First appointment and sharing the surprise

We had our first appointment on Wednesday, January 9 at 11:30 a.m. I left work early and picked your Dad up from his office. I've been very nauseous lately, but I was starving. The only thing I could think about was biting into a warm spicy chicken sandwich from Wendy's and then stuffing my face with their sea salt fries. I know it sounds gross (even now), especially because I never eat fast food. But I'm already having some very weird cravings.

When we got to the office, I had to take another pregnancy test to confirm that I was in fact pregnant. It was positive! The doctor then told us that she would do an ultrasound. I was excited and nervous at the same time.

You'll understand one day when you become a parent because you become automatically so worried about your child. I kept thinking about all the things that could be wrong.

First appointment-January 9, 2013

But then there you were on the screen and looking very healthy with a strong heartbeat. You only measured .8 cm. I can't believe something so small is making me so sick! The doctor said everything looked great and gave us an August 23 due date. You're going to be a summer baby. And I'm already dreading the Mississippi heat.

We decided to tell everyone after our first appointment. We kept going back and forth on who we should tell first and how we should do it. We really wanted everyone to enjoy the surprise as much as we did. 

So we decided to film some reactions. And this is what we got...

Your Aunt B.Z. was the most excited. She loves all her nieces and nephews.

We knew EE would be so excited. She's been waiting to hear those words for a long time!

Aunt Amber had the best reaction.

Your Aunt Lauren has always asked me almost daily if I was pregnant yet. I think she was in shock.

That's your cousin Thomas. You can't tell but he was very excited too.

Your cousin Riley was 9 years old at the time. She's always been very mature. 

You'll learn soon enough that she will always boss you around, but she does love you very much already.

I hope you enjoy these videos as much as we enjoyed sharing the news. I already can't wait to show you when you are older.

Love,

Mom