And life changes...

As many may know by now there have been a few changes in our lives since Don's birthday. On the morning of Don's birthday, I discovered I was pregnant. The first thought of pregnancy entered my mind on April 30th when Don and I were on the way to dinner and I had this overwhelming heart burn. I noted I had not felt that kind of heart burn since I was pregnant. However, after eating it went away and I never thought about it again. I then noticed over the next two or three weeks that my coffee in the morning was no longer tasting very good and the occasional coke suddenly did not have quite the allure that it had had. Then the week of Don's party I kept getting nauseated. Monday through Wednesday, I thought it was my vitamins as it seemed to follow taking them in the morning. Then on Thursday I felt nauseated all day. So on Friday, I eliminated the vitamin and I again I felt the same feeling. By this time, I was suspecting pregnancy but kept being doubtful as I was still breastfeeding and it took so long before I just thought there is no way. I had still mentioned nothing to Don. On Friday night I read my journal that I kept with Makena as I remember how my coffee also lost its luster with her. If the symptoms were the same, we would be about 7 weeks. So on the morning of May 22nd, Don left for the doctor and Makena and I went to CVS. Let's just say there was no doubt in the "plus sign".

Makena's birthday card for Daddy was signed "Happy Birthday Daddy! We love you! Makena, little brother or sister, and Riggins". I got pretty anxious because I didn't think Don was ever going to open it once he got home. Let's just say he was surprised! He was reading it outloud and then kinda drifted off and say "Are you pregnant?". We were very excited but in shock.

May25th was our first appointment with the doctor since I wasn't sure how far along I was. The estimated due date is January 12, 2011. The heart beat was 160 bpm and going strong. We had our second appointment today to confirm the date and all is going well. Today the heart beat was 177 bpm. Dr. Ramos said our "little nugget" was the size of a lima bean but was already moving around. We were measuring a few days further along then the first sono indicated but will continue with the 1/12/11 due date. Here is the first picture of our "nugget".

We are so excited about our new addition!

More to come on an update on Makena...things are changing with her too...