Kelsie called (on Sept 24) me exactly a week after I found out I was preggo to tell me she was pregnant! I was so excited and couldn't hold it in, so I went ahead and told her that I was, too! I think she was pretty shocked! I couldn't be happier for her and Lewey, they deserve this and will make great parents! I'm so excited that we get to go through this stage together. A couple of days later, I found out Krystal was also pregnant! We are all due within a week of each other!
I think the second person who I told was Shelia at work, I had no intention of telling anyone at work for a while, but I was super sick one night and she asked me if I was, I tried to lie to her...lol, but I'm a horrible liar! So she knew pretty early on!
I went to the doctor on Sept 29. I didn't wanna go by myself, but there really was no reason for Alan to go at that point, so I told Jo to meet me in town @ a fabric store. She got in the car and said "where are we going and are you pregnant." Obviously I told her and we went on to the Dr. They had me give a urine sample and confirmed I was actually pregnant. I was really scared Jo was gonna be upset, given the April Fools joke I played on her and how she reacted, but she wasn't. She is super excited! We went to O Charley's and had lunch then I went home to rest. We had planned on telling my mom that evening, but Alan didn't get home in time so we waited until Friday, because obviously I wanted to tell her in person!
When we got to the house, Mag was there so I wanted to wait until it was just us to tell. When we took her home, I made Logan go with us! I wanted to tell him 1st and let him tell Mom. So on the way back, I said "Logan, Grammy and Alan are gonna have a baby."
He said, "Well, when will you go get it?" I'm not sure where he thought we would "get it" but I explained that the baby would grow in my belly like Maddy did in Tennille's belly. So his next questions was "Well, when will it be here?" I told him around May and then he asked "Will you be getting a boy or girl?" I told him, I didn't know what we would have and asked him what he hoped we would have. He said, "I hope it's a boy because I am the only boy in my whole entire family." After I told him that Pa and Jamie were in his family he clarified and said he was the only little boy in his whole family. Lol.
I asked him if he would like to tell mom and he said "no" but once we got home, he told her pretty quick. It went something like this "Grammyishavingababyinmay." He said it so fast that mom, had him repeat it and then asked if he was serious! I think she was so excited she didn't really know what to say! I could tell she was holding back tears though!
After we left the house, we went to Granny's to tell her. After we told her she asked me if I was serious about a million times in a million different ways, but never said much else. After we left and got down the road about 30 minutes, I called mom to see if Granny had called her. She said she did right after I left and Granny had thought we were joking with her.
Sometime that weekend, Brit came over to watch something that I had DVR'd and I told her. Of course, by that point, I'm pretty sure she suspected it! I told her and she sat on the couch and cried for a couple of hours. Not sure what was up with that!
I think the 1st person Alan told was Josh. Not sure what he said/thought initially but now he just keeps talking about how mean he is gonna make this kid...lol!
The following Thursday, we told Alan's Ma. He really wanted to tell his Dad in person, but was afraid he would hear it before he would see him, so he told him over the phone. Alan, said he's pretty sure he put the phone down and did a fist pump or a dance. Haha. He is so excited. After he got off the phone with Alan, he sent me a text that said "Congrats, I'm beaming." He's so sweet! We had dinner with him 2 weekends ago and he said he's already ready to start shopping!
I still haven't officially told everyone at work, but I'm assuming everyone knows at this point, because the last day I worked I told quite a few people!
We had our 1st OB appointment on Monday, Oct. 31st (Halloween.) Alan went with me. We were hoping they would do an ultrasound but didn't. My doctor only does one as long as everything is going good. We did get to hear the heartbeat with the doppler. It was strong and 162! Alan said he thinks his heart skipped a beat when he heard it and after we left the office, he kept talking about how cool it was!
I go back to the doctor on December 1st, hopefully Mom and Logan will be able to make it to that appointment.
Alan has been so supportive during this time. I'm feeling much better now, but for a while I was so sick and didn't feel like doing anything! He's constantly asking me if I need anything or if he can do anything for me. Now that I'm feeling better, it's kind of annoying, but at the same time it's so sweet! Of course, my Mom has been great. I've been home quite a bit because Alan has been to Indiana twice to spend the weekend! She made me a "survival kit" with peanuts, ginger cookings, toothbrush, paste, mouthwash, hard candy, trash bags, etc. It was sweet and I've used almost everything except the ginger cookies. They were NASTY. Jo has also been super supportive! Love that girl and I'm so thankful for all the wonderful people we have in our lives!
A couple of weekends ago, I went to Target and got the babies 1st outfit...
Only makes sense that his/her outfit is a Tennessee one! Plus I thought it was kinda gender neutral. Alan is ready to start buying Harley clothes, but most of them are not gender neutral so we haven't bought anything else yet!
We are trying to find a house to buy, which has taken up most of our time lately! Hopefully we find something soon! I'm guessing it will be sometime right after Christmas when we find out what we are having! I feel like it might be a girl, but really won't be surprised either way! I'm just praying for a healthy baby!
I haven't taken any belly pictures yet. At this point I just look fat. Saturday, I will be 12 weeks so maybe I'll start then!
