2 + baby = 3, and that's a magic number!

It's been nearly two weeks since I last blogged. It's not that I had forgotten about blogging, but there have been a couple of reasons for the silence.

#1 - I didn't feel like blogging since what I wanted to blog about the most, I couldn't at that point. Everything else I could have blogged about paled in comparison and left me uninterested.

#2 - The past two weeks have hit me hard. I've been fatigued for a while now, but fortunately, you can be lazy and still blog. But the past two weeks, sickness has accompanied the fatigue thing.

If you're reading this, then you've probably already seen my Facebook update that would explain why this is the case. If not, well, our little family will gain an extra member later this year. Right now, that extra member is the size of a large raspberry but working toward becoming about the size of a medium green olive this week.

On a side note, when I mentioned the "Three is a magic number" song from Schoolhouse Rock to my mom, she had never heard of it. WHAT??? We even experienced the joy of "I'm just a Bill" in my government class in high school. This stuff is classic. Anyway, we're looking forward to our family soon being that magic number of three.



Yesterday, I was able to see our little one for the first time (in all of its blobby dinosaur-like glory) via ultrasound. Its heartbeat could already be detected. It was so loud and fast! A whopping 167 beats per minute. Amazing.

In those moments, my heart was overcome with joy. I finally "felt" pregnant in a very surreal way. I could finally "see" what was making my body feel crazy and visually connect the two. It was one of the most beautiful experiences.

I had to wait for a good while before I was able to meet with the doctor afterward, and I was just smiling up a storm, staring at my sonogram pictures in amazement that the little weird looking thing in the picture is actually growing inside of me.

We weren't planning to make the announcement for a few more weeks, but my doctor said now is a fine time to share the news since we saw the baby and the heartbeat. We're praying that God will keep our baby growing and thriving in its little home.

Everything is going well so far with just a couple of hiccups here and there that are being addressed. At this point, I'm 8 weeks and 2 days. Next Thursday, I'll enter the third month. I'll be so happy to be out of the first trimester in just a few more weeks! With each passing week, I breathe another sigh of relief. And every time I experience a symptom or two (which is pretty constant), I try to be thankful for it, as it's a sign that things are going well.

Speaking of symptoms, I think I'm about to get sick again, so I'm going to wrap this up for now. Please keep praying for our soon-to-be family of three!