Tuesday, January 29, 2008

11 Weeks to go!

Yay! Today marks week 29 of my pregnancy which means 11 weeks to go! We are so excited for little Landon to arrive! As most of you know, it took about a year and 8 months to get pregnant. It was really hard on me, there was one point in time where all of my friends who wanted to be pregnant were pregnant, but me. The summer was hard on me because of all the married couples we worked with, I was the only wife who either wasn't pregnant, or didn't have a kid already. But then, on August 15th, after a company dinner, I decided to buy pregnancy test #30...or so! I had a feeling I was pregnant....but I always thought that! We were hanging out with our friends Adam and Lisa that night after the dinner. I told them I had bought another pregnancy test. I said, "It will probably be a negative, so I'm not sure if I'm even going to take it." They told us if we took it and it was a positive we'd better go back and tell em'. So, we got back to our apt....just past midnight, and I took the test. I looked at the stick, and for the first time ever I saw TWO lines! I was jumping up and down....then I had to relook at the box and make sure two lines meant what I thought it meant! It did! We ran back to Adam and Lisa's apt and knocked loudly on the door....woke up their little one, and showed them the stick! I was so excited that night I couldn't sleep! I was thinking about baby names, the nursery, clothes....anything baby related...I thought about! I wanted to tell my parents early in the morning....so Paul and I drove to their side of town and told them around 7am! Needless to say, I had 3 hrs of sleep that night! This pregnancy has been great! I haven't had any morning sickness, or sickness at all really....(except when we were in Provo last week....that was from lack of sleep!)I don't get moody, I haven't gained too much weight, and my boobs are the biggest they've ever been! HAHA! Paul is in love with my tummy, he sometimes jokes about how I'll have to have another one soon! Paul and both sides of our family have been very supportive and helpful throughout the pregnancy. I feel so blessed to have such a great husband, great family, and great friends! I also feel so blessed that I am soon going to be a mother. I feel that motherhood is the greatest blessing, we as women have been given. Although Landon is not here yet, he brings me so much joy. I love feeling him kick and move, and it's even more fun to watch! Heavenly Father truly has blessed us with someone special!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on your pregnancy! We are glad to be the first ones you told! That was such a fun night! It is so good to write those moments down and the feelings you had! You (and Landon) will be grateful to have that to look back on frequently. What an exciting time of life for you and Paul! Sorry we kept you up so late that weekend and you got sick!

Carly said...

Melinda, we are so excited for you. I was so happy when we found out you guys were going to have a baby because I know the summer was wearing on you. You are going to enjoy your little one so much. And I know you are going to be great parents.