14 Weeks!

Today marks 14 weeks! Yep, you guessed it, we're pregnant! We've held off on announcing it till we made it through the first trimester, but I'm through, so there you have it! We have been to 3 doctors appointments and so far, everything is going well. We had our first doctors appointment at 6 weeks then an ultrasound at 8 weeks. That was amazing- a true miracle. The moment that little wand made it to the right spot- the sweetest twinkle appeared on the screen. "There's your baby- you've got a strong healthy heartbeat!" she said. (The heartbeat was at 160- for what it's worth.) Oh, what a moment! Words I had been praying for now rang loud and clear. It absolutely took my breath away! At that moment, it was real. I was pregnant! Lance and I were going to be parents! She printed our pictures and off we went.

We told our parents the next night- a Thursday night. They were all very excited- even more surprised that we had known for 3 weeks and hadn't let them in on our little secret. We had planned on waiting to tell them until we hit the 12 week mark, but that twinkle was so real, it was hard to keep quiet! Since then we have had one other appointment which was basically a lengthy stay in the waiting room for a 5 minute visit with the doctor.

All in all, I feel good! Weeks 11-13 I felt a bit nausea's in the afternoon but other than that, the nausea has been minimal. I have been VERY TIRED---think...sleep in your car at lunch tired, or prop up in the bathroom stall at work for a few minutes of shut eye tired, or crawl under your cubicle tired---yeah, THAT tired! I'll have to say that when I hit week 13- September 22nd- the nausea was gone. PRAISE THE LORD! I am still tired, but not as tired as I was! I hear the 2nd trimester is when the energy comes. Well, bring it on, cause I've got things to do!

We go for our 14 week check up on Thursday and should be able to hear the heartbeat so we're looking forward to that. We've been praying for this little one and praying that all will be healthy and 'normal.' We would appreciate your prayers for this as well!

I will update more as more comes, but for now, that's a summary of the past 14 weeks- as far as pregnancy goes!

XO- Annie