Zane and I knew this could happen, probably would happen, but for some reason I felt pretty certain it wasn't going to happen yet. That just seems to be how things work out sometimes. It came to us as a pretty big shock when our little digital pregnancy test came back with the words "pregnant". This really does happen to people (duh), and this just happened to us!
Besides worrying about the due date conflicting with the wedding of the year (my brother's which is very close to our due date), Zane and I are very excited.... and scared... but mainly excited. We found out at 5:00 am on a Wednesday morning. Zane had to rush off to early training at work, and I was flying to Sacramento later that day where I would have a really difficult time keeping my very new news a secret for four days with my grandmother Shirley, Aunt Teri, and my cousin Michelle. You would not believe the amount of times babies came up in conversation! I have posted a picture of a face I made that I feel somewhat reflects the shock Zane and had that morning. I sent it to Zane at work while I was sitting at our counter trying to have a normal breakfast.
We are not telling our friends or family yet. I am writing the blog now (Nov. 3, 2013) and will make the whole blog public after Christmas. It is going to be torture waiting that long, but we really want to tell our secret at Christmas. I don't know how we will keep it a secret through Thanksgiving and visits with my parents before Christmas, but we should be nearing the end of the first trimester then, and it will be a safer time to release the news. I am hoping the holiday season will keep me busy and my mind off of it. It has already been the longest week and a half of my life! We have our first prenatal appointment 11/25/13. That seems so far away!
We figure I am most likely between 5-6 weeks along now. We took the first side picture and will post that here as well. I am excited and freaked out at the same time to see my belly grow in the future. Of course I still look normal now. I have had some mild nausea, but so far these last few days have been easy. I hope it stays that way for the 32+ weeks to come.
Thank you for reading along with us! We really can't wait to tell everyone!
