Yup, I’m pregnant!
I can’t even begin to explain how excited we are. For those of you who didn’t know, Garrett and I have been waiting almost 2 years to have this news. We knew that having children would be difficult and based on the experiences of other family members, we didn’t think that anything we did would work. After over a year of trying we found a clinic in Houston that has some of the top doctors in the nation for fertility (for my fertility issue). We knew as soon as we started our treatments that the reason we felt we needed to go to Houston rather than Dallas was because of this clinic. We started treatments and for a while nothing happened. Garrett and I were prepared to stop treatments after another month because we couldn’t afford them. We pretty much thought that the only other option we would have was adoption if our last cycle didn’t work – and that would mean waiting at least another 5 years.
It was hard to accept that.
But I responded to the last round of treatments. We waited and waited till I could take the pregnancy test. I was so afraid to take it – that it would be a negative. I took the test and waited, willing it to be positive. After the three minutes were up I looked at that first test and my heart broke. There was only one line – a negative. But then I looked at it again and there is was – an incredibly faint second line. Incredibly faint. I immediately went to the computer to find out what that meant. It was possible I was pregnant. So I waited a few more days and tested again – POSITIVE!!!!
Baby Williams is officially due April 28, 2013. We’ll have waited almost 2 1/2 years to have a baby when he/she arrives and we are so grateful and excited!!
So how did I tell Garrett?
Technically I knew a few days before Garrett found out – I needed time to make sure I could tell Garrett in a cool way. When driving around, Garrett and I always see “expectant mother parking” spots and joke that I should be able to park there because I’m expecting to be a mother someday. So I went and picked up Garrett from the bus on Monday and when we pulled into our parking spot Garrett saw this:
How far along am I?
This question took a LONG time to answer. I didn’t know my official due date until 10/10/12! Why? Well, until 10/10, I thought it was because due to the treatments and timing, normal calculation methods wouldn’t be as accurate. Then I found out from my OB that the fertility center had the wrong date listed as the first day of my cycle (it was off by 1.5 weeks). I thought I was going to have a HUGE baby because early on the nurses kept saying that our baby was measuring large for how far along I was supposed to be. Then my OB and I cleared it up and it turns out I was farther along than I thought (and all measurements were now normal).
As of 10/14/2012 I will be officially 12 weeks!
What we know so far:
- Baby is growing great and is measuring perfectly!
- Despite being on pelvic rest due to tears and being tired ALL THE TIME, I’m doing great – I’ve yet to throw up!
- Baby is about 1 1/4″ long. Baby doesn’t like being compared to food, but to give you an idea, he’s about the size of a lime.
- Baby does not like the terms “prego” or “preggers” – his mom is PREGNANT.
- Baby likes to wiggle and sleep – just like his Mom
- Most everyone thinks Baby is a girl. Garrett wants a boy (but only a little more than a girl). I’m happy with a boy or a girl
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