige and Rachel I decided to retest the next morning.  I felt really positive I could see an extremely faint line Friday morning and was in shock but beyond excited.  We had hoped that a baby was in our near future but were definitely not expecting this quite so soon - fortunately though, I had planned the week before how I was going to tell Andy!  It involved a Chinese food date so I asked him to meet me for lunch that day.  I was hoping to get out of the hospital early, run get a digital test and meet him for lunch.  Unfortunately, the slowest day of my life did not end until 3PM and Andy was already in a client meeting.

I had planned to go to Etown that weekend and had to be there by 5 to pick up Olivia.  I still ran by Rite Aid and bought a digital test which solidified what I was hoping for :)  Which also meant I had to have the longest weekend of secrecy in my life.  It was my Dad's birthday and I totally wanted to spill the beans... not to mention we drove all the way from Bowling Green together and my brain was overflowing with the typical OB/GYN questions that I was dying to ask.  Somehow, I made it until Sunday when I was set to meet Andy in Louisville to pick out our wedding photo album.

I was hoping we'd have Chinese for lunch but through some miscommunication, we didn't get lunch together and I had to wait until date night.  We drove all the way from Louisville together and it was killing me to keep my mouth shut - everyone knows I have issues keeping a secret... it's genetic :)  We finally get to PF Changs and my plan was underway.  While we waited I ran to the bathroom and took another digital test (gross, I know) but I wanted him to see and believe :)  After the slowest dinner ever, I somehow snuck two fortune cookies on the table... when Andy opened his, he looked over at me with the funniest face - he could not believe the coincidence of getting a fortune that said, "Expect a bundle of joy in 9 months! We love you!!"  and I could not believe that he didn't immediately get it! haha  Fortunately, after about 5 seconds, he understood and I showed him the test.  I was so, so happy to tell him and he was totally shocked and surprised!! In a good way, of course. 

Although we had hoped to tell our parents over Christmas, I knew there was no way I could hold out that long.  We decided to call and schedule our first dr appt and then tell our parents soon after!

We thought this blog would be a good way to keep the fam in the loop and update everyone as baby grows!  Here's the first "bump" pic and a little pregnancy questionnaire for each week :)

How far along: 4
Total Weight Gain: None
Stretchmarks: None
Sleep: Good :)
Best Moment This Week: Looking at all the awesome baby stuff - exciting!
Movement: None
Gender: ? We will see!
Labor Signs: Too early for that!
Belly Button: In :)
What I Miss: Flag football... had to quit without giving any good excuses as we're not telling everyone yet
What I am Looking Forward to: First doctors appt!
Milestones: None yet :) limb buds have popped! :)