Baby H: Details

My plan for this blog is to convert it into a book {from snapfish} to document my pregnancy, so I wanted to write down some of the details of the early stages.  

The journey to pregnancy. When we got married {December 4, 2010}, we decided we wanted to be married 6-12 months before we started trying for a baby. I We had just planned a wedding - and didn't want to turn around and start planning for a baby right away. Instead, we wanted to enjoy being married for awhile - just the two of us. {Ideally, I would have wanted to wait longer before we started trying, but since I was 33 when we got married - we didn't have time on our side.}

We started trying in June 2011 thinking it would happen within a couple of months...NOPE...fast forward to July 2012 and no pregnancy. At this point, we decided to go for testing to determine why things weren't happening on it's own. Both Nick & I had to go through different tests. Nick had 1 test - provide a sample - and I had 4 different tests to go through. {Men always have it easier!!}  The test results showed that everything was fine with me, but Nick had slow swimmers. So we decided we would start IUI the following month {October}. Ends up - we didn't need to do the procedure!!

One of the tests I did was to push dye up through my tubes to determine if there was any blockage. Our fertility doctor said that several couples end up pregnant after this test because if there was any kind of blockage - it can be cleared out during this procedure. They were also monitoring my under active thyroid closely {which can impact fertility} and changed my prescription. Between the tests, the change in my prescription and lots of prayers from friends & families - I believe this is why the pregnancy happened at this time.


When did you find out you were expecting? We found out on September 26. It was a complete surprise to us considering we had just been to the fertility specialist two weeks prior and had decided the next month we would start our first round of IUI. I didn't have any pregnancy tests at home {I had used them all in the early months and didn't want to continue wasting money on them}, so I used an ovulation test. I was SO excited when it showed a smiley face!! We were getting ready for work together, so I was able to show Nick right away.  He was SO excited {after I explained how you could use an ovulation tester to test for pregnancy but couldn't use a pregnancy test to test for ovulation} - we cried & hugged each other...we couldn't believe it had finally happened!! I did buy a regular pregnancy test later that day to confirm that we were pregnant.

Who did you tell? The first person I told was my best friend Ann - the day we found out we were expecting! She {along with most of our family & friends}  knew we were going to start IUI the next month and I couldn't wait to tell her the news!! The first person Nick told was his brother, Landon, a few days after we found out. We told a handful of other friends during the first 2 weeks - it's hard to keep it a secret when everyone was asking about the IUI and I couldn't hold back the exciting news anymore.  We knew we wanted to share this news with our parents as soon as be could - but wanted to tell them in person. We had pictures with Nick's family in early October, so I thought it would be a great time to tell his family and document the event!  My parents came to visit us the following weekend, so I was able to show them the pictures to announce the pregnancy!

Props for the family pictures...

 

 

I'm holding the sign announcing we're expecting and no one knows...

 

 

Showing everyone the sign...

 

 

 

{I love the smile on Nick's face in these pictures!!!}

 

Sickness/Symptoms? I have been SO lucky. I have not had any sickness with this pregnancy. There have been a couple times where I felt alittle "off"...but that was usually due to an empty stomach. All I had to do was eat carbs and felt better. I was able to continue my same workout routine during the first trimester and even ran 2 5K's. I am still trying to get on the treadmill 3x a week, but running makes me too sore so I have to stick with walking!

Due Date? Our due date is June 5. Which is a perfect due date when you're married to a farmer. Nick should be done with planting season, so he will be able to be home and enjoy the newborn stages!! I know it would be hard on me to be home alone all day & night with a new little one...but I also know he would be sad to miss out on the new little baby.

Are you going to find out what you're having? NOPE. I have no desire to find out. I love the idea of the surprise. Maybe it's because I'm such a planner and I don't have any control over this outcome?!?

What's up with Wubba?!? If you follow me on FB, you've probably seen the baby referred to as Wubba and thought "what is a Wubba?!?" That would be Nick's doing. When we first found out we were expecting - he didn't know what to refer to the baby as. He couldn't call it He or She since we didn't know what we're having {and aren't finding out}. He didn't like Peanut or other names that people usually call the little one...so he came up with Wubba. What does it mean? He says that I'm going to get Chubba, so the baby should be called Wubba. {It might sound mean, but if you know my husband's humor - this totally fits him - and I call him Tubba so it all balances out}. So it started out as a joke...and now it has stuck.